TY - JOUR
T1 - Hydrology at Aberdeen – thinking about water locally and globally
AU - Soulsby, Christopher
AU - Comte, Jean-Christophe
AU - Geris, Josie
AU - Gibbins, Chris N
AU - Tetzlaff, Doerthe
N1 - The authors are grateful to all colleagues, post-doctoral workers and PhD students past and present who have contributed to the development of hydrology at Aberdeen. Apologies to those who it was not possible to mention specifically in the restricted space of this review; your work is no less appreciated! We are grateful also to technicians past and present, who have helped with field work and sample analysis; especially Audrey Innes, Jim Livingston, Maureen Lamb and Alison Sandison. We are also grateful to all our funders, especially NERC, the ERC, the Leverhulme Trust and the Scottish Government.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Although geographical hydrology research at Aberdeen contributed significant insights into the connections between river channel processes and landscape evolution in the early twentieth century it was not until the 1980s that hydrology became a discernible research theme in the Department of Geography. Whilst the research initially focused on understanding the linkages between fluvial geomorphology, hydrology and in-stream hydraulics, since the mid-1990s a burgeoning research community has made significant contributions to advancing physical hydrology, understanding water quality issues and elucidating inter-connections between hydrology and both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. A particular research strength has been the use of isotopic tracers (especially high-resolution, field-based data) to advance hydrological models. Work at Aberdeen has also been internationally leading in terms of understanding the role of hydrology in shaping the life cycle of Scottish Atlantic salmon and other aquatic organisms. Ideas and research approaches developed at local Scottish field sites are being increasingly applied and adapted to advance hydrological understanding in geographical regions as diverse as the rain forests of Costa Rica, the karst of south west China, aquifers in east Africa, the Chilean high Andes, Arctic Canada, peatlands in western Siberia and forests in northern Germany.
AB - Although geographical hydrology research at Aberdeen contributed significant insights into the connections between river channel processes and landscape evolution in the early twentieth century it was not until the 1980s that hydrology became a discernible research theme in the Department of Geography. Whilst the research initially focused on understanding the linkages between fluvial geomorphology, hydrology and in-stream hydraulics, since the mid-1990s a burgeoning research community has made significant contributions to advancing physical hydrology, understanding water quality issues and elucidating inter-connections between hydrology and both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. A particular research strength has been the use of isotopic tracers (especially high-resolution, field-based data) to advance hydrological models. Work at Aberdeen has also been internationally leading in terms of understanding the role of hydrology in shaping the life cycle of Scottish Atlantic salmon and other aquatic organisms. Ideas and research approaches developed at local Scottish field sites are being increasingly applied and adapted to advance hydrological understanding in geographical regions as diverse as the rain forests of Costa Rica, the karst of south west China, aquifers in east Africa, the Chilean high Andes, Arctic Canada, peatlands in western Siberia and forests in northern Germany.
KW - hydrology
KW - tracers
KW - isotopes
KW - ecohydrology
KW - groundwater
KW - hydrological modelling
U2 - 10.1080/14702541.2019.1695894
DO - 10.1080/14702541.2019.1695894
M3 - Article
VL - 135
SP - 267
EP - 286
JO - Scottish Geographical Journal
JF - Scottish Geographical Journal
SN - 1470-2541
IS - 3-4
ER -