Publications

Observable Signatures of Wind-driven Chemistry with a Fully Consistent Three-dimensional Radiative Hydrodynamics Model of HD 209458b

Publication ID: pub.1101615103

Publication date: 15/03/2018

Keywords: Atmospheres; Composition; Gaseous Planets; HD 209458b; Planets; Satellites

Protecting Outstanding Underwater Cultural Heritage through the World Heritage Convention: The Titanic and Lusitania as World Heritage Sites

Publication ID: pub.1100800796

Publication date: 12/03/2018

Keywords: Global; Marine Protected Areas; RMS Lusitania; RMS Titanic; Underwater Cultural Heritage; World Heritage

Despite growing recognition of the global value of underwater cultural heritage (uch), along with intensified international efforts to ensure its protection, the possibility of its inscription on the World Heritage List has never been comprehensively examined. Arguing that the unesco 2001 Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage (uch Convention) is insufficient alone to […]

Isca, v1.0: a framework for the global modelling of the atmospheres of Earth and other planets at varying levels of complexity

Publication ID: pub.1101349218

Publication date: 06/03/2018

Keywords: Atmospheric General Circulation Models; Forcing and Radiation Options; Framework; Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory; Global; Isca, v1.0; Planet Simulations; Planetary Atmospheres; Python

Abstract. Isca is a framework for the idealized modelling of the global circulation of planetary atmospheres at varying levels of complexity and realism. The framework is an outgrowth of models from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, USA, designed for Earth’s atmosphere, but it may readily be extended into other planetary regimes. Various forcing […]

Investigating microplastic trophic transfer in marine top predators

Publication ID: pub.1101146727

Publication date: 22/02/2018

Keywords: Animals; Aquatic Organisms; Celtic Sea; Cornwall; Eating; English Channel; Environmental Monitoring; Fishes; Food Chain; Perciformes; Plastics; Polymers; Water Pollutants, Chemical

Microplastics are highly bioavailable to marine organisms, either through direct ingestion, or indirectly by trophic transfer from contaminated prey. The latter has been observed for low-trophic level organisms in laboratory conditions, yet empirical evidence in high trophic-level taxa is lacking. In natura studies face difficulties when dealing with contamination and differentiating between directly and indirectly […]

Predicting soil carbon loss with warming

Publication ID: pub.1101130541

Publication date: 22/02/2018

Keywords: Global; Models; Predictors; Soil Carbon Loss; Soil Carbon Stock; Soil Carbon Vulnerability; Soil Properties; Warming

Potential for re-emergence of wheat stem rust in the United Kingdom

Publication ID: pub.1100780820

Publication date: 08/02/2018

Keywords: Barley; Climatic Conditions; Europe; Fungal Pathogen; Production; Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici; Resistance; UK; Varieties; Wheat; Wheat Stem Rust

Wheat stem rust, a devastating disease of wheat and barley caused by the fungal pathogen Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici, was largely eradicated in Western Europe during the mid-to-late twentieth century. However, isolated outbreaks have occurred in recent years. Here we investigate whether a lack of resistance in modern European varieties, increased presence of its […]