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Stormy geomorphology: an introduction to the Special Issue
Author(s) -
Spencer Tom,
Naylor Larissa,
Lane Stuart,
Darby Stephen,
Macklin Mark,
Magilligan Francis,
Möller Iris
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/esp.4065
Subject(s) - resilience (materials science) , environmental resource management , climate change , process (computing) , disturbance (geology) , psychological resilience , mediation , key (lock) , environmental science , computer science , geology , environmental planning , geomorphology , sociology , oceanography , psychology , social science , physics , computer security , psychotherapist , thermodynamics , operating system
The degree to which the climate change signal can be seen in the increasing frequency and/or magnitude of extreme events forms a key part of the global environmental change agenda. Geomorphology engages with this debate through extending the instrumental record with palaeogeomorphological research; studying resilience and recovery of geomorphic systems under extreme disturbance; documenting the mediation by catchment organisation of transport processes during extreme events; applying new monitoring methods to better understand process‐response systems; and illustrating how process, experimental and modelling insights can be used to define the buffering of geomorphic systems and human assets from the effects of extremes, providing practical outcomes for practitioners. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.