Introduction to special issue on connectivity in water and sediment dynamics

Parsons, A.J.; Bracken, L.J.; Poeppl, R.E.; Wainwright, J.; Keesstra, S.D.

doi:10.1002/esp.3714

Introduction to special issue on connectivity in water and sediment dynamics

Parsons, A.J.; Bracken, L.J.; Poeppl, R.E.; Wainwright, J.; Keesstra, S.D.

Authors

A.J. Parsons

L.J. Bracken

R.E. Poeppl

Professor John Wainwright john.wainwright@durham.ac.uk
Professor

S.D. Keesstra

Abstract

Connectivity has emerged in recent years as a significant conceptual framework within which to address the spatial and temporal variability in runoff and sediment transport. This special issue draws together several of the papers that were presented in the session “Connectivity in water and sediment dynamics: how do we move forwards?” at the 2012 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna, Austria. The papers submitted for this special issue fall into three groups: empirical studies, modelling studies, and conceptual development. Although it may be evident that the concept of connectivity helps us to express the complexity (in terms of water and sediment yields) of landscape responses to rainfall inputs, does it improve our ability to understand or predict those responses? There would still seem to be some way to go in connectivity research before this nagging concern can be assuaged. That it can be will undoubtedly be an important task for a number of ongoing research initiatives.

Citation

Parsons, A., Bracken, L., Poeppl, R., Wainwright, J., & Keesstra, S. (2015). Introduction to special issue on connectivity in water and sediment dynamics. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 40(9), 1275-1277. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3714

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jan 28, 2015
Online Publication Date	Feb 2, 2015
Publication Date	Jul 2, 2015
Deposit Date	Mar 3, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Feb 24, 2016
Journal	Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Print ISSN	0197-9337
Electronic ISSN	1096-9837
Publisher	British Society for Geomorphology
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	40
Issue	9
Pages	1275-1277
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3714
Keywords	Connectivity, Water, Sediment.

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