Reflected Light Microscopy as an Efficient and Costeffective Method for the Detection Of Calcareous Micro-fossils, An Example from the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Shropshire, UK (2019)
Journal Article
Rogers. (2019). Reflected Light Microscopy as an Efficient and Costeffective Method for the Detection Of Calcareous Micro-fossils, An Example from the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Shropshire, UK. https://doi.org/10.21252/fpdf-8j55

Ovummuridae are calcareous egg-shaped microfossils of unknown biological affinity. There are limited observations in the literature due to their occurrence only within exceptionally preserved carbonate rocks. The first observation and subsequent erec... Read More about Reflected Light Microscopy as an Efficient and Costeffective Method for the Detection Of Calcareous Micro-fossils, An Example from the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Shropshire, UK.

Application of photogrammetry to generate quantitative geobody data in ephemeral fluvial systems (2019)
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Priddy, C., Pringle, J., Pettigrew, R., & Clarke, S. (2019). Application of photogrammetry to generate quantitative geobody data in ephemeral fluvial systems. Photogrammetric Record, https://doi.org/10.1111/phor.12299

Outcrop studies are often used as analogues to subsurface sedimentary reservoirs, with photogrammetry representing a useful technique to obtain quantitative geometrical data of sedimentary architectures. Digital photogrammetry techniques were used to... Read More about Application of photogrammetry to generate quantitative geobody data in ephemeral fluvial systems.

A Microfacies Analysis of Arid Continental Carbonates from the Cedar Mesa Sandstone Formation, Utah, USA (2019)
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Pettigrew, R., Rogers, S., & Clarke, S. (2020). A Microfacies Analysis of Arid Continental Carbonates from the Cedar Mesa Sandstone Formation, Utah, USA. Depositional Record, 6(1), 41-61. https://doi.org/10.1002/dep2.99

Arid continental environments are typically dominated by siliciclastic aeolian, alluvial and fluvial deposits. Despite their common recognition within these environments, carbonate deposits are often overlooked, yet they can provide vital insight int... Read More about A Microfacies Analysis of Arid Continental Carbonates from the Cedar Mesa Sandstone Formation, Utah, USA.

Nutrient enrichment induces a shift in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) metabolism in oligotrophic freshwater sediments (2019)
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(2019). Nutrient enrichment induces a shift in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) metabolism in oligotrophic freshwater sediments. Science of the Total Environment, 1131-1139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.054

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) turnover in aquatic environments is modulated by the presence of other key macronutrients, including nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). The ratio of these nutrients directly affects the rates of microbial growth and nutri... Read More about Nutrient enrichment induces a shift in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) metabolism in oligotrophic freshwater sediments.

Advancing Santorini’s tephrostratigraphy: new glass geochemical data and improved marine-terrestrial tephra correlations for the past ~360 kyrs (2019)
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Gertisser, R. (2019). Advancing Santorini’s tephrostratigraphy: new glass geochemical data and improved marine-terrestrial tephra correlations for the past ~360 kyrs. Earth-Science Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102964

The island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea is one of the world’s most violent active volcanoes. Santorini has produced numerous highly explosive eruptions over at least the past ~360 kyrs that are documented by the island’s unique proximal tephra reco... Read More about Advancing Santorini’s tephrostratigraphy: new glass geochemical data and improved marine-terrestrial tephra correlations for the past ~360 kyrs.

Seasonal variability of sediment controls of carbon cycling in an agricultural stream. (2019)
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(2019). Seasonal variability of sediment controls of carbon cycling in an agricultural stream. Science of the Total Environment, 732 - 741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.317

Streams and rivers are 'active pipelines' where high rates of carbon (C) turnover can lead to globally important emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) from surface waters to the atmosphere. Streambed sediments are particularly important... Read More about Seasonal variability of sediment controls of carbon cycling in an agricultural stream..

Revealing chlorinated ethene transformation hotspots in a nitrate-impacted hyporheic zone (2019)
Journal Article
Drijfhout. (2019). Revealing chlorinated ethene transformation hotspots in a nitrate-impacted hyporheic zone. Water Research, 222-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.05.083

Hyporheic zones are increasingly thought of as natural bioreactors, capable of transforming and attenuating groundwater pollutants present in diffuse baseflow. An underappreciated scenario in the understanding of contaminant fate hyporheic zones is t... Read More about Revealing chlorinated ethene transformation hotspots in a nitrate-impacted hyporheic zone.

Comparison of geophysical and botanical results in simulated clandestine graves in rural and tropical environments in Colombia, South America (2019)
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Martin Molina, C., & Pringle, J. K. Comparison of geophysical and botanical results in simulated clandestine graves in rural and tropical environments in Colombia, South America. Geological Society Special Publications, 492, 107-122. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP492-2017-290

In most Latin American countries there are significant numbers of both missing people and forced disappearances, ~84,000 alone in Colombia. Successful detection of buried human remains by forensic search teams can be difficult in varying terrain and... Read More about Comparison of geophysical and botanical results in simulated clandestine graves in rural and tropical environments in Colombia, South America.

Diamond and coesite inclusions in detrital garnet of the Saxonian Erzgebirge, Germany (2019)
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(2019). Diamond and coesite inclusions in detrital garnet of the Saxonian Erzgebirge, Germany. Geology, 715-718. https://doi.org/10.1130/G46253.1

Local occurrences of coesite- and diamond-bearing rocks in the central Erzgebirge reveal ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic conditions during the Variscan Orogeny. Although UHP metamorphism supposedly affected a wider area, implying that rocks whic... Read More about Diamond and coesite inclusions in detrital garnet of the Saxonian Erzgebirge, Germany.

Investigating Subantarctic 14c Ages Of Different Peat Components: Site And Sample Selection For Developing Robust Age Models In Dynamic Landscapes (2019)
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(2019). Investigating Subantarctic 14c Ages Of Different Peat Components: Site And Sample Selection For Developing Robust Age Models In Dynamic Landscapes. Radiocarbon, 1009-1027. https://doi.org/10.1017/RDC.2019.54

Precise radiocarbon dating (14 C) of sedimentary sequences is important for developing robust chronologies of environmental change, but sampling of suitable components can be challenging in highly dynamic landscapes. Here we investigate radiocarbon d... Read More about Investigating Subantarctic 14c Ages Of Different Peat Components: Site And Sample Selection For Developing Robust Age Models In Dynamic Landscapes.

Redating the earliest evidence of the mid-Holocene relative sea-level highstand in Australia and implications for global sea-level rise (2019)
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(2019). Redating the earliest evidence of the mid-Holocene relative sea-level highstand in Australia and implications for global sea-level rise. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218430

Reconstructing past sea levels can help constrain uncertainties surrounding the rate of change, magnitude, and impacts of the projected increase through the 21st century. Of significance is the mid-Holocene sea-level highstand in tectonically stable... Read More about Redating the earliest evidence of the mid-Holocene relative sea-level highstand in Australia and implications for global sea-level rise.

First record of carbonates with spherulites and cone-in-cone structures from the Precambrian of Arctic Norway, and their palaeoenvironmental significance (2019)
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(2019). First record of carbonates with spherulites and cone-in-cone structures from the Precambrian of Arctic Norway, and their palaeoenvironmental significance. Precambrian Research, 99-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2019.04.014

We report for the first time carbonates from the upper Ediacaran sedimentary succession of Finnmark, Arctic Norway. Carbonates occur as calcareous siliciclastic beds, lenses, and concretions, some with calcite spherulites and cone-in-cone (CIC) calci... Read More about First record of carbonates with spherulites and cone-in-cone structures from the Precambrian of Arctic Norway, and their palaeoenvironmental significance.

Deformable plate tectonic models of the southern North Atlantic (2019)
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(2019). Deformable plate tectonic models of the southern North Atlantic. Journal of Geodynamics, 11 -37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2019.05.005

Significant, poly-phase deformation occurred prior to, simultaneous with, and after the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean. Understanding this deformation history is essential for understanding the regional development and the mechanisms controlling... Read More about Deformable plate tectonic models of the southern North Atlantic.

Overprinted allocyclic processes by tidal resonance in an epicontinental basin: the Upper Jurassic Curtis Formation, east-central Utah, USA (2019)
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Dodd, T., Clarke, S., Rabbel, O., Braathen, A., Midtkandal, I., Zuchuat, V., …Pettigrew, R. (2019). Overprinted allocyclic processes by tidal resonance in an epicontinental basin: the Upper Jurassic Curtis Formation, east-central Utah, USA. Depositional Record, 272-305. https://doi.org/10.1002/dep2.69

Modern, tide-dominated and tide-influenced coastlines are characterised by a range of environments, including deltas, estuaries, and lagoons. However, some tide-dominated basins and related sedimentary units in the rock record, such as the semi-enclo... Read More about Overprinted allocyclic processes by tidal resonance in an epicontinental basin: the Upper Jurassic Curtis Formation, east-central Utah, USA.

Electrical resistivity tomography array comparisons to detect cleared-wall foundations in brownfield sites (2019)
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Stimpson, & Pringle. (2019). Electrical resistivity tomography array comparisons to detect cleared-wall foundations in brownfield sites. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2018-192

Electrical resistivity surveys are commonly used to detect and characterise near-surface buried objects in commercial developments of brownfield sites. 2D ERT profiles arrays predominate in such surveys due to their relatively rapid deployment, good... Read More about Electrical resistivity tomography array comparisons to detect cleared-wall foundations in brownfield sites.

Evaluating the Response of Geothermal Reservoirs in the Cheshire Basin: A Parameter Sensitivity Analysis (2019)
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Griffiths, D., Cassidy, N., Egan, S., & Brown, C. (2019, May). Evaluating the Response of Geothermal Reservoirs in the Cheshire Basin: A Parameter Sensitivity Analysis. Presented at 2019 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas

Deep geothermal reservoirs (>2 km) from both low- to medium-enthalpy resources are considered as an alternative energy source to fossil fuels in the UK. Geothermal energy can be explored using existing technology from the oil industry and, unlike oth... Read More about Evaluating the Response of Geothermal Reservoirs in the Cheshire Basin: A Parameter Sensitivity Analysis.

Eruptive history of the Late Quaternary Ciomadul (Csomád) volcano, East Carpathians, Part I: Timing of lava dome activity (2019)
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Gertisser. (2019). Eruptive history of the Late Quaternary Ciomadul (Csomád) volcano, East Carpathians, Part I: Timing of lava dome activity. Bulletin of Volcanology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-019-1286-9

Located at the southern tip of the Intra-Carpathian Volcanic Range in Romania, and composed of a dozen dacitic lava domes, the Ciomadul (Csomád) volcanic complex is the youngest eruptive centre of the Carpatho-Pannonian Region. Whereas, in the last d... Read More about Eruptive history of the Late Quaternary Ciomadul (Csomád) volcano, East Carpathians, Part I: Timing of lava dome activity.

Pleistocene glacial history of the New Zealand subantarctic islands (2019)
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(2019). Pleistocene glacial history of the New Zealand subantarctic islands. Climate of the Past, 423-448. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-423-2019

The New Zealand subantarctic islands of Auckland and Campbell, situated between the Subtropical Front and the Antarctic Convergence in the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean, provide valuable terrestrial records from a globally-important climatic r... Read More about Pleistocene glacial history of the New Zealand subantarctic islands.

The long arm of the (geoforensic) law (2019)
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Ruffell, A., Pringle, J., & Morgan, R. (2019). The long arm of the (geoforensic) law. Geoscientist, 26-27. https://doi.org/10.1144/geosci2019-011

A recent meeting in London considered both the conventional and unusual applications of geoscience to forensic investigation. Alastair Ruffell, Jamie Pringle and Ruth Morgan discuss the global expansion of forensic geoscience, and how this field is c... Read More about The long arm of the (geoforensic) law.

The Search for “Fred”: An Unusual Vertical Burial Case (2019)
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D. Wisniewski, K., Cooper, N., Heaton, V., Hope, C., Pirrie, D., J. Mitten, A., & Pringle, J. K. (2019). The Search for “Fred”: An Unusual Vertical Burial Case. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 64(5), 1530-1539. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14035

This case reports details of a multi-phased, geophysical survey to assist in a cold case search. The Police Service received witness intelligence that had stated an adult male “Fred” had been lured to an isolated area, killed and then buried vertical... Read More about The Search for “Fred”: An Unusual Vertical Burial Case.