Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- Applications of Google Earth Engine in fluvial geomorphology for detecting river channel change (Journal article - 2021)
- Big data show idiosyncratic patterns and rates of geomorphic river mobility. (Journal article - 2025)
- Confined and mined: anthropogenic river modification as a driver of flood risk change (Journal article - 2025)
- Quantifying the Geomorphic Effect of Floods Using Satellite Observations of River Mobility (Journal article - 2023)
- National-scale assessment of decadal river migration at critical bridge infrastructure in the Philippines (Journal article - 2021)
- Observations and computational multi-phase modelling in tropical river settings show complex channel changes downstream from rainfall-triggered landslides (Journal article - 2024)
- Modeling complex flow structures and drag around a submerged plant of varied posture (Journal article - 2017)
- The importance of accurately representing submerged vegetation morphology in the numerical prediction of complex river flow (Journal article - 2016)
2025
Supplementary material to "Spatial variability in bedload transport rates determined by river pattern"
Quick, L. A., Hoey, T. B., Williams, R. D., Boothroyd, R. J., Tolentino, P. M. L., & David, C. P. C. (2025). Supplementary material to "Spatial variability in bedload transport rates determined by river pattern". doi:10.5194/egusphere-2025-2722-supplement
Global River Topology (GRIT): A Bifurcating River Hydrography
Wortmann, M., Slater, L., Hawker, L., Liu, Y., Neal, J., Zhang, B., . . . Darby, S. E. (2025). Global River Topology (GRIT): A Bifurcating River Hydrography. Water Resources Research, 61(5). doi:10.1029/2024wr038308
Big data show idiosyncratic patterns and rates of geomorphic river mobility.
Boothroyd, R. J., Williams, R. D., Hoey, T. B., Brierley, G. J., Tolentino, P. L. M., Guardian, E. L., . . . David, C. P. C. (2025). Big data show idiosyncratic patterns and rates of geomorphic river mobility.. Nature communications, 16(1), 3263. doi:10.1038/s41467-025-58427-9
Practitioner Readiness: Developing Communities of River Practitioners (<scp>CoRPs</scp>) to Deliver Proactive Management Practices That Work With the River
Brierley, G., Fryirs, K., Williams, R., Boothroyd, R., & Tolentino, P. L. (2025). Practitioner Readiness: Developing Communities of River Practitioners (<scp>CoRPs</scp>) to Deliver Proactive Management Practices That Work With the River. WIREs Water, 12(2). doi:10.1002/wat2.70021
River Channel Change Can Affect Flood Hazard and Risk as Much as Climate
Confined and mined: anthropogenic river modification as a driver of flood risk change
Quick, L., Williams, R. D., Boothroyd, R. J., Hoey, T. B., Tolentino, P. L. M., MacDonell, C., . . . David, C. P. C. (2025). Confined and mined: anthropogenic river modification as a driver of flood risk change. npj Natural Hazards, 2(1). doi:10.1038/s44304-024-00051-6
Interactions between floods and riparian vegetation coverage in an anthropized large river
Guo, Y., Nones, M., & Boothroyd, R. (2025). Interactions between floods and riparian vegetation coverage in an anthropized large river. In River Flow Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics River Flow 2024 (pp. 1027-1034). doi:10.1201/9781003475378-150
2024
Global Estimation of River Bankfull Discharge Reveals Distinct Flood Recurrences Across Different Climate Zones
Case Study: Making Space for Philippine Rivers
Tolentino, P., Boothroyd, R., Williams, R., Hoey, T., & Brierley, G. (2024). Case Study: Making Space for Philippine Rivers. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Retrieved from https://sdgs.un.org/tfm/STIForum2024#case_studies
Global-scale evaluation of precipitation datasets for hydrological modelling
Gebrechorkos, S. H., Leyland, J., Dadson, S. J., Cohen, S., Slater, L., Wortmann, M., . . . Darby, S. E. (2024). Global-scale evaluation of precipitation datasets for hydrological modelling. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 28(14), 3099-3118. doi:10.5194/hess-28-3099-2024
Observations and computational multi-phase modelling in tropical river settings show complex channel changes downstream from rainfall-triggered landslides
Panici, D., Bennett, G., Boothroyd, R., Abancó, C., Williams, R., Tan, F., & Matera, M. (2024). Observations and computational multi-phase modelling in tropical river settings show complex channel changes downstream from rainfall-triggered landslides. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. doi:10.1002/esp.5841
Controls on Lag Time in Philippine Catchments Identified Using a Generalized Additive Model (Gam)
2023
A high-resolution daily global dataset of statistically downscaled CMIP6 models for climate impact analyses
Gebrechorkos, S., Leyland, J., Slater, L., Wortmann, M., Ashworth, P. J., Bennett, G. L., . . . Darby, S. E. (2023). A high-resolution daily global dataset of statistically downscaled CMIP6 models for climate impact analyses. Scientific Data, 10(1). doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02528-x
Quantifying the Geomorphic Effect of Floods Using Satellite Observations of River Mobility
Leenman, A. S., Slater, L. J., Dadson, S. J., Wortmann, M., & Boothroyd, R. (2023). Quantifying the Geomorphic Effect of Floods Using Satellite Observations of River Mobility. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(16). doi:10.1029/2023gl103875
Morphological adjustments of the Yamuna River in the Himalayan foothills in response to natural and anthropogenic stresses
Yadav, A., Boothroyd, R. J., Smith, G. H. S. H., & Sen, S. (2023). Morphological adjustments of the Yamuna River in the Himalayan foothills in response to natural and anthropogenic stresses. HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES, 37(7). doi:10.1002/hyp.14934
Policy Brief: Making Space for Philippine Rivers
Tolentino, P., Boothroyd, R., Williams, R., Brierley, G., & Quick, L. (2023). Policy Brief: Making Space for Philippine Rivers.
National-scale geodatabase of catchment characteristics in the Philippines for river management applications
Boothroyd, R. J., Williams, R. D., Hoey, T. B., MacDonell, C., Tolentino, P. L. M., Quick, L., . . . David, C. P. C. (2023). National-scale geodatabase of catchment characteristics in the Philippines for river management applications. PLOS ONE, 18(3). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0281933
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) 2022 Conference Proceedings
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) 2022 Conference Proceedings (2023). In Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Vol. 8 (pp. 1-143). Informa UK Limited. doi:10.1080/23789689.2023.2181552
2022
River Styles and stream power analysis reveal the diversity of fluvial morphology in a Philippine tropical catchment
Tolentino, P. L. M., Perez, J. E. G., Guardian, E. L., Boothroyd, R. J., Hoey, T. B., Williams, R. D., . . . David, C. P. C. (2022). River Styles and stream power analysis reveal the diversity of fluvial morphology in a Philippine tropical catchment. GEOSCIENCE LETTERS, 9(1). doi:10.1186/s40562-022-00211-4
Enhancing performance of multi-temporal tropical river landform classification through downscaling approaches
Li, Q., Barrett, B., Williams, R., Hoey, T., & Boothroyd, R. (2022). Enhancing performance of multi-temporal tropical river landform classification through downscaling approaches. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING, 43(17), 6445-6462. doi:10.1080/01431161.2022.2139164
2021
Quantifying the hydrological implications of pre- and post-installation willowed engineered log jams in the Pennine Uplands, NW England
Norbury, M., Phillips, H., Macdonald, N., Brown, D., Boothroyd, R., Wilson, C., . . . Shaw, D. (2021). Quantifying the hydrological implications of pre- and post-installation willowed engineered log jams in the Pennine Uplands, NW England. Journal of Hydrology, 603. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126855
Green infrastructure: The future of urban flood risk management?
Green, D., O'Donnell, E., Johnson, M., Slater, L., Thorne, C., Zheng, S., . . . Boothroyd, R. J. (2021). Green infrastructure: The future of urban flood risk management?. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-WATER, 8(6). doi:10.1002/wat2.1560
National-scale assessment of decadal river migration at critical bridge infrastructure in the Philippines
Boothroyd, R. J., Williams, R. D., Hoey, T. B., Tolentino, P. L. M., & Yang, X. (2021). National-scale assessment of decadal river migration at critical bridge infrastructure in the Philippines. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 768. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144460
Deriving Planform Morphology and Vegetation Coverage From Remote Sensing to Support River Management Applications
Boothroyd, R. J., Nones, M., & Guerrero, M. (2021). Deriving Planform Morphology and Vegetation Coverage From Remote Sensing to Support River Management Applications. FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 9. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2021.657354
Applications of Google Earth Engine in fluvial geomorphology for detecting river channel change
Boothroyd, R. J., Williams, R. D., Hoey, T. B., Barrett, B., & Prasojo, O. A. (2021). Applications of Google Earth Engine in fluvial geomorphology for detecting river channel change. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-WATER, 8(1). doi:10.1002/wat2.1496
2020
Spatial organisation and physical characteristics of large peat blocks in an upland fluvial peatland ecosystem
Boothroyd, R. J., & Warburton, J. (2020). Spatial organisation and physical characteristics of large peat blocks in an upland fluvial peatland ecosystem. GEOMORPHOLOGY, 370. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107397
Detecting and quantifying morphological change in tropical rivers using Google Earth Engine and image analysis techniques
Boothroyd, R. J., Williams, R. D., Barrett, B., Hoey, T. B., Tolentino, P. L. M., Perez, J. E., . . . Yang, X. (2020). Detecting and quantifying morphological change in tropical rivers using Google Earth Engine and image analysis techniques. In Unknown Conference (pp. 1013-1021). CRC Press. doi:10.1201/b22619-142
2019
Flexural Rigidity and Shoot Reconfiguration Determine Wake Length Behind Saltmarsh Vegetation Patches
Marjoribanks, T. I., Lague, D., Hardy, R. J., Boothroyd, R. J., Leroux, J., Mony, C., & Puijalon, S. (2019). Flexural Rigidity and Shoot Reconfiguration Determine Wake Length Behind Saltmarsh Vegetation Patches. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE, 124(8), 2176-2196. doi:10.1029/2019JF005012
2018
The importance of riparian plant orientation in river flow: implications for flow structures and drag
Boothroyd, R. J., Hardy, R. J., Warburton, J., & Marjoribanks, T. I. (2018). The importance of riparian plant orientation in river flow: implications for flow structures and drag. Journal of Ecohydraulics, 3(2), 108-129. doi:10.1080/24705357.2019.1573648
2017
Modeling complex flow structures and drag around a submerged plant of varied posture
Boothroyd, R. J., Hardy, R. J., Warburton, J., & Marjoribanks, T. I. (2017). Modeling complex flow structures and drag around a submerged plant of varied posture. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, 53(4), 2877-2901. doi:10.1002/2016WR020186
2016
The importance of accurately representing submerged vegetation morphology in the numerical prediction of complex river flow
Boothroyd, R. J., Hardy, R. J., Warburton, J., & Marjoribanks, T. I. (2016). The importance of accurately representing submerged vegetation morphology in the numerical prediction of complex river flow. EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS, 41(4), 567-576. doi:10.1002/esp.3871