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Rob Duller

Dr Rob Duller
Mgeol, Ph.D

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Robert.Duller@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 794 5179 Ext. 45179

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2025

A Framework for Signal Shredding and Signal Detection Using a Physical Avalanching Rice Pile

Duller, R., Griffin, C., & Straub, K. (2025). A Framework for Signal Shredding and Signal Detection Using a Physical Avalanching Rice Pile. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-20212

DOI
10.5194/egusphere-egu24-20212
Journal article

Using sediment texture and geochemistry as predictors to automatically classify sub-depositional environments in a modern estuary

Nichols, T. E., Houghton, J. E., Worden, R. H., Duller, R. A., Griffiths, J., & Utley, J. E. P. (2025). Using sediment texture and geochemistry as predictors to automatically classify sub-depositional environments in a modern estuary. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-10523

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10.5194/egusphere-egu24-10523
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2024

2023

Sediment texture and geochemistry as predictors of sub-depositional environment in a modern estuary using machine learning: A framework for investigating clay-coated sand grains

Nichols, T. E., Worden, R. H., Houghton, J. E., Duller, R. A., Griffiths, J., & Utley, J. E. P. (2023). Sediment texture and geochemistry as predictors of sub-depositional environment in a modern estuary using machine learning: A framework for investigating clay-coated sand grains. Sedimentary Geology, 106530. doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2023.106530

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10.1016/j.sedgeo.2023.106530
Journal article

Coupled channel-floodplain dynamics and resulting stratigraphic architecture viewed through a mass-balance lens

Straub, K. M., Dutt, R., & Duller, R. A. (2023). Coupled channel-floodplain dynamics and resulting stratigraphic architecture viewed through a mass-balance lens. Journal of Sedimentary Research. doi:10.2110/jsr.2022.012

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10.2110/jsr.2022.012
Journal article

Stages of palaeoenvironmental evolution, climate and sea level change of the Niger Delta, east Equatorial Atlantic: Novelty from elemental tracers, sedimentary facies and pollen records

Adojoh, O. C., Marret, F., Duller, R., Osterloff, P. L., Oboh-Ikuenobe, F. E., & Saylor, B. Z. (2023). Stages of palaeoenvironmental evolution, climate and sea level change of the Niger Delta, east Equatorial Atlantic: Novelty from elemental tracers, sedimentary facies and pollen records. HOLOCENE, 33(7), 781-790. doi:10.1177/09596836231163506

DOI
10.1177/09596836231163506
Journal article

Detecting Shredded Signals in a Physical Avalanching Rice Pile

Griffin, C., Duller, R., & Straub, K. (2023). Detecting Shredded Signals in a Physical Avalanching Rice Pile. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu23-5704

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10.5194/egusphere-egu23-5704
Journal article

2022

Geochemistry of Sub-Depositional Environments in Estuarine Sediments: Development of an Approach to Predict Palaeo-Environments from Holocene Cores

Muhammed, D. D., Simon, N., Utley, J. E. P., Verhagen, I. T. E., Duller, R. A., Griffiths, J., . . . Worden, R. H. (2022). Geochemistry of Sub-Depositional Environments in Estuarine Sediments: Development of an Approach to Predict Palaeo-Environments from Holocene Cores. GEOSCIENCES, 12(1). doi:10.3390/geosciences12010023

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10.3390/geosciences12010023
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2021

Substrate Entrainment, Depositional Relief, and Sediment Capture: Impact of a Submarine Landslide on Flow Process and Sediment Supply

Martinez-Donate, A., Privat, A. M. -L. J., Hodgson, D. M., Jackson, C. A. -L., Kane, I. A., Spychala, Y. T., . . . Flint, S. S. (2021). Substrate Entrainment, Depositional Relief, and Sediment Capture: Impact of a Submarine Landslide on Flow Process and Sediment Supply. FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE, 9. doi:10.3389/feart.2021.757617

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10.3389/feart.2021.757617
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SUBSTRATE ENTRAINMENT, DEPOSITIONAL RELIEF, AND SEDIMENT CAPTURE: IMPACT OF A SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE ON FLOW PROCESS AND SEDIMENT SUPPLY

DOI
10.31223/x52p7k
Preprint

SUBSTRATE ENTRAINMENT, DEPOSITIONAL RELIEF, AND SEDIMENT CAPTURE: IMPACT OF A SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE ON FLOW PROCESS AND SEDIMENT SUPPLY

DOI
10.31223/x5xw5n
Preprint

Tracking signal propagation through landscapes using a granular avalanching system

Griffin, C., Higham, J., Duller, R., & Straub, K. (2021). Tracking signal propagation through landscapes using a granular avalanching system. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-12905

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10.5194/egusphere-egu21-12905
Other

2020

CONSTRAINTS ON OUR ABILITY TO DETECT SEDIMENT SUPPLY SIGNALS IN THE STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD

Straub, K., Toby, S., & Duller, R. (2020). CONSTRAINTS ON OUR ABILITY TO DETECT SEDIMENT SUPPLY SIGNALS IN THE STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD. In Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Geological Society of America. doi:10.1130/abs/2020am-358334

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10.1130/abs/2020am-358334
Conference Paper

2019

Estuarine clay mineral distribution: Modern analogue for ancient sandstone reservoir quality prediction

Griffith, J., Worden, R. H., Wooldridge, L. J., Utley, J., Duller, R., & Edge, R. L. (2019). Estuarine clay mineral distribution: Modern analogue for ancient sandstone reservoir quality prediction. Sedimentology, 66(06), 2011-2047. doi:10.1111/sed.12571

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10.1111/sed.12571
Journal article

Taxonomy and phytoecology of palynomorphs and non-pollen palynomorphs: a refined compendium from the West Africa Margin

Adojoh, O., Fabienne, M., Duller, R., & Osterloff, P. (2019). Taxonomy and phytoecology of palynomorphs and non-pollen palynomorphs: a refined compendium from the West Africa Margin. Biodiversity International Journal, 3(5), 188-200. doi:10.15406/bij.2019.03.00145

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10.15406/bij.2019.03.00145
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Compositional variation in modern estuarine sands: Predicting major controls on sandstone reservoir quality

Griffiths, J., Worden, R. H., Wooldridge, L. J., Utley, J. E. P., & Duller, R. A. (2019). Compositional variation in modern estuarine sands: Predicting major controls on sandstone reservoir quality. AAPG BULLETIN, 103(4), 797-833. doi:10.1306/09181818025

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10.1306/09181818025
Journal article

A Big Fan of Signals? Exploring Autogenic and Allogenic Processes in Lobyte3D, a Numerical Stratigraphic Forward Model of Submarine Fan Development

Burgess, P., Masiero, I., Toby, S., & Duller, R. (2019). A Big Fan of Signals? Exploring Autogenic and Allogenic Processes in Lobyte3D, a Numerical Stratigraphic Forward Model of Submarine Fan Development. In 2019 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition. American Association of Petroleum Geologists. doi:10.1306/51593burgess2020

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10.1306/51593burgess2020
Conference Paper

AGE-DEPTH MODEL AND DATING TECHNIQUE ACROSS THE SHALLOW OFFSHORE OF THE NIGER DELTA PASSIVE MARGIN: CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS DURING THE LATE QUATERNARY

Adojoh, O. C., Marret-Davies, F., Marret-Davies, F., Duller, R., Duller, R., Muto, T., & Muto, T. (2019). AGE-DEPTH MODEL AND DATING TECHNIQUE ACROSS THE SHALLOW OFFSHORE OF THE NIGER DELTA PASSIVE MARGIN: CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS DURING THE LATE QUATERNARY. In Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Geological Society of America. doi:10.1130/abs/2019am-330217

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10.1130/abs/2019am-330217
Conference Paper

Delayed sedimentary response to abrupt climate change at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary, northern Spain.

Duller, R. A., Armitage, J., Manners, H., Grimes, S., & Dunkley-Jones, T. (2019). Delayed sedimentary response to abrupt climate change at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary, northern Spain.. Geology (Boulder), 47(2), 159-162. doi:10.1130/G45631.1

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10.1130/G45631.1
Journal article

2018

2017

Orbital forcing of terrestrial hydrology, weathering and carbon sequestration during the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

DOI
10.5194/cp-2017-131
Preprint

Tropical palaeovegetation dynamics, environmental and climate change impact from the low latitude coastal offshore margin, Niger Delta, Gulf of Guinea

Adojoh, O., Marret, F., Duller, R., & Osterloff, P. (2017). Tropical palaeovegetation dynamics, environmental and climate change impact from the low latitude coastal offshore margin, Niger Delta, Gulf of Guinea. In The African Neogene – Climate, Environments and People (pp. 107-144). CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781315161808-7

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10.1201/9781315161808-7
Chapter

Fractionation of grain size in terrestrial sediment routing systems

Allen, P. A., Michael, N. A., D'Arcy, M., Roda-Boluda, D. C., Whittaker, A. C., Duller, R. A., & Armitage, J. J. (2017). Fractionation of grain size in terrestrial sediment routing systems. BASIN RESEARCH, 29(2), 180-202. doi:10.1111/bre.12172

DOI
10.1111/bre.12172
Journal article

2016

DYNAMIC EVOLUTIONARY MODEL OF THE LATE QUATERNARY DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCES FROM THE COASTAL MARGIN OF THE NIGER DELTA

Adojoh, O., Marret, F., Duller, R., & Osterloff, P. (2016). DYNAMIC EVOLUTIONARY MODEL OF THE LATE QUATERNARY DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCES FROM THE COASTAL MARGIN OF THE NIGER DELTA. In Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Geological Society of America. doi:10.1130/abs/2016am-276861

DOI
10.1130/abs/2016am-276861
Conference Paper

Uncertainty from Grain Scale to Reservoir Scale

Wells, B. T., Hinds, O., Duller, R. A., & Worden, R. (2016). Uncertainty from Grain Scale to Reservoir Scale. In Proceedings. EAGE Publications BV. doi:10.3997/2214-4609.201600124

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10.3997/2214-4609.201600124
Conference Paper

2015

Reconstructing the timescale of a catastrophic fan-forming event on Earth using a Mars model

Duller, R., Warner, N. H., De Angelis, S., Armitage, J. J., & Poyatos-More, M. (2015). Reconstructing the timescale of a catastrophic fan-forming event on Earth using a Mars model. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(23), 10324-10332. doi:10.1002/2015GL066031

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10.1002/2015GL066031
Journal article

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODEL FOR THE EOCENE ESCANILLA SEDIMENT-ROUTING SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNIQUENESS OF SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURES

Armitage, J. J., Allen, P. A., Burgess, P. M., Hampson, G. J., Whittaker, A. C., Duller, R. A., & Michael, N. A. (2015). SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODEL FOR THE EOCENE ESCANILLA SEDIMENT-ROUTING SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNIQUENESS OF SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURES. JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH, 85(12), 1510-1524. doi:10.2110/jsr.2015.97

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10.2110/jsr.2015.97
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2014

MASS-BALANCE CONSTRAINTS ON STRATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OF LINKED ALLUVIAL-COASTAL-SHELFAL DEPOSITS FROM SOURCE TO SINK: EXAMPLE FROM CRETACEOUS WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN, UTAH AND COLORADO, U.S.A.

Hampson, G. J., Duller, R. A., Petter, A. L., Robinson, R. A. J., & Allen, P. A. (2014). MASS-BALANCE CONSTRAINTS ON STRATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OF LINKED ALLUVIAL-COASTAL-SHELFAL DEPOSITS FROM SOURCE TO SINK: EXAMPLE FROM CRETACEOUS WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN, UTAH AND COLORADO, U.S.A.. JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH, 84(11), 935-960. doi:10.2110/jsr.2014.78

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10.2110/jsr.2014.78
Journal article

Landscape response and recovery following the catastrophic 1918 Katla Jokulhlaup, southern Iceland

Duller, R., Warner, N. H., McGonigle, C., De Angelis, S., Russell, A. J., & Mountney, N. (2014). Landscape response and recovery following the catastrophic 1918 Katla Jokulhlaup, southern Iceland. Geophysical Research Letters, 41(12), 4214-4221. doi:10.1002/2014GL060090

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10.1002/2014GL060090
Journal article

Reply to comment on "Magnitude and profile of organic carbon isotope records from the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from northern Spain" by Manners et al. [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 376 (2013) 220-230]

Manners, H. R., Grimes, S. T., Sutton, P. A., Domingo, L., Leng, M. J., Twitchett, R. J., . . . Lopez-Martinez, N. (2014). Reply to comment on "Magnitude and profile of organic carbon isotope records from the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from northern Spain" by Manners et al. [Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 376 (2013) 220-230]. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 395, 294-295. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2014.03.056

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10.1016/j.epsl.2014.03.056
Journal article

Initial paleohydrological observations from the Paleocene-Eocene boundary at Esplugafreda and Berganuy in northern Spain

Dawson, A. (2014). Initial paleohydrological observations from the Paleocene-Eocene boundary at Esplugafreda and Berganuy in northern Spain. Rendiconti online della Società Geologica Italiana, 31, 54-55. doi:10.3301/rol.2014.42

DOI
10.3301/rol.2014.42
Journal article

The influence of long-wavelength tilting and climatic change on sediment accumulation

Armitage, J. J., Duller, R. A., & Schmalholz, S. M. (2014). The influence of long-wavelength tilting and climatic change on sediment accumulation. LITHOSPHERE, 6(5), 303-318. doi:10.1130/L343.1

DOI
10.1130/L343.1
Journal article

2013

Discussion of 'Field evidence and hydraulic modeling of a large Holocene jokulhlaup at Jokulsa a Fjollum channel, Iceland' by Douglas Howard, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach and Timothy Beach, 2012

Carrivick, J. L., Tweed, F. S., Carling, P., Alho, P., Marren, P. M., Staines, K., . . . Duller, R. (2013). Discussion of 'Field evidence and hydraulic modeling of a large Holocene jokulhlaup at Jokulsa a Fjollum channel, Iceland' by Douglas Howard, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach and Timothy Beach, 2012. GEOMORPHOLOGY, 201, 512-519. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.10.024

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10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.10.024
Journal article

Magnitude and profile of organic carbon isotope records from the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from northern Spain

Manners, H. R., Grimes, S. T., Sutton, P. A., Domingo, L., Leng, M. J., Twitchett, R. J., . . . Lopez-Martinez, N. (2013). Magnitude and profile of organic carbon isotope records from the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum: Evidence from northern Spain. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 376, 220-230. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.06.016

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10.1016/j.epsl.2013.06.016
Journal article

Temporal buffering of climate-driven sediment flux cycles by transient catchment response

Armitage, J. J., Dunkley Jones, T., Duller, R. A., Whittaker, A. C., & Allen, P. A. (2013). Temporal buffering of climate-driven sediment flux cycles by transient catchment response. EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS, 369, 200-210. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.03.020

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10.1016/j.epsl.2013.03.020
Journal article

The <i>Q</i><sub>s</sub> problem: Sediment volumetric balance of proximal foreland basin systems

Allen, P. A., Armitage, J. J., Carter, A., Duller, R. A., Michael, N. A., Sinclair, H. D., . . . Whittaker, A. C. (2013). The <i>Q</i><sub>s</sub> problem: Sediment volumetric balance of proximal foreland basin systems. Sedimentology, 60(1), 102-130. doi:10.1111/sed.12015

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10.1111/sed.12015
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The Qs problem: Sediment volumetric balance of proximal foreland basin systems

Allen, P. A., Armitage, J. J., Carter, A., Duller, R. A., Michael, N. A., Sinclair, H. D., . . . Whittaker, A. C. (2013). The Qs problem: Sediment volumetric balance of proximal foreland basin systems. SEDIMENTOLOGY, 60(1), 102-130. doi:10.1111/sed.12015

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10.1111/sed.12015
Journal article

The role of multiple glacier outburst floods in proglacial landscape evolution: The 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption, Iceland

Dunning, S. A., Large, A. R. G., Russell, A. J., Roberts, M. J., Duller, R., Woodward, J., . . . Lim, M. (2013). The role of multiple glacier outburst floods in proglacial landscape evolution: The 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption, Iceland. GEOLOGY, 41(10), 1123-1126. doi:10.1130/G34665.1

DOI
10.1130/G34665.1
Journal article

2012

Grain-size trends reveal the late orogenic tectonic and erosional history of the south-central Pyrenees, Spain

Parsons, A. J., Michael, N. A., Whittaker, A. C., Duller, R. A., & Allen, P. A. (2012). Grain-size trends reveal the late orogenic tectonic and erosional history of the south-central Pyrenees, Spain. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 169(2), 111-114. doi:10.1144/0016-76492011-087

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10.1144/0016-76492011-087
Journal article

Abrupt landscape change post-6 Ma on the central Great Plains, USA

Duller, R. A., Whittaker, A. C., Swinehart, J. B., Armitage, J. J., Sinclair, H. D., Bair, A., & Allen, P. A. (2012). Abrupt landscape change post-6 Ma on the central Great Plains, USA. GEOLOGY, 40(10), 871-874. doi:10.1130/G32919.1

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10.1130/G32919.1
Journal article

2011

SEDIMENT ROUTING SYSTEM EVOLUTION WITHIN A DIACHRONOUSLY UPLIFTING OROGEN: INSIGHTS FROM DETRITAL ZIRCON THERMOCHRONOLOGICAL ANALYSES FROM THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PYRENEES

Whitchurch, A. L., Carter, A., Sinclair, H. D., Duller, R. A., Whittaker, A. C., & Allen, P. A. (2011). SEDIMENT ROUTING SYSTEM EVOLUTION WITHIN A DIACHRONOUSLY UPLIFTING OROGEN: INSIGHTS FROM DETRITAL ZIRCON THERMOCHRONOLOGICAL ANALYSES FROM THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PYRENEES. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, 311(5), 442-482. doi:10.2475/05.2011.03

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10.2475/05.2011.03
Journal article

Transformation of tectonic and climatic signals from source to sedimentary archive

Armitage, J. J., Duller, R. A., Whittaker, A. C., & Allen, P. A. (2011). Transformation of tectonic and climatic signals from source to sedimentary archive. NATURE GEOSCIENCE, 4(4), 231-235. doi:10.1038/NGEO1087

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10.1038/NGEO1087
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Decoding downstream trends in stratigraphic grain size as a function of tectonic subsidence and sediment supply

Whittaker, A. C., Duller, R. A., Springett, J., Smithells, R. A., Whitchurch, A. L., & Allen, P. A. (2011). Decoding downstream trends in stratigraphic grain size as a function of tectonic subsidence and sediment supply. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, 123(7-8), 1363-1382. doi:10.1130/B30351.1

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10.1130/B30351.1
Journal article

Sediment routing systems and the lag-time concept: A case study from the south-central Pyrenees

Whitchurch, A. L., Carter, A., Sinclair, H., Duller, R. A., Whittaker, A. C., & Allen, P. A. (2011). Sediment routing systems and the lag-time concept: A case study from the south-central Pyrenees. American Journal of Science.

Journal article

2010

From grain size to tectonics

Duller, R. A., Whittaker, A. C., Fedele, J. J., Whitchurch, A. L., Springett, J., Smithells, R., . . . Allen, P. A. (2010). From grain size to tectonics. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE, 115. doi:10.1029/2009JF001495

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10.1029/2009JF001495
Journal article

11 Volcanogenic Jökulhlaups (Glacier Outburst Floods) from Mýrdalsjökull: Impacts on Proglacial Environments

Russell, A. J., Duller, R., & Mountney, N. P. (2010). 11 Volcanogenic Jökulhlaups (Glacier Outburst Floods) from Mýrdalsjökull: Impacts on Proglacial Environments. Elsevier. doi:10.1016/s1571-0866(09)01311-6

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10.1016/s1571-0866(09)01311-6
Book

PARTICLE FABRIC AND SEDIMENTATION OF STRUCTURELESS SAND, SOUTHERN ICELAND

Duller, R. A., Mountney, N. P., & Russell, A. J. (2010). PARTICLE FABRIC AND SEDIMENTATION OF STRUCTURELESS SAND, SOUTHERN ICELAND. JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH, 80(5-6), 562-577. doi:10.2110/jsr.2010.055

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10.2110/jsr.2010.055
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Volcanogenic Jokulhlaups (Glacier Outburst Floods) from Myrdalsjokull: Impacts on Proglacial Environments

Russell, A. J., Duller, R., & Mountney, N. P. (2010). Volcanogenic Jokulhlaups (Glacier Outburst Floods) from Myrdalsjokull: Impacts on Proglacial Environments. In MYRDALSJOKULL ICE CAP, ICELAND: GLACIAL PROCESSES, SEDIMENTS AND LANDFORMS ON AN ACTIVE VOLCANO (Vol. 13, pp. 181-207). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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2008

Architectural analysis of a volcaniclastic jokulhlaup deposit, southern Iceland: sedimentary evidence for supercritical flow

Duller, R. A., Mountney, N. P., Russell, A. J., & Cassidy, N. C. (2008). Architectural analysis of a volcaniclastic jokulhlaup deposit, southern Iceland: sedimentary evidence for supercritical flow. SEDIMENTOLOGY, 55(4), 939-964. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3091.2007.00931.x

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10.1111/j.1365-3091.2007.00931.x
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