Fluvial palaeohydrology in the 21st century and beyond

Abstract

Professor Kenneth J. Gregory was a major contributor to fluvial palaeohydrological research. Beginning in the early 1980s, under his influence, rapid international growth of the discipline was accompanied by major advances in research methods and techniques. Current research emphases include applications of quantitative modelling and meta-analysis; the correlation of fluvial events to other records, notably palaeolacustine records; and methods for application to diverse issues of river engineering and management. The international expansion and detailed analyses of fluvial palaeohydrology are exemplified by recent studies done in Fennoscandia, the Mediterranean region, India, Israel, Australia, Pacific humid island arcs, and South America. Future developments will involve expanded work with

The morphology and stratification of giant eddy bars reflect the variation in shape of palaeoflood hydrographs: A flume study

“…Despite the degree of consilience between field and flume, field exposures of stratification are largely restricted to isolated, narrow, vertical sections that are inadequate to develop a 3D appreciation of bar stratigraphy (Baker et al, 2022; Carling, 2013). Thus, there are no 3D stratigraphic models which represent the form of the stratification throughout a natural bar (Baker et al, 2022). An appreciation of the nature of stratification throughout complete experimental barforms would assist in the interpretation of natural bar stratigraphy.…”

Professor Kenneth John Gregory (1938–2020): The career, contributions and legacy of an eminent geographer and fluvial geomorphologist

“…Baker et al (2022) provide a global overview of developments in the broad field of fluvial palaeohydrology, particularly by outlining key advances in research methods, techniques, and applications. A summary of the rapid growth of the field from the late 1970s/early 1980s onwards, in large part under the influence of Ken Gregory, provides the framework for an examination of contemporary and likely future research emphases, including application of fluvial palaeohydrology to diverse issues of river engineering and management.…”

Rapid terrace incision and Quaternary landscape evolution in central Patagonia

“…Fluvial palaeohydrological tools are applied to evaluate allogenic and autogenic drivers of change in river catchments over geologically instantaneous to 10 6 ‐year timescales (Schumm, 1977; Daniels, 2008; Thorndycraft, 2013; Baker et al, 2022). In Patagonia (Fig.…”