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Flood seasonality and generating conditions in the Tay catchment, Scotland from 1200 to present (2006)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. J. (2006). Flood seasonality and generating conditions in the Tay catchment, Scotland from 1200 to present. Area, 38(1), 47-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00659.x

The new maximum recorded river flows in Scotland since 1988 have triggered widespread interest in whether floods are becoming more frequent and in the conditions that generate floods of different magnitudes and frequencies. There are questions about... Read More about Flood seasonality and generating conditions in the Tay catchment, Scotland from 1200 to present.

The muckle spate of 1829 - Reconstruction of a catastrophic flood on the River Findhorn, Scottish highlands (2003)
Book Chapter
Werrity, A., & McEwen, L. (2003). The muckle spate of 1829 - Reconstruction of a catastrophic flood on the River Findhorn, Scottish highlands. In V. R. Thornycroft, G. Benito, M. Barriendos, & C. Llasat (Eds.), Palaeofloods, Historical Floods and Climatic Variability: Applications in Flood Risk Assessment (Proceedings of the PHEFRA Workshop, Barcelona, 16-19th October, 2002) (125-130). Madrid: Centro de Ciencias Medioambientales

On August 3rd 1829 north-east Scotland recorded the most severe catastrophic flood in modern UK history. Sir Thomas Dick Lauder’s An account of the great floods of August 1829 in the province of Moray and adjoining districts (1830) provides a detail... Read More about The muckle spate of 1829 - Reconstruction of a catastrophic flood on the River Findhorn, Scottish highlands.

Flood warning, warning response and planning control issues associated with caravan parks: The April 1998 floods on the lower Avon floodplain, Midlands region, UK (2002)
Journal Article
McEwen, L., Hall, T., Hunt, J., Dempsey, M., & Harrison, M. (2002). Flood warning, warning response and planning control issues associated with caravan parks: The April 1998 floods on the lower Avon floodplain, Midlands region, UK. Applied Geography, 22(3), 271-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0143-6228%2802%2900008-5

This paper evaluates the inherent exposure of caravan parks on floodplains to flood risk and the vulnerability of residents in the aftermath of the April 1998 floods in the Midlands, UK. It considers flood warning dissemination and response, flood im... Read More about Flood warning, warning response and planning control issues associated with caravan parks: The April 1998 floods on the lower Avon floodplain, Midlands region, UK.

Holocene gorge excavation linked to boulder fan formation and frost weathering in a norwegian alpine periglaciofluvial system (2002)
Journal Article
McEwen, L., Matthews, J. A., Shakesby, R. A., & Berrisford, M. S. (2002). Holocene gorge excavation linked to boulder fan formation and frost weathering in a norwegian alpine periglaciofluvial system. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 34(3), 345-357

Landform-sediment-process assemblages associated with four gorges and their corresponding downstream boulder fans in the alpine periglaciofluvial system of the Storutla river, Jotunheimen, southern Norway, are described. The potential volume of frost... Read More about Holocene gorge excavation linked to boulder fan formation and frost weathering in a norwegian alpine periglaciofluvial system.

Alpine debris-flows in Leirdalen, Jotunheimen, Norway, with particular reference to distal fans, intermediate-type deposits, and flow types (1999)
Journal Article
Matthews, J. A., Shakesby, R. A., McEwen, L., Berrisford, M. S., Owen, G. W., & Bevan, P. (1999). Alpine debris-flows in Leirdalen, Jotunheimen, Norway, with particular reference to distal fans, intermediate-type deposits, and flow types. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 31(4), 421-435

The landforms and deposits associated with AD 1996 debris-flows at three sites in the low-alpine zone, Jotunheimen, southern Norway, are described and analyzed. Parallel levées, composed of diamicton, occur on the valley-side slopes but distinct fron... Read More about Alpine debris-flows in Leirdalen, Jotunheimen, Norway, with particular reference to distal fans, intermediate-type deposits, and flow types.

Snow-push processes in pronival (protalus) rampart formation: Geomorphological evidence from Smorbotn, Romsdalsalpane, southern Norway (1999)
Journal Article
Shakesby, R. A., Matthews, J. A., Berrisford, M. S., & McEwen, L. J. (1999). Snow-push processes in pronival (protalus) rampart formation: Geomorphological evidence from Smorbotn, Romsdalsalpane, southern Norway. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 81(1), 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0435-3676.1999.00047.x

It is demonstrated that pronival (protalus) ramparts can be formed by a snow-push mechanism and need not accumulate in the conventional manner as a result of supranival processes. Ridges in pronival positions up to 1.2 m high and of unequivocal snow-... Read More about Snow-push processes in pronival (protalus) rampart formation: Geomorphological evidence from Smorbotn, Romsdalsalpane, southern Norway.

Periglacial patterned ground on the Styggedalsbreen glacier foreland, Jotunheimen, southern Norway: Micro-topographic, paraglacial and geoecological controls (1998)
Journal Article
Matthews, J. A., Shakesby, R. A., Berrisford, M. S., & McEwen, L. J. (1998). Periglacial patterned ground on the Styggedalsbreen glacier foreland, Jotunheimen, southern Norway: Micro-topographic, paraglacial and geoecological controls. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 9(2), 147-166. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-1530%28199804/06%299%3A2%3C147%3A%3AAID-PPP278%3E3.0.CO%3B2-9

Several types of periglacial patterned ground have developed rapidly in the frost-susceptible sediments of degraded 'annual' moraines deposited between c. AD 1930 and 1973 on the glacier foreland of Styggedalsbreen, western Jotunheimen, Norway. Detai... Read More about Periglacial patterned ground on the Styggedalsbreen glacier foreland, Jotunheimen, southern Norway: Micro-topographic, paraglacial and geoecological controls.

Channel form, bed material and sediment sources of the Sprongdøla, Southern Norway: Evidence for a distinct periglacio-fluvial system (1998)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. J., & Matthews, J. A. (1998). Channel form, bed material and sediment sources of the Sprongdøla, Southern Norway: Evidence for a distinct periglacio-fluvial system. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 80(1), 17-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0435-3676.1998.00024.x

A geomorphological and sedimentological case study is made of the Sprongdøla, a medium-sized river flowing in a predominantly bedrock channel in the mountains of southern Norway. Particular attention is given to bed material characteristics and poten... Read More about Channel form, bed material and sediment sources of the Sprongdøla, Southern Norway: Evidence for a distinct periglacio-fluvial system.

Fieldwork in the undergraduate geography programme: Challenges and changes (1996)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. (1996). Fieldwork in the undergraduate geography programme: Challenges and changes. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 20(3), 379-384. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098269608709380

The paper provides a critical commentary on issues facing fieldwork in undergraduate geography programmes in the 1990s, with particular reference to the UK but with many principles applicable to other areas of fieldwork provision, for example in Nort... Read More about Fieldwork in the undergraduate geography programme: Challenges and changes.

Student involvement with the regionally important geomorphological site (RIGS) scheme: An opportunity to learn geomorphology and gain transferable skills (1996)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. (1996). Student involvement with the regionally important geomorphological site (RIGS) scheme: An opportunity to learn geomorphology and gain transferable skills. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 20(3), 367-378. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098269608709379

This paper outlines student involvement with a conservation project which aims to develop a Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Site network (RIGS) at a county level in the UK. The local RIGS scheme is administered through the Gloucester... Read More about Student involvement with the regionally important geomorphological site (RIGS) scheme: An opportunity to learn geomorphology and gain transferable skills.

The undergraduate geography fieldweek: Challenges and changes (1996)
Journal Article
McEwen, L., & Harris, F. (1996). The undergraduate geography fieldweek: Challenges and changes. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 20(3), 411-421. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098269608709384

In the 1990s, undergraduate geography programmes have come under pressure to change from both internal and external forces. In part, this relates to the process of restructuring associated with the increasing trend towards modular undergraduate cours... Read More about The undergraduate geography fieldweek: Challenges and changes.

Channel planform adjustment and stream power variations on the middle River Coe, Western Grampian Highlands, Scotland (1994)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. J. (1994). Channel planform adjustment and stream power variations on the middle River Coe, Western Grampian Highlands, Scotland. CATENA, 21(4), 357-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/0341-8162%2894%2990046-9

This paper assesses the spatial variations in types and rates of channel migration over an historical time-period on the middle River Coe, Western Grampians, Scotland. The study reach represents an exceptional example of an integrated channel system,... Read More about Channel planform adjustment and stream power variations on the middle River Coe, Western Grampian Highlands, Scotland.

The magnitude and frequency of extreme rainfall within north-east Scotland over an historical timespan (1993)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. J. (1993). The magnitude and frequency of extreme rainfall within north-east Scotland over an historical timespan. Scottish geographical magazine, 109(2), 75-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/00369229318736882

This paper evaluates the magnitude, frequency, duration and seasonality of extreme rainfall over an historical timespan in the Findhorn and Spey river basins, in north-east Scotland. Patterns are compared with published results from other rainfall ga... Read More about The magnitude and frequency of extreme rainfall within north-east Scotland over an historical timespan.

The establishment of a historical flood chronology for the River Tweed catchment, Berwickshire, Scotland (1990)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. J. (1990). The establishment of a historical flood chronology for the River Tweed catchment, Berwickshire, Scotland. Scottish geographical magazine, 106(1), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/00369229018736773

This paper aims to assess the magnitude and frequency of flooding over the past 200 years within sub-catchments in the middle River Tweed basin, Berwickshire, Scotland. The recurrence interval of floods as represented by short-term gauged discharge r... Read More about The establishment of a historical flood chronology for the River Tweed catchment, Berwickshire, Scotland.

Historical records and geomorphological events: The 1771 ‘eruption’ of Solway Moss (1989)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. J., & Withers, C. W. (1989). Historical records and geomorphological events: The 1771 ‘eruption’ of Solway Moss. Scottish geographical magazine, 105(3), 149-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702548908554428

A number of authors have pointed to the value of historical evidence in understanding change in the physical environment. This paper examines historical evidence for the 1771 ‘eruption’ or bog burst of Solway Moss in north-west England. A range of co... Read More about Historical records and geomorphological events: The 1771 ‘eruption’ of Solway Moss.

Sources for establishing a Historic Flood Chronology (Pre-1940) within Scottish River Catchments (1987)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. J. (1987). Sources for establishing a Historic Flood Chronology (Pre-1940) within Scottish River Catchments. Scottish geographical magazine, 103(3), 132-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/00369228718736710

Gauged river runoff records extend only over limited timespans, mostly commencing post-1940. Historical sources can provide additional material to assist in extending the hydrological record into the nineteenth century and earlier. Such sources vary,... Read More about Sources for establishing a Historic Flood Chronology (Pre-1940) within Scottish River Catchments.

The use of long-term rainfall records for augmenting historic flood series: A case study on the upper Dee, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (1987)
Journal Article
McEwen, L. J. (1987). The use of long-term rainfall records for augmenting historic flood series: A case study on the upper Dee, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Transactions- Royal Society of Edinburgh, 78(04), 275-285. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263593300011214

Establishing the magnitude and frequency of floods within upland catchments on the basis of short-term gauged runoff records is crucially dependent upon the extent to which the record is truly representative. In the case of the River Dee, upstream of... Read More about The use of long-term rainfall records for augmenting historic flood series: A case study on the upper Dee, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.