Nick Chappell's Publications

2013

Peer reviewed articles:

Ampadu, B., Chappell, N.A. and Tych, W. 2013. Data-Based Mechanistic modelling of rainfall to riverflow of large nested tropical rainforest catchments in Ghana. Canadian Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 7: 2405-2424. view paper (pdf).

Ampadu, B., Chappell, N.A. and Kasei, R.A. 2013. Rainfall-riverflow modelling approaches: making a choice of data-based mechanistic modelling approach for data limited catchments: a review.. Canadian Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 7: 2571-2580. view paper (pdf).

Conference proceedings, reports, etc:

Chappell, N.A. and Jones, T. 2013. Flow path functioning identified from fundamental dynamics in sub-hourly non-conservative stream chemistry. Presentation in session H44B of the American Geophysical Union meeting AGU Fall Meeting 2013 in San Francisco 9-13 December 2013.

Chappell, N.A. and Jones, T. 2013. New data-based mechanistic methodology to quantify hydrological & biogeochemical recovery following forest disturbance using observations monitored from sub-hourly to decadal time-scales. Poster presentation in session H11D of the American Geophysical Union meeting AGU Fall Meeting 2013 in San Francisco 9-13 December 2013.

Kabeya, N., Chappell, N.A., Tych, W., Shimizu, A. and Hagino, H. 2013. Quantification of partial cutting effect on streamflow record in an evergreen broadleaved catchment using UC-DHR analysis. Hydrofractals '13, Kos Greece, 17-19 Oct 2013.

Chappell, N.A. and Jones, T. 2013. Modelling streamflow & water quality within Dwr Cymru Welsh Water headwaters using DBM. Presentation to the British Hydrological Society meeting Data-based mechanistic methods for hydrological modelling & forecasting: research and practice at Lancaster University 11th July 2013.

Jones, T. and Chappell, N.A. 2013. Spectrophotometry within the DURESS project: Sensor maintenance for DOC, TOC, turbidity and nitrate, and preliminary modelling of Llyn Brianne data. Presentation at the Second International Workshop on In-Situ Spectrophotometry, 8 May 2013, Lancaster University, UK (organisers: Nick A Chappell and Tim Jones)

Pereira, R., Bovolo, C.I., Spencer, R.G.M., Hernes, P.J., Tipping, E., Pedentchouk, N., Chappell, N., Parkin, G. and Wagner, T. 2013. Rainforests: Rapid recyclers or efficient storers of carbon? Plenary at the 26th IMOG, Playa de Las Americas (Tenerife), September 2013.

2012

Peer reviewed articles:

Wohl, E., Barros, A., Brunsell, N., Chappell, N.A, Coe, M., Giambelluca, T., Goldsmith, S., Harmon, R., Hendrickx, J., Juvik, J., McDonnell, J., and Ogden, F. 2012. The hydrology of the humid tropics. Nature Climate Change, 2: 655-662 doi: 10.1038/nclimate1556. view paper (pdf).

Chappell, N.A., Bonell, M., Barnes, C.J., and Tych, W. 2012. Tropical cyclone effects on rapid runoff responses: quantifying with new continuous-time transfer function models. In: Revisiting Experimental Catchment Studies in Forest Hydrology, Webb, A.A., Bonell, M. Bren, L. Lane, P.N.J., McGuire, D., Neary, D.G., Nettles, J., Scott, D.F., Stednik J. & Wang, Y. (eds) IAHS Publication 353, Wallingford, IAHS Press. 82-93. view paper (pdf), IAHS volume.

Chappell, N.A., and Tych, W. 2012. Identifying step changes in single streamflow and evaporation records due to forest cover change. Hydrological Processes, 26, 100-116 doi:10.1002/hyp.8115. view paper (pdf).

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

U.S. DOE. 2012. Research Priorities for Tropical Ecosystems Under Climate Change Workshop Report, DOE/SC-0153. U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science (Chapter 11 "Hydrology within Tropical Natural Forests: Implications for Large-Scale Ecosystem Modeling" p77-84 by Chappell, N.A.) view chapter or whole report (pdf).

Chappell, N.A. 2012. Forests. In: Report of the work of the expert group on maintaining the ability of biodiversity to continue to support the water cycle, Report number: UNEP/CBD/COP/11/INF/2. Conference of the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Eleventh meeting, Hyderabad, India, 8-19 October 2012. view section 2 (pdf) or whole UNEP CBD report (pdf).

Yamashita, N., Sase, H., Kobayashi, R., Uchiyama, S., Urban, S., Peng, L.K., Ying, T.Y. and Chappell, N. 2012. Stream water chemistry and internal nutrient fluxes in a Malaysian tropical rainforest. In: Proccedings of the international conference on Biological Reactions of Forests to Climate Change and Air Pollution, Kaunas, Lithuania, 18-26 May 2012. p127 view abstract (pdf).

Pereira, R., Bovolo, C.I., Spencer, R.G.M., Hernes, P.J., Tipping, E., Pedentchouk, N., Chappell, N., Parkin, G., and Wagner, T. 2012. 'Invisible' DOM in hourly-resolved headwater river records from Northern Amazonia. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco (USA), December 2012.

Pereira R., Bovolo C.I., Spencer R.G.M., Hernes P.J., Vieth-Hillebrand A., Chappell N., Franklin A., Parkin G. and Wagner T. 2012. 'Invisible' DOM in hourly-resolved headwater river records from Northern Amazonia: a possible new carbon-nutrient relationship? Organic Geochemistry- Gordon Research Seminar, Holderness (USA), August 2012.

2011

Peer reviewed articles:

Ockenden M.C. and Chappell, N.A. 2011. Identification of the dominant runoff pathways from the data-based mechanistic modelling of nested catchments in temperate UK. Journal of Hydrology, 402, 71-79. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.03.001 view paper (pdf).

Walsh, R.P.D., Bidin, K., Blake, W.H., Chappell, N.A., Clarke, M.A., Douglas, I., Ghazali, R., Sayer, A.M., Suhaimi, J., Tych, W. and Annammala, K.V. 2011. Longer-term responses of rainforest erosional systems at different spatial scales to selective logging and climatic change. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B., 366, 3340-3353 doi: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0054 view abstract (htm), paper (pdf).

Chappell, N.A., Tych, W., Shearman, P., Lokes, B., and Chitoa, J. 2011. River sediment monitoring for baseline and change characterisation: a new management tool for the Ramu River Communities in Papua New Guinea. In: Sediment Problems and Sediment Management in Asian River Basins, Walling D (ed) IAHS Publication 349, Wallingford, IAHS Press. 92-102. view abstract (pdf), paper (colour pdf version).

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Sase, H., Yamashita, N., Luangjame, J., Garivait, H., Visaratana, T., Kietvuttinon, B., Hongthong, B., Urban, S., Leong, K.P., Toh, Y.Y., Majid, N.M., Sanusi, A., Ahmed, O.H., Gandaseca, S., Chappell, N., Ohta, S., Shindo, J., Hayashi, K.,and Matsuda, K. 2011. The EANET challenges on catchment-scale monitoring in Asian forests. In: Proccedings of the International Symposium on Rehabilitation of Tropical Rainforest Ecosystems 2011. 24-25 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur. p131-136. view paper (pdf)

Yamashita, N., Sase, H., Kobayashi, R., Luangjame, J., Visaratana, T., Garivait, H., Kietvuttinon, K., Hongthong, B., Urban, S., Shindo, J., Matsuda, K., and Chappell, N. 2011. A vertical distribution of ion fluxes in wet and dry tropical forest of Southeast Asia. In: Acid Rain 2011, Beijing 15-17 June 2011. view abstract (pdf)

2010

Peer reviewed articles:

Chappell, N.A. 2010. Soil pipe distribution and hydrological functioning within the humid tropics: a synthesis. Hydrological Processes, 24, 1567-1581. view paper (pdf).

Shaw, E.M., Beven, K.J., Chappell, N.A., and Lamb, R., 2010. Hydrology in Practice. Fourth Edition. Taylor and Francis, Abingdon / Spon Press, London.. order paperback, hardback, eBook. Kindle version. 'Hydrology in Practice is the classic introductory textbook for engineering hydrology students who go into practice. This fourth edition covers the methods of the Flood Estimation Handbook, and provides completely revised material on instrumentation and modelling and on hydrological processes. It should suit advanced undergraduates and graduate students of hydrology worldwide, and professionals in environmental protection agencies and consultancies' (Taylor & Francis, Abingdon)

Bonell, M., Purandara, B.K., Venkatesh, B., Krishnaswamy, J., Acharya, H.A.K., Jayakumar, R., Singh, U.V. and Chappell, N. 2010 The impact of forest use and reforestation on soil hydraulic conductivity in the Western Ghats of India: Implications for surface and sub-surface hydrology. Journal of Hydrology, 391, 47-62. view paper (pdf).

Hewitt, C.N., Lee, J., MacKenzie, A.R., Barkley, M.P., Carslaw, N., Carver, G.D., Chappell, N.A., Coe, H., Collier, C., Commane, R., Davies, F., Davison, B., DiCarlo, P., Di Marco, C.F., Dorsey, J.R., Edwards, P.M.,Evans, M.J., Fowler, D., Furneaux, K.L., Gallagher, M., Guenther, A., Heard, D.E., Helfter, C., Hopkins, J., Ingham, T., Irwin, M., Jones, C., Karunaharan, A., Langford, B., Lewis, A.C., Lim, S.F., MacDonald, S.M., Mahajan, A.S., Malpass, S., McFiggans, G., Mills, G., Misztal, P., Moller, S., Monks, P.S., Nemitz, E., Nicolas-Perea, V., Oetjen, H., Oram, D., Palmer, P.I., Phillips, G.J., Pike, R. Plane, J.M.V., Pugh, T., Pyle, J.A., Reeves, C.E., Robinson, N.H., Stewart, D., Stone, D., Whalley, L.K. and Yin, X. 2009. Overview: oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a south-east Asian tropical rain forest (the OP3 project): introduction, rationale, location characteristics and tools. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 10(1), 169-199. view paper (pdf).

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Sase, H., Luangjame, J., Garivait, H., Urban, S., Yamashita, N., Nakahara, O., Kietvuttinon, B., Visaratana, T., Kobayashi, R., Takahashi, M., Hakamata, T., Chappell, N.A., Leong, C.P., Ohta, S., Shindo, J., Hayashi, K., and Matsuda, K. 2010. The EANET challenge on the catchment-scale analysis for the future integrated monitoring. International Forestry Review 12(3), 234-235. view abstract (pdf)

Walsh, R., Bidin, K., Blake, W., Clarke, M., Sayer, A., Ghazali, R., Annammala, K., Chappell, N. and Douglas, I. 2010. Erosion on tropical rain-forest terrain: a re-evaluation in the light of long-term monitoring, aerial photographic evidence and sediment fingerprinting in Borneo. Geophysical Research Abstracts 12, EGU2010-14504. view abstract (pdf)

2009

Peer reviewed articles:

Chappell, N.A., Discenza, A.R., Tych, W., Whittaker, J. and Bidin, K. 2009. Simulating hourly rainfall occurrence within an equatorial rainforest, Borneo Island. Hydrological Sciences Journal 54(3), 571-581. view abstract (htm), or paper (pdf).

Van Dijk, A.I.J.M., van Noordwijk, M., Calder, I.R., Bruijnzeel, S., Schellekens, J., Chappell, N.A. 2009. Forest-flood relation still tenuous - comment on 'Global evidence that deforestation amplifies flood risk and severity in the developing world' by C. J. A. Bradshaw, N.S. Sodi, K. S.-H. Peh and B.W. Brook. Global Change Biology. 15, 110-115. view paper (pdf)

Chen, Y.D., and Chappell, N.A. 2009. Chapter 5.1: Climate regulation of Southeast Asian hydrology. In Critical states: Environmental challenges to development in monsoon Southeast Asia. Lebel L., Snidvongs A., Chen C-T. A., Daniel, R. (eds). Gerakbudaya: Kuala Lumpur. 205-220. view intro (htm), view paper (pdf), book details.

Vongtanaboon, S., and Chappell, N.A. 2009. Validation and interpretation of spatial soil-water modelling in the tropical subcatchments of Mae Cheam basin. In: Hydrology in mountain regions: observations, processes and dynamics, Marks, D., Gurney, R., Hayashi, M., Hock, R., Lehning, M. (eds). IAHS Publication 326, Wallingford, IAHS Press.174-180. view abstract (pdf)

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Chappell, N.A., Thang, H.C., Sinun, W., and Bidin, K. 2009. Practical hydrological protection of tropical forests: Malaysia's scientific contribution. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Nature Conservation in Sabah: the Quest for the Gold Standard, 26-27 November 2007, Kota Kinabalu.Sabah Forestry Department, Sandakan. p132-144 (ISBN 978-983-42418-4-1). view paper (pdf)

2008

Peer reviewed articles:

Chandler, K.R., and Chappell, N.A. 2008. Influence of individual oak (Quercus robur) trees on saturated hydraulic conductivity. Forest Ecology and Management. 256, 1222-1229. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Tangki, H., and Chappell, N.A. 2008. Biomass variation across selectively logged forest within a 225 km² region of Borneo and its prediction by Landsat TM. Forest Ecology and Management. 256, 1960-1970. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Chappell, N.A., Chen, Y.D., Suhaimi, J. and Bonell, M. 2008. Climate regulation of humid tropical hydrology. In Sustainable Hydrology for the 21st Century. Proc. 10th BHS National Hydrology Symposium, Exeter. 172-177. ISBN 1903741165. view paper (pdf)

Chappell, N.A., Bidin, K., Thang, H.C., Douglas, I., Sinun, W., Walsh, R.P.D., Abu Bakar, S.N. and Hanapi J. 2008. Malaysian forestry guidelines for mitigating water quality impacts in rainforests: implications from 20 years of local hydrological science. In Sustainable Hydrology for the 21st Century. Proc. 10th BHS National Hydrology Symposium, Exeter. 431-436. ISBN 1903741165. view paper (pdf)

Ockenden, M., and Chappell, N.A. 2008. The effect of topography, subsurface strata and land-use on observed distributions of soil moisture within a sub-catchment of the River Eden, Cumbria. In Sustainable Hydrology for the 21st Century. Proc. 10th BHS National Hydrology Symposium, Exeter. 202-207. ISBN 1903741165. view paper (pdf)

Chappell, N.A., Suhaimi, J., Sinun, W., Tych, W., Urban, S., and Bidin, K. 2008. Characterising nonlinear effects of canopy & soil-water storage on the tropical water cycle during NERC OP3 campaigns. Presented at the NCAS Atmospheric Science Conference 2008 . 8-10 December 2008, Bristol, UK.

Chappell, N.A., and Sinun, W. 2008. Climate change in Asia: cause, impacts and business responses. Proceedings of the CEOs International conference 2008, 15-17 July 2008, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

2007

Peer reviewed articles:

Sawada, H., Araki, M., Chappell, N.A., LaFrankie, J.V., and Shimizu A. 2007. Forest Environments in the Mekong River Basin. Springer Verlag, Tokyo (ISBN 978 4 431 46500 3). view preface (doc), view book cover (pdf), order book (htm) read online (at Springer)

Chappell, N.A., Sherlock, M., Bidin, K., Macdonald, R., Najman, Y., and Davies, G. 2007. Runoff processes in Southeast Asia: role of soil, regolith and rock type. In: Forest Environments in the Mekong River Basin. Sawada, H., Araki, M., Chappell, N.A., LaFrankie, J.V., and Shimizu A. (eds) Springer Verlag, Tokyo. p 3-23. view paper (pdf)

Chappell, N.A., and Lancaster, J.W. 2007. Comparison of methodological uncertainty within permeability measurements. Hydrological Processes 21(18), 2504-2514. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Chappell, N.A., Tych, W. and Bonell, M. 2007. Development of the forSIM model to quantify positive and negative hydrological impacts of tropical reforestation. Forest Ecology and Management 251, 52-64. view paper (pdf) (Special Issue on 'Planted forests and water')

Chappell, N.A. and Thang, H.C. 2007 Practical hydrological protection for tropical natural forests: the Malaysian experience. Unasylva 229(58), 17-21. view paper in English (pdf), view paper in French (pdf), view paper in Spanish (pdf) (Special Issue on 'Forests and Water')

2006

Peer reviewed articles:

Chappell, N.A., Vongtanaboon S., Jiang, Y., and Tangtham, N. 2006. Return-flow prediction and buffer designation in two rainforest headwaters. Forest Ecology and Management 224, 131-146. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Chappell, N.A., Tych, W., Chotai, A., Bidin, K. Sinun, W. and Thang H.C. 2006. BARUMODEL: Combined Data Based Mechanistic models of runoff response in a managed rainforest catchment. Forest Ecology and Management 224, 58-80. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Bidin, K., and Chappell, N.A. 2006. Characteristics of rain-events at an inland locality in Northeastern Borneo. Hydrological Processes, 20(18), 3835-3850. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Solera-Garcia, M., Chappell, N.A., and Tych, W. 2006. Identification of the distribution of hydroclimatic cycles of field observations in Southeast Asia. In: Climate Variability and Change - Hydrological Impacts, Demuth, S., Gustard, a., Planos, E., Scatena, F., and Sevat, E. (eds). IAHS Publication 308, Wallingford, IAHS Press. 356-361. view paper (pdf) or issue contents

Walsh, R.P.D., Clarke, M., Bidin, K., Blake, W.H., Chappell, N.A., Douglas, I., Ramli, N. Sayer, A.M., Sinun, W., Larenus, J. and Hanapi, J. 2006. Changes in the spatial distribution of erosion within a selectively logged rain-forest catchment in Borneo, 1988-2002. In Soil erosion and sediment redistribution in river catchments: Measurement, modelling and management. Owens, P.N., and Collins, A.J. (eds). Wallingford, CABI Publishing. 239-253. ISBN 0851990509. view paper (pdf), book introduction (pdf) or cover

Chappell, N.A. 2006. Discussion Note: Comments by Nick A Chappell on "Forests and Floods: Moving to an Evidence-based Approach to Watershed and Integrated Flood Management. by Ian R. Calder and Bruce Aylward. Published in Water International 31, Number 1, March 2006: 87-99. International, 31(1) 87-99. Water International, 31(4), 541-543. view paper (pdf)

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Chappell, N.A. 2006. Hydrological impacts of forestry in tropical Asia: recent findings and management implications. Proceedings of Asia Forest Workshop 2006, Kyushu University, Japan, 14-17 November 2006, p2. view abstract (pdf)

Ampadu, B., Chappell, N.A., Tych, W. and Chotai, A. 2006. Climate variability and hydrological impact across tropical Ghana. Presented at the RGS-IBG annual conference 2006, Royal Geographical Society, London, 31 August 2006.

2005

Peer reviewed articles:

Chappell, N.A., and Sherlock, M.D. 2005. Contrasting flow pathways within tropical forest slopes of Ultisol soil. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 30, 735-753. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Chappell, N.A. 2005. Water pathways in humid forests: myths vs observations. Suiri Kagaku (Water Science), 48(6), 32-46. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf in English) or (pdf in Japanese).

Conference proceedings, reports, etc:

Chappell, N.A., Bidin, K., Fowell, M., Solera, M., Tych, W. and Vongtanaboon, S. 2005. Towards a macro-hydrology of the humid tropics: implications for GCM simulations. Abstracts of the Royal Meteorological Society Conference 2005, Exeter University 12-16 September 2005. view abstract (doc)

Chappell, N.A., Sherlock, M., Bidin, K., and Vongtanaboon, S. 2005. Rainfall-runoff processes in Southeast Asian forests. Proceedings of the International Conference on Forest Environment in continental river basins; with a focus on the Mekong River., Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 5-7 December 2005. p1-2. ISBN: 4-902606-09-7. view extended abstract (doc)

Chappell, N.A. 2005. Modelling tropical forest watersheds: setting realistic goals. ETFRN News, 45, 25-28. view article (pdf) or issue (pdf)

Chappell, N.A. and Bonell, M. 2005. Uncertainties in the hydrology of tropical reforestation: beyond 'from the mountain to the tap'. ETFRN News, 45, 8-11. view article (pdf) or issue (pdf)

2004

Peer reviewed articles:

Chappell, N.A., Douglas, I., Hanapi, J.M., and Tych, W. 2004. Source of suspended-sediment within a tropical catchment recovering from selective logging. Hydrological Processes, 18, 685-701. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Boochabun, K., Tych, W., Chappell, N.A., Carling P.A., Lorsirirat K., and Pa-Obsaeng, S. 2004. Statistical modelling of rainfall and river flow in Thailand. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 64, 503-515. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Bidin, K., and Chappell, N.A. 2004. Sub-canopy rainfall and wet-canopy evaporation in a selectively-logged rainforest, Sabah, Malaysia. In Water: Forestry and Landuse Perspectives, A. R. Nik (Ed), IHP-VI Technical Document in Hydrology No. 70, Paris, UNESCO. p69-85. ISBN 9292200305. view abstract (htm) or technical document (pdf)

Chappell, N.A., Tych, W., Yusop, Z. N.A. Rahim, and Kasran, B. 2004. Spatially-significant effects of selective tropical forestry on water, nutrient and sediment flows: a modelling-supported review. In Forests, Water and People in the Humid Tropics, Bonell M. and Bruijnzeel, L.A. (Eds), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. p 513-532. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf) or book details or intro

Chappell, N.A., Bidin, K., Sherlock, M.D., and Lancaster, J.W. 2004. Parsimonious spatial representation of tropical soils within dynamic, rainfall-runoff models. In Forests, Water and People in the Humid Tropics, Bonell M. and Bruijnzeel, L.A. (Eds), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. p 756-769. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf) or book details or intro

Thang H.C. and Chappell, N.A. 2004. Minimising the hydrological impact of forest harvesting in Malaysia's rain forests In Forests, Water and People in the Humid Tropics, Bonell M. and Bruijnzeel, L.A. (Eds), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. p 852-865. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf) or book details or intro

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Chappell, N.A., Tych, W., Chotai, A., Bidin, K. Sinun, W. and Thang H.C. 2004. New approach to modelling water paths in managed rainforests. In Forests and Water in Warm, Humid Asia, RC Sidle, M Tani, AR Nik and TA Tadese (Eds), Disaster Prevention Research Institute: Uiji, 256-259 (ISBN 4-9902142-0-X). view paper (pdf)

Bidin, K., Chappell, N., Tych, W., Greer, T., Douglas, I., and Sinun, W. 2004. Effect of natural climatic cycles on rainfall-stream runoff (P-Q) of a 44 ha catchment recovering from selective tropical forestry. In Forests and Water in Warm, Humid Asia, RC Sidle, M Tani, AR Nik and TA Tadese (Eds), Disaster Prevention Research Institute: Uiji, 204-207. (ISBN 4-9902142-0-X). view extended abstract (pdf)

Vongtanaboon, S., and Chappell, N.A. 2004. DBM rainfall-runoff modelling of large rainforest catchments in Thailand. In Forests and Water in Warm, Humid Asia, RC Sidle, M Tani, AR Nik and TA Tadese (Eds), Disaster Prevention Research Institute: Uiji, 252-255 (ISBN 4-9902142-0-X). view extended abstract (pdf)

Chappell, N.A. 2004. Introduction to coupling meteorology and hydrology. Presented at the joint British Hydrological Society and Royal Meteorological Society meeting Water-Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Zoological Society of London Meeting Rooms, London, 17th March 2004. view presentation (htm) and meeting

Chappell, N.A. 2004. Lessons for sustainable tropical forestry from Danum hydrological research: preliminary findings LEC report to Yayasan Sabah, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK view report (pdf)

Walsh, R., Chappell, N., Clarke, M., Ramli, N., Blake, W., Douglas, I. and Bidin, K. 2004. Long-term multi-scale changes in erosion and sediment transport with rotational selective logging in the Segama catchment, Sabah. Abstracts of the First Asia Oceania Geosciences Society conference, Singapore July 2004. view abstract (pdf)

2003

Peer reviewed articles:

Bidin, K., and Chappell, N.A. 2003 First evidence of a structured and dynamic spatial pattern of rainfall within a small humid tropical catchment. Hydrology and Earth System Science. 7(2), 245-253. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Bidin, K., Chappell, N.A., Sinun, W., and Tangki, H 2003. Net-rainfall and wet-canopy evaporation in a small selectively-logged rainforest catchment, Sabah, Malaysia. In Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Hydrology and Water Resources in Asia Pacific Region, vol 2, p 659-666. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Chappell, N.A. and Tych, W. 2003. Identification of land-use change impacts on tropical hydrological processes. Presented at the Conference on Monsoon Environments: Agricultural and Hydrological Impacts of Seasonal Variability and Climate Change, ICTP, Trieste, 24-28 March 2003. view abstract, abs or conference (htm)

Tych, W. and Chappell, N.A. 2003. New modelling techniques in the analysis of tropical climatic and hydrological data. Presented at the Conference on Monsoon Environments: Agricultural and Hydrological Impacts of Seasonal Variability and Climate Change, ICTP, Trieste, 24-28 March 2003. view abstract (htm) and conference (htm)

Walsh, R.P.D., Clarke, M., Bidin, K., Blake, W.H., Chappell, N.A., Douglas, I., Sayer, A.M., Sinun, W., Larenus, J. and Hanapi, J. 2003. Changes in the spatial distribution of erosion within a selectively logged rain-forest catchment in Borneo, 1988-2002. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Soil Erosion and Sediment Redistribution in River Catchments: Measurement and Modelling in the 21st Century, Cranfield University, Silsoe, 9th-11th September 2003, 37. view book of abstracts (pdf)

Chappell, N.A. and Fowell, M. 2003. Evaluation of GCM simulation of humid tropical hydrology. UGAMP Newsletter, 27, 8-9. view newsletter issue (pdf)

Fowell, M. and Chappell, N.A. 2003. A spatio-temporal methodology for evaluating GCM simulations of tropical water fluxes. UGAMP Newsletter, 27, 9-11. view newsletter issue (pdf)

2002

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Boochabun, K. Tych, W., Chappell, N.A., and Carling, P.A. 2002. Statistical modelling of rainfall and river flow in Thailand. Paper presented at that Global Continental Paleohydrology (GLOCOPH) 2002 Conference, Pune, India, 2-7 December 2002. view abstract (htm)

MacKenzie, R., Chappell, N., Owen, S., Ren C., and Fowell, M. 2002. Club Tropicana: some upcoming areas of UGAMP-related research at Lancaster. UGAMP Newsletter, 26, 11-14. view newsletter issue (pdf)

Chappell, N.A., 2002. Interaction between hydrological and meteorological processes in SE Asia Presented at the UGAMP Tropical Workshop, University of Reading, 6 November 2002 view presentation (pdf) or workshop

Chappell, N.A., and Tych, W. 2002. Climate cycle and land-use change sensitivity of tropical hydrological systems: A precursor to GCM land-use change simulations. UGAMP Newsletter, 25, 11. view abstract (htm) Presented at the UGAMP Annual Conference, University of Cambridge, 10-12 April 2002 view presentation (pdf)

Owen, S., MacKenzie, A.R., Chappell, N.A., and Hewitt, C.N. 2002. Biogenic volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from tropical habitats.UGAMP Newsletter, 25, 27. view abstract (htm) Presented at the UGAMP Annual Conference, University of Cambridge, 10-12 April 2002

Fowell, M., Chappell, N.A., Mackenzie, A.R. and Tych, W. 2002. Land-use change impacts on SE Asian rainfall: Identifying dominant temporal characteristics of rainfall time series.UGAMP Newsletter, 25, 16. view abstract (htm) Presented at the UGAMP Annual Conference, University of Cambridge, 10-12 April 2002

2001

Peer reviewed articles:

Chappell, N.A., Bidin, K., and Tych, W. 2001. Modelling rainfall and canopy controls on net-precipitation beneath selectively-logged tropical forest. In Tropical Forest Canopies: Ecology and Management, K.E. Linsenmair, A.J. Davies, B. Fiala, M.R. Speight (eds), Kluwer : Dordrecht (ISBN: 0-7923-7049-X), 215-229. book details (htm).

Chappell, N.A., Bidin, K., and Tych, W. 2001. Modelling rainfall and canopy controls on net-precipitation beneath selectively-logged tropical forest. Plant Ecology, 153, 215-229. (Special Issue on Tropical Forest Canopies). view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Chappell, N.A., and Bidin, K. 2001. Danum Valley hydrology programme. ETFRN News, 33, 5-6. view text (htm), or issue (pdf).

Chappell, N.A., Tych, W., and Douglas, I., 2001. Inta-catchment dynamics of water and sediment. Trans., Japanese Geomorphological Union, 22(4), C38. view abstract (htm).

Chappell, N.A., 2001. Dominant Flow Path (DFP) approach to flow and transport processes within catchments Presented at the International Conference and Workshop on Environmental Flows, Dundee 26-28 March 2001, Dundee, UK view abstract (htm).

Chappell, N.A., 2001. Evidence of soil instability and erosion along paths and roads in five villages in Central Ghana. Report CRES/QA/EROSION/1/0401/1.1, Centre for Research on Environmental Systems and Statistics, Lancaster University, UK. view report (pdf).

2000

Peer reviewed articles:

Sherlock, M.D., Chappell, N.A., and McDonnell, J.J. 2000. Effects of experimental uncertainty on the calculation of hillslope flow paths. Hydrological Processes, 14, 2457-2471. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Douglas, I., Bidin, K., Balamurugam, G., Chappell, N.A., Walsh, R.P.D., Greer, T., and Sinun, W. 2000. The role of extreme events in the impacts of selective tropical forestry on erosion during harvesting and recovery phases at Danum Valley, Sabah. In Changes and disturbance in tropical rainforest in South-East Asia, (Eds) D.M. Newbery, T.H. Clutton-Brock and G.T. Prance. Imperial College Press, London (ISBN: 1-86094-243-1), 25-37. book details (htm)

Chappell, N.A., McKenna, P., Bidin, K., Douglas, I., and Walsh, R.P.D. 2000. Parsimonious modelling of water and suspended-sediment flux from nested-catchments affected by selective tropical forestry. In Changes and disturbance in tropical rainforest in South-East Asia, (Eds) D.M. Newbery, T.H. Clutton-Brock and G.T. Prance. Imperial College Press, London (ISBN: 1-86094-243-1), 107-122. book details (htm)

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Chappell, N.A., Bidin, K., Sherlock, M.D., Lancaster, J.W. and Vertessy, R. 2000. Parsimonious, spatial representation of tropical soils within dynamic, catchment hydrological models. In Forests-Water-People in the humid tropics, UNESCO-IHP / IUFRO2000 workshop 30 July - 8 August 2000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. view abstract (htm).

Chappell, N.A., Nik, A.R., Yusop, Z., Tych, W and Kasran, B. 2000. Spatially-significant effects of selective, tropical forestry on water, nutrient and sediment flows: a modelling-supported review. In Forests-Water-People in the humid tropics, UNESCO-IHP / IUFRO2000 workshop 30 July - 8 August 2000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. view abstract (htm).

Chappell, B. Ola, B., Hanapi, M.J., and Samat, I.A. 2000. Trees in proximity to canopy access locations: Danum Valley Rainforest Research and Training Programme. CRES Technical report CRES/QA/RS-CAN/1/0008/1.0, Lancaster University, UK. view report (doc)

1999

Peer reviewed articles:

Chappell, N.A., Ternan, J.L., and Bidin, K. 1999. Correlation of physicochemical properties and sub-erosional landforms with aggregate stability variations in a tropical Ultisol disturbed by forestry operations. Soil and Tillage Research, 50, 55-71. view paper (pdf)

Douglas, I., Bidin, K., Balamurugam, G., Chappell, N.A., Walsh, R.P.D., Greer, T., and Sinun, W. 1999. The role of extreme events in the impacts of selective tropical forestry on erosion during harvesting and recovery phases at Danum Valley, Sabah. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. Lond. B,, 354, 1749-1761. view paper (pdf)

Chappell, N.A., McKenna, P., Bidin, K., Douglas, I., and Walsh, R.P.D. 1999. Parsimonious modelling of water and suspended-sediment flux from nested-catchments affected by selective tropical forestry. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. Lond. B,, 354, 1831-1846. view paper (pdf)

Conference proceedings, reports, etc:

Ewen, J., Parkin, G., Sheffield, J., Chappell, N.A., Vaughan, M.D., Thorne, M.C., and Degnan, P.J., 1999. Validation testing of solute transport modelling using SHETRAN: The Calder Hollow Experiments. Nirex Report N/003. UK Nirex Ltd. (ISBN 1-84029-244-X). view summary (htm)

Bidin, K., Chappell, N.A. Sinun, W., and Dalimin, M.N. 1999. Struktur ruang dan masa (spatio-temporal structure) taburan curahan hujan kasar dan bersih kawasan hutan, Pusat Luar Lembah Danum, Sabah, Proceedings of the CFFPR conference 'Water: Forestry and Landuse Perspectives', Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, 31 March to 1 April 1999. view abstract (htm).

Chappell, N.A., Chotai, A. and Bidin, K. 1999. Understanding the affect of rain-storms and selective forest management on riverflow and eroded sediment flows: A statistically acceptable modelling approach. In Proceedings of the CFFPR conference 'Water: Forestry and Landuse Perspectives', Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, 31 March to 1 April 1999. view abstract (htm).

Tahir, W.Z., and Chappell, N.A. 1999. Use of time domain reflectometry (TDR) techniques to monitor soil moisture conditions and slope movement. In Second International Conference on Landslides, Slope Stability and The Safety of Infra-Structures, Singapore,27-28 July 1999, 1-10. view abstract (htm).

1998

Peer reviewed articles:

Chappell, N.A., Franks, S.W., and Larenus, J. 1998. Multi-scale permeability estimation in a tropical catchment. Hydrological Processes, 12, 1507-1523. view paper (pdf)

Chappell, N.A., McKenna, P., Bidin, K., Douglas, I., and Walsh, R.P.D., 1998. Upscaling suspended-sediment flows in disturbed rain forest terrain: role of localised new sources. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on GeoComputation, University of Bristol, 17-19 September 1998. (ISBN 0-9533477-0-2). view paper (htm)

Conference proceedings, reports, etc:

Chappell, N.A., Bidin, K., and Tych, W. 1998. Geostatistical structure of the canopy evaporation from selectively logged forests in Borneo. In Tropical Forest Canopies, European Science Foundation Tropical Canopy Programme Final Conference, Oxford, 12-16 December 1998. view abstract (htm).

Sherlock, M.D., Chappell, N.A. and McDonnell, J.J. 1998 Linking soil type with runoff processes: examples from two tropical rainforest catchments in Southeast Asia. Eos Transactions (Suppl.), H72E-03 (AGU Fall Meeting). view abstract (htm).

1997

Peer reviewed articles:

Chappell, N.A., and Ternan, J.L. 1997. Ring permeametry: design, operation and error analysis. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 22, 1197-1205. view paper (pdf)

Franks, S.W., Beven, K.J., Chappell, N.A., and Gineste, P., 1997. The utility of multi-scale objective conditioning of a distributed hydrological model using uncertain estimates of saturated areas. In A.D. McDonald, and M. McAleer (Eds)., Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM '97), Hobart, 8-11 December 1997, Volume 1, 335-340. view paper (pdf)

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Chappell, N.A. 1997. Pulse-wave and tracer characterisation of hillslope units containing large pipes. Presented at Macropores in soils - the state of the art, British Soil Water Physics Group meeting, 28 May 1997, Imperial College, London.

1996

Peer reviewed articles:

Chappell, N.A., Stobbs, A., Ternan, J.L., and Williams, A. 1996. Localised impact of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) on soil permeability, Plant and Soil, 182, 157-169. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf).

Chappell, N.A., and Franks, S.W. 1996. Property distributions and flow structure in the Slapton Wood Catchment, Field Studies, 8, 559-575. 182, 157-169. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf).

Henderson, D.E., Reeves, A.D., Beven, K.J. and Chappell, N.A. 1996. Flow separation in undisturbed soil using multiple anionic tracers. 2. Steady state core scale rainfall and return flows and determination of dispersion parameters. Hydrological Processes, 10, 1451-1465. view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Chappell, N.A., Lancaster, J.W., and Beven, K.J. 1996. Identification of hillslope-scale preferential flow from pulse-wave tracing. In Proceedings of the 1996 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Denver, Colorado, 28-31 October 1996. view abstract (htm).

Chappell, N.A., Jones, K.C., Beven, K.J., and Beck, A.J. 1996. Preferential flow : experimental evidence and implication for pesticide transport. Presented at Pesticide and nitrate movement in soils with potential for preferential flow, Workshop at Soil Survey and Land Research Centre, Silsoe, 6 November 1996.

1995

Peer reviewed articles:

Sherlock, M.D., Chappell, N.A., and Greer, T. 1995. Tracer and Darcy-based identification of subsurface flow, Bukit Timah forest, Singapore, S. Jnl. of Tropical Geography, 16, 2, 197-215.view abstract (htm) or paper (pdf)

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Sherlock, M.D., Chappell, N.A., and Greer, A.G. 1995. Flow pathway characterization in Bukit Timah forest, Singapore. In Abstracts of the International Association of Southeast Asia Geomorphologists Association, Singapore, 18-23 June 1995.

Thorne, M.C., Bathurst, J.C., Beven, K.J., Burne, S., Butler, A.P., Chappell, N.A., Clayton, K.M. Cliffe, K.A., Ewen, J., Goodess, C.M., Palutikof, J.P., Papaioannou, A., and Wheater, H.S., 1995. Nirex Biosphere Research: Report on Current Status in 1994. Nirex Science Report S/95/003. UK Nirex, Harwell. view report (pdf)

Chappell, N.A. 1995. Identifying the dominant flow-pathway within 0.1 ha field plots: Effects of measurement, spatial and conceptual uncertainty. Presented at Experimental and modelling studies of field soil plots, Pennines Hydrology Group meeting, 8 November 1995 University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. view abstract (htm).

Tahir, W.Z., and Chappell, N.A. 1995. Error identification in TDR-based mositure and conductivity measurements. Presented at Dielectric measurements in soil: Frequency domain vs time domain, British Soil Water Physics Group meeting, 1 November 1995, Silsoe College, Bedford.

Chappell, N.A. 1995. Identification of meso-scale hydrologic response and parameters. Presented at Scale problems in hydrological modelling, British Hydrological Society meeting, 23 June 1995, Birmingham University. view abstract (htm).

1989-1994

Peer reviewed articles:

Chappell, N.A., and Ternan, J.L. 1993. Flow-path dimensionality and hydrological modelling. In Terrain Analysis and Distributed Modelling in Hydrology, eds. K.J. Beven, and I.D. Moore. Advances in Hydrological Processes. Wiley, Chichester. 121- 139. view abstract (htm)

Chappell, N.A., and Ternan, J.L. 1992. Flow-path dimensionality and hydrological modelling. Hydrological Processes, 6, 327-345. view online

Chappell, N.A., Ternan, J.L., Williams, A.G., and Reynolds, B. 1990. Preliminary analysis of water and solute movement beneath a coniferous hillslope in mid-Wales, UK, Journal of Hydrology, 116, 201-215. view abstract (htm) or view paper (high res, pdf) [use right click "Save Target As.."]

Reports, conference proceedings etc:

Chappell, N.A., Douglas, I., Walsh, R., and Bidin, K. 1994. Scaling water and sediment flux across rainforest mosaics. In Proceedings of the Royal Society / UKM conference Development of Research in Danum Valley, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 7-8 December 1994. view abstract (htm)

Chappell, N.A., Beven, K.J., Henderson, E.H., and Holland, M.J. 1993. Dispersivity derivation from core to 3D plot scale experiments. In proceedings of the European Science Foundation workshop Appropriate Scale in Soil Transport Processes, Prague, Czech Republic, 2-6 June 1993. view abstract (htm)

Chappell, N.A., Beven, K.J., Henderson, D.E., and Holland, M.J. 1993. CRES TDR multiplexing. Time Domain Relectometry, British Soil Water Physics Group meeting, Rothamstead, 5 May 1993.

Chappell, N.A. and Binley, A.M. 1992. The impact of rain forest disturbance upon near-surface groundwater flow: modelling of hillslope flow experiments. Annales Geophysicae, 10 (II), c330. view abstract (htm)

Chappell, N.A., Ternan, J.L., Williams, A.G., and Reynolds, B. 1989. Water and solute movement beneath a coniferous hillslope in mid-Wales. Presented at Forest Hydrology, British Hydrological Society meeting 9 May 1989, Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford. view abstract (htm)

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