Mike Kirkby

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Mike Kirkby is affiliated with the following schools: University of Leeds, University of Bristol, Johns Hopkins University, University of Cambridge

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According to Wikipedia, Michael J Kirkby is a British geographer and Emeritus Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Leeds. Kirkby was educated at the University of Cambridge from which he holds the degrees of BA and PhD. After a lectureship in Geography at the University of Bristol, he was appointed Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Leeds in 1973 and was Chairman of the School of Geography at Leeds three times; from 1978 to 1981, 1984 to 1987 and 1992 to 1995. Kirkby retired from his chair with the title Emeritus Professor in 2002.

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A physically based, variable contributing area model of basin hydrology (1979) (6486)
Hillslope Form and Process (1972) (653)
Testing a physically-based flood forecasting model (TOPMODEL) for three U.K. catchments (1984) (497)
Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective (2019) (401)
THROUGHFLOW, OVERLAND FLOW AND EROSION (1967) (374)
A cellular model of Holocene upland river basin and alluvial fan evolution (2002) (342)
Environmental change in moorland landscapes (2007) (297)
Sediment supply and climate change: implications for basin stratigraphy (1998) (238)
Tests of the random network model, and its application to basin hydrology (1976) (227)
Dryland Rivers: Hydrology and Geomorphology of Semi-arid Channels (2002) (206)
Hillslope runoff processes and models (1988) (202)
Indicators for pan-European assessment and monitoring of soil erosion by water (2004) (200)
The PESERA coarse scale erosion model for Europe. I. – Model rationale and implementation (2008) (198)
Channel network hydrology (1993) (188)
A network‐index‐based version of TOPMODEL for use with high‐resolution digital topographic data (2004) (180)
Sediment slugs: large-scale fluctuations in fluvial sediment transport rates and storage volumes (1995) (179)
Process models and theoretical geomorphology (1994) (177)
Gully processes and modelling (1997) (169)
Measurement and Theory of Soil Creep (1967) (165)
Modelling geomorphic response to environmental change in an upland catchment (2000) (163)
The influence of land use, soils and topography on the delivery of hillslope runoff to channels in SE Spain (2002) (160)
Surface Stone Movement and Scree Formation (1975) (149)
Gully processes and gully dynamics (2009) (147)
Scaling up processes and models from the field plot to the watershed and regional areas. (1996) (139)
PAN-EUROPEAN SOIL EROSION RISK ASSESSMENT: (2004) (116)
Overland flow velocity and roughness properties in peatlands (2008) (115)
Pan-European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment: The PESERA Map Version 1 October 2003, Explanation of: Special Publication Ispra 2004 no. 73, S.P.I.04.73 (2004) (115)
Research, part of a Special Feature on Ecosystem Services, Governance and Stakeholder Participation Anticipating and Managing Future Trade-offs and Complementarities between Ecosystem Services (2013) (114)
Research, part of a Special Feature on Ecosystem Services, Governance and Stakeholder Participation Anticipating and Managing Future Trade-offs and Complementarities between Ecosystem Services (2013) (114)
Use of the Connectivity of Runoff Model (CRUM) to investigate the influence of storm characteristics on runoff generation and connectivity in semi‐arid areas (2007) (113)
The impact of rainstorms on floods in ephemeral channels in southeast Spain (2000) (106)
Farming Systems and Political Growth in Ancient Oaxaca (1967) (95)
Reconstructing flash flood magnitudes using ‘Structure-from-Motion’: A rapid assessment tool (2014) (94)
A climatic index for soil erosion potential (CSEP) including seasonal and vegetation factors (1995) (94)
Comparison of scale and scaling issues in integrated land-use models for policy support (2011) (88)
MEDALUS soil erosion models for global change (1998) (82)
Modelling the interactions between soil surface properties and water erosion (2002) (82)
The future of the uplands (2009) (80)
The future of the uplands (2009) (80)
Application of salinization indicators and initial development of potential global soil salinization scenario under climatic change (2003) (79)
TOPMODEL: A personal view (1997) (79)
Conceptualization in catchment modelling: simply learning? (2008) (77)
Modelling the links between vegetation and landforms (1995) (76)
Quantifying the rate and depth dependence of bioturbation based on optically‐stimulated luminescence (OSL) dates and meteoric 10Be (2014) (75)
The importance of surface controls on overland flow connectivity in semi‐arid environments: results from a numerical experimental approach (2014) (71)
Man-made lakes (1967) (71)
Differences in hillslope runoff and sediment transport rates within two semi-arid catchments in southeast Spain. (2005) (70)
A basis for soil profile modelling in a geomorphic context (1985) (68)
Causal processes of soil salinization in Tunisia, Spain and Hungary (2001) (68)
Computer Simulation in Physical Geography (1988) (67)
The influence of rainfall distribution and morphological factors on runoff delivery from dryland catchments in SE Spain (2005) (67)
Non-linearity and spatial resolution in a cellular automaton model of a small upland basin (1998) (62)
Towards sustainable management of Mediterranean river basins: policy recommendations on management aspects of temporary streams (2013) (61)
Observed and modelled distributions of channel and gully heads—with examples from SE Spain and Belgium (2003) (60)
Mitigating land degradation caused by wildfire: Application of the PESERA model to fire-affected sites in central Portugal (2012) (58)
The fractal geometry of nature. Benoit B. Mandelbrot. W. H. Freeman and co., San Francisco, 1982. No. of pages: 460. Price: £22.75 (hardback) (1983) (57)
The development of land quality indicators for soil degradation by water erosion (2000) (55)
Some factors controlling gully growth in fine-grained sediments: a model applied in southeast Spain. (2000) (53)
Soil development models as a component of slope models (1977) (51)
Hillslope erosion by rainstorms–a magnitude‐frequency analysis (1991) (49)
Mathematics for geographers and planners (1976) (48)
A history of TOPMODEL (2020) (46)
The impact of land‐cover change on flood peaks in peatland basins (2016) (44)
Aspect, vegetation cover and erosion on semi-arid hillslopes. (1990) (43)
LAND MANAGEMENT, FLOODING AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK: NEW APPROACHES TO A VERY OLD QUESTION (2003) (42)
A two-dimensional simulation model for slope and stream evolution (2020) (41)
Modelling Across Scales: The Medalus Family of Models (1998) (37)
Evaluation of the PESERA model in two contrasting environments (2009) (36)
Distance, time and scale in soil erosion processes (2010) (35)
The PESERA coarse scale erosion model for Europe : I – Model rationale and 1 implementation 2 3 (2009) (34)
MAKING LAND MANAGEMENT MORE SUSTAINABLE: EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTING A NEW METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK IN BOTSWANA (2011) (33)
A distributed TOPMODEL for modelling impacts of land‐cover change on river flow in upland peatland catchments (2015) (33)
An evaluation of the pesera soil erosion model and its application to a case study in Zakynthos, Greece (2005) (32)
A Process Based Model of Faecal Bacterial Levels in Upland Catchments (1984) (32)
A Model for Variations in Gelifluction Rates with Temperature and Topography: Implications for Global Change (1995) (26)
A RUNOFF SIMULATION MODEL BASED ON HILLSLOPE TOPOGRAPHY (1986) (26)
Classifying low flow hydrological regimes at a regional scale (2011) (26)
The hurst effect and its implications for extrapolating process rates (1987) (25)
Communicating geomorphology: global challenges for the twenty‐first century (2014) (25)
The MEDALUS slope catena model: a physically based process model for hydrology, ecology and land degradation interactions. (1996) (22)
The physical environment of the Nochixtlan Valley, Oaxaca (1972) (21)
Spatial and temporal evaluation of soil erosion in Turkey under climate change scenarios using the Pan-European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment (PESERA) model (2020) (20)
A model to estimate the impact of climatic change on hillslope and regolith form (1989) (20)
Modelling impacts of agricultural practice on flood peaks in upland catchments: An application of the distributed TOPMODEL (2017) (20)
Seasonal vegetation and management influence overland flow velocity and roughness in upland grasslands (2020) (17)
Landscape modelling at Regional to Continental scales (1999) (17)
10 A Role for Theoretical Models in Geomorphology (1996) (17)
Pan-European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment for Europe: the PESERA Map (2004) (16)
The effect of interactions between rainfall patterns and land-cover change on flood peaks in upland peatlands (2018) (16)
Surface characterisation for soil erosion forecasting (2005) (16)
EROSION MODELLING IN A MEDITERRANEAN SUBCATCHMENT UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS USING PAN-EUROPEAN SOIL EROSION RISK ASSESSMENT (PESERA) (2015) (16)
Adaptive farming strategies for dynamic economic environment (2007) (15)
Ion-exchange resin samplers for the in situ measurement of major cations in soilwater solute flux (1985) (15)
MEDRUSH and the Catsop basin—the lessons learned (1999) (14)
From Plot to Continent: Reconciling Fine and Coarse Scale Erosion Models (2001) (14)
Do not only connect: a model of infiltration‐excess overland flow based on simulation (2014) (14)
A conceptual model for physical and chemical soil profile evolution (2018) (12)
Models in Physical Geography (1987) (12)
Towards a modelling framework for integrated assessment in arid and semi-arid regions (2009) (11)
Modelling the growth of cyanobacteria (GrowSCUM) (1995) (10)
Organization and Process (2006) (10)
Water in the critical zone: soil, water and life from profile to planet (2015) (10)
MEDRUSH: a basin-scale physically based model for forecasting runoff and sediment yield (2002) (9)
Hillslope materials and processes. M. J. Selby, Oup, 1982. No. of pages: 264. Price: £9.95 (soft cover) (1984) (8)
Catchment Hydrology and Sustainable Management (CHASM): an integrating methodological framework for prediction (2003) (7)
Long-term soil erosion plot data to evaluate the PESERA (Pan European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment) approach (2003) (7)
A simulation model for desert runoff and erosion. (1989) (6)
The Alaska earthquake, March 27, 1964: regional effects (1966) (6)
The PESERA-DESMICE Modeling Framework for Spatial Assessment of the Physical Impact and Economic Viability of Land Degradation Mitigation Technologies (2016) (6)
Impacts of Environmental Changes on Soil Erosion Across Europe (2006) (6)
The use of simulation models in teaching geomorphology and hydrology (1988) (6)
Pan‐European Soil Erosion Assessment and Maps (2006) (5)
Modelling hydraulic , sediment transport and slope processes , at a catchment scale , using a cellular automaton approach (1997) (5)
The impact of semi‐natural broadleaf woodland and pasture on soil properties and flood discharge (2021) (5)
Desertification and Development: some broader contexts (2020) (5)
Insights into biogeochemical cycling from a soil evolution model and long-term chronosequences (2014) (5)
Infiltration, Throughflow, and Overland Flow (2019) (5)
The Physical Environment of the Guilá Naquitz Cave Group (2021) (5)
John Thornes and desertification research in Europe (2015) (5)
A model for the evolution of regolith-mantled slopes (2020) (5)
Hill slopes and hollows (1988) (4)
A consistent framework for modelling geomorphic processes and landform evolution (2013) (4)
Evaluation of Plot Runoff and Erosion Forecasts Using the CSEP and MEDRUSH Models (1998) (4)
The Pan-European Soil Erosion Risk Assessment Project (2002) (4)
The Stream Head as A Significant Geomorphic Threshold (2020) (4)
A one-dimensional model for rill inter-rill interactions. (1990) (3)
Erosion by Water on Hillslopes (2019) (3)
Effects of climate change on soil erosion: Estimates using newly-available regional climate model data at a pan-European scale (2010) (3)
Evaluation of PESERA in two contrasting environments (2007) (3)
World Soil Day and earth surface processes (2015) (3)
Characterizing temporary hydrological regimes at a European scale (2011) (3)
Translating models from hillslope (1 ha) to catchment (1000 km2) scales (1999) (2)
Following the curve? Reviewing the physical basis of the SCS curve number method for estimating storm runoff (2021) (2)
Modelling hillslope connectivity and channel interactions in semiarid areas : implications for hillslope restoration following land abandonment (2005) (2)
Dirty work at the crossroads? (1982) (2)
Erosion and deposition on a beach raised by the 1964 earthquake, Montague Island, Alaska: Chapter H in The Alaska earthquake, March 27, 1964: regional effects (1964) (2)
Soil Erosion@@@Assessment of Erosion (1982) (2)
Soil erosion modelling nowadays: insights of a young scientist (2013) (2)
Gully dynamics: initiation and morphology (keynote) (2007) (2)
Fractals: Form, chance, and dimension, Benoit B. Mandelbrot, W. H. Freeman and Co., 1977. No. of pages: 365. Price: U.S. $14.95 (1979) (2)
Impacts of Climate Change on Erosion, Sediment Transport and Soil Carbon in the UK and Europe: Final Report (2010) (2)
Geomorphological field manual. R. V. Dackombe and V. Gardiner. George Allen & Unwin, London, 1983. No. of pages: 254 (1983) (2)
Connectivity and routing of overland flow in TOPMODEL: The SCIMAP Approach (2003) (1)
Overland flow velocity and soil properties in established semi‐natural woodland and wood pasture in an upland catchment (2022) (1)
The Earth's changing face (1991) (1)
Upland grassland management influences organo‐mineral soil properties and their hydrological function (2021) (1)
The production of dissolved organic carbon from blanket peat with respect to soil moisture status: the role of severe drought (2002) (1)
Some examples of spurious correlation in the literature (2021) (1)
The continuity equation slope model and basal boundary conditions: A further comment (1983) (1)
Farming Systems and Political Growth in Ancient Oaxaca, and Aubrey W. Williams, Jr (2017) (1)
D1-4 Report on the assessment of potential of water harvesting (2013) (1)
Modelling the impacts of different flood magnitudes and frequencies on catchment evolution (2001) (1)
Modelling hillslope and channel flows (2019) (1)
Modelling Soil Profiles in their Landscape Context. (2015) (1)
Integrative analysis of results from the four countries (2016) (0)
Editorial Report for 2001 (2001) (0)
Slope Profiles: A Symposium: Discussion (1964) (0)
Use of ‘UKCIP08 Scenarios’ to determine the potential impact of climate change on the pressures/threats to soils in England and Wales. Final Report to Defra, Project SP0571. (2010) (0)
Editorial Report for 2000 (2000) (0)
Mathematics for Physical Geographers, Graham N. Sumner, Edward Arnold, 1978. No. of pages: 236. Price: £6.50 (paperback) (1979) (0)
Introduction: linkages and research priorities (2004) (0)
Editorial report for 2004 (2004) (0)
Overland flow velocity and roughness properties with different vegetation types in peatlands (2009) (0)
Improving temporal resolution in coarse scale erosion modelling (2010) (0)
Time-scales for runoff and erosion estimates, with implications for spatial scaling (2009) (0)
Global report: military HIV. Data shows new HIV indicators. (1998) (0)
Desertification: the broader context (2009) (0)
HP Volume to honor Keith Beven (2017) (0)
Earth surface systems, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1985. No. of pages: 270. ISBN 0–387–15421–3 (1988) (0)
Soil erosion and global change, COST action 623 (2001) (0)
Gully dynamics: initiation and morphology (2007) (0)
Supplementary material to "A history of TOPMODEL" (2020) (0)
Editorial report for 1998 (1998) (0)
Why is there no simple relationship between soil loss and slope length (2010) (0)
A history of TOPMODEL Clean Final Version (2020) (0)
MECHANICS IN THE EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES by Gerard V. Middleton and Peter R. Wilcock, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994. No. of pages: 459. Price: £50.00 (hb); £22.95 (pb). ISBN 0521 441242 (hb); 0521 446694 (pb). (1996) (0)
Connectivity as a dynamic modelling variable (2019) (0)
Environment of the Valley of Oaxaca, Past and Present (1967) (0)
C. E. Thorn 1988. An Introduction to Theoretical Geomorphology . xvi + 247 pp. Boston, London, Sydney, Wellington: Unwin Hyman. Price £30.00 (hardback); £11.95 (paperback). ISBN 0 04 551117 9 (hardback); 0 04 551118 7 (paperback). (1989) (0)
Landscape - Soilscape Modelling: Proposed framework for a model comparison benchmarking exercise, who wants to join? (2014) (0)
Following the Curve? (2021) (0)
Geomorphological techniques. Edited by Andrew Goudie, assisted by John Lewin, Keith Richards, Malcolm Anderson, Tim Burt, Brian Whalley and Peter Worsley. George Allen & Unwin, Hemel Hempstead. Herts. No. of pages: 395 (1982) (0)
Editorial: Earth Surface Exchanges (ESEX) (2004) (0)
Spatial variations in the concentration and speciation of nitrogen in an upland blanket peat catchment (2005) (0)
The impact of land (cid:486) cover change on flood peaks in 1 peatland basins 2 (2018) (0)
Modelling changes in European biomass and runoff (2009) (0)
Runoff generation in SE Spain (2007) (0)
Cliffs and Ramparts: Persistent Steep Slopes in the Landscape (2023) (0)
Storm Rainfall Overland Flow Subsurface Flow Infiltration Saturation Percolation Soil Erosion Solution Concave Profiles Linear Hollows Coarse Soils Fine Soils Concave Hollows Convex Profiles Climate and Vegetation Sediment & Solute Deposition (2002) (0)
Book Review: Landscape erosion and evolution modeling (2003) (0)
Spatial Dynamics of Nitrogen Hydrochemistry in a North Pennines (UK) Ecosystem (2002) (0)
Investigating the impact of land cover change on peak river flow in UK upland peat catchments, based on modelled scenarios (2014) (0)
The influence of land management and seasonal changes in surface vegetation on flood mitigation in two UK upland catchments (2022) (0)
Regionalization in hydrology : proceedings of an international conference held at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, 10-14 March 1997 (1999) (0)
Evaluating the effectiveness of land use management as a natural flood management intervention in reducing the impact of flooding for an upland catchment (2023) (0)
Assessing the biophysical and socio-economic potential of Sustainable Land Management and Water Harvesting Technologies for rainfed agriculture across semi-arid Africa. (2016) (0)
Geomorphology laboratory manual with report forms. Marie Morisawa, Wiley, New York, 1976. Price £5.30. No. of pages: 253 (1978) (0)
Surface wash at the semi-arid break in slope (0)
Editorial report for 1999 (1999) (0)
Science for physical geographers, Donald A. Davidson, Edward Arnold, 1978. No. of pages: 187. Price £5.95 (paperback) (1979) (0)
Runoff Generation and Wash Sediment Transport in Semi-arid and Humid Landscapes (2005) (0)
Hillslope Form and Process: History 1960− 2000+ (2021) (0)
Editorial Report for 2002 (2002) (0)
The GCTE Soil Erosion Network (2002) (0)
Directory of north american geoscientists engaged mathematics, statistics and computer applications. 1988. mathematical geologists of the united states. £2.00 us (1982) (0)
PESERA model application in the Portuguese study areas: Góis and Mação (2012) (0)
Peat form and distribution n acrotelm hydrology and topographic wetness index (2015) (0)
A COMMENT ON “THROUGHFLOW, OVERLAND FLOW AND EROSION” (1968) (0)
Regional estimates of water scarcity and river habitats for southern Europe (2011) (0)
Connectivity of Runoff On Semi-arid Hillslopes (2002) (0)
The use of PESERA modelling to guide the choice of Soil and Water Conservation strategies (2012) (0)
Characterizing Hydrological Regimes at a Regional Scale (2011) (0)
Assessment tools for dryland water resources (2013) (0)
Space and time in landscape modelling (2010) (0)
Do Not Only Connect (2012) (0)
Increasing the potential of agricultural water harvesting in Africa (2014) (0)
Explicit Modelling of Climatic Controls on Hillslope Evolution. (2002) (0)
The making of the earth, edited by Richard Fifield, basil blackwell and new scientist, 1985. no. of pages: 336 (1986) (0)
Semi-arid erosional systems: Case studies from Spain, John B. Thornes, No. 7 in the series of ‘Geographical Papers’, School of Economics, 1976. No. of pages: 79. Price: £3.00 from the publisher (1978) (0)
Editorial report for 2003 (2003) (0)
Editorial Report for 2005 (2005) (0)
The impact of semi-natural woodland and pasture on soil properties and streamflow. (2021) (0)
Modelling the export of dissolved organic carbon from upland peat covered catchments. (2001) (0)
Data requirements for the PESERA model (2000) (0)
Mapping soil erosion hazard/risk in Europe: is harmonisation possible ? (2003) (0)
Stochastic Overland Flow Models for Humid and Semi-arid Conditions (2013) (0)

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