GeoSciences PhD thesis and dissertation collection
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High-resolution topography: tools and analysis of the life and death of salt marshes
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-08-03)Salt marshes are grassy platforms that develop on sheltered coasts with high sediment supply. They may be found on sub-tropical shores where they often coexist with mangrove swamps, or in temperate climates where they ... -
Neighbourhood effects, local crime and mental health: longitudinal analyses over the life course
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Mental health conditions are major contributors to global disability and suffering, with a substantial social and economic burden. Besides well-established individuallevel biopsychosocial determinants, emerging literature ... -
Interpreting Earth's top-of-the-atmosphere broadband radiation flux variability using observations and models
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Observed broadband radiation fluxes at the top-of-the atmosphere (TOA) and at the Earth’s surface are determined by a complex network of atmospheric and surface processes. It is imperative that climate models are able to ... -
Cycling of dissolved and particulate organic matter in the ocean west of the Antarctic Peninsula
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the oceans stores as much carbon as the atmosphere for thousands of years. However, our understanding of production, transformation and removal processes of DOM is still incomplete. ... -
Influence of climate change communication on cognitive, emotional and behavioural engagement with adaptation among forest owners in Sweden
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)This thesis examines if, and how, climate change communication can promote individual engagement with adaptation. It tests if communication can affect intrapsychic conditions, behavioural intentions and individual action ... -
Efficient probabilistic inversion of geophysical data
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-03)Estimation of uncertainties is critical for subsequent decision making in all applications of geosciences such as geological hazard analysis and risk mitigation, management and exploitation of subsurface resources, and ... -
Spatio-temporal patterns of volcano-tectonic seismicity in active continental rifts
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Active continental rifts occur because of a complex interplay between tectonic and volcanic processes associated with the incipient creation of a new plate boundary. They have high deformation rates associated with large ... -
Reconstruction of coarse sediment recycling in rivers using cosmogenic nuclides in the Great Plains, USA
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Fluvial systems are regarded as a critical component of earth surface processes because they link the sediment source and the basin. The characteristics of luvial sediments are influenced by tectonic and climatic processes. ... -
Understanding the control of yield formation in two- and six-row winter barley varieties to target disease management
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)To improve the sustainability of cereal production, fungicides should only be applied to crops where they are likely to result in an economic increase in yield or grain quality. In recent times, there has been increased ... -
Bayesian inference in seismic tomography
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)In a variety of scientific applications we require methods to construct three dimensional maps of properties of the interior of solid media, and in the geosciences the medium is usually the Earth's subsurface. For each ... -
Woody plant distributions along an Amazon-to-Andes elevation gradient: evolutionary trends and tendencies
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)With high taxonomic turnover and exceptional levels of endemism, tropical montane forests are one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. The taxa within these forests frequently occupy narrow elevational ranges, ... -
Development and application of diverse modelling methods to evaluate management practices for sustainable beef finishing systems in Scotland
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)In Scotland, cattle production is considered the main agricultural activity, with beef farmers generating the highest proportion of all Scottish agricultural revenue, mainly from the sale of animals for meat production and ... -
Post-caldera eruptions and pyroclastic density current hazard in the Main Ethiopian Rift
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)The eruption of a peralkaline rhyolite magma has never been observed, yet these eruptions are amongst the most common in the Main Ethiopian Rift Valley since 1 Ma and dominate the eruption record of volcanoes that have ... -
Squeezing the sponge: the role of serpentinites in subduction zones
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Subduction zones are the main drivers of global volatile recycling through the supply of water to the mantle wedge which, in turn, triggers arc volcanism. Serpentinites may contribute greatly to this process due to their ... -
Behavioural interventions in conservation conflicts
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-07-03)Conservation conflicts occur when people clash over conservation objectives. They are damaging for biodiversity, livelihoods, and human well-being globally, and are often managed via interventions intended to change ... -
Invasive alien species in urbanised marine environments: management applications of natural and manipulated salinity stress
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-16)The development of the world’s oceans is not only changing the physical appearance of our coastlines, but also the marine communities that inhabit them. Increasing human activity in the seas has contributed to the spread ... -
Systematics, biomechanics and ecology of mammals of the Kilmaluag Formation (Jurassic) of Scotland
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-20)The Middle Jurassic was a pivotal time in the macroevolution of mammals. The earliest mammaliaform branches flourished alongside non-mammalian cynodonts (tritylodontids) and the first crown group mammals. Recent fossil ... -
Advanced techniques for subsurface imaging Bayesian neural networks and Marchenko methods
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-01-23)Estimation of material properties such as density and velocity of the Earth’s subsurface are important in resource exploration, waste and CO2 storage and for monitoring changes underground. These properties can be used ... -
Impacts of anthropogenic aerosols on air quality, climate, and extremes
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-12)Anthropogenic aerosols have significant impacts on global air quality and climate. However, there are still major uncertainties in our understanding of their characteristics and effects, particularly the mechanisms through ... -
Separating polar ionospheric and lithospheric magnetic signals in satellite data
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-12-09)Both the interior of the Earth and near-Earth space contain a variety of interacting magnetic field sources, which together make up the “geomagnetic field”. When a magnetic field measurement is made, either on Earth or ...
