Publications

SUBMITTED 

  1. Slater, L.J., Villarini, G. Identifying the main drivers of streamflow variability in the U.S. Midwest
  2. Villarini, G., Slater, L. (under review) Examination of Changes in Annual Maximum Gage Height in the Continental United States Using Quantile Regression, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
  3. Zhang, W., Villarini, G., Slater, L., Vecchi, G., Bradley, A. (under review) Improved ENSO Forecasting using Bayesian Updating and the North American Multi Model Ensemble (NMME), Journal of Climate 

PUBLISHED

  1. Slater, L.J., Villarini, G., Bradley, A.A. (2017) Weighting of NMME temperature and precipitation forecasts across Europe, Journal of Hydrology. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.07.029
  2. Slater, L.J., Villarini, G., Bradley, A., Vecchi G. (2017) A dynamical statistical framework for seasonal streamflow forecasting in an agricultural watershed,  Climate Dynamics. doi:10.1007/s00382-017-3794-7
  3. Clubb, F.J., Mudd, S.M., Milodowski, D.T, Valters, D.A, Slater, L.J., Hurst, M.D., and Limaye, A.B.S. (2017) Geomorphic delineation of floodplains and terraces from slope and channel relief thresholds, Earth Surface Dynamics. doi:10.5194/esurf-2017-21
  4. Villarini, G., Slater, L.J. (2017) Climatology of flooding in the United States, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199389407.013.123 
  5. Wilby, R.L., Clifford, N.J., De Luca, P., Harrigan, S., Hillier, J.K., Hodgkins, R., Johnson, M.F., Matthews, T.K.R., Murphy, C., Noone, S.J., Parry, S., Prudhomme, C., Rice, S.P., Slater, L.J., Smith, K.A., Wood, P.J. (2017) The “dirty dozen” of freshwater science: Detecting then reconciling hydrological data biases and errors, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews (WIREs) Water. doi:10.1002/wat2.1209
  6. Slater, L.J., Villarini, G. (2016) On the impact of gaps on trend detection in extreme streamflow time series, International Journal of Climatology. doi: 10.1002/joc.4954
  7. Slater, L.J., Villarini, G. (2016) Recent trends in U.S. flood risk, Geophysical Research Letters, 2016. doi: 10.1002/2016GL071199. Featured as a Research Spotlight in Eos (AGU’s weekly Earth Science Magazine).
  8. Slater, L.J., Villarini, G., Bradley, A. (2016) Evaluation of the skill of North-American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) Global Climate Models in predicting average and extreme precipitation and temperature over the continental USA. Climate Dynamics, special collection on the North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) seasonal prediction experiment. doi: 10.1007/s00382-016-3286-1
  9. Slater L.J. (2016) To what extent have changes in channel capacity contributed to flood hazard trends in England and Wales? Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Special Issue Stormy Geomorphology, doi: 10.1002/esp.3927
  10. Slater, L.J. (2015) Changing Channels, Planet Earth. Html version.
  11. Slater, L.J., Singer, M.B., Kirchner J.W. (2015) Hydrologic versus geomorphic drivers of trends in flood hazard, Geophysical Research Letters, 42, doi: 10.1002/2014GL062482. PDF. html. Supplementary material. Media attention: AGUniverse Publication Highlight; U. of St Andrews Press Release; Environmental News Network; The Saint; Swamp School; Geoengineer; Flooding and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Network; Phys.org; Herald Scotland; Science Daily; Environmental Monitor.
  12. Clubb, F.J., Mudd S.M., Milodowski D.T., Hurst M.D., Slater L.J. (2014) Objective extraction of channel heads from high resolution topographic data, Water Resources Research.
  13. Slater, L. J. and Singer, M.B. (2013) Imprint of climate and climate change in alluvial riverbeds: Continental United States, 1950-2011, Geology, doi:10.1130/G34070.1 PDF; html; Supplementary material. Prize for the best student-led peer-reviewed journal article for 2013. Geological Society of America (GSA) Press Release; University of St Andrews Press Release
  14. Piégay, H., Alber, A., Slater, L.J., and Bourdin, L. (2009) Census and typology of braided rivers in the French Alps, Aquatic Sciences, 71(3), 371–388, doi:10.1007/s00027-009-9220-4

THESES

  • Slater, L.J. (2015) Trends in alluvial channel geometry and streamflow: an investigation of patterns and controls, Ph.D thesis, University of St Andrews
  • Slater, L.J. (2007) Caractérisation des rivières en tresses françaises, Master’s thesis, University of Lyon / ENS-lyon >> See Census and typology of braided rivers in the French Alps