Publications | School of Geosciences | The University of Aberdeen

Long-term groundwater security in the fast-growing coastal megacity of Lagos, Nigeria: insights from distributed recharge simulations

2025 - Accepted/In press

Olabode, O. F., Comte, J.

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Stable water isotopes reveal modification of cereal water uptake strategies in agricultural co-cropping systems

2025

Durodola, O. S., Rothfuss, Y., Hawes, C., Smith, J., Valentine, T. A., Geris, J.

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 381, 109439

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109439
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24822/1/Durodola_etal_AEE_Stable_water_isotopes_VOR.pdf

Spatiotemporal climate change projection and trend analysis using selected downscaled CMIP6 models for water action over awash River Basin, Ethiopia

2025

Legass, A. M., Alamirew, T., Gebrehiwot, S. G., Haro-Monteagudo, D., Berhanu, D.

Environmental Challenges, vol. 18, 101059

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2024.101059
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24925/1/Legass_etal_EC_Spatiotemporal_Climate_Change_VoR.pdf
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Porosity Estimation of the Permo-Triassic Sherwood Sandstone Group Using BNRM and Petrophysical Models

2025

Oguntade, S., Ofterdinger, U., Comte, J., Gee, R., Kynaston, M., Raine, R.

Advances in Geosciences, vol. 65, pp. 189-197

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Online: https://adgeo.copernicus.org/articles/65/189/2025/
Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-65-189-2025-supplement.
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25156/1/Oguntade_etal_AiG_Porosity_Estimation_of_VOR.pdf

Do we need better models or more local knowledge? Assessing the added value of using locally sourced data over larger-scale datasets in regional to local hydrological modelling

2025

Haro Monteagudo, D., Momblanch, A., Smilovic, M., Burek, P.

EGU General Assembly 2023, pp. EGU23-14991

Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-14991

Climate change, coastal heritage digitization, and local community engagement at the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani World Heritage Site, Tanzania

2025

Pollard, E., Bates, R., Comte, J., Graham, E., Lubao, C., Musini, N., Ichumbaki, E.

Journal of Field Archaeology, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 6-21

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2024.2439219

Contrasts in ecohydrological partitioning of heterogeneous urban green spaces in energy-limited versus water-limited hydroclimates

2025

Stevenson, J. L., Tetzlaff, D., Birkel, C., Soulsby, C.

Hydrological Processes, vol. 39, no. 2, e70077

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70077
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24998/1/Stevenson_etal_HP_Contrasts_Ecohydrological_Partitioning_VOR.pdf

Hydrological connectivity drives intra- and inter-annual variation in water quality in an intermittent stream network in a mixed land use catchment under drought

2025

Wang, F., Tetzlaff, D., Goldhammer, T., Freymueller, J., Soulsby, C.

Journal of Hydrology, vol. 648, 132420

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132420
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24875/1/Wang_etal_JH_Hydrological_Connectivity_Drives_VoR.pdf
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Towards more connection in drought and flood management in the transboundary Limpopo basin

2025

van Loon, A. F., Matanó, A., Tirivarombo, S., Artur, L., Day, R., Rohse, M., Mustafa, S., Geris, J., Taylor, S., Bharucha, Z. P., Chirindja, F., Nesamvuni, E., Huhn, A., Nomquphu, W., Ebrahim, G., Comte, J.

Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, a1798

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v17i1.1798
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25217/1/Van-loon_etal_JAMBA_Towards_More_Connection_VOR.pdf

Collective vision-making practice: A long-run dynamic process model for geothermal market transitioning

2025

Ireland, J. F., Palmer, M., Ofterdinger, U., Comte, J.

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 207, 114909

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114909
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24227/1/Fitzpatrick_etal_RSER_Collective_vision-making_practice_VOR.pdf

Examining the complementarity in belowground water use between different varieties and ages of Arabica coffee plants and dominant shade tree species in an organic agroecosystem

2025

Munoz-Villers, L. E., Holwerda, F., Alvarado-Barrientos, M. S., Geris, J., Dawson, T. E.

Agricultural Water Management, vol. 307, 109248

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2024.109248
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24843/1/Munoz-Villers_etal_AWM_Examining_The_Complementarity_VoR.pdf

Understanding the relationship between water scarcity and land use in private water supply catchments – a review

2024

Geris, J., Loerke, E., Valero, D., Marshall, K., Comte, J., Rivington, M., Wilkinson, M.

Commissioned by CREW - Scotland's Centre of Expertise for Waters. CREW - Scotland's Centre of Expertise for Waters. 91 pages

Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

Online: https://www.crew.ac.uk/publications/water-scarcity-land-use-pws
Additional Links: https://www.crew.ac.uk/

Impact of drought hazards on flow regimes in anthropogenically impacted streams: an isotopic perspective on climate stress

2024

Warter, M. M., Tetzlaff, D., Marx, C., Soulsby, C.

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 3907-3924

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-3907-2024
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24877/1/Warter_etal_NHESS_Impact_Of_Drought_VoR.pdf
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Can temperature be a low-cost tracer for modelling water age distributions in a karst catchment?

2024

Zhang, Z., Wang, X., Chen, X., Xie, Y., Cheng, Q., He, Q., Peng, T., Chen, B., Soulsby, C.

Journal of Hydrology, vol. 643, 131947

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131947
Additional Links: View publication in Scopus

Soil and stem xylem water isotope data from two pan-European sampling campaigns

2024 - Accepted/In press

Lehmann, M. M., Geris, J., van Meerveld, I., Penna, D., Rothfuss, Y., Verdone, M., Ala-aho, P., Arvai, M., Babre, A., Balandier, P., Bernhard, F., Butorac, L., Carriere, S. D., Ceperley, N. C., Chen, Z., Correa, A., Diao, H., Dubbert, D., Dubbert, M., Ercoli, F., Floriancic, M. G., Gimeno, T. E., Gounelle, D., Hagedorn, F., Hissler, C., Huneau, F., Iraheta, A., Jakovljevic, T., Kazakis, N., Kern, Z., Knaebel, K., Kobler, J., Kocum, J., Koeber, C., Koren, G., Kubert, A., Kupka, D., Le Gall, S., Lehtonen, A., Leydier, T., Malagoli, P., Manca di Villahermosa, F. S., Marchina, C., Martinez-Carreras, N., Martin-StPaul, N., Marttila, H., Meyer Oliveira, A., Monvoisin, G., Orlowski, N., Palmik-Das, K., Persoiu, A., Popa, A., Prikaziuk, E., Quantin, C., Rinne-Garmston, K. T., Rohde, C., Sanda, M., Saurer, M., Schulz, D., Stockinger, M. P., Stumpp, C., Venisse, J., Vlcek, L., Voudouris, S., Weeser, B., Wilkinson, M. E., Zuecco, G., Meusburger, K.

Earth System Science Data

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2024-409

Linking terrestrial biogeochemical processes and water ages to catchment water quality: A new Damköhler analysis based on coupled modeling of isotope tracers and nitrate dynamics

2024

Yang, X., Tetzlaff, D., Jin, J., Li, Q., Borchardt, D., Soulsby, C.

Water research, vol. 262, 122118

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122118
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Water scarcity in the fast-growing megacity of Lagos, Nigeria and opportunities for managed aquifer recharge

2024

Olabode, O. F., Comte, J.

WIREs Water, vol. 11, no. 5, e1733

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1733
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24485/1/Olabode_etal_WW_Water_scarcity_fast-growing_VOR.pdf
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Using stable isotopes to inform water resource management in forested and agricultural ecosystems

2024

Scandellari, F., Attou, T., Barbeta, A., Bernhard, F., D'Amato, C., Dimitrova-Petrova, K., Donaldson, A., Durodola, O. S., Ferraris, S., Fontenla-Razzetto, G., Floriancic, M., Gerchow, M., Han, Q., Khalil, I., Kirchner, J., Kuhnhammer, K., Liu, Q., Llorens, P., Magh, R., Marshall, J., Meusburger, K., Meyer Oliveira, A., Munoz-Villers, L., Santos Pires, S., Todini-Zicavo, D., van Meerveld, I., Voigt, C., Wirsig, L., Beyer, M., Geris, J., Hopp, L., Penna, D., Sprenger, M.

Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 365, 121381

Contributions to Journals: Review articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121381
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24040/1/Scandellari_etal_JEM_Using_Stable_Isotropes_VOR.pdf

Coupled water-carbon modelling in data-limited sites: a new approach to explore future agroforestry scenarios

2024

Goudarzi, S., Soulsby, C., Smith, J., Stevenson, J. L., Gimona, A., Ramsay, S., Hester, A. J., Aalto, I., Geris, J.

Working Papers and Discussion Papers

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-2258

Future predictions of water scarcity in Scotland: impact on distilleries and agricultural abstractors.

2024

Glendell, M., Blackstock, K., Adams, K., Brickell, J., Comte, J., Gagkas, Z., Geris, J., Haro Monteagudo, D., Jabloun, M., Karley, A., Macleod, K., Naha, S., Paterson, E., Rivington, M., Thompson, C., Upton, K., Wilkinson, M., Williams, K.

CREW - Scotland's Centre of Expertise for Waters. 113 pages

Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

Online: https://www.crew.ac.uk/sites/www.crew.ac.uk/files/publication/CRW2023_05_Policy_Brief_FINAL_2024_06_14.pdf
Additional Links: Report on the NERC open research archive

Toward a common methodological framework for the sampling, extraction, and isotopic analysis of water in the Critical Zone to study vegetation water use

2024

Ceperley, N., Gimeno, T. E., Jacobs, S. R., Beyer, M., Dubbert, M., Fischer, B., Geris, J., Holko, L., Kubert, A., Le Gall, S., Lehmann, M. M., Llorens, P., Millar, C., Penna, D., Prieto, I., Radolinski, J., Scandellari, F., Stockinger, M., Stumpp, C., Tetzlaff, D., van Meerveld, I., Werner, C., Yildiz, O., Zuecco, G., Barbeta, A., Orlowski, N., Rothfuss, Y.

WIREs Water, vol. 11, no. 4, e1727

Contributions to Journals: Review articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1727
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/25215/1/Ceperley_etal_WIREW_Toward_a_Common_VOR.pdf
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Long-term drought effects on landscape water storage and recovery under contrasting landuses

2024

Luo, S., Tetzlaff, D., Smith, A., Soulsby, C.

Journal of Hydrology, vol. 636, 131339

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131339
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24112/1/Luo_etal_JH_Long-term_drought_effects_VOR.pdf
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Relationship between hyporheic and groundwater flow beneath a riverbed with variable topography under gaining and losing river conditions in meandering stream

2024

Wu, P., Comte, J., Zhao, Y., Yuan, Y.

Journal of Hydrology, vol. 637, 131319

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131319

Integrated monitoring and modeling to disentangle the complex spatio-temporal dynamics of urbanized streams under drought stress

2024

López Moreira Mazacotte, G. A., Tetzlaff, D., Marx, C., Warter, M. M., Wu, S., Smith, A. A., Soulsby, C.

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol. 196, no. 6, 560

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-12666-3
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/24107/1/Mazacotte_etal_EMA_Integrated_monitoring_modeling_VOR.pdf
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Prolonged drought periods over the last four decades increase flood intensity in Southern Africa

2024

Franchi, F., Mustafa, S., Ariztegui, D., Chirindja, F. J., Di Capua, A., Hussey, S., Loizeau, J., Maselli, V., Matanó, A., Olabode, O., Pasqualotto, F., Sengweni, W., Tirivarombo, S., van Loon, A. F., Comte, J.

Science of the Total Environment, vol. 924, 171489

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171489
Open Access: http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/22993/1/Franchi_etal_STE_Prolonged_drought_periods_VOR.pdf