David A Robinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 299479 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David A Robinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | David A |
| FAMILY NAME | Robinson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBINSON D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7290-4867 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Duncan Chalmers Ma Frhists (1940–2023)
Policy implications of multiple concurrent soil erosion processes in European farmland
Land use and climate change impacts on global soil erosion by water (2015-2070)
Significance We use the latest projections of climate and land use change to assess potential global soil erosion rates by water to address policy questions; working toward the goals of the United Nations working groups under the Inter-Governmental Technical Panel on Soils of the Global Soil Partnership. This effort will enable policy makers to explore erosion extent, identify possible hotspots, and work with stakeholders to mitigate impacts. In …
Faith and Global Health Practice in Ebola and HIV Emergencies
We examined the relationship between religion and health by highlighting the influences of religion on the response to the 2014 to 2016 Ebola outbreak and the global HIV epidemic. We recounted the influences of religion on burial practices developed as an infection control measure during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. We also explored the influence of religion on community outreach and health education. We examined faith-based responses to th…
Changing snow depth in the Great Lakes basin (USA)
Snow Cover
Snow covers approximately 30% of the earth's land surface on a seasonal basis, with additional coverage over alpine glaciers, polar ice sheets, and sea ice. The physical characteristics of a snow‐covered landscape, including its influence on surface reflectance, result in snow playing a critical role in the climate system. The water content of a snowpack is important to the hydrologic regime in many locations, whether serving as a reservoir or as…
An assessment of the global impact of 21st century land use change on soil erosion
Human activity and related land use change are the primary cause of accelerated soil erosion, which has substantial implications for nutrient and carbon cycling, land productivity and in turn, worldwide socio-economic conditions. Here we present an unprecedentedly high resolution (250 × 250 m) global potential soil erosion model, using a combination of remote sensing, GIS modelling and census data. We challenge the previous annual soil erosion re…
Spring land temperature anomalies in northwestern US and the summer drought over Southern Plains and adjacent areas
Recurrent drought and associated heatwave episodes are important features of the US climate. Many studies have examined the connection between ocean surface temperature changes and conterminous US droughts. However, remote effects of large-scale land surface temperature variability, over shorter but still considerable distances, on US regional droughts have been largely ignored. The present study combines two types of evidence to address these ef…
Stocks and flows of natural and human-derived capital in ecosystem services
There is growing interest in the role that natural capital plays in underpinning ecosystem services. Yet, there remain differences and inconsistencies in the conceptualisation of capital and ecosystem services and the role that humans play in their delivery. Using worked examples in a stocks and flows systems approach, we show that both natural capital (NC) and human-derived (produced, human, social, cultural, financial) capital (HDC) are necessa…
New satellite climate data records indicate strong coupling between recent frozen season changes and snow cover over high northern latitudes
We examined new satellite climate data records documenting frozen (FR) season and snow cover extent (SCE) changes from 1979 to 2011 over all northern vegetated land areas (≥45 °N). New insight on the spatial and temporal characteristics of seasonal FR ground and snowpack melt changes were revealed by integrating the independent FR and SCE data records. Similar decreasing trends in annual FR and SCE durations coincided with widespread warming (0.4…
Understanding Greenland ice sheet hydrology using an integrated multi-scale approach
Improved understanding of Greenland ice sheet hydrology is critically important for assessing its impact on current and future ice sheet dynamics and global sea level rise. This has motivated the collection and integration of in situ observations, model development, and remote sensing efforts to quantify meltwater production, as well as its phase changes, transport, and export. Particularly urgent is a better understanding of albedo feedbacks lea…
India in Africa
Multiple Effects of Changes in Arctic Snow Cover
The Changing Face of Arctic Snow Cover
The Tenth Parallel
On the natural capital and ecosystem services of soils
Spring snow melt timing and changes over Arctic lands
Spring snow cover over Arctic lands has, on average, melted approximately 4–7 days earlier since the late 1980s compared to the previous 20 years. The earlier disappearance of snow has been identified in non-mountainous regions at the 60° and 70°N parallels over Eurasia and North America using visible satellite observations of continental snow cover extent (SCE) mapped by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The change was …
Retreat of Chalk cliffs in the eastern English Channel during the last century
The retreat of chalk cliffs fringing the eastern English Channel contributes shingle to the beaches which helps to protect the cliffs and slow down erosion. Conversely, cliff retreat endangers settlements and infrastructure on the clifftop. Rates of retreat have been calculated by a variety of methods over the past century, but no attempt has been made to provide a complete coverage that allows for a true comparison of retreat rates over the enti…
Soil Erosion and Conservation
Land in African Farming Systems
The human impact of climate uncertainty
Soil erosion and flooding
Soil erosion, soil conservation and agricultural policy for arable land in the U.K
Anatomy, Physiology and Psychology of Erosion
Frost and Salt Weathering of Chalk Shore Platforms near Brighton, Sussex, U. K
Extensive spalling and cracking of chalk exposed in cliffs and on shore platforms in the vicinity of Brighton was observed during severe weather in January 1985. Quadrat analysis of the shore platforms is used to show a progressive downshore decline in the frequency of spalling. Laboratory simulations of tidal cycles support the field evidence that chalk exposed on the upper reaches of the platforms would have been subject to destructive freeze-t…
The Changing Face of Arctic Snow Cover
Stocks and flows of natural and human-derived capital in ecosystem services
There is growing interest in the role that natural capital plays in underpinning ecosystem services. Yet, there remain differences and inconsistencies in the conceptualisation of capital and ecosystem services and the role that humans play in their delivery. Using worked examples in a stocks and flows systems approach, we show that both natural capital (NC) and human-derived (produced, human, social, cultural, financial) capital (HDC) are necessa…
Multiple Effects of Changes in Arctic Snow Cover
Faith and Global Health Practice in Ebola and HIV Emergencies
We examined the relationship between religion and health by highlighting the influences of religion on the response to the 2014 to 2016 Ebola outbreak and the global HIV epidemic. We recounted the influences of religion on burial practices developed as an infection control measure during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. We also explored the influence of religion on community outreach and health education. We examined faith-based responses to th…
Soil erosion, soil conservation and agricultural policy for arable land in the U.K
Soil Erosion and Conservation
Soil erosion and flooding
Peru in Four Dimensions
Peru in Four Dimensions
Conference news
Frost and Salt Weathering of Chalk Shore Platforms near Brighton, Sussex, U. K
Extensive spalling and cracking of chalk exposed in cliffs and on shore platforms in the vicinity of Brighton was observed during severe weather in January 1985. Quadrat analysis of the shore platforms is used to show a progressive downshore decline in the frequency of spalling. Laboratory simulations of tidal cycles support the field evidence that chalk exposed on the upper reaches of the platforms would have been subject to destructive freeze-t…
Anatomy, Physiology and Psychology of Erosion
Soil erosion, soil conservation and agricultural policy for arable land in the U.K
Soil erosion and flooding
The human impact of climate uncertainty
Land in African Farming Systems
Soil Erosion and Conservation
Retreat of Chalk cliffs in the eastern English Channel during the last century
The retreat of chalk cliffs fringing the eastern English Channel contributes shingle to the beaches which helps to protect the cliffs and slow down erosion. Conversely, cliff retreat endangers settlements and infrastructure on the clifftop. Rates of retreat have been calculated by a variety of methods over the past century, but no attempt has been made to provide a complete coverage that allows for a true comparison of retreat rates over the enti…
Spring snow melt timing and changes over Arctic lands
Spring snow cover over Arctic lands has, on average, melted approximately 4–7 days earlier since the late 1980s compared to the previous 20 years. The earlier disappearance of snow has been identified in non-mountainous regions at the 60° and 70°N parallels over Eurasia and North America using visible satellite observations of continental snow cover extent (SCE) mapped by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The change was …
On the natural capital and ecosystem services of soils
Multiple Effects of Changes in Arctic Snow Cover
The Changing Face of Arctic Snow Cover
The Tenth Parallel
India in Africa
Understanding Greenland ice sheet hydrology using an integrated multi-scale approach
Improved understanding of Greenland ice sheet hydrology is critically important for assessing its impact on current and future ice sheet dynamics and global sea level rise. This has motivated the collection and integration of in situ observations, model development, and remote sensing efforts to quantify meltwater production, as well as its phase changes, transport, and export. Particularly urgent is a better understanding of albedo feedbacks lea…
New satellite climate data records indicate strong coupling between recent frozen season changes and snow cover over high northern latitudes
We examined new satellite climate data records documenting frozen (FR) season and snow cover extent (SCE) changes from 1979 to 2011 over all northern vegetated land areas (≥45 °N). New insight on the spatial and temporal characteristics of seasonal FR ground and snowpack melt changes were revealed by integrating the independent FR and SCE data records. Similar decreasing trends in annual FR and SCE durations coincided with widespread warming (0.4…
Spring land temperature anomalies in northwestern US and the summer drought over Southern Plains and adjacent areas
Recurrent drought and associated heatwave episodes are important features of the US climate. Many studies have examined the connection between ocean surface temperature changes and conterminous US droughts. However, remote effects of large-scale land surface temperature variability, over shorter but still considerable distances, on US regional droughts have been largely ignored. The present study combines two types of evidence to address these ef…
Stocks and flows of natural and human-derived capital in ecosystem services
There is growing interest in the role that natural capital plays in underpinning ecosystem services. Yet, there remain differences and inconsistencies in the conceptualisation of capital and ecosystem services and the role that humans play in their delivery. Using worked examples in a stocks and flows systems approach, we show that both natural capital (NC) and human-derived (produced, human, social, cultural, financial) capital (HDC) are necessa…
Snow Cover
Snow covers approximately 30% of the earth's land surface on a seasonal basis, with additional coverage over alpine glaciers, polar ice sheets, and sea ice. The physical characteristics of a snow‐covered landscape, including its influence on surface reflectance, result in snow playing a critical role in the climate system. The water content of a snowpack is important to the hydrologic regime in many locations, whether serving as a reservoir or as…
An assessment of the global impact of 21st century land use change on soil erosion
Human activity and related land use change are the primary cause of accelerated soil erosion, which has substantial implications for nutrient and carbon cycling, land productivity and in turn, worldwide socio-economic conditions. Here we present an unprecedentedly high resolution (250 × 250 m) global potential soil erosion model, using a combination of remote sensing, GIS modelling and census data. We challenge the previous annual soil erosion re…
Faith and Global Health Practice in Ebola and HIV Emergencies
We examined the relationship between religion and health by highlighting the influences of religion on the response to the 2014 to 2016 Ebola outbreak and the global HIV epidemic. We recounted the influences of religion on burial practices developed as an infection control measure during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. We also explored the influence of religion on community outreach and health education. We examined faith-based responses to th…
Changing snow depth in the Great Lakes basin (USA)
Geography (19 works) · Environmental Science (16 works) · Geology (12 works) · Climate change (8 works) · Physical geography (8 works) · Agriculture (7 works) · Climatology (7 works) · Cryospheric studies and observations (7 works) · Erosion (7 works) · Geology (7 works)