Researchers

Earth sciences / KIRKBY, MIKE

mike

Position

Professor
School of Geography
University of Leeds
Leeds, England.

Research interests

All are concerned with the understanding and modelling of landscape processes and its impact on landscape form.

1: Detailed understanding of hillslope sediment transport processes
2: The relationship between hillslope process and form
3: Hillslope and network hydrology
4: Landscape and regional scale models

Prizes and awards

1976: Royal Geographical Society: Gill Memorial Award.

1989: British Geomorphological Research Group: David Linton Award.

1989: Leverhulme Research Fellowship

1999: Royal Geographical Society / Institute of British Geographers: Founder's Medal

Publications

Books

1972 M.A. Carson and M.J. Kirkby. Hillslope Form & Process, CUP

1975 and 2nd edition A.G. Wilson and M.J. Kirkby: Mathematics for geographers and Planners, OUP

1976: M.J. Kirkby (Ed) Hillslope Hydrology, John Wiley

Selected refereed publications (journal articles and book chapters)

2000, Kirkby, M.J., Le Bissonais, Y., Coulthard, T.J., Daroussin, J. and McMahon, M.D. The development of Land Quality Indicators for Soil Degradation by Water Erosion. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 81, 125-36

2001, Schofield, R., Thomas, D.S.G. and Kirkby, M.J., Causal processes of soil salinisation in Tunisia, Spain and Hungary. Land Degradation and Development, 12 (2), 163-181.

in press, M.J. Kirkby, R.J. Abrahart, J.C. Bathurst, C.G. Kilsby, M.L. McMahon, C.P. Osborne, J.B. Thornes and F.I. Woodward MEDRUSH, a basin scale physically-based model for forecasting runoff and sediment yield., Chapter 16 in Mediterranean Desertification: a mosaic of processes and responses, Eds. NA Geeson, CJ Brandt and JB Thornes, John Wiley, Chichester

in press, Kirkby, M.J. Modelling the interactions between soil surface properties and water erosion. (Modelisation des interactions entre caracteristiques superficielles des sols et erosion hydrique). Catena.

In press, Kirkby, M.J., Bull, L.J., Poesen, J., Nachtergaele, J. andVandekerckhove, L., Observed and modeled distributions of channel and gully heads - with examples from S.E. Spain and Belgium. Catena

1978: M.J. Kirkby and R.P.C. Morgan (Ed) Soil Erosion, John Wiley

1986, 1993 (2nd Edition): M.J. Kirkby, P.S. Naden, T.P. Burt & D.P. Butcher. Computer Simulation in Physical Geography

1993 K.J. Beven and M.J. Kirkby (Ed): Channel Network Hydrology, John Wiley

1994 M.J. Kirkby (Ed) Process models and theoretical geomorphology. BGRG Symposium, John Wiley

in press, L.J. Bull and M.J. Kirkby (Ed): Dryland Rivers. John Wiley