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List of works by James Kirchner

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Getting the right answers for the right reasons: Linking measurements, analyses, and models to advance the science of hydrology

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Moving beyond heterogeneity and process complexity: A new vision for watershed hydrology

scholarly article by J. J. McDonnell et al published July 2007 in Water Resources Research

Catchments as simple dynamical systems: Catchment characterization, rainfall-runoff modeling, and doing hydrology backward

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A double paradox in catchment hydrology and geochemistry

scholarly article by James Kirchner published 2003 in Hydrological Processes

Evidence for nonlinear, diffusive sediment transport on hillslopes and implications for landscape morphology

scientific article (publication date: March 1999)

Catchment-scale advection and dispersion as a mechanism for fractal scaling in stream tracer concentrations

Sediment supply and the development of the coarse surface layer in gravel-bedded rivers

scientific article published in Nature

How old is streamwater? Open questions in catchment transit time conceptualization, modelling and analysis

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Erosional and climatic effects on long-term chemical weathering rates in granitic landscapes spanning diverse climate regimes

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Delayed biological recovery from extinctions throughout the fossil record

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Substantial proportion of global streamflow less than three months old

article by Scott Jasechko et al published 18 January 2016 in Nature Geoscience

Universal fractal scaling in stream chemistry and its implications for solute transport and water quality trend detection

scientific article published on 10 July 2013

Formation of evenly spaced ridges and valleys

scientific article published in Nature

Hydrologic versus geomorphic drivers of trends in flood hazard

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Friction angle measurements on a naturally formed gravel streambed: Implications for critical boundary shear stress

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Erosional equilibrium and disequilibrium in the Sierra Nevada, inferred from cosmogenic 26Al and 10Be in alluvial sediment

scientific article published in 2000

Sensors in the Stream: The High-Frequency Wave of the Present

scientific article published on 29 August 2016

Long-term rates of chemical weathering and physical erosion from cosmogenic nuclides and geochemical mass balance

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Evaluation of bedload transport predictions using flow resistance equations to account for macro-roughness in steep mountain streams

Isotopic evolution of a seasonal snowpack and its melt

Modeling chloride transport using travel time distributions at Plynlimon, Wales

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High-frequency water quality time series in precipitation and streamflow: from fragmentary signals to scientific challenge

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Modulation of erosion on steep granitic slopes by boulder armoring, as revealed by cosmogenic 26Al and 10Be

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Functional relationships between denudation and hillslope form and relief

Spectral signatures of characteristic spatial scales and nonfractal structure in landscapes

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Controls on the spacing of first-order valleys

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Assessing water quality impacts and cleanup effectiveness in streams dominated by episodic mercury discharges.

scientific article published on October 2000

Base Cation Depletion and Potential Long-Term Acidification of Norwegian Catchments

scientific article published on 01 August 1995

Quaternary downcutting rate of the New River, Virginia, measured from differential decay of cosmogenic 26Al and 10Be in cave-deposited alluvium

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Effects of physical erosion on chemical denudation rates: A numerical modeling study of soil-mantled hillslopes

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Response of bed surface patchiness to reductions in sediment supply

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Sharp decrease in long-term chemical weathering rates along an altitudinal transect

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Sulfur isotope dynamics in two central european watersheds affected by high atmospheric deposition of SOx

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Global aquifers dominated by fossil groundwaters but wells vulnerable to modern contamination

Measuring catchment-scale chemical retardation using spectral analysis of reactive and passive chemical tracer time series

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Statistical inevitability of Horton's laws and the apparent randomness of stream channel networks

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Evolutionary speed limits inferred from the fossil record

scientific article published on January 3, 2002

Aliasing in 1/f(alpha) noise spectra: origins, consequences, and remedies.

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The Evolutionary Advantages of Dying Young: Epidemiological Implications of Longevity in Metapopulations

scientific article published on 01 August 1999

Quantifying quartz enrichment and its consequences for cosmogenic measurements of erosion rates from alluvial sediment and regolith

Characterizing structural and lithologic controls on deep-seated landsliding: Implications for topographic relief and landscape evolution in the Oregon Coast Range, USA

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The Gaia Hypothesis: Conjectures and Refutations

A study of solute transport mechanisms using rare earth element tracers and artificial rainstorms on snow

Isotopic evolution of a seasonal snowcover and its melt by isotopic exchange between liquid water and ice

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Heterogeneous geochemistry of catchment acidification

scholarly article by James Kirchner published June 1992 in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Fractal water quality fluctuations spanning the periodic table in an intensively farmed watershed

scientific article published on 7 January 2014

Temperature dynamics of a proglacial stream: Identifying dominant energy balance components and inferring spatially integrated hydraulic geometry

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Interpreting the temperature of water at cold springs and the importance of gravitational potential energy

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The Gaia Hypothesis: Fact, Theory, and Wishful Thinking

The Gaia hypothesis: Can it be tested?

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