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Dr Nick Chappell FRGS, FHEA

Reader in Hydrological Processes, Senior Lecturer

  1. 2025
  2. Published

    Pastureland interventions for effective flood mitigation and farmer co-delivery by NbS: Tebay case study, UK

    Chappell, N., 15/04/2025, In: Hydrolink. 2025, 1, p. 23-27 5 p., 31792.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineContribution to Magazine with ISSN

  3. E-pub ahead of print

    Using an innovative Catchment Nutrient Balancing (CNB) approach to improve river water quality: A case study from rural sub catchment in Cumbria, United Kingdom

    Rajapaksha, N. S., Aboobakar, A., Airton, J., Chappell, N. A., Hibbert, N., Mindham, D. & Dyer, A., 1/08/2025, In: Water Research. 281, 123586.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. 2024
  5. Published

    Quantifying rain-driven NO 3 -N dynamics in headwater: value of applying SISO system identification to multiple variables monitored at the same high frequency

    Chappell, N. A., 16/09/2024, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 12, 1473726.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Nature-based solutions for effective flood mitigation: potential design criteria

    Chappell, N. A. & Beven, K. J., 1/07/2024, In: Environmental Research Letters. 19, 7, 074006.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    NFM Glossary: A glossary of terms used in Natural Flood Management developed during the NERC NFM programme 2017-2023

    Chappell, N., Edokpa, D., Badjana, H. M., Beven, K., Nesbit, T. & Cloke, H. L., 2/05/2024, https://zenodo.org/records/11104949: Zenodo. 37 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsCommissioned report

  8. Published

    The importance of retention times in Natural Flood Management interventions

    Follett, E., Beven, K., Hankin, B., Mindham, D. & Chappell, N., 18/04/2024, In: Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. 385, p. 197-201 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    UPH Problem 20 – reducing uncertainty in model prediction: a model invalidation approach based on a Turing-like test

    Beven, K., Page, T., Smith, P., Kretzschmar, A., Hankin, B. & Chappell, N., 18/04/2024, In: Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. 385, p. 129-134 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. 2023
  11. Published

    Illustrating the value of presenting NERC NFM programme findings as effective volumes at flood peaks, flood damages avoided and learning on soil as an NFM tool. NERC NFM Report Card

    Chappell, N., Evans, M., Hammond, J., Hankin, B., Johnston, A. & Adekanmbi, A. A., 31/08/2023, Zenodo. 69 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsCommissioned report

  12. Published

    Technical note: The CREDIBLE Uncertainty Estimation (CURE) toolbox: facilitating the communication of epistemic uncertainty

    Page, T., Smith, P., Beven, K., Pianosi, F., Sarrazin, F., Almeida, S., Holcombe, L., Freer, J., Chappell, N. & Wagener, T., 11/07/2023, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 27, 13, p. 2523-2534 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Stormflow Response and “Effective” Hydraulic Conductivity of a Degraded Tropical Imperata Grassland Catchment as Evaluated With Two Infiltration Models

    Cheng, Z., Zhang, J., Yu, B., Chappell, N. A., van Meerveld, H. J. & Bruijnzeel, L. A., 31/05/2023, In: Water Resources Research. 59, 5, 21 p., e2022WR033625.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Invasion of natural grasslands by exotic trees increases flood risks in mountainous landscapes in South India

    Nayak, R. R., Krishnaswamy, J., Vaidyanathan, S., Chappell, N. A. & Bhalla, R. S., 28/02/2023, In: Journal of Hydrology. 617, Part A, 12 p., 128944.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    Rainfall-streamflow response times for diverse upland UK micro-basins: quantifying hydrographs to identify the nonlinearity of storm response

    Mindham, D., Beven, K. & Chappell, N., 1/02/2023, In: Hydrology Research. 54, 2, p. 233-244 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. 2022
  17. Published

    Deciding on fitness‐for‐purpose ‐ of models and of natural flood management

    Beven, K., Page, T., Hankin, B., Smith, P., Kretzschmar, A., Mindham, D. & Chappell, N., 30/11/2022, In: Hydrological Processes. 36, 11, 40 p., e14752.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Interpolation of rainfall observations during extreme rainfall events in complex mountainous terrain

    Page, T., Beven, K., Hankin, B. & Chappell, N., 30/11/2022, In: Hydrological Processes. 36, 11, 21 p., e14758.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    On (in)validating environmental models. 2. Implementation of a Turing‐like Test to modelling hydrological processes

    Beven, K., Lane, S., Page, T., Kretzschmar, A., Hankin, B., Smith, P. & Chappell, N., 31/10/2022, In: Hydrological Processes. 36, 10, 16 p., e14703.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. 2021
  21. Published

    Using micro-catchment experiments for multi-local scale modelling of nature-based solutions

    Hankin, B., Page, T. J. C., Chappell, N. A., Beven, K. J., Smith, P. J., Kretzschmar, A. & Lamb, R., 18/11/2021, In: Hydrol. Processes. 35, 11, 17 p., e14418.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    How can we plan resilient systems of nature-based mitigation measures in larger catchments for flood risk reduction now and in the future?

    Hankin, B., Page, T., McShane, G., Chappell, N., Spray, C., Black, A. & Comins, L., 31/08/2021, In: Water Security. 13, 8 p., 100091.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Perceptual perplexity and parameter parsimony

    Beven, K. J. & Chappell, N. A., 31/07/2021, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 8, 4, e1530.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Knowledge gaps in our perceptual model of Great Britain's hydrology

    Wagener, T., Dadson, S. J., Hannah, D. M., Coxon, G., Beven, K., Bloomfield, J. P., Buytaert, W., Cloke, H., Bates, P., Holden, J., Parry, L., Lamb, R., Chappell, N. A., Fry, M. & Old, G., 13/07/2021, In: Hydrological Processes. 35, 7, 13 p., e14288.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    The effect of hedgerow wild-margins on topsoil hydraulic properties, and overland-flow incidence, magnitude and water-quality

    Wallace, E. E., McShane, G., Tych, W., Kretzschmar, A., McCann, T. & Chappell, N. A., 31/03/2021, In: Hydrological Processes. 35, 3, 21 p., e14098.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. 2020
  27. Published

    Assessing the significance of wet-canopy evaporation from forests during extreme rainfall events for flood mitigation in mountainous regions of the United Kingdom

    Page, T., Chappell, N. A., Beven, K. J., Hankin, B. & Kretzschmar, A., 30/11/2020, In: Hydrological Processes. 34, 24, p. 4740-4754 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    A statistical comparison of spatio-temporal surface moisture patterns beneath a semi-natural grassland and permanent pasture: From drought to saturation

    Wallace, E. & Chappell, N., 30/06/2020, In: Hydrological Processes. 34, 13, p. 3000-3020 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    The spatiotemporal dynamics of surface soil moisture within upland grassland ecosystems

    Wallace, E. & Chappell, N., 9/03/2020.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  30. Published

    Developing observational methods to drive future hydrological science: Can we make a start as a community?

    Beven, K., Asadullah, A., Bates, P., Blyth, E., Chappell, N., Child, S., Cloke, H., Dadson, S., Everard, N., Fowler, H. J., Freer, J., Hannah, D. M., Heppell, K., Holden, J., Lamb, R., Lewis, H., Morgan, G., Parry, L. & Wagener, T., 30/01/2020, In: Hydrological Processes. 34, 3, p. 868-873 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. 2019
  32. Published

    Hydrological functioning of cattle ranching impoundments in the Dry Chaco rangelands of Argentina

    Magliano, P. N., Mindham, D., Tych, W., Murray, F., Nosetto, M. D., Jobbágy, E. G., Niborski, M. J., Rufino, M. C. & Chappell, N. A., 1/12/2019, In: Hydrology Research. 50, 6, p. 1596-1608 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    Integration of hillslope hydrology and 2D hydraulic modelling for natural flood management

    Hankin, B., Metcalfe, P., Beven, K. & Chappell, N., 1/12/2019, In: Hydrology Research. 50, 6, p. 1535-1548 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Blade Aeration Effects on Near-surface Permeability and Overland-flow Likelihood on Two Stagnosol Pastures in Cumbria, UK

    Wallace, E. & Chappell, N., 30/09/2019, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 48, 6, p. 1766-1774 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Quantifying flood mitigation and water-quality benefits provided by pasture interventions within the Leith, Lowther and Petteril catchments

    Wallace, E., Chappell, N., Tych, W., Quinton, J., Dyer, A., Kidd, S. & Dahl, L., 24/04/2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Poster

  36. Published

    Water balance in a neotropical forest catchment of southeastern Brazil

    Mello, C. R., Avila, L. F., Lin, H., Terra, M. C. & Chappell, N. A., 02/2019, In: CATENA. 173, p. 9-21 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. 2018
  38. Published

    Extended State Dependent Parameter modelling with a Data-Based Mechanistic approach to nonlinear model structure identification

    Mindham, D. A., Tych, W. & Chappell, N. A., 06/2018, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 104, p. 81-93 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Mapping the potential for Working with Natural Processes – technical report. SC150005/R6

    Hankin, B., Chappell, N. A., Page, T. J. C., Kipling, K., Whitling, M. & Burgess-Gamble, L., 01/2018, Environment Agency. 77 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsCommissioned report

  40. 2017
  41. Published

    Sampling frequency for water quality variables in streams: systems analysis to quantify minimum monitoring rates

    Chappell, N. A., Jones, T. D. & Tych, W., 15/10/2017, In: Water Research. 123, p. 49-57 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  42. Published

    Strategies for testing the impact of natural flood risk management measures

    Hankin, B., Metcalfe, P. W., Johnson, D., Chappell, N. A., Page, T. J. C., Craigen, I., Lamb, R. & Beven, K. J., 30/08/2017, Flood Risk Management. Hromadka, T. & Rao, P. (eds.). InTech, p. 1-39 39 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  43. Published

    Role of rainstorm intensity underestimated by data-derived flood models: emerging global evidence from subsurface-dominated watersheds

    Chappell, N. A., Jones, T. D., Tych, W. & Krishnaswamy, J., 02/2017, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 88, p. 1-9 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Hydrology in practice

    Shaw, E. M., Beven, K. J., Chappell, N. A. & Lamb, R., 1/01/2017, 4th ed. ed. CRC Press. 543 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  45. 2016
  46. Published

    Reversing hydrology: quantifying the temporal aggregation effect of catchment rainfall estimation using sub-hourly data

    Kretzschmar, A., Tych, W., Chappell, N. & Beven, K., 06/2016, In: Hydrology Research. 47, 3, p. 630-645 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Quantification of the effect of forest harvesting versus climate on streamflow cycles and trends in an evergreen broadleaf catchment.

    Kabeya, N., Chappell, N. A., Tych, W., Shimizu, A., Asano, S. & Hagino, H., 25/04/2016, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 61, 9, p. 1716-1727 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published
  49. Published

    The challenges of linking ecosystem services to biodiversity: lessons from a large-scale freshwater study

    Durance, I., Bruford, M. W., Chalmers, R., Chappell, N. A., Christie, M., Cosby, B. J., Noble, D., Ormerod, S. J., Prosser, H., Weightman, A. & Woodward, G., 2016, Ecosystem services: from biodiversity to society, Part 2. Woodward, G. & Bohan, D. A. (eds.). Elsevier, p. 87-134 47 p. (Advances in Ecological Research; vol. 54).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  50. Published

    What really happens at the end of the rainbow? paying the price for reducing uncertainty (using reverse hydrology models)

    Kretzschmar, A., Tych, W., Chappell, N. A. & Beven, K. J., 2016, In: Procedia Engineering. 154, p. 1333-1340 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  51. 2015
  52. Published

    Data Based Mechanistic modelling optimal utilisation of raingauge data for rainfall-riverflow modelling of sparsely gauged tropical basin in Ghana

    Ampadu, B., Chappell, N. A. & Tych, W., 08/2015, In: Mathematical Theory and Modeling. 5, 8, p. 29-49 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  53. 2014
  54. Published

    Streamflow and hydrogen ion interrelationships identified using data-based mechanistic modelling of high frequency observations through contiguous storms.

    Jones, T. & Chappell, N. A., 12/2014, In: Hydrology Research. 45, 6, p. 868-892 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  55. Published

    Reversing hydrology: estimation of sub-hourly rainfall time-series from streamflow

    Kretzschmar, A., Tych, W. & Chappell, N. A., 10/2014, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 60, p. 290-301 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  56. Published

    Atmospheric deposition versus rock weathering in the control of streamwater chemistry in a tropical rain-forest catchment in Malaysian Borneo

    Yamashita, N., Sase, H., Kobayashi, R., Peng, L. K., Hanapi, J. M., Uchiyama, S., Urban, S., Ying-Ying, T., Muhamad, M., Gidiman, J. & Chappell, N. A., 09/2014, In: Journal of Tropical Ecology. 30, 5, p. 481-492 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  57. Published

    Quantifying the differential contributions of deep groundwater to streamflow in nested basins, using both water quality characteristics and water balance

    Ockenden, M., Chappell, N. & Neal, C., 04/2014, In: Hydrology Research. 45, 2, p. 200-212 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  58. Published

    Mobilization of optically invisible dissolved organic matter (iDOM) in response to rainstorm events in a tropical forest headwater river.

    Pereira, R., Bovolo, C. I., Spencer, R. G. M., Hernes, P. J., Tipping, E., Vieth-Hillebrand, A., Pedentchouk, N., Chappell, N. A., Parkin, G. & Wagner, T., 28/02/2014, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 41, 4, p. 1202–1208 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  59. Published

    First dynamic model of dissolved organic carbon derived directly from high frequency observations through contiguous storms

    Jones, T. D., Chappell, N. A. & Tych, W., 2014, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 48, 22, p. 13289-13297 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  60. 2013
  61. Published

    Data-Based Mechanistic modelling of rainfall to riverflow of large nested tropical rainforest catchments in Ghana.

    Ampadu, B., Chappell, N. & Tych, W., 06/2013, In: Canadian Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences. 7, 2, p. 2405-2424 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  62. Published

    Rainfall-riverflow modelling approaches: making a choice of data-based mechanistic modelling approach for data limited catchments: a review.

    Ampadu, B., Chappell, N. & Tych, W., 2013, In: Canadian Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences. 7, 3, p. 2571-2580

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  63. 2012
  64. Published

    Identifying step changes in single streamflow and evaporation records due to forest cover change.

    Chappell, N. A. & Tych, W., 01/2012, In: Hydrological Processes. 26, 1, p. 100-116 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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