Earth Surface Processes and Landforms: latest news

New Associate Editors: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

The new associate editors of ESP&L are: Dr Joanna E. Bullard (Loughborough University), Dr Stephen E. Darby (University of Southampton), Prof. Arjun M. Heimsath (Arizona State University), Prof. Michael J. Kirkby (University of Leeds) and Dr Oliver Korup (WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF)

New section in ESP&L: Earth Surface Exchanges (ESEX)

Enlivening discussion and debate amongst the geomorphological community, through rapid handling of short articles subject to only light review, the section has three types of articles:

Letters to ESEX

Take advantage of this new format to get rapid publication of important methodological developments and substantive results. Letters are worked up into a full ESP journal paper after publication. Some published examples:

Tom. J. Coulthard and Marco. J. Van De Wiel, A cellular model of river meandering. Volume 31, Issue 1

Patrice E. Carbonneau, The threshold effect of image resolution image-based automated grain size mapping in fluvial environments, Volume 30, Issue 13

ESEX Commentaries

Academics are encouraged to provide commentaries on particular topics, issues, debates etc. as a means of encouraging both reflection and discussion. These might be based on conference papers or journal articles presented outside ESPL; a theme or topic that has engaged the commentator; or an ongoing concern for the discipline. Some published examples:

Heather Viles, Self-organized or disorganized? Towards a general explanation of cavernous weathering, Volume 30, Issue 11

Michael A. Summerfield, The changing landscape of geomorphology, Volume 30, Issue 6

ESEX Exchanges (discussion papers)

The forum for ongoing discussion and debate, involving contributions to ESP&L. ESEX Exchanges remain open, allowing issues to be revisited in the light of new understanding and experience. Some published examples:

Ian Livingstone, Giles F. S. Wiggs, Matthew Baddock, Barchan dunes: why they cannot be treated as solitons or solitary waves, Volume 30, Issue 2

Veit Schwämmle, Hans Herrmann, Reply to the discussion on Barchan Dunes: why they cannot be treated as solitons or solitary waves, Volume 30, Issue 4