James Sample
James has a background in geology with an emphasis on terrain analysis and modelling using GIS. Prior to joining the Macaulay in March 2010 he spent four years working for the British Scenery Project, looking at how geological and geomorphological processes have shaped the UK landscape.
Current research interests
James is currently working with flow and turbidity data from the Lunan Monitored Priority Catchment. The aim is to assess whether continuous measurements from turbidity probes offer a relatively cost effective and useful means of monitoring water quality compared to infrequent spot-sampling.
Bibliography
- Stutter, M.I.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Glendell, M.; Napier, F.; Potts, J.M.; Sample, J.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Watson, H. (2017) Evaluating the use of in-situ turbidity measurements to quantify fluvial sediment and phosphorus concentrations and fluxes in agricultural streams., Science of the Total Environment, 607, 391-402.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Sample, J.; Ibiyemi, A.; Abdul-Salam, Y.; Stutter, M.I. (2017) A tool for cost-effectiveness analysis of field scale sediment-bound phosphorus mitigation measures and applications., Science of the Total Environment, 586, 631-641.
- Jackson-Blake, L.A.; Sample, J.E.; Wade, A.J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Skeffington, R.A. (2017) Are our dynamic water quality models too complex? A comparison of a new parsimonious phosphorus model, SimplyP, and INCA-P., Water Resources Research, 53, 5382-5399.
- Dawson, L.A.; Stutter, M.I.; Cooksley, S.; Sample, J. (2017) Hydropower research., SEFARI Gateway Report, SRP2-11-16.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Wilkinson, M.; Sample, J.; Rear, L.; Hoang-Cong, C.; Novo, P.; Halliday, M. (2017) Water level management in the upper Lunan Water, Angus, Scotland, Report for James Hutton Website, 35pp.
- Sample, J.E.; Baber, I.; Badger, R. (2016) A spatially distributed risk screening tool to assess climate and land use change impacts on water-related ecosystem services., Environmental Modelling and Software, 83, 12-26.
- Akoumianaki, I.; Potts, J.; Baggio, A.; Gimona, A.; Spezia, L.; Sample, J.; Vinten, A.J.A.; MacDonald, J. (2016) Developing a method to monitor the rural diffuse pollution plan: Providing a framework for interpreting catchment data., CREW Report, CRW2014/13, 49pp.
- Sample, J.E.; Duncan, N.; Ferguson, M.; Cooksley, S. (2015) Scotland's hydropower: Current capacity, future potential and the possible impacts of climate change., Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 52, 111-122.
- Dunn, S.M.; Towers, W.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Sample, J.; MacDonald, J. (2015) A pragmatic methodology for horizon scanning of water quality linked to future climate and land use scenarios., Land Use Policy, 44, 131-144.
- Dunn, S.M.; Sample, J.; Potts, J.; Abel, C.; Taylor, C.; Cook, Y.; Napier, F.; Vinten, A.J.A. (2014) Recent trends in water quality in an agricultural catchment in Eastern Scotland: elucidating the roles of hydrology and land use., Environmental Science: Processes and Impact, 16, 1659-1675.
- Helliwell, R.C.; Aherne, J.; Nisbet, T.R.; MacDougall, G.; Broadmeadow, S.; Sample, J.; Jackson-Blake, L.; Doughty, R. (2014) Modelling the long-term response of stream water chemistry to forestry in Galloway, Southwest Scotland., Ecological Indicators, 37, 396-411.
- Vinten, A.j.A.; Sample, J.; Ibeyemi, A.; Balana, B.; Diggins, G. (2014) Development of indicators of the impact of SRDP (2007-2013) measures on water quality and applications at national level and to the Lunan water catchment., Report for Scottish Government as part of sub-contract with rural development company on Scotland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013: Ongoing evaluation activity 2011 to 2013, Objective III Tender reference: RERAD/018/10.
- Sample, J.; Dunn, S.M. (2013) Trend analysis of nitrate concentrations in the Ythan., CREW Report CRW2013/2.
- Jackson-Blake, L.; Dunn, S.M.; Hershkovitz, Y.; Sample, J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Balana, B. (2013) Biophysical catchment-scale modelling in the River Dee, Scotland, Deliverable 5.3: REFRESH website.
- Dunn, S.M.; Brown, I.; Sample, J.; Post, H. (2012) Relationships between climate, water resources, land use and diffuse pollution and the significance of uncertainty in climate change., Journal of Hydrology, 434-435, 19-35.
- Balana, B.B.; Lago, M.; Baggaley, N.; Castellazzi, M.; Sample, J.; Stutter, M.; Slee, B.; Vinten, A.J.A. (2012) Integrating economic and biophysical data in assessing cost-effectiveness of buffer strip placement., Journal of Environmental Quality, 41, 380-388.
- Brown, I.; Poggio, L.; Castellazzi, M.; Dunn, S.M.; Sample, J. (2012) Implications of land use and climate change for the water balance in Scotland., IWA World Congress on Water, Climate, Energy, Dublin, Ireland, 13-18 May 2012.
- Dunn, S.M.; Castellazzi, M.; Shahgedanova, M.; Jackson-Blake, L.; Brown, I.; Sample, J.; Helliwell, R.C. (2012) Modelling scenarios of land use and climate change on diffuse pollution from agricultural nitrate., Proceedings of the 11th British Hydrological Society National Symposium, University of Dundee, Dundee, 9-11 July 2012.
- Sample, J.; Dunn, S.M.; Brown, I.; Towers, W. (2012) Climate change and the land use strategy for Scotland: implications for the nation's water resources., IWA World Congress on Water, Climate, Energy. Dublin, Ireland, 12-18 May 2012 .
- Sample, J.; Dunn, S.M.; Brown, I.; Towers, W. (2012) Scotland's water resources: impacts of land use and climate change., Proceedings of the 11th British Hydrological Society National Symposium, University of Dundee, Dundee, 9-11 July 2012.
- Sample, J.; Vinten, A.J.A. (2012) Assessing the effectiveness of SRDP measures: a GIS handbook., Report to Scottish Government Department of Rural Statistics.
- Dawson, J.J.C.; Redden, H.; Hough, R.L.; Sample, J.; Towers, W.; Troldborg, M. (2012) Assessment of the feasibility of co-digesting feedstocks - macroalgae and sewage sludge: 1. Value potential., CREW Publication, 2012 - Rapid Response Project (CRWRR002).
- Brown, I.; Dunn, S.M.; Matthews, K.B.; Poggio, L.; Sample, J.; Miller, D. (2012) The water supply/demand balance and climate change., Summary Report, Centre of Expertise for Water (CREW).
- Brown, I.; Dunn, S.M.; Matthews, K.B.; Poggio, L.; Sample, J.; Miller, D. (2012) Mapping of water supply-demand deficits with climate change in Scotland: land use implications., Technical Report, Centre of Expertise for Water (CREW).
- Towers, W.; Dunn, S.M.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Sample, J. (2012) The potential risks to water quality from diffuse pollution driven by future land use and climate change., Project Report to CREW (call down project requested by SEPA).
- Helliwell, R.C.; Aherne, J.; MacDougall, G.; Broadmeadow, S.; Nisbet, T.R.; Sample, J.; Jackson-Blake, L.; Doughty, R.; Malcolm, I. (2011) Modelling the long-term response of stream water chemistry to atmospheric pollution and forestry practices in Galloway, SW Scotland., Forestry Commission Report.
- Stutter, M.I.; Baggaley, N.; Barry, C.; Chapman, S.J.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Higgins, A.; Howden, N.; Jackson-Blake, L.; Lumsdon, D.G.; Malcolm, I.; Sample, J.; Potts, J.; Worrall, F. (2011) Assessment of the contribution of aquatic carbon fluxes to carbon losses from UK peatlands. Final report, SNIFFER Contract Report ER18, July 2011.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Stutter, M.I.; Sample, J.; Dunn, S.; Birkel, C.; Potts, J.; MacDonald, J.; Napier, F.; Jeffrey, W.; Christian, C. (2010) How effective is the implementation of controls on diffuse pollution under the Water Framework Directive in Scotland? Answers and questions from the Lunan Diffuse Pollution Monitored Catchment project., Proceedings of the 14th International Conference, IWA Diffuse Pollution Specialist Group: Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication, Quebec, Canada, 12-17 September 2010.
- Stutter, M.I.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Glendell, M.; Napier, F.; Potts, J.M.; Sample, J.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Watson, H. (2017) Evaluating the use of in-situ turbidity measurements to quantify fluvial sediment and phosphorus concentrations and fluxes in agricultural streams., Science of the Total Environment, 607, 391-402.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Sample, J.; Ibiyemi, A.; Abdul-Salam, Y.; Stutter, M.I. (2017) A tool for cost-effectiveness analysis of field scale sediment-bound phosphorus mitigation measures and applications., Science of the Total Environment, 586, 631-641.
- Jackson-Blake, L.A.; Sample, J.E.; Wade, A.J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Skeffington, R.A. (2017) Are our dynamic water quality models too complex? A comparison of a new parsimonious phosphorus model, SimplyP, and INCA-P., Water Resources Research, 53, 5382-5399.
- Sample, J.E.; Baber, I.; Badger, R. (2016) A spatially distributed risk screening tool to assess climate and land use change impacts on water-related ecosystem services., Environmental Modelling and Software, 83, 12-26.
- Sample, J.E.; Duncan, N.; Ferguson, M.; Cooksley, S. (2015) Scotland's hydropower: Current capacity, future potential and the possible impacts of climate change., Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 52, 111-122.
- Dunn, S.M.; Towers, W.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Sample, J.; MacDonald, J. (2015) A pragmatic methodology for horizon scanning of water quality linked to future climate and land use scenarios., Land Use Policy, 44, 131-144.
- Dunn, S.M.; Sample, J.; Potts, J.; Abel, C.; Taylor, C.; Cook, Y.; Napier, F.; Vinten, A.J.A. (2014) Recent trends in water quality in an agricultural catchment in Eastern Scotland: elucidating the roles of hydrology and land use., Environmental Science: Processes and Impact, 16, 1659-1675.
- Helliwell, R.C.; Aherne, J.; Nisbet, T.R.; MacDougall, G.; Broadmeadow, S.; Sample, J.; Jackson-Blake, L.; Doughty, R. (2014) Modelling the long-term response of stream water chemistry to forestry in Galloway, Southwest Scotland., Ecological Indicators, 37, 396-411.
- Dunn, S.M.; Brown, I.; Sample, J.; Post, H. (2012) Relationships between climate, water resources, land use and diffuse pollution and the significance of uncertainty in climate change., Journal of Hydrology, 434-435, 19-35.
- Balana, B.B.; Lago, M.; Baggaley, N.; Castellazzi, M.; Sample, J.; Stutter, M.; Slee, B.; Vinten, A.J.A. (2012) Integrating economic and biophysical data in assessing cost-effectiveness of buffer strip placement., Journal of Environmental Quality, 41, 380-388.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Stutter, M.I.; Sample, J.; Dunn, S.; Birkel, C.; Potts, J.; MacDonald, J.; Napier, F.; Jeffrey, W.; Christian, C. (2010) How effective is the implementation of controls on diffuse pollution under the Water Framework Directive in Scotland? Answers and questions from the Lunan Diffuse Pollution Monitored Catchment project., Proceedings of the 14th International Conference, IWA Diffuse Pollution Specialist Group: Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication, Quebec, Canada, 12-17 September 2010.
- Dawson, L.A.; Stutter, M.I.; Cooksley, S.; Sample, J. (2017) Hydropower research., SEFARI Gateway Report, SRP2-11-16.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Wilkinson, M.; Sample, J.; Rear, L.; Hoang-Cong, C.; Novo, P.; Halliday, M. (2017) Water level management in the upper Lunan Water, Angus, Scotland, Report for James Hutton Website, 35pp.
- Akoumianaki, I.; Potts, J.; Baggio, A.; Gimona, A.; Spezia, L.; Sample, J.; Vinten, A.J.A.; MacDonald, J. (2016) Developing a method to monitor the rural diffuse pollution plan: Providing a framework for interpreting catchment data., CREW Report, CRW2014/13, 49pp.
- Vinten, A.j.A.; Sample, J.; Ibeyemi, A.; Balana, B.; Diggins, G. (2014) Development of indicators of the impact of SRDP (2007-2013) measures on water quality and applications at national level and to the Lunan water catchment., Report for Scottish Government as part of sub-contract with rural development company on Scotland Rural Development Programme 2007-2013: Ongoing evaluation activity 2011 to 2013, Objective III Tender reference: RERAD/018/10.
- Sample, J.; Dunn, S.M. (2013) Trend analysis of nitrate concentrations in the Ythan., CREW Report CRW2013/2.
- Jackson-Blake, L.; Dunn, S.M.; Hershkovitz, Y.; Sample, J.; Helliwell, R.C.; Balana, B. (2013) Biophysical catchment-scale modelling in the River Dee, Scotland, Deliverable 5.3: REFRESH website.
- Sample, J.; Vinten, A.J.A. (2012) Assessing the effectiveness of SRDP measures: a GIS handbook., Report to Scottish Government Department of Rural Statistics.
- Dawson, J.J.C.; Redden, H.; Hough, R.L.; Sample, J.; Towers, W.; Troldborg, M. (2012) Assessment of the feasibility of co-digesting feedstocks - macroalgae and sewage sludge: 1. Value potential., CREW Publication, 2012 - Rapid Response Project (CRWRR002).
- Brown, I.; Dunn, S.M.; Matthews, K.B.; Poggio, L.; Sample, J.; Miller, D. (2012) The water supply/demand balance and climate change., Summary Report, Centre of Expertise for Water (CREW).
- Brown, I.; Dunn, S.M.; Matthews, K.B.; Poggio, L.; Sample, J.; Miller, D. (2012) Mapping of water supply-demand deficits with climate change in Scotland: land use implications., Technical Report, Centre of Expertise for Water (CREW).
- Towers, W.; Dunn, S.M.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Sample, J. (2012) The potential risks to water quality from diffuse pollution driven by future land use and climate change., Project Report to CREW (call down project requested by SEPA).
- Helliwell, R.C.; Aherne, J.; MacDougall, G.; Broadmeadow, S.; Nisbet, T.R.; Sample, J.; Jackson-Blake, L.; Doughty, R.; Malcolm, I. (2011) Modelling the long-term response of stream water chemistry to atmospheric pollution and forestry practices in Galloway, SW Scotland., Forestry Commission Report.
- Stutter, M.I.; Baggaley, N.; Barry, C.; Chapman, S.J.; Dawson, J.J.C.; Helliwell, R.C.; Higgins, A.; Howden, N.; Jackson-Blake, L.; Lumsdon, D.G.; Malcolm, I.; Sample, J.; Potts, J.; Worrall, F. (2011) Assessment of the contribution of aquatic carbon fluxes to carbon losses from UK peatlands. Final report, SNIFFER Contract Report ER18, July 2011.
- Brown, I.; Poggio, L.; Castellazzi, M.; Dunn, S.M.; Sample, J. (2012) Implications of land use and climate change for the water balance in Scotland., IWA World Congress on Water, Climate, Energy, Dublin, Ireland, 13-18 May 2012.
- Dunn, S.M.; Castellazzi, M.; Shahgedanova, M.; Jackson-Blake, L.; Brown, I.; Sample, J.; Helliwell, R.C. (2012) Modelling scenarios of land use and climate change on diffuse pollution from agricultural nitrate., Proceedings of the 11th British Hydrological Society National Symposium, University of Dundee, Dundee, 9-11 July 2012.
- Sample, J.; Dunn, S.M.; Brown, I.; Towers, W. (2012) Climate change and the land use strategy for Scotland: implications for the nation's water resources., IWA World Congress on Water, Climate, Energy. Dublin, Ireland, 12-18 May 2012 .
- Sample, J.; Dunn, S.M.; Brown, I.; Towers, W. (2012) Scotland's water resources: impacts of land use and climate change., Proceedings of the 11th British Hydrological Society National Symposium, University of Dundee, Dundee, 9-11 July 2012.
- Vinten, A.J.A.; Stutter, M.I.; Sample, J.; Dunn, S.; Birkel, C.; Potts, J.; MacDonald, J.; Napier, F.; Jeffrey, W.; Christian, C. (2010) How effective is the implementation of controls on diffuse pollution under the Water Framework Directive in Scotland? Answers and questions from the Lunan Diffuse Pollution Monitored Catchment project., Proceedings of the 14th International Conference, IWA Diffuse Pollution Specialist Group: Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication, Quebec, Canada, 12-17 September 2010.
