Mark Wilkinson
I am a research scientist in catchment hydrology, specializing in flood risk management at source. Other interests include the design, implementation and data analyses/modelling of hydrological catchment monitoring experiments. For these catchment experiments to be successful, I consider local stakeholder involvement and the correct use of data driven hydrological models as vital components towards a successful uptake and a good understanding of the catchment processes at different scales. The current focus of my work is designing and investigating the impact of sustainable runoff management (through catchment [soft] engineering techniques and natural flood management) with the main aim to reduce and attenuate flood peaks. I am also interested in the multi-purpose benefits associated with these measures (such as for water quality). I currently coordinate research that aims to provide evidence to the Scottish Government for mitigating and adapting to flood risk using Natural Flood Management techniques. I have previously worked on several multi-scale catchment experiment programmes and the development of a runoff management decision support tool for communicating flood risk to end-users. I was recently involved in a proof of concept project designed to demonstrate that linking data, models and expert knowledge will provide cost effective answers to vital wide-ranging environmental issues. I have active water management research links in Europe, India, New Zealand and China. Alongside my work at the James Hutton Institute, I am also a committee member of the British Hydrological Society, the Meteorological Observing Systems‘ Special interest group, Royal Meteorological Society and the European Geosciences Union sub-division of Water Policy and Management.
Further information on my work and publications can be found on ResearchGate. (provides an up to date list of my publications).
Bibliography
- Fennell, J.; Geris, J.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Daalmans, R.; Soulsby, C. (In press) Lessons from the 2018 drought for management of local water supplies in upland areas: a tracer-based assessment., Hydrological Processes.
- Dimitrova-Petrova, K.; Geris, J.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Rosolem, R.; Verrot, L.; Lilly, A.; Soulsby, C. (2020) Opportunities and challenges in using catchment-scale storage estimates from cosmic ray neutron sensors for rainfall-runoff modelling., Journal of Hydrology, 586, Article No. 124878.
- Dimitrova-Petrova, K.; Geris, J.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Lilly, A.; Soulsby, C. (2020) Using isotopes to understand the evolution of water ages in disturbed mixed land-use catchments., Hydrological Processes, 34, 972-990.
- Nicholson, A.R.; O'Donnell, G.M.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Quinn, P.F. (2020) The potential of runoff attenuation features as a Natural Flood Management approach., Journal of Flood Risk Management, 13, Article No. e12565.
- Hewett, C.J.M.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Jonczyk, J.; Quinn, P.F. (2020) Catchment systems engineering: an holistic approach to catchment management., WIRESs Water, Article No. e1417.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Addy, S.; Quinn, P.F.; Stutter, M.I. (2019) Natural flood management: small-scale progress and larger-scale challenges., Scottish Geographical Journal, 135, 23-32.
- Addy, S.; Wilkinson, M.E. (2019) Geomorphic and retention responses following the restoration of a sand-gravel bed stream., Ecological Engineering, 130, 131-146.
- Addy, S.; Wilkinson, M.E. (2019) Representing natural and artificial in-channel large wood in numerical hydraulic and hydrological models. , Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews - Water, 6, Article No. e1389.
- Buddendorf, W.B.; Jackson, F.L.; Malcolm, I.A.; Millidine, K.J.; Geris, J.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Soulsby, C. (2019) Integration of juvenile habitat quality and river connectivity models to understand and prioritise the management of barriers for Atlantic salmon populations across spatial scales., Science of the Total Environment, 655, 557-566.
- Forsmoo, J.; Anderson, K.; Macleod, C.J.A.; Wilkinson, M.E.; DeBell, L.; Brazier, R.E. (2019) Structure from motion photogrammetry: does the choice of software matter?, Ecology and Evolution, 9, 12964-12979.
- Marshall, K.; Waylen, K.A.; Wilkinson, M. (2019) Communities at risk of flooding and their attitudes towards natural flood management., CREW Project Report, CRW2019_03, 20pp.
- Priest, S.J.; Wilkinson, M.E. (2019) Delivering nature-based solutions: Learning from international best practice., Regional Workshop (Cost Action-CA16209 / Land4Flood), Project Report, Edinburgh, 16-17 May 2019.
- Wilkinson, M.E. (2019) Commentary: Mr Pitek's land from a perspective of managing hydrological extremes: Challenges in upscaling and transferring knowledge., In: Hartmann, T., Slavikova, L. & McCarthy, S. (eds.). Nature-Based Flood Risk Management on Private Land. Springer, Cham., Chapter 7, pp69-75.
- Pollock, M.D.; O'Donnell, G.; Quinn, P.; Dutton, M.; Black, A.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Colli, M.; Stagnaro, M.; Lanza, L.G.; Lewis, E.; Kilsby, C.G.; O'Connell, P.E. (2018) Quantifying and mitigating wind-induced undercatch in rainfall measurements., Water Resources Research, 54, 3863-3875.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Bathurst, J.C. (2018) A multi-scale nested experiment for understanding flood wave generation across four orders of magnitude of catchment area., Hydrology Research, 49, 597-615.
- Forsmoo, J.; Anderson, K.; Macleod, C.J.A.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Brazier, R. (2018) Drone-based structure-from-motion photogrammetry captures grassland sward height variability., Journal of Applied Ecology, 55, 2587-2599.
- Buddendorf, W.B.; Malcolm, I.A.; Geris, J.; Wilkinson, M.; Soulsby, C. (2017) Metrics to assess how longitudinal channel network connectivity and in-stream Atlantic salmon habitats are impacted by hydropower regulation., Hydrological Processes, 31, 2132-2142.
- Buddendorf, W.B.; Malcolm, I.A.; Geris, J.; Fabris, L.; Millidine, K.J.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Soulsby, C. (2017) Spatio-temporal effects of river regulation on habitat quality for Atlantic salmon fry., Ecological Indicators, 83, 292-302.
- Nesshover, C.; Assmuth, T.; Irvine, K.N.; Rusch, G.M.; Waylen, K.A.; Delbaere, B.; Haase, D.; Jones-Walters, L.; Keune, H.; Kovacs, E.; Krauze, K.; Kulvik, M.; Rey, F.; van Dijk, J.; Vandewalle, M.; Vistad, O. I.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Wittmer, H. (2017) The science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions: an interdisciplinary perspective., Science of the Total Environment, 579, 1215-1227.
- Brooker, R.; Paterson E.; Glendell, M.; Ellis, C.; Eastwood, A.; Fraser, F.; Wilkinson, M.; Skuce, P.; Macleod, C.; Carvalho, L.; Fischer, A.; Comerford, D.; Holland, J.; Vinten, A.J.A.; McVittie, A. (2017) Report on natural assets theme science day, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 2 October 2017., Theme 1 Web pages, 6pp.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Wang, C. (2017) A review of spatial (GIS) tools to aid in the placement of measures which disconnect flow pathways in the farmed landscape., RESAS Report.
- Ngai, R.; Wilkinson, M.; Nisbet, T.; Harvey, R.; Addy, S.; Burgess-Gamble, L.; Rose, S.; Maslen, S.; Nicholson, A.; Page, T; Jonczyk, J.; Quinn, P. (2017) Working with natural processes evidence directory: Appendix 2 - literature review., Project Report, SC150005, Environment Agency, October 2017, Appendix 2, 323pp.
- Burgess-Gamble, L.; Ngai, R.; Wilkinson, M.; Nisbet, T.; Pontee, N.; Harvey, R.; Kipling, K.; Addy, S.; Rose, S.; Maslen, S.; Jay, H. Nicholson, A.; Page, T.; Jonczyk, J.; Quinn, P. (2017) Working with natural processes evidence directory., Project Report, SC150005, Environment Agency, October 2017, 289pp.
- 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.
- Addy, S.; Wilkinson, M.E. (2017) The Bowmont catchment initiative: An assessment of catchment hydrology and Natural Flood Management measures. Four year summary., Scientific Report for Scottish Government, 50pp.
- Addy, S.; Wilkinson, M. (2016) An assessment of engineered log jam structures in response to a flood event in an upland gravel-bed river system., Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 41, 1658-1670.
- Hewett, C.J.M.; Quinn, P.F.; Wilkinson, M.E. (2016) The Decision Support Matrix (DSM) approach to reducing environmental risk in farmed landscapes., Agricultural Water Management, 172, 74-82.
- Allan, R.; Wilkinson, M.; Dodd, N. (2016) The North Glasgow integrated water management system: a review., Project Report for CREW, CD2015_05, 18pp.
- Mackay, E.B.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Macleod, C.J.A.; Beven, K.; Percy, B.J.; Macklin, M.G.; Quinn, P.F.; Stutter, M.I.; Haygarth, P.M. (2015) Digital catchment observatories: a platform for engagement and knowledge exchange between catchment scientists, policy makers, and local communities., Water Resources Research, 51, 4815-4822.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Mackay, E.; Quinn, P.F.; Stutter, M.I.; Beven, K.J.; MacLeod, C.J.A.; Macklin, M.G.; Elkhatib, Y.; Percy, B.; Vitolo, C.; Haygarth, P.M. (2015) A cloud based tool for knowledge exchange on local scale flood risk., Journal of Environmental Management, 161, 38-50.
- McLean, L.; Beevers, L.; Waylen, K.A.; Wright, G.; Wilkinson, M. (2015) Learning from community led flood risk management., CREW Report CD2014-12, 57pp.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Quinn, P.F.; Barber, N.J.; Jonczyk, J. (2014) A framework for managing runoff and pollution in the rural landscape using a Catchment Systems Engineering approach., Science of the Total Environment, 468-469, 1245-1254.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Quinn, P.F.; Hewett, C.J.M. (2013) The Floods and Agriculture Risk Matrix (FARM): a decision support tool for effectively communicating flood risk from farmed landscapes., International Journal of River Basin Management, 11, 237-252.
- Wilkinson, M.; Holstead, K.L.; Hastings, E. (2013) Natural Flood Management in the context of UK reservoir legislation., CREW Report, 2pp.
- Holstead, K.L.; Wilkinson, M. (2013) UK and Ireland natural flood management practitioners workshop report., Final Report for CREW, CD2012/23, 15pp.
- Owen, G.; Perks, M.; Benskin, C.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Jonczyk, J.; Quinn, P.F. (2012) Monitoring agricultural diffuse pollution through a dense monitoring network in the River Eden Demonstration Test Catchment, Cumbria, UK., Area, 44, 443-453.
- Nicholson, A.; Wilkinson, M.E.; O'Donnell, G.; Quinn, P.F. (2012) Runoff attenuation features: a sustainable flood mitigation strategy in the Belford catchment, UK., Area, 44, 463-469.
- Quinn, P.F.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Jonczyk, J. (2012) The potential to store flood flow in the rural landscape upstream of Brunton Bridge on the River Ouseburn., Report for the Environment Agency, Tyneside House, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Dimitrova-Petrova, K.; Geris, J.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Rosolem, R.; Verrot, L.; Lilly, A.; Soulsby, C. (2020) Opportunities and challenges in using catchment-scale storage estimates from cosmic ray neutron sensors for rainfall-runoff modelling., Journal of Hydrology, 586, Article No. 124878.
- Dimitrova-Petrova, K.; Geris, J.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Lilly, A.; Soulsby, C. (2020) Using isotopes to understand the evolution of water ages in disturbed mixed land-use catchments., Hydrological Processes, 34, 972-990.
- Nicholson, A.R.; O'Donnell, G.M.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Quinn, P.F. (2020) The potential of runoff attenuation features as a Natural Flood Management approach., Journal of Flood Risk Management, 13, Article No. e12565.
- Hewett, C.J.M.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Jonczyk, J.; Quinn, P.F. (2020) Catchment systems engineering: an holistic approach to catchment management., WIRESs Water, Article No. e1417.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Addy, S.; Quinn, P.F.; Stutter, M.I. (2019) Natural flood management: small-scale progress and larger-scale challenges., Scottish Geographical Journal, 135, 23-32.
- Addy, S.; Wilkinson, M.E. (2019) Geomorphic and retention responses following the restoration of a sand-gravel bed stream., Ecological Engineering, 130, 131-146.
- Addy, S.; Wilkinson, M.E. (2019) Representing natural and artificial in-channel large wood in numerical hydraulic and hydrological models. , Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews - Water, 6, Article No. e1389.
- Buddendorf, W.B.; Jackson, F.L.; Malcolm, I.A.; Millidine, K.J.; Geris, J.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Soulsby, C. (2019) Integration of juvenile habitat quality and river connectivity models to understand and prioritise the management of barriers for Atlantic salmon populations across spatial scales., Science of the Total Environment, 655, 557-566.
- Forsmoo, J.; Anderson, K.; Macleod, C.J.A.; Wilkinson, M.E.; DeBell, L.; Brazier, R.E. (2019) Structure from motion photogrammetry: does the choice of software matter?, Ecology and Evolution, 9, 12964-12979.
- Pollock, M.D.; O'Donnell, G.; Quinn, P.; Dutton, M.; Black, A.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Colli, M.; Stagnaro, M.; Lanza, L.G.; Lewis, E.; Kilsby, C.G.; O'Connell, P.E. (2018) Quantifying and mitigating wind-induced undercatch in rainfall measurements., Water Resources Research, 54, 3863-3875.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Bathurst, J.C. (2018) A multi-scale nested experiment for understanding flood wave generation across four orders of magnitude of catchment area., Hydrology Research, 49, 597-615.
- Forsmoo, J.; Anderson, K.; Macleod, C.J.A.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Brazier, R. (2018) Drone-based structure-from-motion photogrammetry captures grassland sward height variability., Journal of Applied Ecology, 55, 2587-2599.
- Buddendorf, W.B.; Malcolm, I.A.; Geris, J.; Wilkinson, M.; Soulsby, C. (2017) Metrics to assess how longitudinal channel network connectivity and in-stream Atlantic salmon habitats are impacted by hydropower regulation., Hydrological Processes, 31, 2132-2142.
- Buddendorf, W.B.; Malcolm, I.A.; Geris, J.; Fabris, L.; Millidine, K.J.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Soulsby, C. (2017) Spatio-temporal effects of river regulation on habitat quality for Atlantic salmon fry., Ecological Indicators, 83, 292-302.
- Nesshover, C.; Assmuth, T.; Irvine, K.N.; Rusch, G.M.; Waylen, K.A.; Delbaere, B.; Haase, D.; Jones-Walters, L.; Keune, H.; Kovacs, E.; Krauze, K.; Kulvik, M.; Rey, F.; van Dijk, J.; Vandewalle, M.; Vistad, O. I.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Wittmer, H. (2017) The science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions: an interdisciplinary perspective., Science of the Total Environment, 579, 1215-1227.
- Addy, S.; Wilkinson, M. (2016) An assessment of engineered log jam structures in response to a flood event in an upland gravel-bed river system., Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 41, 1658-1670.
- Hewett, C.J.M.; Quinn, P.F.; Wilkinson, M.E. (2016) The Decision Support Matrix (DSM) approach to reducing environmental risk in farmed landscapes., Agricultural Water Management, 172, 74-82.
- Mackay, E.B.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Macleod, C.J.A.; Beven, K.; Percy, B.J.; Macklin, M.G.; Quinn, P.F.; Stutter, M.I.; Haygarth, P.M. (2015) Digital catchment observatories: a platform for engagement and knowledge exchange between catchment scientists, policy makers, and local communities., Water Resources Research, 51, 4815-4822.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Mackay, E.; Quinn, P.F.; Stutter, M.I.; Beven, K.J.; MacLeod, C.J.A.; Macklin, M.G.; Elkhatib, Y.; Percy, B.; Vitolo, C.; Haygarth, P.M. (2015) A cloud based tool for knowledge exchange on local scale flood risk., Journal of Environmental Management, 161, 38-50.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Quinn, P.F.; Barber, N.J.; Jonczyk, J. (2014) A framework for managing runoff and pollution in the rural landscape using a Catchment Systems Engineering approach., Science of the Total Environment, 468-469, 1245-1254.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Quinn, P.F.; Hewett, C.J.M. (2013) The Floods and Agriculture Risk Matrix (FARM): a decision support tool for effectively communicating flood risk from farmed landscapes., International Journal of River Basin Management, 11, 237-252.
- Owen, G.; Perks, M.; Benskin, C.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Jonczyk, J.; Quinn, P.F. (2012) Monitoring agricultural diffuse pollution through a dense monitoring network in the River Eden Demonstration Test Catchment, Cumbria, UK., Area, 44, 443-453.
- Nicholson, A.; Wilkinson, M.E.; O'Donnell, G.; Quinn, P.F. (2012) Runoff attenuation features: a sustainable flood mitigation strategy in the Belford catchment, UK., Area, 44, 463-469.
- Nesshover, C.; Assmuth, T.; Irvine, K.N.; Rusch, G.M.; Waylen, K.A.; Delbaere, B.; Haase, D.; Jones-Walters, L.; Keune, H.; Kovacs, E.; Krauze, K.; Kulvik, M.; Rey, F.; van Dijk, J.; Vandewalle, M.; Vistad, O. I.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Wittmer, H. (2017) The science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions: an interdisciplinary perspective., Science of the Total Environment, 579, 1215-1227.
- Ghimire, S.; Wilkinson, M.; Donaldson-Selby, G. (2014) Flood inundation modelling and visualization: application for natural flood management., KnowledgeScotland, Science Policy Connections Online. Research Briefing, Climate, Water and Energy, No. 366, 24 February 2014.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Quinn, P.F.; Barber, N.J.; Jonczyk, J. (2014) A framework for managing runoff and pollution in the rural landscape using a Catchment Systems Engineering approach., Science of the Total Environment, 468-469, 1245-1254.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Quinn, P.F.; Welton, P. (2010) Runoff management during the September 2008 floods in the Belford catchment, Northumberland., Journal of Flood Risk Management, 3, 285-295.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Quinn, P.F. (2008) Making space for water: Ouseburn and North Gosforth integrated urban drainage study., Appendix A of Ouseburn and North Gosforth Integrated Urban Drainage Study: Making Space for Water Project, March 2008.
- Mayes, W.M.; Walsh, C.L.; Bathurst, J.C.; Kilsby, C.G.; Quinn, P.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Daugherty, A.J.; O'Connell, P.E. (2006) Monitoring a flood event in a densely instrumented catchment, the Upper Eden, Cumbria, UK., Water and Environment Journal, 20, 217-226.
- Wilkinson, M.E. (2019) Commentary: Mr Pitek's land from a perspective of managing hydrological extremes: Challenges in upscaling and transferring knowledge., In: Hartmann, T., Slavikova, L. & McCarthy, S. (eds.). Nature-Based Flood Risk Management on Private Land. Springer, Cham., Chapter 7, pp69-75.
- Marshall, K.; Waylen, K.A.; Wilkinson, M. (2019) Communities at risk of flooding and their attitudes towards natural flood management., CREW Project Report, CRW2019_03, 20pp.
- Priest, S.J.; Wilkinson, M.E. (2019) Delivering nature-based solutions: Learning from international best practice., Regional Workshop (Cost Action-CA16209 / Land4Flood), Project Report, Edinburgh, 16-17 May 2019.
- Brooker, R.; Paterson E.; Glendell, M.; Ellis, C.; Eastwood, A.; Fraser, F.; Wilkinson, M.; Skuce, P.; Macleod, C.; Carvalho, L.; Fischer, A.; Comerford, D.; Holland, J.; Vinten, A.J.A.; McVittie, A. (2017) Report on natural assets theme science day, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 2 October 2017., Theme 1 Web pages, 6pp.
- Wilkinson, M.E.; Wang, C. (2017) A review of spatial (GIS) tools to aid in the placement of measures which disconnect flow pathways in the farmed landscape., RESAS Report.
- Ngai, R.; Wilkinson, M.; Nisbet, T.; Harvey, R.; Addy, S.; Burgess-Gamble, L.; Rose, S.; Maslen, S.; Nicholson, A.; Page, T; Jonczyk, J.; Quinn, P. (2017) Working with natural processes evidence directory: Appendix 2 - literature review., Project Report, SC150005, Environment Agency, October 2017, Appendix 2, 323pp.
- Burgess-Gamble, L.; Ngai, R.; Wilkinson, M.; Nisbet, T.; Pontee, N.; Harvey, R.; Kipling, K.; Addy, S.; Rose, S.; Maslen, S.; Jay, H. Nicholson, A.; Page, T.; Jonczyk, J.; Quinn, P. (2017) Working with natural processes evidence directory., Project Report, SC150005, Environment Agency, October 2017, 289pp.
- 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.
- Addy, S.; Wilkinson, M.E. (2017) The Bowmont catchment initiative: An assessment of catchment hydrology and Natural Flood Management measures. Four year summary., Scientific Report for Scottish Government, 50pp.
- Allan, R.; Wilkinson, M.; Dodd, N. (2016) The North Glasgow integrated water management system: a review., Project Report for CREW, CD2015_05, 18pp.
- McLean, L.; Beevers, L.; Waylen, K.A.; Wright, G.; Wilkinson, M. (2015) Learning from community led flood risk management., CREW Report CD2014-12, 57pp.
- Wilkinson, M.; Holstead, K.L.; Hastings, E. (2013) Natural Flood Management in the context of UK reservoir legislation., CREW Report, 2pp.
- Holstead, K.L.; Wilkinson, M. (2013) UK and Ireland natural flood management practitioners workshop report., Final Report for CREW, CD2012/23, 15pp.
- Quinn, P.F.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Jonczyk, J. (2012) The potential to store flood flow in the rural landscape upstream of Brunton Bridge on the River Ouseburn., Report for the Environment Agency, Tyneside House, Newcastle upon Tyne.