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Dr Iestyn Woolway

NERC Independent Research Fellow

iestyn.woolway@bangor.ac.uk

0000-0003-0498-7968

Dr Iestyn Woolway

View Dr Iestyn Woolway’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

Overview

Room: 308 Craig Mair

Email: iestyn.woolway@bangor.ac.uk

Web: Google Scholar; Research Gate; Twitter

Dr Iestyn Woolway specialises on climate change impact assessments, with much of his time is dedicated to the study of global environmental change. His work provides insights into how climate change will impact the environment providing roadmaps to resource managers tasked with accounting for ecosystem climate vulnerability in conservation and management decision-making.

Current position

  • Reader & NERC Independent Research Fellow, Bangor University, Wales.

Previous positions

  • Visiting Research Fellow, University of Reading, UK (2022-2024).
  • Research Fellow, European Space Agency Climate Office, UK (2020-2021).
  • Research Fellow, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland (2018-2020).
  • Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, University of Reading, UK (2015-2018).

Education

  • PhD, Physical Limnology | University College London, UK (2015).
  • MSc Applied Physical Oceanography | Bangor University, Wales (2011).
  • BSc Ocean Sciences (1st) | Bangor University, Wales (2010)

Fellowships, Prizes & Awards

  • Yentsch-Schindler Award from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO). This award honours an aquatic scientist for outstanding and balanced contributions to research, science training, and broader societal issues (2025). 
  • Philip Leverhulme Prize in Earth Sciences. For researchers at an early stage of their careers whose work has had international impact and whose future research career is exceptionally promising.
  • European Space Agency EO Excellence Award. Honouring an early-stage researcher who has made a notable contribution to the pioneering use of Earth Observation. The award shines a spotlight on visionary scientific researchers who are pushing the limits of EO technology to address Earth science challenges.
  • Royal Geographical Society (with IGB) Gill Memorial Award for exceptional early career research with a remarkable track record of achievement.
  • “Distinguished Scientist” fellowship from the Chinese Academy of Sciences via the President's International Fellowship Initiative.
  • Dillwyn Medal for STEMM from the Learned Society of Wales in recognition of early career research excellence.

  • UKRI Natural Environment Research Council Independent Research Fellowship (IRF). The NERC IRF scheme is designed to develop scientific leadership among the most promising early career environmental scientists.
  • European Space Agency Fellowship. Competitive fellowship programme at ESA.
  • Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship. The MSCA IFs are among Europe's most competitive and prestigious fellowships.

Research Areas

  • Earth System Science and Climate Change
  • Ocean Physics

Qualifications

  • PhD: Physical Limnology
    University College London, 2011–2015
  • MSc: Applied Physical Oceanography
    Bangor University, 2010–2011
  • BSc: Ocean Sciences
    Bangor University, 2007–2010

Teaching and Supervision

Post-doctoral Research Assistants:

  • Dr Tomos David (2025-); Postdoctoral Research Officer; Bangor University.
  • Dr Weijia Wang (2025-); Postdoctoral Research Officer; Bangor University.
  • Dr Yan Tong (2023-2024); Visiting scholar, Southern University of Science and Technology (China).
  • Dr Jipeng Shan (2023-2024); Visiting scholar, Southern University of Science and Technology (China).
  • Dr Haoran Shi (2023-); Postdoctoral Research Officer; Bangor University.

PhD students:

  • Ms Kirsty Forbes (2024-); Bangor University.
  • Mr Samuel Jarvis (2024-); Bangor University.
  • Mr Weiyao Ma (2024-); Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research; China Scholarship Council. 
  • Mr Muyuan Liu (2023-); Imperial College London.
  • Mr Kang Wang (2023-); Hohai University; China Scholarship Council. 
  • Ms Weijia Wang (2023-2024); Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology Chinese Academy of Sciences; China Scholarship Council.
  • Ms Dieu Anh Dinh (2022-); Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland. 
  • Ms Sofia La Fuente (2020-2024); Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland.

MSc students:

  • Ms Suyuan Zhing (2025-); XI’AN University of Technology, China. 
  • Ms Georgia Androulakaki (2018); University of Reading. 
  • Ms Yuhong Yun (2018); University of Reading.

Postgraduate Project Opportunities

I have a range of research interests in which PhD projects could be developed. Please contact me by email in the first instance regarding any of the following areas: Lakes in a changing climate | Remote Sensing of surface water | Hydrology | Aquatic Physics | Deep Learning | Earth System Modelling

Publications

2025

  • PublishedA novel framework for accurate, automated and dynamic global lake mapping based on optical imagery
    Zhou, T., Zhang, G., Wang, J., Zhu, Z., Woolway, R. I., Han, X., Xu, F. & Peng, J., 1 Mar 2025, In: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 221, p. 280-298 19 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedClimate warming and heatwaves accelerate global lake deoxygenation
    Zhang, Y., Shi, K., Woolway, R. I., Wang, X. & Zhang, Y., 21 Mar 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 12, eadt5369.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printDecoupling of surface water storage from precipitation in global drylands due to anthropogenic activity
    Zhao, G., Gao, H., Li, Y., Tang, Q., Woolway, R. I., Merder, J., Rosa, L. & Michalak, A. M., 10 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Water. 3, 1, p. 80-88 9 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEnhanced heating effect of lakes under global warming
    Qiu, Y., Chen, J., Chen, D., Thiery, W., Mercado-Bettín, D., Xiong, L., Xia, J. & Woolway, R. I., 27 Apr 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, p. 3954
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEnvironmental controls on the conversion of nutrients to chlorophyll in lakes
    Naderian, D., Noori, R., Kim, D., Jun, C., Bateni, S. M., Woolway, R. I., Sharma, S., Shi, K., Qin, B., Zhang, Y., Jeppesen, E. & Maberly, S. C., 15 Apr 2025, In: Water research. 274
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printGlobal elevation of algal bloom frequency in large lakes over the past two decades
    Wang, Y., Zhao, D., Woolway, R. I., Yan, H., Paerl, H. W., Zheng, Y., Zheng, C. & Feng, L., 11 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: National Science Review. 12, 3, nwaf011.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGlobal trends and regime state shifts of lacustrine aquatic vegetation
    Luo, J., Duan, H., Xu, Y., Shen, M., Zhang, Y., Xiao, Q., Ni, G., Wang, K., Xin, Y., Qi, T., Feng, L., Qiu, Y., Jeppesen, E. & Woolway, R. I., 3 Mar 2025, In: The Innovation. 6, 3, p. 100784
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLake surface water temperature in 2024
    Shi, K., Wang, X., Qin, Y., Woolway, R. I., Fleischmann, A. S. & Piao, S., 11 Apr 2025, In: Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 6, 4, p. 258-260 3 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printNew insights on carbon forms in China’s rivers and lakes
    Liu, D., Shi, K., Yan, N., Spyrakos, E., Tyler, A. N., Iestyn Woolway, R. & Duan, H., 1 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Science bulletin.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedOne-Hundred Fundamental, Open Questions to Integrate Methodological Approaches in Lake Ice Research
    Culpepper, J., Sharma, S., Gunn, G., Magee, M. R., Meyer, M. F., Anderson, E. J., Arp, C., Cooley, S. W., Dolan, W., Dugan, H. A., Duguay, C. R., Jones, B. M., Kirillin, G., Ladwig, R., Leppäranta, M., Long, D., Magnuson, J. J., Pavelsky, T., Piccolroaz, S. & Robertson, D. M. & 6 others, Steele, B. G., Tom, M., Weyhenmeyer, G. A., Woolway, R. I., Xenopoulos, M. A. & Yang, X., 3 May 2025, In: WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH. 61, 5, p. e2024WR039042
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPivotal role of snow depth, local atmospheric conditions, and large-scale climate signals on ice thinning in Finnish lakes
    Naderian, D., Noori, R., Bateni, S. M., Jun, C., Kim, D., Shahmohammad, M., Alizadeh, F., Kianmehr, P. & Woolway, R. I., 25 Feb 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 966
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printPredicting Chlorophyll-a Concentrations in the World’s Largest Lakes Using Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks: Environmental Science & Technology
    Saravani, M. J., Noori, R., Jun, C., Kim, D., Bateni, S. M., Kianmehr, P. & Woolway, R. I., 16 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Science and Technology. 59, 3, p. 1801-1810 10 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRecent large-inland-lake outbursts on the Tibetan Plateau: processes, causes, and mechanisms
    Xu, F., Liu, Y., Zhang, G., Woolway, R. I., Ju, J., Chen, W., Zhao, P., Zhu, Y., Zhou, T. & Wang, X., 26 Mar 2025, In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 25, 3, p. 1187-1206 20 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printSubsurface heatwaves in lakes
    Woolway, R. I., Kayastha, M. B., Tong, Y., Feng, L., Shi, H. & Xue, P., 10 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Climate Change.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printWarm-wetting and/or warm-drying tendency over Xinjiang, China?
    Wang, G., Zhang, Q., Woolway, R. I., Xu, L., Ma, H. & Yang, Z., 1 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Hydrology. 660, part A
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printWhy are there so many lakes on the Tibetan Plateau?
    Zhang, G., Han, X., Xu, F., Zhou, T. & Woolway, R. I., 14 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Innovation Geoscience. p. 100135 EP -
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

  • PublishedAssessing ESA Climate Change Initiative data for the monitoring of phytoplankton abundance and phenology in deep lakes: Investigation on Lake Geneva
    Bonnier, M., Anneville, O., Iestyn Woolway, R., Thackeray, S. J., Morin, G. P., Reynaud, N., Soulignac, F., Tormos, T. & Harmel, T., 1 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 50, 4, 102372.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printChinese ice-lake line shifts under climate change
    Wang, W., Shi, K., Iestyn Woolway, R. & Zhang, Y., 10 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Science bulletin.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDecarbonization potential of floating solar photovoltaics on lakes worldwide
    Woolway, R. I., Zhao, G., Rocha, S. M. G., Thackeray, S. J. & Armstrong, A., 4 Jun 2024, In: Nature Water. 2, 6, p. 566-576 11 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDeclining lake ice in response to climate change can impact spending for local communities
    Filazzola, A., Imrit, M. A., Fleck, A., Woolway, R. I. & Sharma, S., 5 Jul 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 7, p. e0299937
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDetecting climate-related shifts in lakes: A review of the use of satellite Earth Observation
    Calamita, E., Lever, J. J., Albergel, C., Woolway, R. I. & Odermatt, D., 1 Apr 2024, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 69, 4, p. 723-741 19 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDisproportionate impact of atmospheric heat events on lake surface water temperature increases
    Wang, X., Shi, K., Qin, B., Zhang, Y. & Woolway, R. I., 1 Nov 2024, In: Nature Climate Change. 14, 11, p. 1172-1177 6 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDrinking water safety improvement and future challenge of lakes and reservoirs
    Zhang, Y., Deng, J., Zhou, Y., Zhang, Y., Qin, B., Song, C., Shi, K., Zhu, G., Hou, X., Zhang, Y., He, S., Woolway, R. I. & Li, N., 30 Nov 2024, In: Science bulletin. 69, 22, p. 3558-3570 13 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEmergence of lake conditions that exceed natural temperature variability
    Huang, L., Woolway, R. I., Timmermann, A., Lee, S.-S., Rodgers, K. B. & Yamaguchi, R., 1 Aug 2024, In: Nature Geoscience. 17, 8, p. 763-769 7 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEnsemble modeling of global lake evaporation under climate change
    La Fuente, S., Jennings, E., Lenters, J. D., Verburg, P., Tan, Z., Perroud, M., Janssen, A. B. G. & Woolway, R. I., 1 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Hydrology. 631, 130647.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGlobal mapping of human-transformed dike-pond systems
    Xu, Y., Feng, L., Fang, H., Song, X.-P., Gieseke, F., Kariryaa, A., Oehmcke, S., Gibson, L., Jiang, X., Lin, R., Woolway, R. I., Zheng, C., Brandt, M. & Fensholt, R., 1 Nov 2024, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 313
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of printIncreasing warm-season evaporation rates across European lakes under climate change
    La Fuente, S., Jennings, E., Lenters, J. D., Verburg, P., Kirillin, G., Shatwell, T., Couture, R.-M., Côté, M., Vinnå, C. L. R. & Woolway, R. I., 28 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Climatic Change. 177, 12
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLake Cold Spells Are Declining Worldwide
    Wang, X., Woolway, R. I., Shi, K., Qin, B. & Zhang, Y., 28 Nov 2024, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 51, 22, p. e2024GL111300
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLake ice quality in a warming world
    Culpepper, J., Jakobsson, E., Weyhenmeyer, G. A., Hampton, S. E., Obertegger, U., Shchapov, K., Woolway, R. I. & Sharma, S., 19 Sept 2024, In: Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 5, 10, p. 671-685 15 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLake Water Temperature Modeling in an Era of Climate Change: Data Sources, Models, and Future Prospects
    Piccolroaz, S., Zhu, S., Ladwig, R., Carrea, L., Oliver, S., Piotrowski, A. P., Ptak, M., Shinohara, R., Sojka, M., Woolway, R. I. & Zhu, D. Z., Mar 2024, In: Reviews of Geophysics. 62, 1, e2023RG000816.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMore rapid lake heatwave development
    Wang, X., Iestyn Woolway, R., Shi, K., Qin, B. & Zhang, Y., 15 Dec 2024, In: Science bulletin. 69, 23, p. 3672-3676 5 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMultivariate extremes in lakes
    Woolway, R. I., Tong, Y., Feng, L., Zhao, G., Dinh, D. A., Shi, H., Zhang, Y. & Shi, K., 29 May 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedNational-scale remotely sensed lake trophic state from 1984 through 2020
    Meyer, M. F., Topp, S. N., King, T. V., Ladwig, R., Pilla, R. M., Dugan, H. A., Eggleston, J. R., Hampton, S. E., Leech, D. M., Oleksy, I. A., Ross, J. C., Ross, M. R. V., Woolway, R. I., Yang, X., Brousil, M. R., Fickas, K. C., Padowski, J. C., Pollard, A. I., Ren, J. & Zwart, J. A., 16 Jan 2024, In: Scientific data. 11, 1, p. 77
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedNonlinear responses in interannual variability of lake ice to climate change
    Richardson, D. C., Filazzola, A., Woolway, R. I., Imrit, M. A., Bouffard, D., Weyhenmeyer, G. A., Magnuson, J. & Sharma, S., 1 Apr 2024, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 69, 4, p. 789-801 13 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedProjected phenological shifts in stratification and overturning of ice-covered Northern Hemisphere lakes
    Huang, L., Woolway, R. I., Timmermann, A. & Rodgers, K. B., 19 Dec 2024, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 1
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedReconstructing Tibetan Plateau lake bathymetry using ICESat-2 photon-counting laser altimetry
    Han, X., Zhang, G., Wang, J., Tseng, K.-H., Li, J., Woolway, R. I., Shum, C. K. & Xu, F., 15 Dec 2024, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 315
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSubstantial increase of organic carbon storage in Chinese lakes
    Liu, D., Shi, K., Chen, P., Yan, N., Ran, L., Kutser, T., Tyler, A. N., Spyrakos, E., Woolway, R. I., Zhang, Y. & Duan, H., 14 Sept 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSurging compound drought–heatwaves underrated in global soils
    Fan, X., Zhang, Y., Shi, K., Peng, J., Liu, Y., Zhou, Y., Liu, Y., Zhu, Q., Song, C., Wan, R., Zhao, X. & Woolway, R. I., 7 Oct 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121, 42, p. e2410294121
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe impact of extreme heat on lake warming in China
    Wang, W., Shi, K., Wang, X., Zhang, Y., Qin, B., Zhang, Y. & Woolway, R. I., 2 Jan 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 70.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedWidespread loss of safe lake ice access in response to a warming climate
    Culpepper, J., Huang, L., Woolway, R. I. & Sharma, S., 11 Dec 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 12, p. e0313994
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedWidespread societal and ecological impacts from projected Tibetan Plateau lake expansion
    Xu, F., Zhang, G., Woolway, R. I., Yang, K., Wada, Y., Wang, J. & Crétaux, J.-F., 27 May 2024, In: Nature Geoscience. 17, 6, p. 516-523 8 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

  • PublishedA record-breaking extreme heat event caused unprecedented warming of lakes in China
    Wang, W., Shi, K., Wang, X., Wang, S., Zhang, D., Peng, Y., Li, N., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y., Qin, B., Iestyn Woolway, R. & Jeppesen, E., 30 Mar 2023, In: Science bulletin. 68, 6, p. 578-582 5 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedClimate change drives rapid warming and increasing heatwaves of lakes
    Wang, X., Shi, K., Zhang, Y., Qin, B., Zhang, Y., Wang, W., Woolway, R. I., Piao, S. & Jeppesen, E., 30 Jul 2023, In: Science bulletin. 68, 14, p. 1574-1584 11 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedClimate tracking by freshwater fishes suggests that fish diversity in temperate lakes may be increasingly threatened by climate warming
    Wu, T., Imrit, M. A., Movahedinia, Z., Kong, J., Woolway, R. I. & Sharma, S., 1 Feb 2023, In: Diversity and Distributions. 29, 2, p. 300-315 16 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGlacier Surface Heatwaves Over the Tibetan Plateau
    Chen, W., Yao, T., Zhang, G., Woolway, R. I., Yang, W., Xu, F. & Zhou, T., 28 Mar 2023, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 50, 6, e2022GL101115.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGlobal lakes are warming slower than surface air temperature due to accelerated evaporation
    Tong, Y., Feng, L., Wang, X., Pi, X., Xu, W. & Woolway, R. I., 23 Oct 2023, In: Nature Water. 1, 11, p. 929-940 12 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMulti-decadal change in summer mean water temperature in Lake Konnevesi, Finland (1984–2021)
    Noori, R., Woolway, R. I., Jun, C., Bateni, S. M., Naderian, D., Partani, S., Maghrebi, M. & Pulkkanen, M., 1 Dec 2023, In: Ecological Informatics. 78, 102331.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedNumerical simulation of thermal stratification in Lake Qiandaohu using an improved WRF-Lake model
    Wang, X., Wang, W., He, Y., Zhang, S., Huang, W., Woolway, R. I., Shi, K. & Yang, X., 1 Mar 2023, In: Journal of Hydrology. 618, 129184.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe pace of shifting seasons in lakes
    Woolway, R. I., 13 Apr 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 2101.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe unprecedented 2022 extreme summer heatwaves increased harmful cyanobacteria blooms
    Li, N., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y., Shi, K., Qian, H., Yang, H., Niu, Y., Qin, B., Zhu, G., Woolway, R. I. & Jeppesen, E., 20 Oct 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 896, 165312.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

  • PublishedA framework for ensemble modelling of climate change impacts on lakes worldwide: the ISIMIP Lake Sector
    Golub, M., Thiery, W., Marce, R., Pierson, D., Vanderkelen, I., Mercado-Bettin, D., Woolway, R. I., Grant, L., Jennings, E., Kraemer, B. M., Schewe, J., Zhao, F., Frieler, K., Mengel, M., Bogomolov, V. Y., Bouffard, D., Cote, M., Couture, R.-M., Debolskiy, A. V. & Droppers, B. & 47 others, Gal, G., Guo, M., Janssen, A. B. G., Kirillin, G., Ladwig, R., Magee, M., Moore, T., Perroud, M., Piccolroaz, S., Vinnaa, L. R., Schmid, M., Shatwell, T., Stepanenko, V. M., Tan, Z., Woodward, B., Yao, H., Adrian, R., Allan, M., Anneville, O., Arvola, L., Atkins, K., Boegman, L., Carey, C., Christianson, K., de Eyto, E., DeGasperi, C., Grechushnikova, M., Hejzlar, J., Joehnk, K., Jones, I. D., Laas, A., Mackay, E. B., Mammarella, I., Markensten, H., McBride, C., Ozkundakci, D., Potes, M., Rinke, K., Robertson, D., Rusak, J. A., Salgado, R., van der Linden, L., Verburg, P., Wain, D., Ward, N. K., Wollrab, S. & Zdorovennova, G., 16 Jun 2022, In: Geoscientific Model Development. 15, 11, p. 4597-4623
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEarlier ice loss accelerates lake warming in the Northern Hemisphere
    Li, X., Peng, S., Xi, Y., Woolway, R. I. & Liu, G., 2 Sept 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, 5156.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGlobal increase in methane production under future warming of lake bottom waters
    Jansen, J., Woolway, R. I., Kraemer, B. M., Albergel, C., Bastviken, D., Weyhenmeyer, G. A., Marce, R., Sharma, S., Sobek, S., Tranvik, L. J., Perroud, M., Golub, M., Moore, T. N., Vinna, L. R., La Fuente, S., Grant, L., Pierson, D. C., Thiery, W. & Jennings, E., Sept 2022, In: Global Change Biology. 28, 18, p. 5427-5440 14 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLake Ice Will Be Less Safe for Recreation and Transportation Under Future Warming
    Woolway, R. I., Huang, L., Sharma, S., Lee, S.-S., Rodgers, K. B. & Timmermann, A., 1 Oct 2022, In: Earth's Future. 10, 10, e2022EF002907.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLakes in Hot Water: The Impacts of a Changing Climate on Aquatic Ecosystems
    Woolway, R. I., Sharma, S. & Smol, J. P., 30 Oct 2022, In: BioScience. 72, 11, p. 1050-1061 12 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  • PublishedMulti-model projections of future evaporation in a sub-tropical lake
    La Fuente, S., Jennings, E., Gal, G., Kirillin, G., Shatwell, T., Ladwig, R., Moore, T., Couture, R.-M., Cote, M., Vinna, C. L. R. & Woolway, R. I., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Hydrology. 615, 128729.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSevere Lake Heatwaves Attributable to Human-Induced Global Warming
    Woolway, I., Albergel, C., Froelicher, T. & Perroud, M., 28 Feb 2022, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 49, 4, 10 p., e2021GL097031.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSix Decades of Thermal Change in a Pristine Lake Situated North of the Arctic Circle
    Noori, R., Woolway, R. I., Saari, M., Pulkkanen, M. & Klove, B., 26 Sept 2022, In: WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH. 58, 9, e2021WR031543.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSpace-based Earth observation in support of the UNFCCC Paris Agreement
    Hegglin, M. I., Bastos, A., Bovensmann, H., Buchwitz, M., Fawcett, D., Ghent, D., Kulk, G., Sathyendranath, S., Shepherd, T. G., Quegan, S., Röthlisberger, R., Briggs, S., Buontempo, C., Cazenave, A., Chuvieco, E., Ciais, P., Crisp, D., Engelen, R., Fadnavis, S. & Herold, M. & 18 others, Horwath, M., Jonsson, O., Kpaka, G., Merchant, C. J., Mielke, C., Nagler, T., Paul, F., Popp, T., Quaife, T., Rayner, N. A., Robert, C., Schröder, M., Sitch, S., Venturini, S., van der Schalie, R., van der Vliet, M., Wigneron, J.-P. & Woolway, R. I., 5 Oct 2022, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10
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  • PublishedWinter inverse lake stratification under historic and future climate change
    Woolway, R. I., Denfeld, B., Tan, Z., Jansen, J., Weyhenmeyer, G. A. & La Fuente, S., 1 Aug 2022, In: Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 7, 4, p. 302-311
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2021

  • PublishedAttribution of global lake systems change to anthropogenic forcing
    Grant, L., Vanderkelen, I., Gudmundsson, L., Tan, Z., Perroud, M., Stepanenko, V. M., Debolskiy, A. V., Droppers, B., Janssen, A. B. G., Woolway, R. I., Choulga, M., Balsamo, G., Kirillin, G., Schewe, J., Zhao, F., del Valle, I. V., Golub, M., Pierson, D., Marce, R. & Seneviratne, S. I. & 1 others, Thiery, W., 18 Oct 2021, In: Nature Geoscience. 14, 11
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  • PublishedClimate change drives widespread shifts in lake thermal habitat
    Kraemer, B. M., Pilla, R. M., Woolway, R. I., Anneville, O., Ban, S., Colom-Montero, W., Devlin, S. P., Dokulil, M. T., Gaiser, E. E., Hambright, K. D., Hessen, D. O., Higgins, S. N., Johnk, K. D., Keller, W., Knoll, L. B., Leavitt, P. R., Lepori, F., Luger, M. S., Maberly, S. C. & Mueller-Navarra, D. C. & 17 others, Paterson, A. M., Pierson, D. C., Richardson, D. C., Rogora, M., Rusak, J. A., Sadro, S., Salmaso, N., Schmid, M., Silow, E. A., Sommaruga, R., Stelzer, J. A. A., Straile, D., Thiery, W., Timofeyev, M. A., Verburg, P., Weyhenmeyer, G. A. & Adrian, R., 3 Jun 2021, In: Nature Climate Change. 11, 6, p. 521-529
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  • PublishedCompound hot temperature and high chlorophyll extreme events in global lakes
    Woolway, R. I., Kraemer, B. M., Zscheischler, J. & Albergel, C., 16 Dec 2021, In: Environmental Research Letters. 16, 12, 124066.
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  • PublishedEcological Consequences of Climate Extremes for Lakes
    Jennings, E., de Eyto, E., Jones, I. D., Ibelings, B., Adrian, R. & Woolway, I., 1 Jun 2021, Encyclopedia of Inland Waters: Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Elsevier
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
  • PublishedIncreasing maximum lake surface temperature under climate change
    Dokulil, M. T., Maberly, S. C., May, L., Weyhenmeyer, G. A., Woolway, R. I. & de Eyto, E., 22 Apr 2021, In: Climatic Change. 165, 56
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLake heatwaves under climate change
    Woolway, R. I., Jennings, E., Shatwell, T., Golub, M., Pierson, D. C. & Maberly, S. C., 20 Jan 2021, In: Nature. 589, p. 402-407
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLoss of Ice Cover, Shifting Phenology, and More Extreme Events in Northern Hemisphere Lakes
    Sharma, S., Richardson, D. C., Woolway, R. I., Imrit, M. A., Bouffard, D., Blagrave, K., Daly, J., Filazzola, A., Granin, N., Korhonen, J., Magnuson, J., Marszelewski, W., Matsuzaki, S.-I. S., Perry, W., Robertson, D. M., Rudstam, L. G., Weyhenmeyer, G. A. & Yao, H., 1 Oct 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 126, 10, e2021JG006348.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedOn thinning ice: Effects of atmospheric warming, changes in wind speed and rainfall on ice conditions in temperate lakes (Northern Poland)
    Bartosiewicz, M., Ptak, M., Woolway, R. I. & Sojka, M., 1 Jun 2021, In: Journal of Hydrology. 597, 125724.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPhenological shifts in lake stratification under climate change
    Woolway, R. I., Sharma, S., Weyhenmeyer, G. A., Debolskiy, A., Golub, M., Mercado-Bettin, D., Perroud, M., Stepanenko, V., Tan, Z., Grant, L., Ladwig, R., Mesman, J., Moore, T. N., Shatwell, T., Vanderkelen, I., Austin, J. A., DeGasperi, C. L., Dokulil, M., La Fuente, S. & Mackay, E. B. & 6 others, Schladow, S. G., Watanabe, S., Marce, R., Pierson, D. C., Thiery, W. & Jennings, E., 19 Apr 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 2318 (2021).
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedRapidly expanding lake heatwaves under climate change
    Woolway, R. I., Anderson, E. J. & Albergel, C., 18 Aug 2021, In: Environmental Research Letters. 16, 9
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe annual cycle of energy input, modal excitation and physical plus biogenic turbulent dissipation in a temperate lake
    Simpson, J., Woolway, I., Scannell, B., Austin, M., Powell, B. & Maberly, S. C., Jun 2021, In: Water Resources Research. 57, 6, 2020WR029441.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedWidespread deoxygenation of temperate lakes
    Jane, S. F., Hansen, G. J. A., Kraemer, B. M., Leavitt, P. R., Mincer, J. L., North, R. L., Pilla, R. M., Stetler, J. T., Williamson, C. E., Woolway, R. I., Arvola, L., Chandra, S., DeGasperi, C. L., Diemer, L., Dunalska, J., Erina, O., Flaim, G., Grossart, H.-P., Hambright, K. D. & Hein, C. & 23 others, Hejzlar, J., Janus, L. L., Jenny, J.-P., Knoll, L. B., Leoni, B., Mackay, E., Matsuzaki, S.-I. S., McBride, C., Muller-Navarra, D. C., Paterson, A. M., Pierson, D., Rogora, M., Rusak, J. A., Sadro, S., Saulnier-Talbot, E., Schmid, M., Sommaruga, R., Thiery, W., Verburg, P., Weathers, K. C., Weyhenmeyer, G. A., Yokota, K. & Rose, K. C., 2 Jun 2021, In: Nature. 594, 7861, p. 66-70
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

  • PublishedClimate velocity in inland standing waters
    Woolway, R. I. & Maberly, S. C., 1 Dec 2020, In: Nature Climate Change. 10, 12, p. 1124-U91
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGlobal Heat Uptake by Inland Waters
    Vanderkelen, I., van Lipzig, N. P. M., Lawrence, D. M., Droppers, B., Golub, M., Gosling, S. N., Janssen, A. B. G., Marce, R., Schmied, H. M., Perroud, M., Pierson, D., Pokhrel, Y., Satoh, Y., Schewe, J., Seneviratne, S. ,. I., Stepanenko, V. M., Tan, Z., Woolway, R. ,. I. & Thiery, W., 28 Jun 2020, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 47, 12
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGlobal lake responses to climate change
    Woolway, R. I., Kraemer, B. M., Lenters, J. D., Merchant, C. J., O'Reilly, C. M. & Sharma, S., 1 Aug 2020, In: Nature Reviews Earth and Environment. 1, p. 388-403
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGlobal lake thermal regions shift under climate change
    Maberly, S. C., O'Donnell, R. A., Woolway, R. I., Cutler, M. E. J., Gong, M., Jones, I. D., Merchant, C. J., Miller, C. A., Politi, E., Scott, E. M., Thackeray, S. J. & Tyler, A. N., 6 Mar 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, 1
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGlobal reconstruction of twentieth century lake surface water temperature reveals different warming trends depending on the climatic zone
    Piccolroaz, S., Woolway, R. I. & Merchant, C. J., 1 Jun 2020, In: Climatic Change. 160, 3, p. 427-442
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedImpact of the 2018 European heatwave on lake surface water temperature
    Woolway, R. I., Jennings, E. & Carrea, L., 2 Jul 2020, In: INLAND WATERS. 10, 3, p. 322-332
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedStorm impacts on phytoplankton community dynamics in lakes
    Stockwell, J. D., Doubek, J. P., Adrian, R., Anneville, O., Carey, C. C., Carvalho, L., Domis, L. N. D. S., Dur, G., Frassl, M. A., Grossart, H.-P., Ibelings, B. W., Lajeunesse, M. J., Lewandowska, A. M., Llames, M. E., Matsuzaki, S.-I. S., Nodine, E. R., Noges, P., Patil, V. P., Pomati, F. & Rinke, K. & 19 others, Rudstam, L. G., Rusak, J. A., Salmaso, N., Seltmann, C. T., Straile, D., Thackeray, S. J., Thiery, W., Urrutia-Cordero, P., Venail, P., Verburg, P., Woolway, R. I., Zohary, T., Andersen, M. R., Bhattacharya, R., Hejzlar, J., Janatian, N., Kpodonu, A. T. N. K., Williamson, T. J. & Wilson, H. L., 1 May 2020, In: Global Change Biology. 26, 5, p. 2756-2784
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe EUSTACE Project: Delivering Global, Daily Information on Surface Air Temperature
    Rayner, N. A., Auchmann, R., Bessembinder, J., Bronnimann, S., Brugnara, Y., Capponi, F., Carrea, L., Dodd, E. M. A., Ghent, D., Good, E., Hoyer, J. L., Kennedy, J. J., Kent, E. C., Killick, R. E., van der Linden, P., Lindgren, F., Madsen, K. S., Merchant, C. J., Mitchelson, J. R. & Morice, C. P. & 14 others, Nielsen-Englyst, P., Ortiz, P. F., Remedios, J. J., van der Schrier, G., Squintu, A. A., Stephens, A., Thorne, P. W., Tonboe, R. T., Trent, T., Veal, K. L., Waterfall, A. M., Winfield, K., Winn, J. & Woolway, R. I., Nov 2020, In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 101, 11, p. E1924-E1947
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedVariability in epilimnion depth estimations in lakes
    Wilson, H. L., Ayala, A. I., Jones, I. D., Rolston, A., Pierson, D., de Eyto, E., Grossart, H.-P., Perga, M.-E., Woolway, R. I. & Jennings, E., 24 Nov 2020, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 24, 11, p. 5559-5577
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedWarming winters threaten peripheral Arctic charr populations of Europe
    Kelly, S., Moore, T. N., de Eyto, E., Dillane, M., Goulon, C., Guillard, J., Lasne, E., McGinnity, P., Poole, R., Winfield, I. J., Woolway, R. I. & Jennings, E., 17 Oct 2020, In: Climatic Change. 163, 1, p. 599-618
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

  • PublishedNorthern Hemisphere Atmospheric Stilling Accelerates Lake Thermal Responses to a Warming World
    Woolway, R. I., Merchant, C. J., Van Den Hoek, J., Azorin-Molina, C., Noges, P., Laas, A., Mackay, E. B. & Jones, I. D., 16 Nov 2019, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 46, 21, p. 11983-11992
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSubstantial increase in minimum lake surface temperatures under climate change
    Woolway, R. I., Weyhenmeyer, G. A., Schmid, M., Dokulil, M. T., de Eyto, E., Maberly, S. C., May, L. & Merchant, C. J., 15 May 2019, In: Climatic Change. 155, 1, p. 81-94
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedWidespread loss of lake ice around the Northern Hemisphere in a warming world
    Sharma, S., Blagrave, K., Magnuson, J. J., O'Reilly, C. M., Oliver, S., Batt, R. D., Magee, M. R., Straile, D., Weyhenmeyer, G. A., Winslow, L. & Woolway, R. I., 1 Mar 2019, In: Nature Climate Change. 9, 3, p. 227-231
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedWorldwide alteration of lake mixing regimes in response to climate change
    Woolway, R. I. & Merchant, C. J., 1 Apr 2019, In: Nature Geoscience. 12, 4, p. 271-276
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

  • PublishedA multi-lake comparative analysis of the General Lake Model (GLM): Stress-testing across a global observatory network
    Bruce, L. C., Frassl, M. A., Arhonditsis, G. B., Gal, G., Hamilton, D. P., Hanson, P. C., Hetherington, A. L., Melack, J. M., Read, J. S., Rinke, K., Rigosi, A., Trolle, D., Winslow, L., Adrian, R., Ayala, A. I., Bocaniov, S. A., Boehrer, B., Boon, C., Brookes, J. D. & Bueche, T. & 34 others, Busch, B. D., Copetti, D., Cortes, A., de Eyto, E., Elliott, J. A., Gallina, N., Gilboa, Y., Guyennon, N., Huang, L., Kerimoglu, O., Lenters, J. D., MacIntyre, S., Makler-Pick, V., McBride, C. G., Moreira, S., Oezkundakci, D., Pilotti, M., Rueda, F. J., Rusak, J. A., Samal, N. R., Schmid, M., Shatwell, T., Snorthheim, C., Soulignac, F., Valerio, G., van der Linden, L., Vetter, M., Vincon-Leite, B., Wang, J., Weber, M., Wickramaratne, C., Woolway, R. I., Yao, H. & Hipsey, M. R., 14 Apr 2018, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 102, p. 274-291
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedGeographic and temporal variations in turbulent heat loss from lakes: A global analysis across 45 lakes
    Woolway, R. I., Verburg, P., Lenters, J. D., Merchant, C. J., Hamilton, D. P., Brookes, J., de Eyto, E., Kelly, S., Healey, N. C., Hook, S., Laas, A., Pierson, D., Rusak, J. A., Kuha, J., Karjalainen, J., Kallio, K., Lepistoe, A. & Jones, I. D., 1 Nov 2018, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 63, 6, p. 2436-2449
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedIntralake Heterogeneity of Thermal Responses to Climate Change: A Study of Large Northern Hemisphere Lakes
    Woolway, R. I. & Merchant, C. J., 27 Mar 2018, In: Journal of Geophysical Research : Atmospheres. 123, 6, p. 3087-3098
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPhysical and chemical impacts of a major storm on a temperate lake: a taste of things to come?
    Woolway, R. I., Simpson, J. H., Spiby, D., Feuchtmayr, H., Powell, B. & Maberly, S. C., Nov 2018, In: Climatic Change. 151, 2, p. 333-347
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSatellite and In Situ Observations for Advancing Global Earth Surface Modelling: A Review
    Balsamo, G., Agusti-Parareda, A., Albergel, C., Arduini, G., Beljaars, A., Bidlot, J., Bousserez, N., Boussetta, S., Brown, A., Buizza, R., Buontempo, C., Chevallier, F., Choulga, M., Cloke, H., Cronin, M. F., Dahoui, M., De Rosnay, P., Dirmeyer, P. A., Drusch, M. & Dutra, E. & 25 others, Ek, M. B., Gentine, P., Hewitt, H., Keeley, S. P. E., Kerr, Y., Kumar, S., Lupu, C., Mahfouf, J.-F., McNorton, J., Mecklenburg, S., Mogensen, K., Munoz-Sabater, J., Orth, R., Rabier, F., Reichle, R., Ruston, B., Pappenberger, F., Sandu, I., Seneviratne, S. I., Tietsche, S., Trigo, I. F., Uijlenhoet, R., Wedi, N., Woolway, R. I. & Zeng, X., 14 Dec 2018, In: Remote Sensing. 10, 12
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

  • PublishedAmplified surface temperature response of cold, deep lakes to inter-annual air temperature variability
    Woolway, R. I. & Merchant, C. J., 23 Jun 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedAtmospheric stilling leads to prolonged thermal stratification in a large shallow polymictic lake
    Woolway, R. I., Meinson, P., Noges, P., Jones, I. D. & Laas, A., 1 Apr 2017, In: Climatic Change. 141, 4, p. 759-773
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedCitizen science shows systematic changes in the temperature difference between air and inland waters with global warming
    University, U., Mackay, M., Stockwell, J. D., Thiery, W., Grossart, H.-P., Augusto-Silva, P. B., Baulch, H. M., de Eyto, E., Hejzlar, J., Kangur, K., Kirillin, G., University, U., Rusak, J. A., Davis, U. O. & Reading, U., 6 Mar 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDelving deeper: Metabolic processes in the metalimnion of stratified lakes
    Giling, D. P., Staehr, P. A., Grossart, H. P., Andersen, M. R., Boehrer, B., Escot, C., Evrendilek, F., Gomez-Gener, L., Honti, M., Jones, I. D., Karakaya, N., Laas, A., Moreno-Ostos, E., Rinke, K., Scharfenberger, U., Schmidt, S. R., Weber, M., Woolway, R. I., Zwart, J. A. & Obrador, B., 1 May 2017, In: Limnology and Oceanography. 62, 3, p. 1288-1306
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEnergy input and dissipation in a temperate lake during the spring transition
    Woolway, R. & Simpson, J., Aug 2017, In: Ocean Dynamics. 67, 8, p. 959-971
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLatitude and lake size are important predictors of over-lake atmospheric stability
    Woolway, R. I., Verburg, P., Merchant, C. J., Lenters, J. D., Hamilton, D. P., Brookes, J., Kelly, S., Hook, S., Laas, A., Pierson, D., Rimmer, A., Rusak, J. A. & Jones, I. D., 16 Sept 2017, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 44, 17, p. 8875-8883
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedProfound daily vertical stratification and mixing in a small, shallow, wind-exposed lake with submerged macrophytes
    Andersen, M. R., Sand-Jensen, K., Woolway, R. I. & Jones, I. D., Apr 2017, In: Aquatic Sciences. 79, 2, p. 395-406
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedWarming of Central European lakes and their response to the 1980s climate regime shift
    Woolway, R. I., Dokulil, M. T., Marszelewski, W., Schmid, M., Bouffard, D. & Merchant, C. J., 1 Jun 2017, In: Climatic Change. 142, 3-4, p. 505-520
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

  • PublishedConsequences of gas flux model choice on the interpretation of metabolic balance across 15 lakes
    Dugan, H. A., Woolway, R. I., Santoso, A. B., Corman, J. R., Jaimes, A., Nodine, E. R., Patil, V. P., Zwart, J. A., Brentrup, J. A., Hetherington, A. L., Oliver, S. K., Read, J. S., Winters, K. M., Hanson, P. C., Read, E. K., Winslow, L. A. & Weathers, K. C., 2 Nov 2016, In: INLAND WATERS. 6, 4, p. 581-592
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDiel Surface Temperature Range Scales with Lake Size
    Woolway, R. I., Jones, I. D., Maberly, S. C., French, J. R., Livingstone, D. M., Monteith, D. T., Simpson, G., Thackeray, S. J., Copenhagen, U., London, U., DeGasperi, C. L., Evans, C. D., de Eyto, E., Feuchtmayr, H., Hamilton, D., Kernan, M., Krokowski, J., Rimmer, A., Rose, K. C. & Rusak, J. A. & 8 others, Ryves, D. B., Scott, D. R., Shilland, E. M., Smyth, R. L., Staehr, P. A., Thomas, R., Waldron, S. & Weyhenmeyer, G., 29 Mar 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 3
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLakeMetabolizer: an R package for estimating lake metabolism from free-water oxygen using diverse statistical models
    Winslow, L. A., Zwart, J. A., Batt, R. D., Dugan, H. A., Woolway, R. I., Corman, J. R., Hanson, P. C. & Read, J. S., 2 Nov 2016, In: INLAND WATERS. 6, 4, p. 622-636
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

  • PublishedA comparison of the diel variability in epilimnetic temperature for five lakes in the English Lake District
    Woolway, R. I., Jones, I. D., Feuchtmayr, H. & Maberly, S. C., 20 Apr 2015, In: INLAND WATERS. 5, 2, p. 139-154
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedAltitudinal dependence of a statistically significant diel temperature cycle in Scottish lochs
    Woolway, R. I., Livingstone, D. M. & Kernan, M., 26 Aug 2015, In: INLAND WATERS. 5, 4, p. 311-316
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedAutomated calculation of surface energy fluxes with high-frequency lake buoy data
    Woolway, R. I., Jones, I. D., Hamilton, D. P., Maberly, S. C., Muraoka, K., Read, J. S., Smyth, R. L. & Winslow, L. A., 1 Aug 2015, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 70, p. 191-198
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe importance of lake-specific characteristics for water quality across the continental United States
    Read, E. K., Patil, V. P., Oliver, S. K., Hetherington, A. L., Brentrup, J. A., Zwart, J. A., Winters, K. M., Corman, J. R., Nodine, E. R., Woolway, R. I., Dugan, H. A., Jaimes, A., Santoso, A. B., Hong, G. S., Winslow, L. A., Hanson, P. C. & Weathers, K. C., 1 Jun 2015, In: Ecological Applications. 25, 4, p. 943-955
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

  • PublishedA novel method for estimating the onset of thermal stratification in lakes from surface water measurements
    Woolway, R. I., Maberly, S. C., Jones, I. D. & Feuchtmayr, H., 25 Jun 2014, In: WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH. 50, 6, p. 5131-5140
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Activities

2023

  • Listening to the Lakes

    What lakes are telling us about climate change, and how we can listen to them

    6 Mar 2023

    Links:

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XBeYvQOsXU
    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

2022

  • Citations and contribution to BAMS annual report: State of the Climate in 2021

    State of the Climate is the authoritative annual summary of the global climate published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society (BAMS).

    The report provides a comprehensive update on Earth’s climate indicators, including notable weather events and other data collected by environmental monitoring stations and

    instruments located on land, water, ice and in space.

    The report is led by scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centres for Environmental Information and published by BAMS and is based on collaborative contributions from more than 530 scientists.

    Iestyn had a leading role in two key sections of the report including on Lake ice and Lake surface temperature.

    Aug 2022

    Links:

    • https://ametsoc.net/sotc2021/Chapter%202-BAMS-SoC2021-final.pdf
    Activity: Other (Contributor)
  • Citations in IPCC report: Climate Change 2022 Impacts, Adaptations and Vulnerability

    14 research papers have been cited in the highly influential IPCC report, contributing to the report’s assessment of extreme weather events on freshwater systems.

    Feb 2022

    Links:

    • https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/
    Activity: Other (Contributor)

223

  • Listening to the Lakes: what lakes are telling us about climate change, and how we can listen to them

    Composer Andrew Lewis and scientist Iestyn Woolway discuss how lakes can help us understand climate change, and how this data can be used to make music. Lakes and reservoirs are a critical natural resource, supporting biodiversity and providing many benefits to people around the world. But lakes are critically susceptible to climate change, especially the increase in global temperatures. Climatic warming can have a huge influence on the physical environment of lakes, including warming of surface water and effects on water levels Ultimately, the physical environment of lakes is responding dramatically to a warming world. In this talk, Iestyn Woolway will discuss the response of key lake variables to climate change, and Andrew Lewis will explain how this data has been used in composing his new piece ‘Two Lakes’.

    6 Mar 223

    Links:

    • http://Composer Andrew Lewis and scientist Iestyn Woolway discuss how lakes can help us understand climate change, and how this data can be used to make music. Lakes and reservoirs are a critical natural resource, supporting biodiversity and providing many benefits to people around the world. But lakes are critically susceptible to climate change, especially the increase in global temperatures. Climatic warming can have a huge influence on the physical environment of lakes, including warming of surface water and effects on water levels Ultimately, the physical environment of lakes is responding dramatically to a warming world. In this talk, Iestyn Woolway will discuss the response of key lake variables to climate change, and Andrew Lewis will explain how this data has been used in compsing his new piece ‘Two Lakes’.
    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

Projects

  • Remote Sensing of Tipping Lakes

    17/04/2025 – 30/11/2027 (Active)

  • Digital Twin-based solutions for enhanced integration of ecosystem services in water resource management

    27/02/2025 – 15/04/2028 (Active)

  • Evaluating the influence of a Pumped Storage Hydropower plant on the hydro-environmental characteristics of Loch Ness, Scotland

    01/01/2025 – 15/04/2029 (Active)

  • Extremes in Brazilian Amazon lakes and its implications for social-ecological systems

    13/12/2024 – 27/12/2027 (Active)

  • Philip Leverhume Prize: Earth Sciences

    01/12/2024 – 15/12/2027 (Active)

  • Reconceptualising climate impacts from the bottom-up: An ethnoclimatology of climate risk in a rapidly warming Arctic

    01/09/2024 – 15/09/2029 (Active)

  • Climate change impact on food security across Northern communities

    01/08/2024 – 15/08/2026 (Active)

  • Greenland Ice Marginal Lake Evolution As A Driver Of Ice Sheet Change – How Important Are Rising Lake Temperatures?

    01/09/2023 – 15/09/2026 (Active)

  • UK EO Climate Information Service (UKEO-CIS)

    01/01/2023 – 15/04/2025 (Finished)

  • Extreme Events in Lake Ecosystems

    01/01/2022 – 30/09/2026 (Active)

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