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Publications
Special Issues
Bovolo C. I., Parkin G., Sophocleous M. EDITORIAL: Groundwater resources, climate and vulnerability. Environmental Research Letters. 2009, 4, 035001
Journal Publications (Peer Reviewed)
Pereira R., Bovolo C. I., Forsythe N., Pedentchouk N., Parkin G., Wagner T., Validation of rainfall and river isotopic chemistry data from global models with local observations (2009-2011) in northern Amazonia (Guyana) Submitted to Science of the Total Environment
Pereira R., Bovolo C. I., Spenser R., Hernes P, Vieth-Hillebrand A., Tipping E., Chappell N. Lewis-Franklin A., Pedentchouk N., Parkin G., Wagner T., Mobilization of optically invisible organic carbon during rain events in tropical headwater rivers Under revision for Geophysical Reserach Letters
Majone B., Bovolo C. I., Bellin A., Blenkinsop S., Fowler H. J. Simulation of impacts of future climate change scenarios on water resources for the Gallego river basin (Spain). Water Resources Research 2012, 48, W01512, DOI: 10.1029/2011/WR010985
Bovolo C. I., Pereira R., Parkin G., Kilsby C., Wagner T. Fine-scale regional climate patterns in the Guianas, Tropical South America, based on Observations and Reanalysis Data. International Journal of Climatology 2012, 32, 1665-1689, DOI: 10.1002/joc.2387
Bovolo C. I., Bathurst J. C. Modelling catchment-scale shallow landslide occurrence and sediment yield as a function of rainfall return period. Hydrological Processes 2011, DOI:10.1002/hyp.8158
Chiang GT, White T.O.H, Dove M.T., Bovolo C. I., Ewan J. Geo-visualization Fortran library. Computers & Geosciences 2011, 37, 65-74. DOI:10.1016/j.cageo.2010.04.012
Bathurst J.C., Bovolo C. I., Cisneros F. Modelling the Effect of Forest Cover on Shallow Landslides at the River Basin Scale. Ecological Engineering 2010, 36 , 317-327. DOI:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2009.05.001
Bovolo C. I. Abele S. J., Bathurst J. C., Caballero D., Ciglan M., Eftichidis G., Simo B. A distributed framework for multi-risk assessment of natural hazards used to model the effects of forest fire on hydrology and sediment yield. Computers & Geosciences 2009, 35, 924-945. DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2007.10.010
Bovolo C. I. The physical and chemical composition of the lower mantle. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A - Mathematical physical and engineering sciences 2005, 363, 2811-2835.
Conference Papers
Bovolo, C. I., Pereira R., Parkin G., Wagner T., Kilsby C. G. Using reanalysis data to establish the precipitation and temperature regime of the Guianas of South America. BHS 2010: Role of Hydrology in Managing Consequences of a Changing Global Environment, Proceedings of the Third International Symposium of the British Hydrological Society, Newcastle, 19th-23rd July, ISBN: 1 903741 17 3. 2010
Burton, A., Glenis V., Bovolo, C. I., Blenkinsop S., Fowler H. J., Chen A. S., Djordjevic S., Kilsby C. G. Stochastic rainfall modelling for the assessment of urban flood hazard in a changing climate. BHS 2010: Role of Hydrology in Managing Consequences of a Changing Global Environment, Proceedings of the Third International Symposium of the British Hydrological Society, Newcastle, 19th-23rd July, ISBN: 1 903741 17 3. 2010
Bovolo, C. I., Parkin G., Wagner T., James P. Hydro-climate monitoring in the Guyana Rainforest, South America: A real world challenge for scientific workflow management. Proceedings of the Second Open Source GIS UK Conference (OSGIS2010), Workflows for Earth Observation Systems workshop, University of Nottingham, 21st June, 2010
Fowler H. J., Bovolo, C. I., Blenkinsop S., Burton A., Burger C. M., Bellin A., Zambrano-Bigiarini M., Majone B., Alberici D., Barcelo D., Grathwohl P., Barth. Investigations on a River Basin Scale and Prediction of Pollutants: A success Story from the Ebro Basin. In: Proceedings of water scarcity and management under Mediterranean climate, Girona, Spain, pp 45-53 2008
Bovolo, C. I., Abele, S. J., and Bathurst, J. C. Modelling shallow landslides within the context of a distributed framework for multi-risk assessment of forest fire hazards. In: Proc. Intl. Conf. Environmental Applications and Distributed Computing, 99-107 2006, Bratislava: Veda (Slovak Academy of Sciences) ISBN: 80-969202-4-3
Book Chapters
Chiang G.T., Dove M. T., Bovolo C. I., Ewen J. Implementing a Grid/Cloud eScience Infrastructure for Hydrological Sciences. in Yang X., Wang L., Jie W. (eds.), Guide to e-Science, Computer Communications and Networks, 2011, Part 1, 3-28 DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-439-5_1, # Springer-London URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-439-5_1
Bovolo C. I., Blenkinsop S., Majone B., Zambrano-Bigiarini M., Fowler H., Bellin A., Burton A., Barcelo D., Grathwohl P., Barth J. A. C. Climate change, water resources and pollution in the Ebro Basin - towards an integrated approach. in D. Barcelo´ and M. Petrovic (eds.), The Ebro River Basin, Hdb Env Chem, 2011, 13: 295-329, DOI 10.1007/698_2010_86, # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010, published online: 1 September 2010.
Zambrano-Bigiarini M, Majone B., Bellin A., Bovolo C. I., Blenkinsop S., Fowler H. Hydrological impacts of climate change on the Ebro River basin. in D. Barcelo´ and M. Petrovic (eds.), The Ebro River Basin, Hdb Env Chem, 2011, 13: 47-75, DOI 10.1007/698_2010_85, # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010, published online: 1 September 2010.
Fowler H. J., Gutierrez A., Marani M., Blenkinsop S., Burton A., Stollsteiner P., Brouyere S., Goderniaux P., van Vliet M., Zanetti S., Girard J. F., Dautrebande S., Baes D., Mouvet C., Baran N., Baltassat J. M., Bovolo C. I., Bellin A., Majone B., Zambrano-Bigiarini M., Boni M., Jouin F., Klinka T., Janniche G. S., Albrechtsen H. J. A., Wuilleumier A., Gigleux S., Banton O. Chapter 2: HYDRO-Climate and Water cycle at the Basin Scale In 'Advanced Tools and Models to Improve River Basin Management in Europe in the Context of Climate Change - AquaTerra' Edited by Finkel M., Barth J., Grathwohl P. ISBN 9781843393726, p3-12, 128pp, published 15th August 2010.
Other Publications and Reports
Jafferally D., Mistry J., Glastra R., Bovolo C. I. North Rupununi in 2030: Alternative Future Scenarios for the Development of the North Rupununi. Report on the workshop held 15-16th May 2012, Bina Hill Institute, Annai, Guyana. Published by COBRA Project, Augst 2012. http://projectcobra.org/north-rupununi-in-2030/
Davis O., Bovolo C. I., Jafferally D., Mistry J., Glastra R. Guyana in 2030: Developing Alternative Future Scenarios through Georgetown Stakeholder Participation. Report on the workshop held 8-9th May 2012, Georgetown, Guyana. Published by COBRA Project, Augst 2012. http://projectcobra.org/guyana-in-2030/
Bovolo C. I., Parkin G., Wagner T. Initial assessment of the climate of Guyana with a focus on Iwokrama. Report produced for the Commonwealth Secretariat. 2009, School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Bathurst J. C., Bovolo C. I. Catchment-scale shallow landslide and sediment yield hazard as a function of rainfall return period. In: Landslides: from mapping to loss and risk estimation. Lessloss Report 2007/01. 2007, Chapter 15, pp115-124. IUSS Press (Instituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia). ISBN 978-88-6198-005-1
Bovolo C. I. Stochastic 2D rainfall tool - Radar data analysis. Report of the DTI SAM Project, 57pp, 2009.
Kilsby C. G., Bovolo C. I. , Yasin A., O'Connell P.E. SUSMAQ (2005) Development and application of a Regional Climate Model for Assessing the Impacts of Land Use and Climate Changes. Report No. SUSMAQ-RAIN #44 V2.1. Sustainable Management of the West Bank and Gaza Aquifers, Palestinian Water Authority (Palestine) and University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK).
Bathurst J. C., Bovolo C. I. (2004) MEDACTION Policies for land use to combat desertification. Deliverable 28: Development of guidelines for sustainable land management in the Agri and Cobres Target Basins. University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK).
Bathurst J. C., Birkinshaw S. J., Bovolo C. I. Use of decision support systems to analyse policy effects. In: The MEDRAP Concerted Action to support the Northern Mediterranean Action Programme to Combat Desertification. Workshop results & Proceedings 2004, Nucleo Ricerca Desertificazione
Abstracts and Posters
Bovolo C. I., Pereira R., Parkin G., Wagner T. Investigating the climatic transition zone in Guyana, South America. Abstract H51A-0864 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif. 13-17 Dec. 2010
Pereira R., Bovolo C. I., Parkin G., Wagner T. The dynamic variability of dissolved and particulate organic matter and nutrients in a changing tropical rainforest: first results from a new geochemical program in northern Amazonia, Guyana. Abstract H51A-0849 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif. 13-17 Dec. 2010
Parkin G., Wagner T., Bovolo C. I., Pereira R. Impacts of human activity and climate on the hydrology and ecosystem services of forests in the Guianas on the northern rim of Amazonia. Abstract H53G-05 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif. 13-17 Dec. 2010
Pereira R.A., Bovolo C. I., Parkin G., Wagner T. The dynamic variability of dissolved and particulate organic matter and nutrients in a changing tropical rainforest: First results from a new geochemical program in northern Amazonia, Guyana. Proceedings of the BOGS (British Organic Geochemistry Society) Conference 2010.
Bovolo C. I., Pereira R., Parkin G., Wagner T. Establishing a baseline precipitation and temperature regime for the Guianas from observations and reanalysis data. Geophysical Research Abstracts 12 EGU2010-12851-1, 2010. Poster pdf
Zambrano-Bigiarini M., Bellin A., Majone B., Bovolo C. I., Blenkinsop S., Fowler H. J. Evaluating the impact of hydrological uncertainty in assessing the impact of climate change on water resources of the Ebro River Basin (Spain). Geophysical Research Abstracts 12 EGU2010-12079, 2010.
Zambrano-Bigiarini M., Bellin A., Majone B., Bovolo C. I., Blenkinsop S. Hydrological Impacts of Climate Change: A Case Study on the Ebro River Basin (Spain). Eos Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl 90(52), H54E-06, 2009.
Bovolo C. I. Using physically-based spatially distributed models to model land use and climate change impacts. In: EcoHCC09 International Conference on Ecohydrology and Climate Change Book of Abstracts, Tomar, Portugal 10th-12th September, p36 2009
Bovolo C. I., Bathurst J. C., Cisneros F. Modelling the effect of targeted reforestation in reducing shallow landslide occurrence, Guabalcon Catchment, Ecuador. Geophysical Research Abstracts 11, EGU2009-5482, 2009. Poster pdf
Bovolo C. I., Fowler H. J., Blenkinsop S., Burton A., Burger C. M., Bellin A., Zambrano-Bigiarini M., Majone B., Alberici D., Barcelo D., Grathwohl P., Barth J. Integrated management of a large river basin in the context of climate change: climate, hydrology & pollution in the Ebro basin, Spain. In: AquaTerra Final Conference Program & Proceedings (Processes, Data, Models Future Scenarios), Tubingen, Germany 25th-27th March, p108 2009
Majone B. Bovolo C. I., Bellin A., Blenkinsop S., Fowler H. J. Simulation of impacts of future climate change scenarios on water resources for the Gallego river basin (Spain). In: AquaTerra Final Conference Program & Proceedings (Processes, Data, Models Future Scenarios), Tubingen, Germany 25th-27th March, p103 2009
Burton A., Blenkinsop S., Bovolo C. I., Fowler H. J., van Vliet M., Broers H. P., Glenis V., Kilsby C. G., O'Connell P. E. O. Rainfall models for future climate change impacts. . In: AquaTerra Final Conference Program & Proceedings (Processes, Data, Models Future Scenarios), Tubingen, Germany 25th-27th March, p113 2009
Zambrano-Bigiarini M., Bellin A., Majone B., Bovolo C. I., Fowler H. J., Blenkinsop S., Burton A. Hydrological Impact of Climate Change on the Ebro Basin: Attempting an Integrated Approach at a Large Scale . In: AquaTerra Final Conference Program & Proceedings (Processes, Data, Models Future Scenarios), Tubingen, Germany 25th-27th March, p96 2009
Fowler H. J., Blenkinsop S., Burton A. Bovolo C. I., Vliet M. van, Goderniaux P. State-of-the-art climate change-scenarios in AquaTerra. In: AquaTerra Final Conference Program & Proceedings (Processes, Data, Models Future Scenarios), Tubingen, Germany 25th-27th March, p102 2009
Bovolo C. I., Bathurst J. C. Modelling the timing and location of shallow landslides and debris flows using the SHETRAN model. Eos Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl 87(52), H51B-0477, 2006. Poster pdf
Bovolo C. I., Abele S. J., Bathurst J. C. Modelling shallow landslides within the context of a distributed framework for multi-risk assessment of natural hazards. Geophysical Research Abstracts 8(09393), 2006. Poster pdf
Bovolo C. I., Bathurst J. C. Simulating the occurrence of shallow landslides and debris flows as a function of rainfall return period. Geophysical Research Abstracts 8(08329), 2006.
Bovolo C. I., Bathurst J. C. An integrated decision support system for desertification mitigation. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts, (5), 12565, 2003 Poster pdf
Bovolo C. I., Sherman D. M., Helffrich G. R. Composition of the lower mantle: Predicted properties from atomistic simulations. In: Journal of Conference Abstracts, 5 (2), 241, 2000
Bovolo C. I., Sherman D. M., Helffrich G. R. Elastic properties of iron at inner core conditions and the origin of the seismic anisotropy. In: Terra Nova (Abstract Supplement No. 1), 9, 32, 1997
Thesis
Bovolo C. I. Thermodynamic Properties of Lower Mantle Minerals: Constraints on Mantle Composition. Ph.D. thesis, University of Bristol, 2002.