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Given Names: Gerald Charles
Surname: NANSON

Appointment: Professor School of Earth & Environmental Sciences
University of Wollongong
Northfields Avenue
Wollongong. NSW 2522
Australia

gnanson@uow.edu.au

Date of Birth: 5th September 1946

Academic Qualifications:

University of Otago (N.Z.) Graduation 1970 B.Sc (Hons)
University of Alberta (Canada) Graduation 1972 M.Sc.
Simon Fraser University (Canada) Graduation 1977 Ph.D.

Thesis Topics:

M.Sc. Sediment transport in two Rocky Mountain streams
Ph.D. Channel migration, floodplain formation and vegetation succession on a
meandering-river floodplain.

Professional Memberships:

Member of the British Geomorphological Research Group (BGRG)
Member and co-founder of the Australian and New Zealand Geomorphological
Research Group (ANZGG)
Australian Quaternary Association (AQUA)

Current Employment:

1977 -Current University of Wollongong Lecturer/Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor
Professor (1998)

Membership of Boards, Committees, Consultancies etc

1969-1970 President, Science Student’s Association, University of Otago
1977-1979 President, Wollongong Branch of N.S.W. Geographical Society
July-Dec 1983 & 1990 Acting Head, Department of Geography, University of Wollongong
Jun 1984-Jun 1985 Chairperson, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong
1986- 1992 Co-ordinator, Environmental Science Board of Studies, University of Wollongong
1989 – Current Co-ordinator, Quaternary Environmental Change Research Program
University of Wollongong
1994- 1995 Head, Department of Geography
1995- 1996 Co-ordinator of Geography School of Geosciences

Field of Research and Professional Interest:

1. Fluvial geomorphology
2. Fluvial sedimentology
3. Theoretical geomorphology
4. River management
5. Quaternary studies
6. Deserts
7. Luminescence dating

Thesis Supervision:

Completed Theses:

PhD
Ann.R.M.Young (1983)
“Upland Swamps (dells) on the Woronora Plateau, N.S.W.”
Kevin Mills (1987)
“The Illawarra Rainforests; an historical floristic and environmental study of the distribution and ecology.
Richard (Bert).G.Roberts (1991)
“Sediment budgets and Quaternary history of the Magela Creek catchment; tropical northern Australia.”
Ken J.Page (1994)
“Stratigraphy and Chronology of late Quaternary alluvial deposits on the Riverine Plain, southeastern Australia.”
H.Q.Huang (1996)
“Multivariate controls of alluvial channel geometry: model development and applications.”
Stephen Tooth (1997)
“The morphology, dynamics and late Quaternary sedimentary of ephemeral drainage systems on the Northern Plains of Central Australia.”
Rainer Wende (1997)
“Aspects of the fluvial geomorphology of the eastern Kimberley Plateau, Western Australia.”
Jerry Maroulis (2001)
“Late Quaternary sedimentology, stratigraphy and evolution of Cooper Creek, S.W. Queensland.”
Simon Fagan (2001)
“Channel and floodplain characteristics of Cooper Creek, Central Australia.”
Maria Coleman (2002)
“Alluvial aeolian and lacustrine evidence for climate and flow regime changes over the past 250ka, Cooper Creek near Innamincka, South Australia.”
Chris Doyle (2003)
“Fluvial geomorphology and rehabilitation, Nambucca Catchment.”

Tim Cohen (2003)
“Late Holocene floodplain processes and post-European channel dynamics in south-eastern Australia.”
Ingrid Ward (2003)
“Hidden in the sands of time: geoarchaeology of sandstone landscapes in the Keep River region, Northern Territory, Australia .” (A. Prof. Lesley Head, primary supervisor; I supervised the geomorphology).

MSc
J. Bywater (1985)
“Edaphic and other environmental conditions associated with rainforest development in the Illawarra District.”
A. Von Krusenstierna (1990)
“River bank erosion by boat-generated waves on the lower Gordon River, Tasmania.”
J.C. Maroulis (1992)
“Sediment transport of fine grained alluvium from Cooper Creek, central Australia.”

BA (Hons) or BSc (Hons)
J. Bywater (First Class) 1978
“Distribution and ecology of rainforest vegetation and fauna in the Illawarra.”
J. Carne (First Class) 1981
“Landform-vegetation relationships in the Minnamurra estuary, N.S.W.”
S. Powrie (Second Class Div. 1) 1981
“Rainforest regeneration in the Illawarra.”
K. Mills (first Class) 1981
“Some flora and fauna of exotic pine plantations and adjacent eucalypt forest of the southern central tablelands of N.S.W.”
D.S. Hean (First Class) 1983
“Selected aspects of bedload transport in four coastal river basins of New South Wales.”
A. Huggett (First Class) 1987
‘Contour Trench Microtopography on the South Coast of New South Wales.”
B.H. Gardiner (Second Class Div 1) 1988
“The alluvial stratigraphy and depositional history of the Nepean River Terraces near Penrith, New South Wales, with special reference to the Clarendon Terrace.”
C. Uren (Second Class Div 1) 1990
“The role of profile shape and rock type in determining the erosional Stability of artificial hillslopes in the seasonally-wet tropics, northern Australia.”
I. Reinfeld (First Class) 1991
“Characteristics and formation of braided river floodplains.”
R. Walsh (Second Class Div. 1) 1992
“Catastrophic flood geomorphology of two bedrock gorges in the Northern Territory, Australia.”
P. Simons (Second Class Div. 1) 2000
“Channel bank instability along Dingo Creek, New South Wales.”
A. Kahn (Second Class Div. 1) 2000
“Delta formation in New South Wales coastal lagoons: evidence for post-European catchment disturbance.”
G. Grootemaat (First Class) 2000
“Spatial characteristics of high magnitude rainfall events and channel response in the Illawarra region.”
T. Older (Second Class Div 1) 2002
“Urbanisation and its effect on channel form and fuction.”
C Hollands (Second Class Div 1) 2002
“Aeolian dune morphology, chronology and evolution in the north west Simpson Desert, Australia.”
L. Erskine (Second Class Div 1) 2002
“The relationship between riparian vegetation, bank erosion and channel pattern, Magela Creek, Northern Territory.”
C. Brown (First Class) 2002
“A GIS assessment of historical channel instability, Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales.”

Theses in Progress:

PhD (Full time)

Tim Pietch  “Stratigraphy and chronology of late Quaternary alluvial deposits on the western slopes and plains of New South Wales.”
Graham Grootemaat  “Synoptic climate patterns and flooding in inland Australia.”
Kevin Pucillo  "The influence of palaeochannels on groundwater access and movement in Coleambally Irrigation District, NSW”.
Cameron Hollands  “Chronology and evolution of the Simpson Desert dunefields.”

Postdoctoral Fellows:

Dr X-Y Chen 1991.
ARC funded in collaboration with Dr Colin Woodroffe. Dr Chen conducted collaborative research on the age and activity of dunes in the Simpson Desert resulting in two publications in international journals and several conference papers.
Dr Jacky Croke 1992-1993.
ARC Fellowship. Conducted research on floodplain evolution, resulting in an international publication reviewing floodplain formation. Dr Croke also conducted independent research into the quaternary deposits of the Lake Eyre Basin.
Dr H.Q Huang 1998-1999.
ARC funded. Conducted research into the principle of least action as the primary mechanism determining stream channel adjustment, and on the cause and development of anabranching rivers systems.
Dr John Jansen 2001 –
ARC funded. John is conducting research into the comparison of anabranching and single-thread channels to examine the role of maximum flow efficiency and the principle of least action in anabranching rivers.

External teaching/Seminars etc:

I do not keep a comprehensive record of seminars I have given, however they include invited presentations given at the following institutions:

University of London – Birkbeck Coll., UK
University of London – Queen Mary Coll., UK
University of Sheffield, UK
University of Southhampton, UK
University of Manchester, UK
University of Liverpool, UK
University of Cambridge, UK
University of Oxford, UK
Portsmouth Polytechnic, UK
University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
University of Alberta, Canada
University of British Columbia, Canada
Simon Fraser University, Canada
Brock University, Canada
University of Windsor, Canada
Waikato University, New Zealand
University of Sydney, Australia
Australian National University, Canberra
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Mineral and Geological Survey of Vietnam
University of Leeds, UK
University of Leicester, UK
University of Nottingham, UK
University of Exeter, UK

Consultancies and other reports:

R.W. Young and “Environmental problems in the lake’s catchment” in ‘Wallaga Lake,
G.C. Nanson (1979) its condition, use and development potential”. Report to the Mumbulla Shire Council, p.2,1 - 2.24, by a Study Group of the University of Wollongong.
G.C. Nanson and “Terrestrial vegetation”, in “Wallaga Lake, Its condition, use and
J.F. Bywater (1979) development potential”. Report to the Mumbulla Shire Council by a
Study Group of the University of Wollongong, p.6.1 – 6.10.
G.C. Nanson (1981) “Stream channels of the Illawarra.” Wollongong Studies in Geography No. 7, 4p. -
G.C. Nanson, D.Black “Environment Impact Assessment, South Coast District.” Report prepared
K.Mills & N.H. Robinson for NSW State Electricity Commission, Uniadvice, 62p.
(1982)
G.C. Nanson, D.Black, “Environmental Impact Assessment, Clyde River Coal Investigation
K.Mills & N.H. Robinson District.” Report prepared for NSW State Electricity Commission,
(1982) Uniadvice, 62p.
G.C. Nanson (1982) “An Investigation of possible River Erosion of the High Bank of the Nepean River from Victoria Bridge to McCann’s Island.”
Report prepared for Penrith Lakes Development Corporation, Uniadvice, 22p. + maps
G.C. Nanson (1983) “An Investigation of the Effects of Gravel Mining on the Manning River near Wingham.” Report prepared for Resources Planning Pty. Ltd., Uniadvice.
R.Muston, N.H. Robinson ”Vegetation and Faunal Survey of the Proposed Coal Transport Route,
& G.C. Nanson (1984) Huntley Colliery to Tallawarra Power Station.” Report prepared for the NSW State Electricity Commission, Uniadvice, 34p.
D.S.Hean & G.C. Nanson “Geomorphological Investigations of Stream Channels AND Alluvial
(1985) Deposits in Areas of Proposed Urban Development within the Catchment
of Lake Illawarra.” Report prepared for NSW State Pollution Control
Commission, Uniadvice, 88p. + maps.
G.C. Nanson, E.A. Bryant “The cause of bank erosion on the Gordon River below the Franklin
& A. Von Krusenstierna (1987) Junction, Southwest Tasmania.” A report for the National Parks & Wildlife Service of Tasmania.
A. Von Krusenstierna “Lower Gordon River Tasmania: Bank Erosion and Rehabilitation.
& G.C. Nanson (1988) Preliminary Report.” Uniadvice, 16p. “Progress Report and Preliminary Recommendations” Uniadvice, 13p.
Reports for the Commonwealth Department of Sports, Recreation, Tourism and the Environment.
G.C.Nanson & C. Doyle “Nambucca Valley: River and Catchment management study.”
(1996/98)

Total value $165,000

Competitive Research Grants Received:

Total grants received prior to 1984 $41,250

1985 Geomorphology and sedimentology of anastomosing channels of Cooper Creek,
Central Australia, University Research Grant $ 6,400

Evolution of Magela Creek sand-bed channels, Alligator Rivers Region
Research Institute Grant $47,000

1986 Cooper Creek (as above) A.R.G.S. $ 4,500

Sedimentology of the monsoonal Gilbert River system, Gulf of Carpentaria, Qld.
(With Drs. R.W. Young and B.G. Jones), University Research Grant $ 7,000

Contemporary sediment transport regimes and storage elements of Magela Creek
(With Mr. R.G. Roberts) Alligator Rivers Region Research Institute Grant $36,300

1987 Quaternary studies of stream development in central and eastern Australia
(With Dr. R.W.Young) A.R.G.S. $19,000

The Gilbert Fan-Delta (with Drs Jones & Young) University Research Grant $10,300

1988 Quaternary Studies (as above plus Mr. D.M. Price) A.R.G.S. $19,000

TL Dating University Research Grant $ 9,400

1989 Quaternary Studies (as above) A.R.C. $15,000

University Program Grant (Co-ordinator of Program Grant; with Drs E.A. Bryant,
L.M. Head, C.D. Woodroffe, Ms. A. O’Neill and Mr.D.M. Price $40,000

1990 University Program Grant (as above) $60,000

A.R.C. Quaternary Change (with Woodroffe, Young, Bryant, Price, Jones) $62,000

A.R.C. Quaternary Change in Stream Development (with Young, Price) $15,600

1991 University Program Grant (as above) $51,000

A.R.C. Quaternary Change (with Woodroffe, Young, Bryant, Price, Jones) $77,000

A.R.C.Quaternary Change in Stream Development (with Young and Price) $15,600

1992 A.R.C. Quaternary Change (with Woodroffe, Young, Bryant, Price & Jones) $105,000

University Program Grant (as above) $55,000

1993 University Program Grant (as above) $60,000

1994 University Program Grant (as above) $59,000

A.R.C. Small $ 9,900

DITARD Grant $ 9,850

1995 A.R.C. Industry Collaborative with SANTOS Ltd. (Nanson and Jones) $60,000

A.R.C. Climate Change in Central and Northern Australia (Nanson and Price) $54,000

1996 A.R.C. Climate Change in Central and Northern Australia (Nanson and Price) $55,000

1997 A.R.C. Climate Change in Central and Northern Australia (Nanson and Price) $35,000

1998 A.R.C. Anabranching rivers, their causes, characteristics and management $264,000
(Nanson)

2000-2002
A.R.C. Anabranching rivers, their causes, characteristics and management $207,000
(Nanson)

Total $1,519.950

Refereed Publications:

Edited Books– Journals:

Young R.W. and G.C. Nanson (1983) (Eds)
“Aspects of Australian Sandstone Landscapes”,
Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group, Wollongong 126p

Nanson G.C. and Price D.M. (1998) (Eds)
“Quaternary environmental changes in the Lake Eyre basin of central Australia.” Special Issue of Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Vol. 144.

Papers published or accepted in national or international journals or books:

Nanson G.C. (1974)“Bedload and suspended load transport in a small, steep Rocky Mountain Stream”, American Journal Science, 274: 471-486.

Hickin E.J. and G.C. Nanson (1975) “The character of channel migration on the Beatton River, N.E. British Columbia, Canada”. Geological Society America Bulletin, 86: 487-494.

Nanson G.C. and H.F. Beach (1977) “Primary forest succession and sedimentation on a meandering-river floodplain, N.E. British Columbia, Canada”, Journal of Biogeography, 4: 229-251.

Nanson G.C. (1980a) “Point bar and floodplain formation of the meandering Beatton River, N.E. British Columbia, Canada”. Sedimentology, 27: 3-29.

Nanson G.C. (1980b) “A regional trend to meander migration”, Journal of Geology, 88: 107-117.

Nanson G.C. and R.W. Young (1981a) “Downstream reduction of rural channel size with contrasting urban effects in small, coastal streams of southeastern Australia”, Journal of Hydrology, 52: 239-255.

Nanson G.C. and R.W.Young (1981b) “Overbank deposition and floodplain formation on small coastal streams of New South Wales”, Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, 25: 332-347.

Nanson G.C. (1981) “New evidence of scroll bar formation on the Beatton River”, Sedimentology, 28: 889-891.

Page K. and G.C. Nanson (1982) “Concave-bank benches and associated floodplain formation”,Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 7: 529-543.

Nanson G.C. and E.J. Hickin (1983) “Channel migration and incision on the Beatton River”, American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Hyrdaulic Engineering, 109: 327-337.

Nanson G.C. and K. Page (1983) “Lateral accretion of fine-grained concave benches on meandering rivers”,International Association of Sedimentologists, Spec. Pub. 6: 133-143.

Hickin E.J. and G.C. Nanson (1984) “Lateral Migration of river bends” American Society of Civil Engineers, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 110: 1557-1567.

Nanson G.C. (1984)“The geomorphology of the Stanley River Floodplain”, in R.J. Francey et al “Isotopes in tree rings”, C.S.I.R.O. Div. Atmosph. Res. Tech. Paper No. 4, 20-25.

Nanson G.C. and D.Hean (1985)“The West Dapto flood of February 1984: rainfall characteristics and channel changes”, Australian Geographer, 16: 249-258.

Nanson G.C. and E.J. Hickin (1986) “A statistical analysis of river-bend migration in western Canada”, Geological Society American Bulletin, 97: 497-504.

Nanson G.C. (1986) “British fluvial geomorphology in the 1980s:a review of recent reviews”,Australian Geographer, 17: 87-91.

Nanson G.C. (1986)“Episodes of vertical accretion and catastrophic stripping: a model of disequilibrium floodplain development”, Geological Society American Bulletin, 97: 1467-1475.

Nanson G.C. and B.R. Rust and G.Taylor (1986) “Mud braids coexistant with anastomosing channels in n arid-zone river: Cooper Creek, Central Australia”, Geology 14: 175-178.

Rust B.R. and G.C. Nanson (1986) “Modern channel patterns and Late Quaternary stratigraphy of Cooper Creek, Southwest Queensland, Australia”, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 11: 581-590.

Young R.W. G.C. Nanson and E.A. Bryant (1986)“Alluvial Chronology for coastal New South Wales; climate control or random erosional events”, Search, 17: 270-272.

Nanson G.C. and R.W. Young (1987) “Comparison of thermoluminescence and radiocarbon age-determinations from late Pleistocene alluvial deposits near Sydney, Australia’, Quanternary Research, 27: 263-269.

Young R.W., G.C. Nanson and B.G. Jones (1987)“Weathering of late Pleistocene alluvium under a humid temperature climate: Cranebrook Terrace, southeastern Australia”, Catena, 14: 469-484.

Hean D.S. and G.C. Nanson (1987) “Serious problems in using equations to estimate bedload yields for coastal rivers in N.S.W.”, Australian Geographer, 18: 114-124.

Nanson G.C., R.W. Young and E.D. Stockton (1987)“Chronology and palaeoenvironment of the Cranebrook Terrace (near Sydney) containing artefacts more than 40,000 years old”, Archaeology in Oceania, 22: 72-78.

Nanson G.C. and R.W. Young (1988)“Fluviatile evidence for a period of Late-Quaternary pluvial climate in coastal southeastern Australia”, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 66: 45-61.

Nanson G.C., R.W. Young, D.M. Price and B.R. Rust (1988)“Stratigraphy, sedimentology and late-Quaternary chronology of the channel country of western Queensland”, In Warner, R.F. (ed.) “Fluvial Geomorphology of Australia”, Academic Press, Sydney, 151-175.

Nanson G.C. and W.D. Erskine (1988) “Episodic changes of channels and floodplains in New South Wales”.In Warner, R.F. (Ed.) Fluvial Geomorphology of Australia”, Academic Press, Sydney, 201-221.

Rust B.R. and G.C. Nanson (1989) “Bedload transport of mud as pedogenic aggregates in modern and ancient rivers”, Sedimentology 36: 291-306.

Rust B.R. and G.C. Nanson (1991) “Bedload transport of mud as pedogenic aggregates in modern and ancient rivers – Reply”, Sedimentology, 38: 158-160.

Page K.J., G.C. Nanson and D.M. Price (1991) “Thermoluminescence chronology of late Quaternary deposition on the Riverine Plain of southeastern Australia”, Australian Geographer, 22: 14-23.

Nanson G.C., R.W. Young, D.M. price, S.A. Short and B.G. Jones ( 1991) “Comparative uranium-thorium and thermoluminescence dating of weathered Quaternary alluvium in the tropics of northern Australia’< Quaternary Research, 35: 347-366.

Callen R.A. and G.C. Nanson (1992) “Discussion – Formation and age of dunes in the Lake Eyre depocentres”, Geologische Rundschau, 81: 589-593.
Nanson G.C. and J.C. Croke (1992) “A genetic classification of floodplains”, Geomorphology, 4: 459-486.

Nanson G.C., X.Y. Chen and D.M. Price (1992) “Lateral migration, TL chronology and colour variation of longitudinal dunes in the Simpson Desert near Birdsville, central Australia”, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 17: 807-819.

Nanson G.C., D.M. Price and S.A. Short (1992) “Wetting and drying of Australia over the past 300 ka”, Geology, 20: 791-794.

Kershaw A.P. and G.C. Nanson (1993) “The last full glacial cycle in the Australian region”, Global and Planetary Change, 7: 1-9.

Nanson G.C., T.J. East and R.G. Roberts (1993) “Quaternary stratigraphy, geochronology and evolution of Magela Creek catchment in the Monsoon tropics of northern Australia”, Sedimentary Geology, 83: 277-302.

East T.J., G.C. Nanson and R.G. Roberts (1993) “Geomorphological stability of sites of rthe longterm containment of uranium Mining wastes in the seasonally wet tropics of northern Australia”, Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, Supplement 87: 171-182.

Reinfelds I.V. and G.C. Nanson (1993) “Formation of braided rover floodplains, Waimakariri River, New Zealand”, Sedimentology, 40: 1113-1127.

Knighton A.D. and G.C. Nanson (1993) “Anastomosis and the continuum of channel pattern”, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 18: 613-625.

Knighton A.D. and G.C. Nanson (1994) “Flow transmission along an arid-zone anastomosing river, Cooper Creek, Australia”, Hydrological Processes, 8: 137-154.

Nanson G.C., A. Von Krusenstierna, E.A. Bryant and M.R. Renilson (1994) “Experimentalmeasurements of river-bank erosion caused by Boat generated waves on the Gordon River, Tasmania”, Regulated Rivers, research and Management, 9: 1-14.

Page K.J., A.J. Dare-Edwards, G.C. Nanson and D.M. Price (1994) “Late Quaternary Evolution of Lake Urana, Southeastern Australia”, Journal of Quaternary Science, 9: 47-57.

Knighton A.D. and G.C. Nanson (1994) “Waterholes and their significance in the anastomosing channel system of Cooper Creek, Australia”, Geomorphology, 9: 311-324.

Young R.W., S.A. Short, D.M. Price, E.A. Bryant, G.C. Nanson, B.H. Gardiner and R.A.L. Wray (1994) “Ferruginous weathering under cool temerate climates during the Late Pleistocene in southeastern Australia”, Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, 38: 45-47.

Nanson G.C., X.Y. Chen and D.M. Price (1995) “Aeolian and fluvial evidence of changing climate and wind patterns during the past 100 ka in the western Simpson Desert, Australia”, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 113: 87-102.

Tooth . and G.C. Nanson (1995) “The geomorphology of Australia’s fluvial systems: retrospect, perspect”, Progress in Physical Geography, 19: 35-60.

Nanson G.C., Barbetti, M and Taylor, G. (195) “River stabilisation due to changing climate and vegetation during the Late Quaternary in western Tasmania, Australia”, Geomorphology, 13: 145-158.

Huang H.Q. and Nanson G.C. (1995) “On a multivariate model of channel geometry”, Hydra 2000, International Association of Hydraulic Research, Vol. 1, Proceedings of the XXVI Congress, London, 11-14th September, 1995, pp 510-515.

Nanson G.C. and A.D. Knighton (1996) “Anabranching rivers; their cause, character and classification”, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 21: 217-239.

Maroulis, J.C. and Nanson, G.C. (1996) “Bedload transport of aggregated muddy alluvium from Cooper Creek, central Australia; a flume study.” Sedimentology, 43: 771-790.

Page, K.J., Nanson, G.C. and Price, D.M. (1996) “Chronologyof Murrumbidgee River palaeochannels on the Riverine Plain, southeastern Australia.” Journal of Quaternary Science, 11: 311-326.

Page, K.J. and Nanson, G.C. (1997) “stratigraphic architecture resulting from late Quaternary evolution of the Riverine Plain, southeastern Australia.” Sedimentology, 43: 927-945.

Knighton, A.D. and Nanson, G.C. (1997) “Distinctiveness, diversity and uniqueness in arid zone rivers.” In David Thomas (Ed), Arid zone geomorphology: process form and change in dryland., Wiley, Chichester, pg185-203.

Huang, H.Q. and Nanson, G.C. (1997) “Vegetation and channel variation; a case study of small strems in southeastern Australia.” Geomorphology, 18: 237-249.

Gibling, M.R., Nanson, G.C. and Maroulis, J.C. (1998) “Anastomosing river sedimentation in the Channel Country of central Australia.” Sedimentology, 45: 595-619.

Huang, H.Q. and Nanson, G.C. (1998) “The influence of bank Strength of channel geometry: an integrated analysis of some observations.”Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 23: 865-876.

Nanson, G.C. and Price, D.M. (1998) “Quaternary change in the Lake Eyre basin of Australia: an introduction.” Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeocology, 144: 235-237.

Nanson, G.C. Callen, R.A. and Price, D.M. (1998) “Hydroclimatic interpretation of Quaternary shorelines on South Australian Playas.” Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 144: 281-305.

Wende, R., Nanson, G.C. and Price, D.M. (1998) “Aeolian and fluvial evidence for late Quaternary environmental change in the east Kimberley of Western Australia.” Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 44: 519-526.

Wende, R. and Nanson, G.C. (1998) “Anabranching rivers: ridge-form alluvial channels in tropical northern Australia.” Geomorphology, 22: 205-224.

Nanson, G.C. and Huang, H.Q. (1999) “Anabranching rivers: divided efficiency leading to fluvial diversity.” Chapter 19 In A. Miller and A Gupta (Eds), Varieties of Fluvial Form, Wiley, New York, 477-494.

Nanson, G.C. and Doyle, C. (1999) “Landscape stability, Quaternary climate change and European degradation of coastal rivers in southeastern Australia.” In I. Rutherfurd and R Bartley (Eds), Second Austalian Stream Management Conference Proceedings, Adelaide, Vol. 2, pp.473-479.

Nanson, G.C. and Tooth, S. (1999) “Arid-zone rivers as indicators of climate change.” In A. Singhvi and E, Derbyshire (Eds), Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction in the Quaternary the arid zone., Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, pp.175-216.

Tooth, S. and Nanson, G.C. (1999) “Anabranching rivers on the Northern Plains of arid central Australia.” Geomorphology, 29: 211-233.

Huang, H.Q. and Nanson, G.C. (2000) “Hydraulic geometry and maximum flow efficiency as products of the principle of least action.” Earth Surface Process and Landforms, 25: 1-16.

Tooth, S and Nanson, G.C. (2000) “The role of vegeation in the formation of anabranching channels in an ephemeral river, Northern Plains, arid central Australia.” Hydrological Processes.

Nanson, G.C. (2000) “Anabranching” and “Floodplains”. In D. Thomas and A. Goudie (Eds), The Dictionary of Physical Geography: Third Edition, Blackwell, Oxford.
Tooth, S. and Nanson, G.C. (2000) “Equilibrium and nonequilibrium conditions in dryland rivers. “Physical Geography”

Knighton, A.D. and Nanson, G.C. (2000) “Waterhole form and process in the anastomosing channel system of Cooper Creek, Australia.” Geomorphology, 35: 101-117.
Knighton, A.D. and Nanson, G.C. (2001) “An event-based approach to the hydrology of arid-zone rivers in the Channel Country of Australia.” Journal of Hydrology, 254: 102-123.

Reinfelds, I. and Nanson, G.C. (2001) "Torrents of terror: magnitude, frequency and impact of major storms and floods, Illawarra, New South Wales. Australiam Geographical Studies, 39: 335-352.

Murray-Wallace, C.V., Jones, B.J. , Nghi, T., Price, D.M., Vinh, V.V. Tinh, T.N., Nanson, G.C. (2002) "Thermoluminescence ages for a reworked coastal barrier, southeastern Vietnam: a preliminary report". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 20: 535-548.

Nanson, G.C., Tooth, S. and Knighton, A.D. (2002) "A Global Perspective on Dryland Rivers: Perceptions, Misconceptions and Distinctions." Chapter? In L.J. Bull and M.J. Kirkby (Eds), Dryland Rivers, Wiley, Chichester, p. 17-54.

Huang, H.Q., Nanson, G.C. and Fagan, S.D. (2002) “Hydraulic geometry of straight alluvial channels and the principle of least action”. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 40: 153-160.

Huang, H.O and Nanson, G.C. (2002) “A stability criterion inherent in the laws governing alluvial channel flow.” Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 27: 929-944.

Nanson, G.C. and Croke, J.C. (2002) “Emerging issues in floodplain research.” In F.J. Dyer, M.C. Thoms and J. M Olley (Eds), The Structure, Function and Management Implications of Fluvial Sedimentary Systems, IAHS Publication No 276, IAHS Press, Wallingford, 271-278.

Knighton, A.D. and Nanson, G.C. (2002) “Inbank and overbank velocity conditions in an arid zone anastomosing river.” Hydrological Processes, 16: 1771-1791.

Page, K.J., Nanson, G.C and Frazier, P.S. (2003) "Floodplain formation by oblique accretion on the Murrumbidgee River, Australia.” Journal of Sedimentary Research, 73: 5-14.

Nanson, G.C., Cohen, T.J., Doyle, J. and Price, D.M. (2003) “Alluvial evidence of late-Quaternary climate and flow-regime changes on the coastal rivers of New South Wales, Australia.” In K.J Gregory and G. Benito (Eds), Palaeohydrology: Understa,nding Global Change, Wiley, Chichester (233-258).

Tooth, S and Nanson G.C. (in press) “Forms and processes of two highly contrasting rivers in arid central Australia, and the implications for channel pattern prediction.” Geological Society of America Bulletin.

Conference Papers Presented:

Nanson G.C. "Primary forest succession on a meandering river flood-plain." Paper read to the Institute of British Geographers, Annual Conference, University of Oxford, England, January 1975.

Nanson G.C. "Evidence on the formation of scroll-patterned floodplains." Abstract published in Proceedings Canadian Association of Geographers, University of Laval, Quebec, May 1976.

Nanson G.C. "A regional trend to meander migration." Paper read to the Institute of Australian Geographers, James Cook University of Northern Queensland, Townsville, 1978.

Nanson G.C. "Using dendrochronology to determine sedimentation rates on river floodplains." Paper read to Tree Ring Workshop, School of Pacific Studies, A.N.U. Canberra, October 1979.

Nanson G.C. "Sediment transport and channel geometry characteristics unique to small steep-gradient streams." Paper read to the New Zealand Hydrological Society Symposium, Napier, New Zealand, November 1979.

Nanson G.C. and R.W. Young "Downstream reduction of channel size on small coastal streams of N.S.W.: problems of urban planning." Abstract published in Proceedings of the Institute of Australian Geographers, University of Newcastle, February 1980.

Nanson G.C. and K. Page "Concave-bank benches and floodplain formation." Abstract published in International Fluvial Conference, University of Keele, U.K., September 1981.

Nanson G.C. and R.W. Young "Overbank deposition and floodplain formation." Abstract published in International Fluvial Conference, University of Keele, U.K., September 1981.

Nanson G.C. and E.J. Hickin "An empirical model of meander migration." Abstract published in Australian Geomorphology Conference, University of Wollongong, August 1982.

Nanson G.C. "Lateral stability and river channels : two case studies." Institute of Australian Geographers Conference, University of Melbourne, February 1983.

Nanson G.C. and E.J. Hickin "Meander bend migration, a function of stream power and sediment entrainment." Rivers 83, Speciality Conference on River Meandering, American Society of Civil Engineers, New Orleans, U.S.A., Oct 1983.

Nanson G.C. and D. Hean "The West Dapto Flood of the 17th & 18th February 1984: Implications for channel erosion and urban expansion in the Wollongong area." Paper published in The Institution of Engineers Australia, Illawarra Group, 13th Engineering Conference, "Engineering Design Data for the Illawarra." University of Wollongong, August 1984.

Nanson G.C. and E.J. Hickin "A statistical analysis of channel migration with implications for determining bedload transport rates in meandering rivers." Abstract published in Australian & New Zealand Geomorphology Group conference, Broken Hill, July 1984.

Hean D.S. and G.C. Nanson "Problems in the application of bedload formulae to N.S.W. coastal rivers." Abstract published in Australian & New Zealand Geomorphology Group Conference, Broken Hill, July 1984.

Nanson G.C. "Cycles of floodplain stripping and reconstruction along coastal rivers of New South Wales." Abstract published in Recent Sediments in Eastern Australia - Marine through Terrestrial, Geological Society of Australia, February 1985.

Nanson G.C. and R.W. Young "Late Quaternary history of the Nepean River near Penrith, New South Wales." Abstract published in Recent Sediments in Eastern Australia - Marine through Terrestrial, Geological Society of Australia, February 1985.

Rust B.R., G.C. Nanson and G. Taylor "Mud braids in an arid zone river : Cooper Creek, Southwest Queensland." Abstract published in Recent Sediments in Eastern Australia - Marine through Terrestrial, Geological Society of Australia, February 1985.

Nanson G.C. and B.R. Rust "Channel patterns and mud deposition in an arid-zone river: Cooper Creek, Central Australia." Abstract published in Third International Fluvial Sedimentology Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado, August 1985.

Nanson G.C. "Vertical stripping and accretion: an alternative model of floodplain development." Third International Fluvial Sedimentology Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado, August 1985.

Nanson G.C. and D.S. Hean "The relative importance of catastrophic events in modifying channels and transporting bedload." Abstract published in First International Conference on Geomorphology, Manchester, U.K., September 1985.

Nanson G.C. "Models of Floodplain Formation." Abstract published in First International Conference on Geomorphology, Manchester, U.K., September 1985.

Rust B.R.and G.C. Nanson "Mud transport and deposition in the low-gradient rivers of the Lake Eyre Basin, Central Australia." Twelfth International Sedimentological Congress, Canberra, August 1986.

Nanson G.C. "Catastrophism as a mechanism for fluvial change." Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group 3rd Conference, Napier-Ruapehu, February 1986.

Nanson G.C. and B.R. Rust "Channel patterns and mud deposition in an arid zone river, Cooper Creek." Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group 3rd Conference, Napier-Ruapehu, February 1986.

Nanson G.C. et al "Alluvial history and sediment characteristics of channel country rivers of western Queensland 300 ka B.P. to the Present." Cenozoic Conference, Warnambool, Victoria, February 1988.

Nanson G.C., D.M. Price and R.W. Young "Thermoluminescence dating of late Quaternary environmental change in Australia." Third Australian Archaeometry Conference, Adelaide, S.A., August 1988.

Price D.M., G.C. Nanson and R.W. Young "Sedimentary dating by the method of thermoluminescence - the Wollongong experience." Third Australian Archaeometry Conference, Adelaide, S.A., August 1988.

Nanson G.C. and D.M. Price "Thermoluminescence dating." Keynote address to Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group 4th Conference, Buchan, Victoria, February 1989.

Nanson G.C. et al "Alluvial evidence of Quaternary environmental change from the tropics of northern Australia." Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group 4th Conference, Buchan, Victoria, February 1989.

Nanson G.C. et al "Alluvial evidence of Quaternary environmental change from the tropical, arid and temperate regions of Australia." Second International Conference on Geomorphology, Frankfurt, September 1989.

Nanson G.C., D.S. Hean and W.D. Erskine "Gradual, cyclical and neocatastrophic change in fluvial geomorphology." Second International Conference on Geomorphology, Frankfurt, September 1989.

Nanson G.C. and D.M. Price "Thermoluminescence dating of Quaternary alluvium; recent developments." Second International Conference on Geomorphology, Frankfurt, September, 1989.

East T.J. and G.C. Nanson "Prediction of geomorphological stability of rehabilitated uranium mine sites." Second International Conference on Geomorphology, Frankfurt, September, 1989.

Nanson G.C. and J. Croke "Floodplains: their character and classification on the basis of streampower, sediment type, boundary resistance and antecedency." Floodplain Evolution Conference, Gottingen, W. Germany, Sept 1989.

Rust B.R. and G.C. Nanson "Transport, deposition and compaction of mud in modern and ancient fluvial systems." Twenty-eighth International Geological Congress, Washington D.C., U.S.A., July 1989.

Nanson G.C., D.M. Price, S.A. Short, K.J. Page and J.F. Nott "The wetting and drying of Australia over the last 300,000 years", Applied Quaternary Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra, July, 1990.

Nanson G.C., D.M. Price, S.A. Short, K.J. Page and J.F. Nott "Major episodes of climate change in Australia over the last 300,000 years", Proceedings of the Quaternary Dating Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra, October, 1990.

Nanson G.C., D.M. Price and S.A. Short "Wetting and drying of Australia's central deserts over the last 300 ka", Abstract, International Symposium on Evolution of Deserts, Ahmedabad, India, Februrary, 1992.

Price D.M., G.C. Nanson and X.Y. Chen, "The TL chronology, lateral migration and colour variation of longitudinal dunes in the Simpson Desert near Birdsville, Central Australia." Abstract, International Symposium on Evolution of Deserts, Ahmedabad, India, Februrary, 1992.

Nanson G.C., D.M. Price and X.Y. Chen, "The age and dynamics of desert dunes in central Australia." Australia and New Zealand Geomorphology Reseach Group, 5th Conference, Port Macquarie, NSW, April 1992.

Reinfelds I.V. and G.C. Nanson "Characteristics and formation of braided river floodplain, Waimakariri River, South Island, New Zealand." Australia and New Zealand Geomorphology Reseach Group, 5th Conference, Port Macquarie, NSW, April 1992.

Nanson G.C. and J.C. Croke "A genetic classification of floodplains." Australia and New Zealand Geomorphology Reseach Group, 5th Conference, Port Macquarie, NSW, April 1992.

Page K.J., A.J. Dare-Edwards, G.C. Nanson and D.M. Price "Late Quaternary evolution of Lake Urana, NSW." Australia and New Zealand Geomorphology Research Group, 5th Conference, Port Macquarie, NSW, April 1992.

Nanson G.C., D.M. Price, K.J. Page and R.A. Callen "TL evidence for changes in climate and moisture regime of southeastern and central Australia over the past 60 ka." Quaternary Climatic Mapping: A Protocol for Australia. Monash University, Dec. 1992.

Nanson G.C., D.M. Price and S.A. Short "The veracity of sedimentary TL dating: the Wollongong experience." !st ANZ Meeting on Quaternary Dating, Australian National University, Canberra, April 1993.

Page K.J., G.C. Nanson and D.M. Price "Thermoluminescence dating of Murrumbidgee River palaeochannels on the Riverine Plain, NSW." First ANZ Meeting on Quaternary Dating, Australian National University, Canberra, April 1993.

Nanson G.C., D.M. Price, K.J. Page and R.A. Callen "A comparison of climatic change in Australia and globally 0-60 ka." Inter-INQUA Conference, Australian National University Canberra, April 1993.

Nanson G.C., D.M. Price and S.A. Short "The veracity of sedimentary TL dating: the Wollongong experience." Inter-INQUA Conference, Canberra, April 1993.

Nanson G.C., D.M. Price, K.J. Page and R.A. Callen "A comparison of climatic change in Australia and globally 0-60 ka." Fifth International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology, Brisbane, Australia, July, 1993.

Nanson G.C., D.A. Knighton and M. Church "Anabranching rivers, an explanation and classification." Third International Conference on Geomorphology, Fifth International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology, Brisbane, Australia, July, 1993.

Nanson G.C. and S Tooth "The geomorphology of Australia's fluvial systems: retrospect, perspect and prospect." KEYNOTE ADDRESS to the Fifth International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology, Brisbane, Australia, July, 1993.

Nanson G.C., D.A. Knighton and M. Church "Anabranching rivers, an explanation and classification." Third International Conference on Geomorphology, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, August, 1993.

Price, D.M. and Nanson, G.C. "The use of thermoluminescence to establish the change of provenance of sand in the Australian deserts." International Symposium and Workshop on Palaeoenvironmental Records of Desert Marginesand Palaeomonsoon variation during the last 20 Ka, Xi'an, China, August, 1994.

Nanson, G.C. and Knighton, A.D. "Anabranching rivers: their cause , character and classification." International Association of Geomorphologists Southeast Asia Conference, Singapore, June 1995.

Huang, H.Q. and Nanson, G.C. "Hydraulic geometry and bank strength on selected streams in southeastern Australia." International Association of Geomorphologists Southeast Asia Conference, Singapore, June 1995.

Nanson, G.C. and Price, D.M. "Climate and flow regime changes during the last 300ka in monsoonal northern Australia." International Association of Geomorphologists Southeast Asia Conference, Singapore, June 1995.

Nanson, G.C., Price, D.M., Nott, J.F., Page, K.J. and Callen, R.A. "Climate and moisture regime changes inn Australia over the past 130ka." XIV INQUA Congress, Berlin, 3-10th August, 1995.

Nanson, G.C., Barbetti, M and Taylor, G. "River stabilisation due to changing climate and vegetation during the late Quaternary in western Tasmania, Australia." Proceedings of the 26th Binghamton Symposium on Geomorphology, Charlottsville, Virginia, USA, 6-8th October, 1995.

Nanson, G.C., Callen, R.A., Price, D.M. and Magee, J.M. "A palaeoclimatic interpretation of Quaternary shorelines on South Australian playas." Climate Change, Retrospect and Prospect, University of Melbourne, 6-8th November, 1995, p.43.

Nanson, G.C., Price, D.M., Nott, J.F., Page, K.J. and Callen, R.A. "Climate and moisture regime changes in Australia over the past 130ka." International Conference on Deserts and Climatic Change, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 9-11th Decenber, 1995.

Nanson, G.C. "Desert Streams; alluvial evidence for environmental change." Keynote Address. International Conference on Deserts and Climatic
Change, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 9-11th Decenber, 1995.

Nanson, G.C. “Lithification of alluvium: the formation of rock channels in tropical environments.” Bedrock Channels Conference, Pingree Parl Campus, Colorado State University, 29 August to 1 September, 1996.

Nanson, G.C., Maroulis, J.C. and Price, D.M. “Climate and flow regime changes during the last 300ka in monsoonal and arid northern and central Australia.” Quaternary Deserts and Climate Change Conference, University of Wollongong, 30 June to 3 July, 1997.

Nanson, G.C. and Huang, H.Q. “Anabranching flow: divided flow leading to fluvial efficiency.” Sixth International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology, University of Capetown, South Africa, 22-26 September, 1997.

Nanson, G.C. and Price, D.M. “Australian flow regime and climate change over the past 300ka.” GLOCOPH 98, Rissho University, Kumagaya, Japan, 4-11 September, 1998.

Nanson, G.C. and Doyle, D.M. “Landscape stability, Quaternary climate change and European degradation of coastal rivers in southeastern Australia.” Second Australian Stream Management Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, 8-11 Februray 1999.

Nanson, G.C. and Price, D.M. “The drying of Australia’s drainage basins during the Middle and Late Qauternary.” International Conference on Drainage Basin Dynamics and Morphology, Jerusalem, Israel, 22-29 May 1999.

Nanson, G.C., Coleman, M. and Price, D.M. “Alluvial and aeolian evidence for major drainage basin disruption and changes in wind direction during the last full glacial cycle in central Australia.” International Quaternary Association Congress, Durban, South Africa, 3-11 August 1999, p130-131.

Nanson, G.C. and Price, D.M. “The drying of Australia in the middle and late Quaternary.” International Quaternary Association Congress, Durban, South Africa, 3-11 August 1999, p131.

Nanson, G.C. “The Cooper Creek basin, an extensive dryland river system in the Channel Country of central Australia.” International Symposium on the Geomorphology and Palaeohydrology of Large Rivers, Goiania City, Brazil, 12-21 September, 1999.

Reinfelds, I and Nanson G.C. “Torrents of terror: magnitude, frequency and effects of storms and floods, Illawarra, New South Wales.” Institute of Australian Geographers Conference, University of NSW, Sydney, Sept 1999.

Nanson, G.C and Jones, B.J. "Lithification of late quaternary alluvium; the formation of anabranched rock-confined channels in monsoon-tropical Australia." 9th Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group, Wanaka, New Zealand, December, 2000.

Coleman, M., Nanson, G.C., Jones, B.G.. and Price, D.M . "Climate and flow regime changes over the last 250 ka for Cooper Creek in northeastern South Australia". 9th Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group, Wanaka, New Zealand, December, 2000.

Huang, H.Q and Nanson, G.C. "Alluvial channel-form adjustment and the variational principle of least action." XXIX Conference, International Association of Hydrolic Research, Beijing, 16-21 September, 2001.

Nanson, G.C. and Croke, J.C. “Emerging issues in floodplain research.” International Association of Scientific Hydrology (IAHS) Symposium on The Structure, Function and Management Implications of Fluvial Sedimentary Systems, Alice Springs, Sept 2002.

Nanson, G.C and Jansen, J “Anabranching alluvial rivers; their comparative flow efficiency and sedimentology”, Third Latin American Congress of Sedimentology, Belem-Para Brazil, June 2003.

Nanson, G.C. “Floodplain formation and Aeolian-fluvial interaction; chronological and stratigraphic evidence from the semi-arid channel Country of central Australia”, Third Latin American Congress of Sedimentology, Belem-Para Brazil, June 2003.

Major Non-Referreed Published Reports:

Nanson G.C., T.J. East, R.G. Roberts, R.L. Clark and A.S. Murray (1990) “Quaternary evolution and landform stability of Magela Creek catchment near the Ranger Uranium Mine, northern Australia”, Open File Record 63, Supervising Scientist for the Alligators Rivers Region, Northern Territory, 119p.

Nanson G.C., D.M. Price, S.A. Short, K.J. Page and J.F. Nott (1991) “Major episodes of climate change in Australia over the last 300,000 years”, In R. Gillespie, Quaternary Dating Workshop, Australian National University, Canberra, 45-50.

Roberts R.G, G.C. Nanson and T.J. East (1991) “Sediment budgets and Quaternary history of the Magela Creek catchment, tropical northern Australia’, Open File Record 80, Supervising Scientist for the Alligators Rivers Region, Jabiru, Northern Territory, 569p.

Brooks, A., G.C. Nanson, C.Doyle (1997) “Riparian vegetation and related issues.” Working Paper 6, Nambucca Valley River and Catchment Management Study, Draft Report, 49p. Plus appendices.

Doyle, C and G.C. Nanson (1997) “Sediment characteristics and related issues.” Working paper 3, Nambucca Valley River and Catchment Management Study, Draft Report, 32p.

Doyle C, and G.C. Nanson (1997) “Fluvial Geomorphology of the Nambuuca Catchment.” Working Paper 4, Nambucca Valley River and Catchment Management Study, Draft Report, 59p. Plus references and appendices.

Sundry Activities:

i) Reviewer of manuscripts for the following publications:

1) Nature
2) Geological Society America Bulletin
3) Geological Society of London
4) Sedimentology
5) Int. Association Sedimentologists Spec. Publication
6) Australian Geographer
7) Australian Geographical Studies
8) Australian Journal Earth Science
9) Search
10) Sedimentary Geology
11) Catena
12) Palaeogeography, Palaeoclim, Palaeoecol
13) Regulated Rivers
14) Earth Surface Process and Landforms
15) Trans. Royal Society South Australia
16) Global and Planetary Change
17) Progress in Physical Geography
18) Arid Environments Research
19) Geomorphology

ii) Member of the Editoral Board of Geomorphology

iii) Reviewer of research grant applications for:

1) Australian Research Council (Canberra)
2) National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Ottawa)
3) NATO Research Grants (NATO Scientific Affairs Division, Brussels)
4) The Israel Science Foundation
5) NERC, UK