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Environmental Sciences
Australia
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
87
Citations
30832
World Ranking
671
National Ranking
28

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Andy Baker is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research spans various subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work addresses multiple topics related to geology and environmental processes, with a focus on:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Andy Baker has published scientific papers primarily in venues such as the Journal of Hydrology, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, and Nature Communications. These publications address various aspects of hydrology, geochemistry, and environmental science.

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Changes in global groundwater organic carbon driven by climate change and urbanization" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "A new conceptual framework for the transformation of groundwater dissolved organic matter" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "SISALv2: a comprehensive speleothem isotope database with multiple age-depth models" (2020), published in Earth System Science Data
  • "Characterisation of shallow groundwater dissolved organic matter in aeolian, alluvial and fractured rock aquifers" (2020), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Ubiquitous karst hydrological control on speleothem oxygen isotope variability in a global study" (2022), published in Communications Earth & Environment

Frequent collaborators in their research include Pauline C. Treble, Liza K. McDonough, Karina Meredith, Martin S. Andersen, and Grégoire Mariethoz. These coauthors have worked alongside Baker on a range of studies pertaining to groundwater hydrology, geochemistry, and isotope analysis.

In addition to journal articles, Andy Baker has contributed to books published by Princeton University Press. These works include two editions of "Persuasive Peers" released in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Fluorescence analysis of dissolved organic matter in natural, waste and polluted waters—a review

    Naomi Hudson;Andy Baker;Darren M. Reynolds

  • Persistent Positive North Atlantic Oscillation Mode Dominated the Medieval Climate Anomaly

    Valérie Trouet;Jan Esper;Nicholas E. Graham;Andy Baker

  • Fluorescence as a potential monitoring tool for recycled water systems: a review.

    R.K. Henderson;A. Baker;A. Baker;K.R. Murphy;K.R. Murphy;A. Hambly

  • Modification and preservation of environmental signals in speleothems

    Ian J. Fairchild;Claire L. Smith;Andy Baker;Lisa Fuller

  • Fluorescence excitation-emission matrix characterization of some sewage-impacted rivers.

    Andy Baker

  • Organic Matter Fluorescence in Municipal Water Recycling Schemes: Toward a Unified PARAFAC Model

    Kathleen R. Murphy;Adam Hambly;Sachin Singh;Rita K. Henderson

  • Characterisation of algogenic organic matter extracted from cyanobacteria, green algae and diatoms

    Rita K. Henderson;Andy Baker;Simon A. Parsons;Bruce Jefferson

  • Precise dating of Dansgaard–Oeschger climate oscillations in western Europe from stalagmite data

    D. Genty;D. Blamart;R. Ouahdi;M. Gilmour

  • Fluorescence spectroscopy for wastewater monitoring: a review

    Elfrida Carstea;Jonathan Bridgeman;Andrew Baker;Darren Reynolds

  • Speleothem Science: From Process to Past Environments

    Ian J. Fairchild;Andy Baker

  • Can fluorescence spectrometry be used as a surrogate for the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) test in water quality assessment? An example from South West England.

    Naomi Hudson;Andy Baker;David Ward;Darren M. Reynolds

  • Spectroscopic characterisation of dissolved organic matter changes in drinking water treatment: From PARAFAC analysis to online monitoring wavelengths.

    Yulia Shutova;Andy Baker;John Bridgeman;Rita K. Henderson

  • Annual growth banding in a cave stalagmite

    Andy Baker;Peter L. Smart;R. Lawrence Edwards;David A. Richards;David A. Richards

  • Fluorescence properties of some farm wastes: implications for water quality monitoring.

    Andy Baker

  • Photochemical degradation of dissolved organic matter and dissolved lignin phenols from the Congo River

    Robert G. M. Spencer;Aron Stubbins;Peter J. Hernes;Andy Baker

  • Fluorescence of leachates from three contrasting landfills.

    Andy Baker;Michael Curry

  • Elevated and variable values of 13-C in speleothems in a British cave system

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  • Dead carbon in stalagmites: carbonate bedrock paleodissolution vs. ageing of soil organic matter. Implications for 13-C variations in speleothems

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  • Protein-like fluorescence intensity as a possible tool for determining river water quality

    Andy Baker;Roger Inverarity

  • Aquatic organic matter fluorescence

    Paula G. Coble;Jamie Lead;Andy Baker;Darren M. Reynolds

  • Characterization of dissolved organic matter from source to sea using fluorescence and absorbance spectroscopy.

    Andy Baker;Robert G.M. Spencer

  • Characterisation of dissolved organic matter in the Lower Kinabatangan river, Sabah, Malaysia

    Sahana Harun;Andy Baker;Chris Bradley;Gilles Pinay

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian J. Fairchild
Ian J. Fairchild University of Birmingham
Martin S. Andersen
Martin S. Andersen University of New South Wales
Stuart A. Nicklin
Stuart A. Nicklin University of Glasgow
Mark O. Cuthbert
Mark O. Cuthbert Cardiff University
Robert G. M. Spencer
Robert G. M. Spencer Florida State University
Stuart J. Khan
Stuart J. Khan University of Sydney
Jamie R. Lead
Jamie R. Lead University of South Carolina
Silvia Frisia
Silvia Frisia University of Newcastle Australia
John H. McVey
John H. McVey University of Surrey
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham

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