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Jakob Wallinga is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple aspects of Earth and Environmental Sciences, focusing on understanding geological and ecological processes through empirical data and modeling.

The main fields of study that Jakob Wallinga has contributed to include Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these broad areas, their work delves into several subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, Soil Science, and Paleontology.

Their research covers diverse topics, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Jakob Wallinga has published extensively in a number of scientific venues, with notable frequent publication outlets being:

  • Quaternary Geochronology
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications (Wageningen University & Research)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SOIL

Their recent papers reflect a focus on soil, landscape evolution, peatland carbon dynamics, sediment transport, and landslides. These papers include:

  • Modeling soil and landscape evolution - the effect of rainfall and land-use change on soil and landscape patterns (2020, SOIL)
  • Emerging forest-peatland bistability and resilience of European peatland carbon stores (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • A Novel Approach to Quantify Sediment Transfer and Storage in Rivers-Testing Feldspar Single-Grain pIRIR Analysis and Numerical Simulations (2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface)
  • Dynamic path-dependent landslide susceptibility modelling (2020, Natural hazards and earth system sciences)
  • Predicting river channel pattern based on stream power, bed material and bank strength (2020, Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment)

Jakob Wallinga collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors, including Roy van Beek, Tony Reimann, Jasper Candel, B. Makaske, and Cindy Quik, indicating an engaged network in the domain of geological, environmental, and hydrological research.

Best Publications

  • The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations sustainable development goals

    Saskia D. Keesstra;Johan Bouma;Jakob Wallinga;Pablo Tittonell

  • Mississippi Delta subsidence primarily caused by compaction of Holocene strata

    Torbjörn E. Törnqvist;Davin J. Wallace;Davin J. Wallace;Joep E. A. Storms;Joep E. A. Storms;Jakob Wallinga;Jakob Wallinga

  • Optically stimulated luminescence dating of fluvial deposits: a review

    Jakob Wallinga

  • Modelling the response of glaciers to climate warming

    J. Oerlemans;B. Anderson;A. Hubbard;Philippe Huybrechts

  • Homo erectus at Trinil on Java used shells for tool production and engraving

    Josephine C. A. Joordens;Josephine C. A. Joordens;Francesco d’Errico;Francesco d’Errico;Frank P. Wesselingh;Stephen Munro;Stephen Munro

  • The single-aliquot regenerative-dose (SAR) protocol applied to coarse-grain feldspar

    Jakob Wallinga;Jakob Wallinga;Jakob Wallinga;Andrew Murray;Ann Wintle

  • Selection of integration time intervals for quartz OSL decay curves

    Alastair C. Cunningham;Jakob Wallinga

  • Late Pleistocene evolution of the Rhine-Meuse system in the southern North Sea basin: imprints of climate change, sea-level oscillation and glacio-isostacy

    F.S. Busschers;C. Kasse;R.T. van Balen;J. Vandenberghe

  • A new approach towards anomalous fading correction for feldspar IRSL dating — tests on samples in field saturation

    R.H. Kars;R.H. Kars;J. Wallinga;K.M. Cohen

  • Optical dating of young coastal dunes on a decadal time scale

    M. Ballarini;M. Ballarini;J. Wallinga;A.S. Murray;S. van Heteren

  • A modified SAR protocol for optical dating of individual grains from young quartz samples

    M. Ballarini;J. Wallinga;A.G. Wintle;A.J.J. Bos

  • Do landslides follow landslides? Insights in path dependency from a multi-temporal landslide inventory

    Jalal Samia;Arnaud Temme;Arnold Bregt;Jakob Wallinga

  • Response of the Rhine–Meuse fluvial system to Saalian ice‐sheet dynamics

    F.S. Busschers;R.T. van Balen;K.M. Cohen;C. Kasse

  • Testing optically stimulated luminescence dating of sand-sized quartz and feldspar from fluvial deposits

    J. Wallinga;J. Wallinga;J. Wallinga;A.S. Murray;G.A.T. Duller;T.E. Törnqvist

  • Underestimation of equivalent dose in single-aliquot optical dating of feldspars caused by preheating

    Jakob Wallinga;Jakob Wallinga;Jakob Wallinga;Andrew Murray;Geoff Duller

  • A test case for anomalous fading correction in IRSL dating

    Jakob Wallinga;Adrie J.J. Bos;Pieter Dorenbos;Andrew S. Murray

  • Realizing the potential of fluvial archives using robust OSL chronologies

    Alastair C. Cunningham;Jakob Wallinga

  • Bleaching of the post‐IR IRSL signal: new insights for feldspar luminescence dating

    Romée H. Kars;Romée H. Kars;Tony Reimann;Christina Ankjærgaard;Jakob Wallinga

  • ON THE DETECTION OF OSL AGE OVERESTIMATION USING SINGLE-ALIQUOT TECHNIQUES

    Jakob Wallinga

  • Electrons in feldspar II: A consideration of the influence of conduction band-tail states on luminescence processes

    N. R. J. Poolton;K. B. Ozanyan;J. Wallinga;A. S. Murray

  • J. Oerlemans Æ B. Anderson Æ A. Hubbard Æ Ph. Huybrechts Æ T. Jo« hannesson Æ W.H. Knap Æ M. Schmeits Æ A.P. Stroeven Æ R.S.W. van de Wal Æ J. Wallinga Æ Z. Zuo Modelling the response of glaciers to climate warming

    J. Oerlemans;M. Schmeits;J. Wallinga;Z. Zuo

  • The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    Saskia Keesstra;Johan Bouma;Jakob Wallinga;Pablo Tittonell

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew S. Murray
Andrew S. Murray Technical University of Denmark
Cornelis Kasse
Cornelis Kasse Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Kim M. Cohen
Kim M. Cohen Utrecht University
Hans Middelkoop
Hans Middelkoop Utrecht University
Wim Z. Hoek
Wim Z. Hoek Utrecht University
R.T. van Balen
R.T. van Balen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Torbjörn E. Törnqvist
Torbjörn E. Törnqvist Tulane University
A. Veldkamp
A. Veldkamp University of Twente
Mayank Jain
Mayank Jain Technical University of Denmark
Arnold K. Bregt
Arnold K. Bregt Wageningen University & Research

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