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Susan Ringrose is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, with considerable contributions to Environmental Science as well. The scientist's work addresses multiple subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Ecology, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main topics covered in their research include geological formations and processes, geology and paleoclimatology research, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, geochemistry and geologic mapping, landslides and related hazards, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Susan Ringrose has authored several recent research papers published in peer-reviewed journals. These include:

  • Factors leading to sub-surface pan silcrete formation in north-central Botswana, 2023, South African Journal of Geology
  • Landscape evolution of the granitic Criffel-Dalbeattie hills, south-west Scotland, 2021, Scottish Geographical Journal
  • Diversity of inland playas and aspects of marginal calcium carbonate landform formation, 2024, Scottish Geographical Journal

The scientist frequently publishes in the Scottish Geographical Journal as well as the South African Journal of Geology.

Collaboration is a feature of Susan Ringrose's research, with regularly co-authoring work alongside Lin Cassidy, Sorcha Diskin, and S.H. Coetzee.

Best Publications

  • Determinants of woody cover in African savannas

    Mahesh Sankaran;Niall P. Hanan;Robert J. Scholes;Jayashree Ratnam

  • More woody plants? The status of bush encroachment in Botswana's grazing areas.

    N.M. Moleele;S. Ringrose;W. Matheson;C. Vanderpost

  • Species diversity of the Okavango Delta, Botswana

    Lars Ramberg;Peter Hancock;Markus Lindholm;Thoralf Meyer

  • Vegetation changes during a 36‐year period in northern Chobe National Park, Botswana

    David K. Mosugelo;Stein R. Moe;Susan Ringrose;Christian Nellemann

  • Scenarios of the impact of local and upstream changes in climate and water use on hydro-ecology in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

    Michael Murray-Hudson;Piotr Wolski;Susan Ringrose

  • Estimating rainfall and water balance over the Okavango River Basin for hydrological applications

    Julie Wilk;Dominic Kniveton;Lotta Andersson;Russell Layberry

  • Biogeochemistry of Kalahari sands

    L. Wang;P. D’Odorico;S. Ringrose;S. Coetzee

  • The Okavango; a river supporting its people, environment and economic development

    D. L. Kgathi;D. Kniveton;S. Ringrose;A. R. Turton

  • Title: Importance of nitrogen fixation in soil crusts of southern African arid ecosystems: acetylene reduction and stable isotope studies

    J.N Aranibar;I.C Anderson;S Ringrose;S.A Macko

  • Sedimentological and geochemical evidence for palaeo-environmental change in the Makgadikgadi subbasin, in relation to the MOZ rift depression, Botswana

    Susan Ringrose;Philippa Huntsman-Mapila;Philippa Huntsman-Mapila;Ali Basira Kampunzu;William Downey

  • Vegetation cover trends along the Botswana Kalahari transect

    Susan Ringrose;Wilma Matheson;Piotr Wolski;Philippa Huntsman-Mapila

  • Cryptic indicators of provenance from the geochemistry of the Okavango Delta sediments, Botswana

    P. Huntsman-Mapila;P. Huntsman-Mapila;A.B. Kampunzu;B. Vink;S. Ringrose

  • The use of integrated remotely sensed and GIS data to determine causes of vegetation cover change in southern Botswana

    Susan Ringrose;Cornelis Vanderpost;Wilma Matheson

  • Water flow dynamics in the Okavango River Basin and Delta––a prerequisite for the ecosystems of the Delta

    Lotta Andersson;Thomas Gumbricht;Denis Hughes;Dominic Kniveton

  • Use of the geochemical and biological sedimentary record in establishing palaeo-environments and climate change in the Lake Ngami basin, NW Botswana

    P. Huntsman-Mapila;P. Huntsman-Mapila;S. Ringrose;A.W. Mackay;W.S. Downey

  • Analysis of soil organic carbon and vegetation cover trends along the Botswana Kalahari Transect

    Susan Ringrose;Wilma Matheson;Cornelis Vanderpost

  • Assessment of vegetation indexes useful for browse (forage) prediction in semi-arid rangelands

    N. Moleele;S. Ringrose;W. Arnberg;B. Lunden

  • The darkening effect in drought affected savanna woodland environments relative to soil reflectance in Landsat and SPOT wavebands

    Susan Ringrose;Wilma Matheson;Boikhutso Mogotsi;Faith Tempest

  • Spectral assessment of indicators of range degradation in the Botswana hardveld environment

    Susan Ringrose;Wilma Matheson

  • Environmental change in the mid-Boteti area of north-central Botswana: Biophysical processes and human perceptions

    Susan Ringrose;Raban Chanda;Musisi Nkambwe;Francis Sefe

Frequent Co-Authors

Kelly K. Caylor
Kelly K. Caylor University of California, Santa Barbara
Paolo D'Odorico
Paolo D'Odorico University of California, Berkeley
A.B. Kampunzu
A.B. Kampunzu University of Botswana
Dominic Kniveton
Dominic Kniveton University of Sussex
Lixin Wang
Lixin Wang Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Denis A. Hughes
Denis A. Hughes Rhodes University
Martin C. Todd
Martin C. Todd University of Sussex
Stephen A. Macko
Stephen A. Macko University of Virginia
Hubert H. G. Savenije
Hubert H. G. Savenije Delft University of Technology
Gregory S. Okin
Gregory S. Okin University of California, Los Angeles

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