Dr Catherine Delaney
Senior Lecturer
My profile
Biography
Overview
I am a Quaternary scientist, interested in landforms and deposits left behind by the last great ice sheets.
For my research, I use geomorphology and sedimentology to reconstruct the dynamics of ice sheets during retreat. The techniques I use include:
- Sedimentological analysis of glacial sediments to establish the processes involved and the environment in which they formed. I am particularly interested in glacial lake sediments, as they often contain a continuous record of glacial change
- Geomorphological mapping using high-resolution digital elevation models and field work to examine glacial and periglacial landforms
- Ground-penetrating radar to examine the internal structure of landforms to understand how they formed.
My teaching focuses on geomorphology, glacial landforms and deposits and reconstructing Quaternary environments.
Biography
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Senior lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University (1996 to date)
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Researcher, EU-funded project on Holocene records of storminess, European Atlantic Coast (1991-1996)
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Ph.D. Glacial sedimentology, Trinity College, Dublin (1996)
Editorial Board membership
- Chief Editor, North West Geography
Professional Activities
- Honourable Secretary, Manchester Geographical Society
- Publications Secretary, Quaternary Research Association
- Irish Quaternary Association, Member
- British Society for Geomorphology, Member
- Cryosphere in Manchester (CRAM), member
Teaching
- Geomorphology
- Glacial Systems
- The Quaternary
Research outputs
My research interests include:
- Remote sensing of former glacial and periglacial landscapes using LiDAR and high resolution DEMs
- Sedimentology and geomorphology of glacial and glaciofluvial landforms
- Sedimentology of glacial lake deposits, particularly annually laminated sediments (varves)
- Reconstructing deglacial ice sheet dynamics
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Adamson, K., Carney, M., Delaney, C. (2019) Glacial Deposits in the Irish Midlands. Irish Quaternary Association (IQUA).
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Chapters in books
Delaney, C.A. (2017) 'An armchair view of the geomorphology of the Rossendale Forest: new insights from LIDAR.' In Theakstone, W. (ed.) Manchester Geographies. Manchester Geographical Society, pp. 69-83.
Delaney, C.A., Devoy, R.J.N., Jennings, S.C. (2012) 'Mid to late Holocene relative sea-level and sedimentary changes in southwest Ireland.' In Duffy, P.J., Nolan, W. (ed.) At the Anvil. Dublin: Geography Publications, pp. 697-746.
Delaney, C.A., Hambrey, M.J., Christoffersen, P., Glasser, N.F., Hubbard, B. (2009) 'Seasonal controls on deposition of Late Devensian glaciolacustrine sediments, Central ireland: Implications for the construction of a varve chronology for the British-Irish ice sheet.' Glacial sedimentary processes and products. Wiley-Blackwell,
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Journal articles
Delaney, C.A., Adamson, K., Linch, L.D., Davis, S., McCarron, S. (2023) 'Reconstructing terrestrial ice sheet retreat dynamics from hummocky topography using multiscale evidence: An example from central Ireland.' Quaternary Science Reviews, 308pp. 108041-108041.
Adamson, K., Lane, T., Carney, M., Bishop, T., Delaney, C. (2022) 'High-resolution proglacial lake records of pre-Little Ice Age glacier advance, northeast Greenland.' Boreas, 48(3) pp. 535-550.
Adamson, K., Lane, T., Carney, M., Delaney, C., Howden, A. (2022) 'The imprint of catchment processes on Greenlandic ice cap proglacial lake records: analytical approaches and palaeoenvironmental significance.' Journal of Quaternary Science, 37(8) pp. 1388-1406.
Delaney, C. (2022) 'The Development and Impact of an Ice-Contact Proglacial Lake During the Last Glacial Termination, Palaeolake Riada, Central Ireland.' Journal of Quaternary Science, 37(8) pp. 1422-1441.
Delaney, C. (2019) 'Morphology and sedimentology of the Rooskagh Esker, Co. Roscommon.' Irish Journal of Earth Sciences, 37pp. 5-22.
Delaney, C.A., McCarron, S., Davis, S. (2018) 'Irish Ice Sheet dynamics during deglaciation of the central Irish Midlands: evidence of ice streaming and surging from airborne LiDAR.' Geomorphology, 306pp. 235-253.
Delaney, C.A., Sikora, O. (2016) 'Evidence for Paleolake Rawtenstall around Stacksteads, Upper Irwell Valley, Rossendale, U.K..' North West Geography, 16(1)
Delaney, C.A., Rhodes, E.J., Crofts, R.G., Jones, C.D. (2010) 'Evidence for former glacial lakes in the High Peak and Rossendale Plateau areas, northwest England.' Northwest Geography, 10(1) pp. 1-17.
Delaney, C. (2003) 'The last glacial stage (the Devensian) in northwest England.' North West geography, 3(1) pp. 27-37.
Delaney, C. (2002) 'Sedimentology of a glaciofluvial landsystem, Lough Ree area,Central Ireland: Implications for ice margin characteristics during Devensian deglaciation.' Sedimentary Geology, 149(1-3) pp. 111-126.
Delaney, C. (2001) 'Morphology and sedimentology of the Rooskagh Esker, Co. Roscommon.' Irish Journal of Earth Sciences, (19) pp. 5-22.
Delaney, C. (2001) 'Esker formation and the nature of deglaciation: the Ballymahon esker, Central Ireland.' North West geography, 1(2) pp. 23-33.
Regnauld, H., Jennings, S., Delaney, C., Lemasson, L. (1996) 'Holocene sea-level variations and geomorphological response: an example from northern Brittany (France).' Quaternary Science Reviews: the international multidisciplinary research and review journal, 15(8-9) pp. 781-787.
Devoy, R.J.N., Delaney, C., Carter, R.W.G., Jennings, S.C. (1996) 'Coastal stratigraphies as indicators of environmental changes upon European Atlantic Coasts in the Late Holocene.' Journal of Coastal Research, 12(3) pp. 564-588.
Delaney, C., Devoy, R. (1995) 'Evidence from sites in Western Ireland of late Holocene changes in coastal environments.' Marine Geology, 124(1-4) pp. 273-287.
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Posters
Delaney, C.A., McCarron, S., Adamson, K., Davis, S. (2017) 'A Three-Dimensional Approach to Investigating Hummocky Terrain using Airborne Lidar and Ground-Penetrating Radar.' [Poster] In European Geosciences Union. Date viewed 28/4/2017.
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