Our rainfall simulation lab is equiped with two rainfall simulators: a pressurised computer controlled simulator capable of producing different storm intensity profiles, and a gravity fed hyperdermic system suitable for small-scale work.

There is also a 4 x 1.5m soil flume and a RO grade water supply.

Soil physical analysis

We run a soil physical analysis lab, which is well equiped for basic analysis. It also houses a Malvern Mastersizer 2000 for sizing soils and sediments between 0.01 µm and 1 mm. We also run an ICP-OES for the analysis of soil and waters.

Field equipment

The group has a variety of field equipment and field sites. Equipment includesa trimble differential GPS, robotic total station, pump samplers and gauging equipment, and an ISCO ADV discharge probe. Intensive research is currently underway at Loddington in Leicestershire and in the Eden catchment in the Penines. and includes 10 instrumented field wetlands