Publications

Journal articles

1. Fernandes, V.M., Ruby, A., M^cNab, F., Wittmann, H., Wickert, A.D. and Schildgen, T.F., 2025, Mantle-driven, climatically modulated landscape evolution in Southern Patagonia, Geology [under review], doi: .
2. Turowski, J.M., M^cNab, F., Bufe, A. and Tofelde, S., 2025, Width evolution of channel belts as a random walk, Earth Surface Dynamics, 13, p. 97–117, doi: 10.5194/esurf-13-97-2025.
3. Gong, L., van der Beek, P., Schildgen, T.F., Sobel, E.R., Racano, S., Mariotti, A., and M^cNab, F., 2024, Drainage rearrangement in an intra-continental mountain belt: A case study from the central South Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan, Earth Surface Dynamics, 12, p. 973–994, doi: 10.5194/esurf-12-973-2024.
4. M^cNab, F., Schildgen, T.F., Turowski, J.M. and Wickert, A.D., 2023, Diverse Responses of Alluvial Rivers to Periodic Environmental Change, Geophysical Research Letters, 50(10), p. e2023GL103075, doi: 10.1029/2023GL103075.
5. M^cNab, F. and Ball, P. W., 2023, meltPT: A Python package for basaltic whole-rock thermobarometric analysis with application to Hawaiʻi, Volcanica, 6(1), p. 63–76, doi: 10.30909/vol.06.01.6376.
6. M^cNab, F. and White, N. J., 2022, Geodynamic significance of a buried transient Carboniferous landscape, GSA Bulletin, 134(5–6), p. 1,180–1,201, doi: 10.1130/B36002.1.
7. M^cNab, F., Sloan, R. A. and Walker, R. T., 2019, Simultaneous orthogonal shortening in the Afghan-Tajik Depression, Geology, 47(9), p. 862–866, doi: 10.1130/G46090.1.
8. M^cNab, F., Ball, P. W., Hoggard, M. J. and White, N. J., 2019, Reply to “Geochemical characteristics of Anatolian basalts: Comment on ‘Neogene uplift and magmatism of Anatolia: Insights from drainage analysis and basaltic geochemistry’ by M^cNab et al.”, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20(1), p. 542–544, doi: 10.1029/2018GC008034.
9. M^cNab, F., Ball, P. W., Hoggard, M. J. and White, N. J., 2018, Neogene uplift and magmatism of Anatolia: Insights from drainage analysis and basaltic geochemistry, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 19(1), p. 175–213, doi: 10.1002/2017GC007251.

Monographs

1. M^cNab, F., 2020, Expressions of Mantle Dynamics in Landscapes and Sedimentary Basins, Ph. D. Dissertation, University of Cambridge, doi: 10.17863/CAM.52101.

Software—Packages

• meltPT. Latest release: M^cNab, F. and Ball, P.W., 2023, meltPT (v. 1.2.0), Zenodo, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.7664524.
• GRLP. Latest release: Wickert, A.D., M^cNab, F. and Barefoot, E.A., 2023, GRLP (v. 1.2.0), Zenodo, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.6968526.

Software—Project archives

1. M^cNab, F., 2024, Supplement to: “Width evolution of channel belts as a random walk” by Turowski et al., Zenodo, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.12806573.
2. M^cNab, F. and Gong, L., 2024, Simulating knickpoint migration due to drainage capture and accelerated base-level fall with the 1D detachment-limited stream-power law, Zenodo, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.11505508.

Conference abstracts

Presenting author—Oral

1. M^cNab, F., Schildgen, T.F., Turowski, J.M. and Wickert, A.D., 2024, Influence of network geometry on the sensitivity of alluvial rivers to environmental and tectonic change, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-17712.
2. Turowski, J.M., M^cNab, F., Bufe, A. and Tofelde, S., 2024, Evolution of channel belts, flood plains and fluvial valleys, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-9534.
3. M^cNab, F., Schildgen, T.F., Turowski, J.M. and Wickert, A.D., 2023, Responses of alluvial river networks to periodic environmental change: Integrating stratigraphic and geomorphic archives, GeoBerlin.
4. M^cNab, F., Schildgen, T.F., Turowski, J.M. and Wickert, A.D., 2022, Responses of alluvial river networks to periodic environmental change: Linking stratigraphic and geomorphic archives, German Quaternary Association Conference, Potsdam, doi: 10.48440/GFZ.b103-22024.
5. M^cNab, F., Schildgen, T.F., Turowski, J.M. and Wickert, A.D., 2022, Responses of gravel-bed river networks to periodic environmental change, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-11880.
6. M^cNab, F., Sloan, R.A. and Walker, R.T., 2019, Simultaneous orthogonal shortening in the Afghan-Tajik Depression, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.
7. M^cNab, F., Ball, P.W., Hoggard, M.J. and White, N.J., 2018, Neogene uplift of the Anatolian Plateaux: Insights from drainage modelling and basaltic thermobarometry, EGU General Assembly, Vienna.
8. M^cNab, F., Ball, P.W., Hoggard, M.J. and White, N.J., 2017, Neogene uplift and magmatism of Anatolia: New insights from drainage analysis and basaltic thermobarometry, AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans.
9. M^cNab, F. and White, N.J., 2016, Regional Cenozoic uplift of Europe from linear inverse modelling of longitudinal river profiles, Rain, Rivers, Reservoirs; Edinburgh.

Presenting author—Poster

1. M^cNab, F., Schildgen, T.F., Turowski, J.M. and Wickert, A.D., 2023, Network geometries influence responses of alluvial river systems to external forcing, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-14815.
2. M^cNab, F., Schildgen, T.F., Turowski, J.M. and Wickert, A.D., 2021, Network effects in alluvial system responses to environmental change, Mid-European Geomorphology Meeting, Munich.
3. M^cNab, F., Schildgen, T.F., Turowski, J.M. and Wickert, A.D., 2021, Responses of gravel-bed rivers to periodic climate change, EGU General Assembly, held virtually, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-7904.
4. M^cNab, F., White, N.J. and Rodríguez Tribaldos, V., 2019, Lithospheric and asthenospheric controls on the evolution of intracratonic basins: Comparing Congo, Taoudeni and Parnaíba, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.
5. M^cNab, F. and White, N.J., 2018, Ancient transient landscapes: Expressions of dynamic topography in the stratigraphic record?, AGU Fall Meeting, Washington D.C..
6. Ball, P. W., M^cNab, F., Hoggard, M. J. and White, N. J., 2018, Investigating the relationship between asthenospheric upwelling, volcanism and uplift across Anatolia, EGU General Assembly, Vienna.
7. M^cNab, F. and White, N.J., 2016, Regional Cenozoic uplift of Europe from linear inverse modelling of longitudinal profiles, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.

Co-author

1. Schildgen, T.F., Ruby, A., M^cNab, F., Fernandes, V.M., *Grimm, L. and Wickert, A.D., 2024, Using river terraces to disentangle climatic and geodynamic influences on landscape evolution, Southern Patagonia. Oral. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington D.C..
2. Fernandes, V.M., Schildgen, T.F., Ruby, A., Wittmann, H. and M^cNab, F., 2024, Pleistocene incision of the Patagonian landscape: Evidence from ¹⁰Be dating of fluvial terraces. Oral. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington D.C..
3. Iscen, N., M^cNab, F. and Wickert, A.D., 2024, Long-Profile evolution of a sand-bed alluvial river network. Poster. AGU Fall Meeting, Washington D.C..
4. *Grimm, L., M^cNab, F., Fernandes, V.M. and Schildgen, T.F., 2024, What can DEMs tell us about the ages of fluvial terraces?. Oral. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-9499.
5. Ruby, A., M^cNab, F., Schildgen, T.F., Wickert, A.D. and Fernandes, V.M., 2024, River long profile modelling since the Mid-Pleistocene for the Río Santa Cruz, Southern Patagonia. Poster. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-15427.
6. Fernandes, V.M., Ruby, A., M^cNab, F., Niedermann, S., Wittmann, H., and Schildgen, T.F., 2024, Quantifying cut-and-fill terrace cycles since the Middle Pleistocene in the Patagonian Steppe, Argentina. Oral. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-20171.
7. Wickert, A.D., Faulkner, D.J., Larson, P., Schildgen, T.F., Turowski, J.M., Malatesta, L.C., Iscen, N., M^cNab, F., Hassenruck-Gudipati, H. and Kwang, J.S., 2023, Geomorphic evolution during rapid alluvial river incision. Poster. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.
8. Fernandes, V.M., Schildgen, T.F., Ruby, A., Wittmann-Oelze, H. and M^cNab, F., 2023, Quantifying Pleistocene Incision of the Southern Patagonian Steppe, Argentina. Oral. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.
9. Ruby, A., Schildgen, T.F., Crawford, H., D'Arcy, M., Milanez Fernandes, V., Wittmann-Oelze, H., M^cNab, F. and Georgieva, V., 2023, Middle to Late Pleistocene alluvial surface ages recorded by their spectral reflectance in Patagonia. Oral. GeoBerlin.
10. *Grimm, L., Fernandes, V.M., M^cNab, F. and Schildgen, T.F., 2023, Morphological dating of fluvial terraces using high resolution GNSS profiles and satellite derived DEMs with application to Patagonia, Argentina. Poster. GeoBerlin.
11. Fernandes, V.M., Schildgen, T.F., Ruby, A., Wittmann-Oelze, H. and M^cNab, F., 2023, Pleistocene landscape evolution of Southern Patagonia: Insights from ¹⁰Be Dating of Fluvial Terraces. Poster. GeoBerlin.
12. Ruby, A., Schildgen, T.F., Crawford, H., D'Arcy, M., Milanez Fernandes, V., Wittmann-Oelze, H., M^cNab, F. and Georgieva, V., 2023, Middle to Late Pleistocene alluvial surface ages recorded by their spectral reflectance in Patagonia, Argentina. Poster. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-16214.
13. Fernandes, V.M., Schildgen, T.F., Ruby, A., Wittmann-Oelze, H. and M^cNab, F., 2023, Pleistocene Landscape Evolution in Southern Patagonia: A Record of Regional Incision from ¹⁰Be Dating of Fluvial Terraces. Poster. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-15938.