By Professor Andy Baker

Conference Presentations

Jex CN; Blyth AJ; McDonald J; Woltering M; Khan SJ; Baker A, 2013, 'Characterising the transport and preservation of microbial tetraether membrane lipids in Karst Systems', presented at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 09 December 2013 - 13 December 2013

Jex CN; Phipps SJ; Bradley C; Treble PC; Baker A, 2013, 'Reducing uncertainty in the climatic interpretations of speleothem d18O', presented at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 09 December 2013 - 13 December 2013

Rutlidge H; Baker A; Marjo C; Andersen MS; Graham PW; Cuthbert MO; Rau GC; Roshan H; Markowska M; Kelloway S, 2013, 'Infiltration water organic matter and trace element geochemistry in a semi-arid karst environment: implications for speleothem paleoclimatology', presented at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 09 December 2013 - 13 December 2013

Andersen MS; Cuthbert MO; Rau GC; Baker A; Roshan H; Rutlidge H; Marjo C; Markowska M; Graham PW, 2013, 'Drip-Water Temperatures in Caves: Surface Signals or Cave Processes? – Implications for Speleothem Deposits and Paleoclimate Archives.', presented at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, U.S.A., 09 December 2013 - 13 December 2013

Kelly BF; Mariethoz G; Hellstrom J; Baker A, 2013, 'A 3000-year annual-resolution record of the North Atlantic Oscillation', presented at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 09 December 2013 - 13 December 2013

Mahmud K; Mariethoz G; Baker A, 2013, 'Integrating Multiple Scales of Hydraulic Conductivity Measurements in Training Image-Based Stochastic Models', presented at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 09 December 2013 - 13 December 2013

Baker A; Graham PW; Grbich N; Chinu K; Yu D, 2013, 'Organic Carbon Fluxes in a Stressed Groundwater System', presented at 2013 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, California, 09 December 2013 - 13 December 2013, http://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2013/FM/H13E-1386.html

Baker A, 2013, 'Hydrological modelling of stalagmite oxygen isotope response to glacial-interglacial transitions', presented at International Association of Hydrogeologists, 40th Congress, Perth, Australia, 16 September 2013 - 20 September 2013

Kelly BF; Mariethoz G; Comunian A; Baker A, 2013, 'A multifractal analysis of laminated stalagmites.', presented at Solving the Groundwater Challenges of the 21st Century. International Association of Hydrogeologists, 40th International Congress., Perth, 15 September 2013 - 20 September 2013

Andersen MS; Cuthbert CO; Rau GC; Roshan H; Rutlidge H; Marjo C; Markowska M; Graham PW; Baker A, 2013, 'A groundwater recharge experiment in karst: Wellington Caves, NSW,', presented at 40th IAH convention, Perth, WA, Australia, 15 September 2013 - 20 September 2013

Mahmud K; Mariethoz G; Baker A, 2012, 'Conditional Simulation of Geological Textures by Image Quilting', presented at 1st International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering 2012 (ICACE 2012), CUET, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 12 December 2012 - 14 December 2012

Conference Abstracts

Coleborn K; Baker A; Treble P; Wynn P, 2018, 'Sulphur: a proxy for wildfires in stalagmites', in Sulphur: a proxy for wildfires in stalagmites, Canberra, presented at Australasian Quaternary Association, Canberra, 10 December 2018 - 14 December 2018

Coleborn K; Baker A; Treble P; Wynn P, 2018, 'Sulphur: a proxy for wildfires in speleothems', in Sulphur: a proxy for wildfires in stalagmites, Sydney, presented at GSA Earth Science Student Symposium NSW, Sydney, 03 December 2018 - 04 December 2018

McDonough L; Baker A; O'Carroll D; Andersen M, 2017, 'Factors affecting the fate of dissolved organic carbon in groundwater', in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AMER CHEMICAL SOC, CA, San Francisco, Vol. 253, presented at 253rd National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) on Advanced Materials, Technologies, Systems, and Processes, CA, San Francisco, 02 April 2017 - 06 April 2017, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000430569101328&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Auhl A; Rutlidge H; Andersen MS; Eberhard S; Baker A; Holley C, 2016, 'Ecohydrological Impacts of Groundwater Drawdown : Effects on Microbial Activity in the Hyporheic Zone', in Ecohydrological Impacts of Groundwater Drawdown : Effects on Microbial Activity in the Hyporheic Zone, San Francisco, presented at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, 12 December 2016 - 16 December 2016

Keshavarzi M; Baker A; Andersen MS; Kelly B; Fogwill C, 2016, 'The transformation of organic carbon during river-groundwater exchange: An example from the Murray-Darling Basin', in AGU Fall Meeting 2016, San Francisco, USA, presented at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 12 December 2016 - 16 December 2016, https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/133378

Rutlidge HT; Auhl A; Andersen MS; Eberhard SM; Baker A, 2016, 'Organic Processing In The Hyporheic Zone And The Effect Of Water Balance Changes', in AGU Fall Meeting 2016, San Francisco, USA, presented at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 12 December 2016 - 16 December 2016, https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2016/

Wells E; Baker A; Andersen M; Meredith K; Post V, 2015, 'Hydrochemical assessment of a freshwater resource on Rottnest Island, Western Australia', Canberra, presented at Australian Groundwater Conference, Canberra, 03 November 2015 - 05 November 2015

Baker AB; Andersen MS; Treble PC; Markowska M; Coleborn K; Flemons I, 2015, 'Caves as observatories of diffuse groundwater recharge', Canberra, presented at Australian Groundwater Conference, Canberra, 03 November 2015 - 05 November 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.1628.8723

Baker A; Kelly BFJ; Mariethoz G, 2011, 'Quantifying the Value of Laminated Stalagmites for Paleoclimate Reconstructions.', San Francisco, presented at AGU Fall Meeting 2011, San Francisco, 05 December 2011 - 09 December 2011, http://m.core-apps.com/agu2011/events/47861d67ddbb4c56c416d7f61f26722f

Kelly BFJ; Giambastiani B; Larsen JR; Ralph T; Baker A, 2011, 'Climate Change and the Impact on the Hydrostatigraphy of the Lower Namoi Catchment, Australia', in AGU Fall meeting 2011

Kelly BFJ; Josh L; GIAMBASTIANI B; Baker A; Ralph T, 2011, 'Neogene Climate Change and the Impact on the Hydrostatigraphy of the Lower Namoi Catchment, Australia', San Francisco, presented at AGU Fall Meeting 2011, San Francisco, http://m.core-apps.com/agu2011/abstract/a505d5411b790df6de823079f9a7e6d0

Reports

Holley C; Kelly B; Andersen M; Baker A; Roshan H; Triantafilis J; Regan G, 2020, National Water Reform Inquiry Submission, Australian Government Productivity Commission, Canberra, 46, https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/current/water-reform-2020#draft

Iverach C; Cendon D; Hankin S; Lowry D; Fisher R; France J; Nisbet E; Baker A; Kelly B, 2014, Assessment of the Hydraulic Connections Between the Walloon Coal Measures and the Condamine Alluvium using Methane and Stable Isotopes, Cotton Research and Development Corporation, Narrabri, CRDC Projects UNSW1401 & UNSW1402 UNSW Australia RG124140 & RG134327

Working Papers

Berthelin R; Rinderer M; Andreo B; Baker A; Kilian D; Leonhardt G; Lotz A; Lichtenwoehrer K; Mudarra M; Padilla IY; Agreda FP; Rosolem R; Vale A; Hartmann A, A soil moisture monitoring network to characterize karstic recharge and evapotranspiration at five representative sites across the globe, Copernicus Publications, http://dx.doi.org10.5194/gi-2019-22

Asrat A; Baker A; Duan W; Leng M; Boomer I; Akter R; Mariéthoz G; Adler L; Jex C; Yadeta M; Wang L, Stalagmite evidence for Early Holocene multidecadal hydroclimate variability in Ethiopia, California Digital Library (CDL), http://dx.doi.org10.31223/x5sw5d

Media

Kelly B; Baker A, 2015, Stalagmites preserve 3,000 years of northern hemisphere climate, The Conversation, Australia, https://theconversation.com/stalagmites-preserve-3-000-years-of-northern-hemisphere-climate-43254

Preprints

Dong M; Andersen M; Rau GC; Baker A, 2026, Assessing Spatial Heterogeneity of Episodic Groundwater Recharge Responses in Water-Limited Environments Using Transfer Function Modelling, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7446321

Mahmud K; Remie R; Gary M; Price JD; Katumwehe A; Vauter B; Baker A, 2026, Heterogeneity of Karst Water Movement Revealed Through Cave Drip Hydrology, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6751687

Sun D; Baker A; Andersen MS; McDonough LK; Shanafield M; Kumar A, 2025, Classification and Conceptualization of Karst Recharge Processes Through Spectral and Change Point Analysis of Drip Water Dynamics, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/essoar.176409105.50240514/v1

Priestley SC; Baker A; Shanafield M; Timms WA; Andersen MS; Zurita MDLM, 2025, Groundwater recharge of fractured rock aquifers in SE Australia is episodic and controlled by season and rainfall amount, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/essoar.173867388.80145785/v1

Baker A; KSS Cave Studies Team T, 2025, Identification of synoptic climate and drought controls on rainfall stable water isotopic composition in the Macleay karst region of eastern Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5497377

Baker A; Chapman R; Treble P; Tadros C; Mcdonough L; Berthelin R; Hartmann A; Markowska M; Mariethoz G, 2024, Are twelve years of hydrological monitoring at a SE Australian alpine cave enough to provide insights into the speleothem paleoenvironmental record?, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/essoar.170542290.08673782/v1

Oriani F; Treble P; Baker A; Mariéthoz G, 2022, WlCount: Geological lamination detection and counting using an image analysis approach, http://dx.doi.org/10.31223/x5ks6w

McDonough L; Treble P; Baker A; Borsato A; Frisia S; Nagra G; Coleborn K; Gagan M; Fakra S; PATERSON D, 2021, Past fires and post-fire impacts reconstructed from a southwest Australian stalagmite, http://dx.doi.org/10.31223/x5jc86

Treble P; Baker A; Hellstrom J; Abram N; Crawford J; Gagan M; Borsato A; Griffiths A; Bajo P; Markowska M; Priestley S; Hankin S; PATERSON D, 2021, Quantification of the hydrological control on speleothem oxygen isotopic variability, http://dx.doi.org/10.31223/x52c97

Oudone P; Rutlidge H; Andersen M; O'Carroll D; Cheong S; Meredith K; McDonough L; Marjo C; Baker A, 2019, Characterisation and controls on mineral-sorbed organic matter from a variety of groundwater environments, http://dx.doi.org/10.31223/osf.io/ue86w

Fogwill C; Turney C; Menviel L; Baker A; Weber M; Ellis B; Thomas Z; Golledge N; Etheridge D; Rubino M, 2019, Marine biomarkers from ice cores reveal enhanced high-latitude Southern Ocean carbon sink during the Antarctic Cold Reversal, http://dx.doi.org/10.31223/osf.io/64mve

McDonough L; Santos I; Andersen M; O'Carroll D; Rutlidge H; Meredith K; Oudone P; Baker A, 2018, Changes in global groundwater organic carbon driven by climate change and urbanization, http://dx.doi.org/10.31223/osf.io/vmaku

Baker A; Shanafield M; Timms W; Andersen MS; Priestley S; Zurita MM, An underground drip water monitoring network to characterize rainfall recharge of groundwater at different geologies, environments, and climates across Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2053

Priestley S; Treble P; Griffiths A; Baker A; Abram N; Meredith K, Caves provide early warning of unprecedented decrease in rainfall recharge of groundwater, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1556439/v1

Baker A; Duan W; Cuthbert M; Treble P; Banner J; Hankin S, Climatic influences on the offset between d18O of cave drip waters and precipitation inferred from global monitoring data, http://dx.doi.org/10.31223/osf.io/h4pr6

Campbell M; Treble PC; McDonough LK; Naeher S; Baker A; Grierson PF; Wong H; Andersen MS, Combustion completeness and sample location determine wildfire ash leachate chemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.170689252.26414470/v1

Bieroza MZ; Bridgeman J; Baker A, Fluorescence spectroscopy as a tool for determination of organic matter removal efficiency at water treatment works, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/dwesd-2-259-2009

Fuller L; Baker A; Fairchild IJ; Spötl C; Marca-Bell A; Rowe P; Dennis PF, Isotope hydrology of dripwaters in a Scottish cave and implications for stalagmite palaeoclimate research, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hessd-5-547-2008

Rutlidge H; Taschetto A; Andersen M; Baker A, Negative Indian Ocean Dipole drives groundwater recharge in southeast Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2755505/v1

Rutlidge H; Taschetto A; Andersen M; Baker A, Negative Indian Ocean Dipole drives groundwater recharge in southeast Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2755505/v2

Song C; Campbell M; Baker A, Rainfall recharge thresholds decrease after an intense fire over a near-surface cave at Wombeyan, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-84

Treble P; Mah M; Griffiths A; Baker A; Deininger M; Kelly B; Scholz D; Hankin S, Separating isotopic impacts of karst and in-cave processes from climate variability using an integrated speleothem isotope-enabled forward model, http://dx.doi.org/10.31223/osf.io/j4kn6

Treble PC; Zang Y; Kaushal N; Hatvani IG; Tanos P; Kern Z; Baker A; Hartmann A; Lechleitner FA; Belanger B; de Oliveira BD; Sinclair W; Riechelmann DFC; Hidas A; Yoshimura K; Comas-Bru L, SISAL_monv1: a global database of cave monitoring observations, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-2026-31

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