Publications

Erosion Risk Modelling: An Improved Screening Tool for Urban Watershed Management

Thirimanne, H. D. T. D. (2025). Erosion Risk Modelling: An Improved Screening Tool for Urban Watershed Management. https://hdl.handle.net/10012/21296

“All Models Are Wrong, but Some Are Useful”: Application of Modified Discharge Empirical Models for Erosion Screening

Thirimanne, T., MacVicar, B (2025) “All Models Are Wrong, but Some Are Useful”: Application of Modified Discharge Empirical Models for Erosion Screening. Presented at the GROWTH Conference, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (MASc research; presenting author).

SPINpy 2: Watershed Scale Erosion Risk Screening Tool

Thirimanne, T. (2025) SPINpy 2: Watershed Scale Erosion Risk Screening Tool. Oral presentation presented at the Canadian Geophysical Union Student Conference (Hybrid), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. (MASc research; presenting author).

SPINpy 1 for Watershed Scale Erosion Analysis in Urban Streams

Thirimanne, T., MacVicar, B. (2024) SPINpy 1 for Watershed Scale Erosion Analysis in Urban Streams. Oral presentation by Thiruni Thirimanne at the 16th International Conference on Urban Drainage (ICUD 2024), Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands. (MASc research; presenting author).

Updates to SPIN: A Tool for Watershed-scale Erosion Sensitivity Analysis in Urban Rivers using a Stream Power Approach

Hire, P., Thirimanne, T., Ashmore, P., Ghunowa, K., MacVicar, B., and Papangelakis, E. (2023). Updates to SPIN: A tool for watershed-scale erosion sensitivity analysis in urban rivers using a stream power approach. Poster presented at Natural Channels Conference, Guelph, Canada. (MASc research; co-presenting author).

Posters

SPINpy 1: A Watershed-scale Erosion Assessment Tool

Thirimanne, T., (2024) SPINpy 1: A watershed-scale erosion assessment tool. Poster presented at World Water Day, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. (MASc research; presenting author).

Assessing Erosion Risk in Urban Watersheds: A Stream Power-Based Approach with SPINpy 1

Thirimanne, T. (2023). Assessing Erosion Risk in Urban Watersheds: A Stream Power-Based Approach with SPINpy 1. Poster presented at the Latornell Conservation Symposium, Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario. (MASc research).