Investigating the potential for catastrophic collapse of Greenland’s ‘land’-terminating glacier margins Theme(s): Climate, Glaciology, Hydrology, Modelling, Remote Sensing, Sea Level Primary Supervisor: Peter Nienow <Peter.Nienow@ed.ac.uk> Institution: University of Edinburgh
Seasonal flow variability as an indicator of mountain glacier basal conditions Theme(s): Glaciology, Optical, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Primary Supervisor: Professor Duncan Quincey
Fragmentation impacts on tropical forests’ vegetation structure Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Forest Primary Supervisor: Guy Ziv Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Understanding and Quantifying Congo River channel to wetland water fluxes using hydrodynamic river modelling, remotely sensed terrain elevation and altimetry data. Theme(s): Altimetry, Hydrology, Modelling, Remote Sensing, Sedimentology, geomorphology and basin analysis Primary Supervisor: Mark Trigg <m.trigg@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Civil Engineering)
‘Tipping the Balance’ – Understanding coastal change using novel multi-platform ground and space-based remote sensing methods Theme(s): Advanced Computing, Earth Observation, Oceanography Primary Supervisor: Paul Bell <psb@noc.ac.uk> Institution: National Oceanography Centre (Marine Physics & Ocean Climate)
Development of Novel Rainfall Nowcasting Techniques for Southeast Asia Theme(s): Machine Learning, Meteorology, Remote Sensing, Satellite Data Primary Supervisor: Dr Cathryn Birch <C.E.Birch@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Monitoring the Amazon’s Secondary Forests Through Earth Observations Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Forest, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing, Satellite Data Primary Supervisor: David Galbraith <d.r.galbraith@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Dust storms in the Sahara and Sahel: Nowcasting and its application to understanding dust emission and transport Theme(s): Air Quality, Atmosphere and Climate, Atmospheric Physics, Climate, Earth Observation, Meteorology, Remote Sensing, Satellite Data Primary Supervisor: Dr John Marsham <J.Marsham@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (Met Office joint chair) (School of Earth and Environment)
How fragmented are the world’s savannas? Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Remote Sensing, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Vegetation Primary Supervisor: Casey Ryan Institution: University of Edinburgh (School of GeoSciences)
Ice Sheet – ocean interactions: Using satellite data to understand ice dynamic change Theme(s): Advanced Computing, Altimetry, Artificial Intelligence, Cryosphere, Earth Observation, Glaciology, Oceanography, Remote Sensing, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Primary Supervisor: Anna Hogg <A.E.Hogg@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
