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)
Understanding the role of Antarctic sea ice in dense water formation and heat and carbon sequestration: from satellite altimetry to ‘big data’ analysis Theme(s): Advanced Computing, Altimetry, Climate, Cryosphere, Machine Learning, Modelling, Oceanography, Remote Sensing, Sea Ice Primary Supervisor: Alice Marzocchi <alice.marzocchi@noc.ac.uk> Institution: National Oceanography Centre
Improving the utility of ocean colour satellites in marine systems science Theme(s): Advanced Computing, Aquatic/terrestrial/soil biogeochemistry, Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Earth Observation, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Living World, Machine Learning, Modelling, Multispectral, Neural Networks, Ocean colour, Oceanography, Optical, Remote Sensing, Satellite Data Primary Supervisor: B. B. Cael <cael@noc.ac.uk> Institution: NOC (OBG)
Improving estimates of Indonesian peatland fire emissions and their subsequent environmental impacts Theme(s): Air Quality, Climate, Forest, Hydrology, Modelling Primary Supervisor: Dominick Spracklen <D.V.Spracklen@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Faster, greener, and more competitive? How will vegetation alter in a changing Antarctic? Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Climate, Multispectral, Remote Sensing, Vegetation Primary Supervisor: Dr. Claudia Colesie Institution: University of Edinburgh (School of GeoSciences)
