Research Group: Global Environmental Change and Earth Observation
We use earth observation data, geostatistical tools and process models to investigate different aspects of global environmental change.
Group Overview
We focus on global environmental monitoring including innovative use of Earth observation data, climate change impacts and adaptation, and sustainability science, including Earth system science at the global scale to local community impacts and trade-offs at the other.
We have a long-standing and sustained international reputation in areas of remote sensing of vegetation, carbon flux, vegetation burning and agriculture monitoring with a strong link with European Space Agency (ESA) and publication in world-class journals. We have a world-leading reputation for research on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies, with lead authorships in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment report.
We also develop geographical information systems (GIS) and computational models that represent global-change impacts on society and natural resources at multiple spatial scales. Socio-economic impact and societal relevance are placed at the forefront of our research and have research projects in Europe, the US, South America, Africa and Asia.
Global Environmental Change and Earth Observation Research Group
Publications
Articles
- Biggs, E. M., & Atkinson, P. M. (2011). A characterisation of climate variability and trends in hydrological extremes in the Severn Uplands. International Journal of Climatology, 31(11), 1634-1652. DOI: 10.1002/joc.2176
- Milton, E. J., Baret, F., Rossello, P., Anderson, E., & Rockall, E. (2011). A multi-stage database of field measurements and synoptic remotely sensed data to support model validation and testing in Earth observation. Computers & Geosciences, 37(9), 1511-1514. DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2011.02.007
- Adnan, N. A., & Atkinson, P. M. (2011). Exploring the impact of climate and land use changes on streamflow trends in a monsoon catchment. International Journal of Climatology, 31(6), 815-831. DOI: 10.1002/joc.2112
- Biggs, E. M., & Atkinson, P. M. (2010). A comparison of gauge and radar precipitation data for simulating an extreme hydrological event in the Severn Uplands, UK. Hydrological Processes, 25(5), 795-810. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7869
- Anderson, K., Bennie, J., Milton, T., Hughes, P., Lindsay, R., & Meade, R. (2010). Classification of ombrotrophic peatland condition using structural signatures from remote sensing data. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 12, 3567.
- Anderson, K., Bennie, J. J., Milton, E. J., Hughes, P. D. M., Lindsay, R., & Meade, R. (2010). Combining LiDAR and IKONOS data for eco-hydrological classification of an ombrotrophic peatland. Journal of Environmental Quality, 39(1), 260-273. DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0093
- Foody, G. M., & Dash, J. (2010). Estimating the relative abundance of C3 and C4 grasses in the Great Plains from multi-temporal MTCI data: issues of compositing period and spatial generalizability. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 31(2), 351-362. DOI: 10.1080/01431160902887339
- Jeganathan, C., Dash, J., & Atkinson, P. M. (Accepted/In press). Mapping phenology of natural vegetation in India using remote sensing derived chlorophyll index. International Journal of Remote Sensing.
- Dash, J., Jeganathan, C., & Atkinson, P. M. (2010). The use of MERIS terrestrial chlorophyll index to study spatio-temporal variation in vegetation phenology over India. Remote Sensing of Environment, 114(7), 1388-1402. DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2010.01.021
- Milton, E. J., Schaepman, M. E., Anderson, K., Kneubühler, M., & Fox, N. (2009). Progress in field spectroscopy. Remote Sensing of Environment, 113, S92-S109. DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.08.001
Conferences
- Wilson, R. T., & Milton, E. J. (2010). Automated selection of suitable atmospheric calibration sites for satellite imagery. In From the Sea-Bed to the Cloud-Tops. Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Annual Conference with Irish Earth Observation Symposium Nottingham, GB: Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society, University of Nottingham.
- Biggs, E. M., Atkinson, P. M., & De Roure, D. C. (2009). Modelling the extreme hydrological event of Summer 2007 in the Severn Uplands from gauge and radar rainfall sources. In W. Chelmicki, & J. Siwek (Eds.), Proceedings of Hydrological Extremes in Small Basins: 12th Biennial International Conference of the Euromediterranean Network of Experimental and Representative Basins (ERB) (pp. 1-8). (Technical Documents in Hydrology; No. UNESCO Working Series SC-2009/WS/11). Paris, France: International Hydrological Programme (IHP) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
- Asmat, A., Milton, E. J., & Atkinson, P. M. (2008). Atmospheric correction of multiple flightline hyperspectral data (CASI-3). In Proceedings of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Conference: “Measuring Change in the Earth System”. University of Exeter, 15-17 September 2008 (pp. 1-4). Nottingham, GB: Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Society.
Research Staff
Related Projects
| Related Projects | Status |
|---|---|
| Achieving Triple Wins: Identifying Climate Smart Investment Strategies for the Coastal Zone | Active |
| Linking Adaptation, Mitigation and Development in East Africa in Coastal Forests and Agricultural Systems | Active |
| Integrating poverty and environment measures | Active |
| MERIS Extended Validation and Exploratory Approach for High Resolution Optical Sensor | Active |
| Pathways of resilience to future storms | Active |
| Preferences and trade-offs in climate smart agriculture | Active |
| SCALEFORES | Active |
| Automated Tramway for Ground Spectral Measurements - Dormant | Dormant |
| Galapagos Coral Monitoring - Dormant | Dormant |
| Lightweight Spectro-goniometer - Dormant | Dormant |
| Network for Calibration and Validation of Earth Observation (NCAVEO) - Dormant | Dormant |