observing and understanding the Earth and its environment
People
Lisa Belyea
Andrew Curtis
Bruce Gittings
Bob Harwood
William Mackaness
Patrick Meir
Chris Merchant
Chris Place
Neil Stuart
Iain Woodhouse
Chris Browitt
Steve Dowers
John Grace
Mike Mineter
Tim Malthus
Maurizio Mencuccini
John Moncrieff
Keith Smith
Matt Williams
…+PDRAs +PhDs
Partners:
SCHOOL of GEOSCIENCES
Aims and Purpose
• Optimise exploitation of observations of the Earth and its
environment (both in situ and remote – NOT JUST
REMOTE SENSING).
• Sharing expertise and experience in measurement,
modelling, technology, analysis, data handling &
assimilation, visualisation, application.
• Science questions driven by other research groups.
• Technical and science support for other research groups.
• Insight!
SCHOOL of GEOSCIENCES
My current interests (as an
example)
Everything in the context of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
• Forward (radiative transfer) modelling for microwave
interaction with vegetation (including surface scattering).
• Inverse modelling (parameter retrieval).
• Image reconstruction (ill-posed problems, maximum
entropy methods for speckle reduction).
• Polarimetry and interferometry (coherence theory)
• Visualisation (HCI)
• Applications in … just about anything!
SCHOOL of GEOSCIENCES
Activities
• Seminar programme (in collaboration with societies,
partners, or other research groups)
• Symposia (collaborative and internal) (ECRR)
• Workshops (“What can GIS do for me?”)
• Outreach (Dynamic Earth?)
SCHOOL of GEOSCIENCES
Aims and Purpose
• Promote and support new and innovative science in
Edinburgh (benefit to researchers at the University)
• Help make Edinburgh a centre for world class research in
the “GeoSciences” (attract external support and
researchers)
• ?? Platforms, facilities, data, opportunities, people…
SCHOOL of GEOSCIENCES
Initiatives
• SRIF bid (£1M), NERC capital equipment
Research Aircraft
Environmental Sensors
Image Processing Software
GIS & Visualisation Lab
Canopy Crane
Mobile Laboratory
Cosmogenic Lab
Stable Isotope Lab
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Future Initiatives
• Future equipment opportunities (NERC?)
• New posts (making bridges, plugging holes)
• Identifying suitable candidates for visiting
researchers
• Collaborative research
– Within School of GeoSciences (NERC)
– With e-Science Centre, Informatics, EPCC
(EPSRC)
– Others (Archaeology, ROE) (NERC, PPARC)
SCHOOL of GEOSCIENCES
SCHOOL of GEOSCIENCES
observing and understanding the Earth and its environment