Research outputs per year
Research outputs per year
Personal profile
Biography
I am a glaciologist with research and teaching interests in glaciers and glacial environments, climate and environmental change, and GIS and remote sensing.
I joined the University of Portsmouth as a lecturer in GIS and Remote Sensing in February 2014 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in December 2015.
- PhD (Queen Mary, University of London and UNIS), 2010-2014 [Supervisors: Sven Lukas, Doug Benn, Bryn Hubbard]
- MSc (by research) (Durham University), 2009-2010 [Supervisors: Chris Stokes, Mike Bentley]
- BSc Geography (University of Plymouth), 2005-2008 [Dissertation supervisor: David Croot]
Research Interests
I use a combination of satellite data and fieldwork in my research in the following key areas of glaciology:
- Surging glaciers
- Glacier hazards in high mountain regions
- The timings and dynamics of former ice masses
Teaching Responsibilities
I am the MSc Geographical Information Systems Course Leader.
I teach the following topics at all levels from first year undergradaute (Level 4) to masters (Level 7):
- GIS
- Earth observation and remote sensing
- Environmental change
- Glaciers and glacial environments
- Glacier hazards
- Surveying and cartography
- Academic study skills
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., On the ice-sediment-landform associations of surging glaciers on Svalbard, Queen Mary University of London
30 Sept 2010 → 28 Feb 2014
Award Date: 30 Sept 2014
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Exploring gender equality trends within the QRA to establish our current baseline
Palmer, A., Boyall, L., Fletcher, W., Garrett, E., Hart, J., Jenkins, H., Lane, T., Lovell, H., Roberts, D. H., Roucoux, K., Sutherland, J. & Williams, S., 6 Mar 2025, Quaternary Newsletter, 164.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Landsystem models from remote and field based geomorphological mapping reveal diverse glacier dynamics on Svalbard
McCerery, R., Davies, B. J., Lovell, H., Calvo-Ryan, R., Pearce, D. A., Małecki, J. & Woodward, J., 1 Sept 2025, In: Geomorphology. 484, 20 p., 109854.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mismatch between coccolithophore-based estimates of particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) concentration and satellite-derived PIC concentration in the Pacific Southern Ocean
Saavedra-Pellitero, M., Baumann, K.-H., Bachiller-Jareno, N., Lovell, H., Vollmar, N. M. & Malinverno, E., 2 Jul 2025, In: Biogeosciences. 22, p. 3143-3164Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Restricted cirque glaciers in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland, during the Nahanagan Stadial (Greenland Stadial-1 / Younger Dryas)
Knight, L., Boston, C., Lovell, H., Barrows, T., Colhoun, E. A., Fink, D. & Pepin, N., 5 Mar 2025, (Early online) In: Journal of Quaternary Science. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding temperature variations in mountainous regions: The relationship between satellite-derived land surface temperature and in situ near-surface air temperature
Mo, Y., Pepin, N. & Lovell, H., 1 Mar 2025, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 318, 19 p., 114574.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Svalbard Surge Database 2024 (RGI2000-v7.0-G-07)
Harcourt, W. D. (Creator), Pearce, D. (Creator), Gajek, W. (Creator), Lovell, H. (Creator), Luckman, A. (Creator), Benn, D. (Creator), Kohler, J. (Creator), Kääb, A. (Creator), Hann, R. (Creator) & Benn, D. I. (Contributor), Zenodo, 18 Apr 2025
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14229559, https://zenodo.org/records/14229559
Dataset
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Dataset for Complex kame belt morphology, stratigraphy and architecture
Lovell, H. (Creator), Livingstone, S. (Creator), Boston, C. (Creator), Booth, A. (Creator), Storrar, R. (Creator) & Barr, I. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 11 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.17029/8c8cb8fd-7e78-499a-b697-1b26874111d2
Dataset
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Data availability statement for 'Geomorphological investigation of multiphase glacitectonic composite ridge systems in Svalbard'.
Lovell, H. (Creator), Benn, D. I. (Creator), Lukas, S. (Creator), Spagnolo, M. (Creator), Cook, S. (Creator), Swift, D. (Creator), Clark, C. (Creator), Yde, J. (Creator) & Watts, T. (Creator), Elsevier BV, 1 Jan 2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.10.024, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X1730452X?via%3Dihub
Dataset
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Dataset from Mannerfelt et al., (2024): Dynamic LIA advances hastened the demise of small valley glaciers in central Svalbard
Mannerfelt, E. S. (Creator), Hodson, A. (Creator), Håkansson, L. (Creator) & Lovell, H. (Creator), Zenodo, 12 Jun 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11619220, https://zenodo.org/records/11619220
Dataset
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Dataset for 'Multiple phases of ice-dammed lake formation and drainage associated with a surge of Shisper Glacier, western Karakoram'.
Lovell, H. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 3 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.17029/f65b69a0-180f-470f-b79e-61c71b18e147
Dataset
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Timing of Pleistocene cirque glaciation in the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
Boston, C. M. (PI), Lovell, H. (CoI) & Barrows, T. (CoI)
NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory
1/08/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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KILICLIM: Understanding the impacts of climate change on Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Pepin, N. (PI), Schaefer, M. (Team Member), Teeuw, R. (Team Member), Lovell, H. (CoI) & Boston, C. M. (CoI)
1/09/04 → …
Project: Research
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Community knowledge and the hidden history of Greenland’s fires
Lovell, H. (PI), Hardiman, M. (CoI) & Tejsner, P. (CoI)
1/04/23 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
Activities
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European Geosciences Union Assembly 2024
Pearce, D. (Presented poster), Lovell, H. (Presented poster), Harcourt, W. (Presented poster), Gajek, W. (Presented poster), Hann, R. (Presented poster), Rea, B. R. (Presented poster), Benn, D. I. (Presented poster), Lukas, S. (Presented poster) & Spagnolo, M. (Presented poster)
17 Apr 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Geophysical Research Letters (Journal)
Lovell, H. (Peer reviewer)
11 Apr 2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Arctic Science Summit Week
Lovell, H. (Invited speaker), Hardiman, M. (Presented paper) & Tejsner, P. (Presented paper)
24 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Communications Earth and Environment (Journal)
Lovell, H. (Peer reviewer)
10 Aug 2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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INQUA Congress Rome 2023
Boston, C. (Presented poster), Chandler, B. M. P. (Presented poster), Lovell, H. (Presented poster), Weber, P. (Presented poster) & Davies, B. (Presented poster)
18 Jul 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Prizes
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John Glen Best Student Poster
Lovell, H. (Recipient), 5 Sept 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Research into wildfires in western Greenland
Lovell, H., Hardiman, M. & Tejsner, P.
14/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research cited