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Dr

Tomos Morgan

Postdoctoral Researcher in Satellite Remote Sensing (Glaciology)

Geography and Planning

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  • Postdoctoral Researcher in Satellite Remote Sensing (Glaciology)
    Geography and Planning

ABOUT

Personal Statement
I am a glaciologist with interests in Satellite Remote Sensing, geospatial data analysis, Earth Observation, GIS & Machine Learning. My work focuses on the remote sensing of icebergs in Greenland's fjords and the behaviour of the regions' marine terminating glaciers using a wide range of remote sensing approaches. This work will address research questions related to marine terminating stability, changes in iceberg calving behaviour and the trajectories and lifespans of icebergs.

I also have a keen interest in lake-terminating glaciers and during my PhD I focused on developing an automated and scalable Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) workflow in Google Earth Engine, integrating machine learning techniques to delineate the areal extent and changes of their proglacial lakes in Svalbard and New Zealand.

BACKGROUND:
-2026- present Postdoctoral Researcher in Satellite Remote Sensing (Glaciology).
-2021-2025 PhD Ulster University
Thesis title: Remote sensing of changes in lake-calving glacier area and dynamics
2017-2021 MESci Geology and Physical Geography, Univeristy of Liverpool

 

Research Overview
I completed my PhD at Ulster University, Northern Ireland where my research was centred on the remote sensing of changes in lake-terminating glacier area and dynamics through Google Earth Engine. I am motivated by the opportunity to apply my expertise of integrating multi-sensor satellite data, cloud-based Earth Observation and machine learning approaches to investigate the changes of icebergs and marine-terminating glaciers in Greenland’s fjord systems.

During my PhD, I designed and implemented an automated workflow in Google Earth Engine and Python, integrating Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) and machine learning classifiers to process more than 1,500 Landsat scenes for multi-decadal glacial lake mapping. This work provides me with a foundation in building reproducible for Earth Observation pipelines, managing large datasets and developing efficient tools for long-term and multi-sensor glaciological monitoring. I am particularly motivated by the use and application of satellite remote sensing and modelling approaches to glaciological problems as it allows a practical way to monitor and collect continuous data from inaccessible and dangerous glaciated environments.

Currently, I am focusing on the remote sensing of icebergs in Greenland's fjords and the behaviour of the regions' marine terminating glaciers using a wide range of remote sensing approaches. This work will address research questions related to marine terminating stability, changes in iceberg calving behaviour and the trajectories and lifespans of icebergs.

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