MSc, PhD, AFHEA
Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- lydia.sam@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Geosciences
Reconstruction and Characterisation of Slope Failure Events
On 7 February 2021, a flash flood triggered by a rock-ice avalanche caused significant damage of life and property in the Indian Himalaya. Using satellite datasets, digital terrain models and simulations, we report the flow characteristics of two avalanches within a 5-year interval at the slope failure site. Prior to both the events, we observed changes in surface velocity. This study highlights that we should consider antecedent conditions, for holistic assessment of hazards.
External Memberships
- Editor of Springer Nature Applied Sciences journal by Springer Nature
- Editor of BMC Research Notes, Part of Springer Nature.
- Editor of Frontiers Research Topic Advances in Mars Research and Exploration
- Editor for the open access journal Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292) Remote Sensing/ Impact Factor (2018): 4.118. Also editor of special Issues:
- Invited guest editor for a special issue ‘Advances in Land Surface Hydrological Processes’ in open access journal Hydrology (ISSN 2306-5338).
- Research
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Research Overview
- Remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) applications
- Landforms and surface processes
- Glaciology; including alpine glacier dynamics, glacial geomorphology, glacial hazards and glaciers-climate interaction
- High-resolution terrain modelling and interpretation
- Use of Unmanned aerial systems (UAS)/drones for environmental monitoring and Mars analogue research
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Geography and Environment, Geology and Geophysics.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Geography and Environment
Accepting PhDs
Geology and Geophysics
Accepting PhDsResearch Specialisms
- Remote Sensing
- Geographical Information Systems
- Glaciology and Cryospheric Systems
- Geography
- Planetary Science
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Funding and Grants
- Global Challange Research Internal Fund: Pump Prime grant for the project 'Ice stupa: a solution to improve Himalayan-Karakoram mountain community resilience to water scarcity'. During August 2020 - July 2021. Funding agency: The Aberdeen Grants Academy, University of Aberdeen
- 'Geostatistical analysis of spatiotemporal trends of COVID-19 spread in UK'. NERC-Funded QUADRAT Research Experience Placement
- 'Assessing the long-term impact of climatic variables on coastal changes in Scotland using geospatial tools'. NERC-Funded QUADRAT Research Experience Placement
- 'Robust infrastructure – Adapting railway maintenance to climate change(CliMaint)'. Funding Agency: VINNOVA Sweden’s Innovation Agency
- Teaching
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Courses
Teaching Responsibilities
GG5540/GG5563 (CURRENT APPLICATIONS OF GIS): Course Coordinator and Tutor
GG3069 (REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS): Co-course coordinator and Tutor
GG5910 (DISSERTATION PROJECT IN GIS): Supervision
GL5206/5207 (THE NATURE OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL DATA): Tutor
GL5546 (APPLIED, INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH GEOPHYSICS): Guest Lecturer
- Publications
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Does a roosting flock of migratory birds also echelon in high winds?
Journal of ethology, vol. 40, pp. 291–296Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEditorial:: Applications of Remote Sensing in Glaciology
Remote Sensing, vol. 14, no. 17, 4146Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEditorial: Advances in Mars Research and Exploration
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space SciencesContributions to Journals: ArticlesVisualising avalanches in the Himalayas
Royal Geographical Society with Institute of British Geographers.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsHow satellites are helping us to understand deadly avalanches
Contributions to Specialist PublicationsA Remote Sensing Perspective on Mass Wasting in Contrasting Planetary Environments: Cases of the Moon and Ceres
Remote Sensing, vol. 14, no. 4, 1049Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReconstruction and Characterisation of Past and the Most Recent Slope Failure Events at the 2021 Rock-Ice Avalanche Site in Chamoli, Indian Himalaya
Remote Sensing, vol. 14, no. 4, 949Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPotential of Multi-resolution Satellite Imagery Products for Scale Variant Topographic Mapping
Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, vol. 50, pp. 175-187Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-021-01449-9
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] Correction to: Potential of Multi-resolution Satellite Imagery Products for Scale Variant Topographic Mapping (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, (2022), 50, 1, (175-187), 10.1007/s12524-021-01449-9)
Tackling the global change challenges to water security in Tajikistan, the water tower of Central Asia
EGU General Assembly 2022Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-6024
Four decades of understanding Martian geomorphology: Revisiting Baker’s ‘The geomorphology of Mars’
Progress in Physical Geography, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 979-989Contributions to Journals: Articles
