Publications
Selected publications
- Greenland tidewater glacier advanced rapidly during era of Norse settlement (Journal article - 2022)
- Linear response of the Greenland ice sheet's tidewater glacier terminus positions to climate (Journal article - 2021)
- The Arctic and the UK: climate, research and engagement (Report - 2020)
- Google Earth Engine Digitisation Tool (GEEDiT), and Margin change Quantification Tool (MaQiT) - simple tools for the rapid mapping and quantification of changing Earth surface margins (Journal article - 2018)
- Ocean-Forcing and Glacier-Specific Factors Drive Differing Glacier Response Across the 69°N Boundary, East Greenland (Journal article - 2023)
- Crevasse density, orientation and temporal variability at Narsap Sermia, Greenland (Journal article - 2023)
2024
Arctic glacier snowline altitudes rise 150 m over the last 4 decades
Larocca, L. J., Lea, J. M., Erb, M. P., McKay, N. P., Phillips, M., Lamantia, K. A., & Kaufman, D. S. (n.d.). Arctic glacier snowline altitudes rise 150 m over the last 4 decades. The Cryosphere, 18(8), 3591-3611. doi:10.5194/tc-18-3591-2024
Crevasse field response to glacier dynamic change in Greenland
Lea, J., Chudley, T., Davies, B., & Van Wyk De Vries, M. (2024). Crevasse field response to glacier dynamic change in Greenland. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-18311
Cold-laboratory experiments to observe meltwater and ice layer interactions in snowpacks
Shiggins, C., Mair, D., Lea, J., & Nias, I. (2024). Cold-laboratory experiments to observe meltwater and ice layer interactions in snowpacks. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-7278
Mapping the hydrology of Greenland’s crevasses with deep learning 
Chudley, T., Winterbottom, T., Stokes, C., & Lea, J. (2024). Mapping the hydrology of Greenland’s crevasses with deep learning . doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-6661
Arctic glacier snowline altitudes rise 150 meters over the last four decades
Supplementary material to "Arctic glacier snowline altitudes rise 150 meters over the last four decades"
Larocca, L. J., Lea, J. M., Erb, M. P., McKay, N. P., Phillips, M., Lamantia, K. A., & Kaufman, D. S. (2024). Supplementary material to "Arctic glacier snowline altitudes rise 150 meters over the last four decades". doi:10.5194/egusphere-2024-522-supplement
Climate Variability and Glacier Dynamics Linked to Fjord Productivity Changes Over the Last <i>ca.</i> 3300 Years in Nuup Kangerlua, Southwest Greenland
Oksman, M., Kvorning, A. B., Pearce, C., Korsgaard, N. J., Lea, J. M., Seidenkrantz, M., & Ribeiro, S. (2024). Climate Variability and Glacier Dynamics Linked to Fjord Productivity Changes Over the Last <i>ca.</i> 3300 Years in Nuup Kangerlua, Southwest Greenland. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 39(3). doi:10.1029/2023pa004710
ERALClim - WMO climate baseline global climate variables derived from ERA5-Land reanalysis data (Version 1) [Data set]
Lea, J., Fitt, R., Brough, S., Dick, J., Jones, N., Carr, G., & Webster, R. (2024). ERALClim - WMO climate baseline global climate variables derived from ERA5-Land reanalysis data (Version 1) [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8124385.
ERALClim - annual global climate variables derived from ERA5-Land reanalysis data (Version 1) [Data set]
Lea, J., Fitt, R., Brough, S., Dick, J., Jones, N., Carr, G., & Webster, R. (2024). ERALClim - annual global climate variables derived from ERA5-Land reanalysis data (Version 1) [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120646.
Expansion of supraglacial lake area, volume and extent on the Greenland Ice Sheet from 1985 to 2023
Fan, Y., Ke, C. -Q., Luo, L., Shen, X., Livingstone, S. J., & Lea, J. M. (n.d.). Expansion of supraglacial lake area, volume and extent on the Greenland Ice Sheet from 1985 to 2023. Journal of Glaciology, 1-44. doi:10.1017/jog.2024.87
Implications of high-resolution velocity and strain rate observations for modelling of Greenlandic tidewater glaciers
Fahrner, D., González, P. J., Mair, D. W. F., & Lea, J. M. (n.d.). Implications of high-resolution velocity and strain rate observations for modelling of Greenlandic tidewater glaciers. Journal of Glaciology, 1-13. doi:10.1017/jog.2024.63
Making climate reanalysis and CMIP6 data processing easy: two “point-and-click” cloud based user interfaces for environmental and ecological studies
Lea, J. M., Fitt, R. N. L., Brough, S., Carr, G., Dick, J., Jones, N., & Webster, R. J. (n.d.). Making climate reanalysis and CMIP6 data processing easy: two “point-and-click” cloud based user interfaces for environmental and ecological studies. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2024.1294446
2023
A new model for supraglacial hydrology evolution and drainage for the Greenland Ice Sheet (SHED v1.0)
Gantayat, P., Banwell, A. F., Leeson, A. A., Lea, J. M., Petersen, D., Gourmelen, N., & Fettweis, X. (n.d.). A new model for supraglacial hydrology evolution and drainage for the Greenland Ice Sheet (SHED v1.0). Geoscientific Model Development, 16(20), 5803-5823. doi:10.5194/gmd-16-5803-2023
Atmospheric drivers of melt-related ice speed-up events on the Russell Glacier in southwest Greenland
Schmid, T., Radić, V., Tedstone, A., Lea, J. M., Brough, S., & Hermann, M. (n.d.). Atmospheric drivers of melt-related ice speed-up events on the Russell Glacier in southwest Greenland. The Cryosphere, 17(9), 3933-3954. doi:10.5194/tc-17-3933-2023
Ocean-Forcing and Glacier-Specific Factors Drive Differing Glacier Response Across the 69°N Boundary, East Greenland
Brough, S., Carr, J. R., Ross, N., & Lea, J. M. (2023). Ocean-Forcing and Glacier-Specific Factors Drive Differing Glacier Response Across the 69°N Boundary, East Greenland. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE, 128(4). doi:10.1029/2022JF006857
Crevasse density, orientation and temporal variability at Narsap Sermia, Greenland
de Vries, M. V. W., Lea, J. M., & Ashmore, D. W. (2023). Crevasse density, orientation and temporal variability at Narsap Sermia, Greenland. JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY. doi:10.1017/jog.2023.3
A new model for supraglacial hydrology evolution and drainage for the Greenland ice sheet (SHED v1.0)
Atmospheric drivers of melt-related ice speed-up events on the Russell Glacier in Southwest Greenland
Automated ArcticDEM iceberg detection tool: insights into area and volume distributions, and their potential application to satellite imagery and modelling of glacier–iceberg–ocean systems
Shiggins, C. J., Lea, J. M., & Brough, S. (n.d.). Automated ArcticDEM iceberg detection tool: insights into area and volume distributions, and their potential application to satellite imagery and modelling of glacier–iceberg–ocean systems. The Cryosphere, 17(1), 15-32. doi:10.5194/tc-17-15-2023
GEEDiT—Digitizing from Satellite Imagery
Lea, J. (2024). GEEDiT—Digitizing from Satellite Imagery. In Cloud-Based Remote Sensing with Google Earth Engine (pp. 507-524). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-26588-4_26
Terminus Traces for publication 'Ocean-forcing and glacier-specific factors drive differing glacier response across the 69 ºN boundary, east Greenland' (Version 1) [Data set]
Brough, S., Carr, J. R., Ross, N., & Lea, J. (2023). Terminus Traces for publication 'Ocean-forcing and glacier-specific factors drive differing glacier response across the 69 ºN boundary, east Greenland' (Version 1) [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6904219.
2022
TermPicks: a century of Greenland glacier terminus data for use in scientific and machine learning applications
Goliber, S., Black, T., Catania, G., Lea, J. M., Olsen, H., Cheng, D., . . . Zhang, E. (2022). TermPicks: a century of Greenland glacier terminus data for use in scientific and machine learning applications. CRYOSPHERE, 16(8), 3215-3233. doi:10.5194/tc-16-3215-2022
Ice‐Marginal Proglacial Lakes Across Greenland: Present Status and a Possible Future
Carrivick, J. L., How, P., Lea, J. M., Sutherland, J. L., Grimes, M., Tweed, F. S., . . . Mallalieu, J. (2022). Ice‐Marginal Proglacial Lakes Across Greenland: Present Status and a Possible Future. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(12). doi:10.1029/2022gl099276
Monthly Antarctic-wide surface meltwater evolution between 2006 and 2021, and its links to climate
Tuckett, P., Ely, J., Sole, A., Livingstone, S., Lea, J., & Jones, J. (2022). Monthly Antarctic-wide surface meltwater evolution between 2006 and 2021, and its links to climate. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu22-2884
Greenland tidewater glacier advanced rapidly during era of Norse settlement
Pearce, D. M., Lea, J. M., Mair, D. W. F., Rea, B. R., Schofield, J. E., Kamenos, N. A., . . . Mottram, R. (2022). Greenland tidewater glacier advanced rapidly during era of Norse settlement. GEOLOGY, 50(6), 704-709. doi:10.1130/G49644.1
Proper orthogonal decomposition of ice velocity identifies drivers of flow variability at Sermeq Kujalleq (Jakobshavn IsbrÆ)
Ashmore, D. W., Mair, D. W. F., Higham, J. E., Brough, S., Lea, J. M., & Nias, I. J. (2022). Proper orthogonal decomposition of ice velocity identifies drivers of flow variability at Sermeq Kujalleq (Jakobshavn IsbrÆ). CRYOSPHERE, 16(1), 219-236. doi:10.5194/tc-16-219-2022
2021
Automated mapping of the seasonal evolution of surface meltwater and its links to climate on the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Tuckett, P. A., Ely, J. C., Sole, A. J., Lea, J. M., Livingstone, S. J., Jones, J. M., & van Wessem, J. M. (2021). Automated mapping of the seasonal evolution of surface meltwater and its links to climate on the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica. CRYOSPHERE, 15(12), 5785-5804. doi:10.5194/tc-15-5785-2021
TermPicks: A century of Greenland glacier terminus data for use in machine learning applications
Automated mapping of the seasonal evolution of surface meltwater and its links to climate on the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Supplementary material to &quot;Automated mapping of the seasonal evolution of surface meltwater and its links to climate on the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica&quot;
Proper orthogonal decomposition of ice velocity identifies drivers of flow variability at Sermeq Kujalleq (Jakobshavn Isbræ)
Ashmore, D. W., Mair, D. W. F., Higham, J. E., Brough, S., Lea, J. M., & Nias, I. J. (2021). Proper orthogonal decomposition of ice velocity identifies drivers of flow variability at Sermeq Kujalleq (Jakobshavn Isbræ). doi:10.5194/tc-2021-184
Linear response of the Greenland ice sheet's tidewater glacier terminus positions to climate
Fahrner, D., Lea, J. M., Brough, S., Mair, D. W. F., & Abermann, J. (2021). Linear response of the Greenland ice sheet's tidewater glacier terminus positions to climate. JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY, 67(262), 193-203. doi:10.1017/jog.2021.13
Remote Detection of Surge-Related Glacier Terminus Change across High Mountain Asia
Vale, A. B., Arnold, N. S., Rees, W. G., & Lea, J. M. (2021). Remote Detection of Surge-Related Glacier Terminus Change across High Mountain Asia. REMOTE SENSING, 13(7). doi:10.3390/rs13071309
2020
The Arctic and the UK: climate, research and engagement
Siegert, M., Bacon, S., Barnes, D., Brooks, I., Burgess, H., Cottier, F., . . . Young, G. (2020). The Arctic and the UK: climate, research and engagement.
2019
Pushing the Limits: Palynological Investigations at the Margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet in the Norse Western Settlement
Schofield, J. E., Pearce, D. M., Mair, D. W. F., Rea, B. R., Lea, J. M., Kamenos, N. A., . . . Edwards, K. J. (2019). Pushing the Limits: Palynological Investigations at the Margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet in the Norse Western Settlement. ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY. doi:10.1080/14614103.2019.1677075
Exceptional Retreat of Kangerlussuaq Glacier, East Greenland, Between 2016 and 2018
Brough, S., Carr, J. R., Ross, N., & Lea, J. M. (2019). Exceptional Retreat of Kangerlussuaq Glacier, East Greenland, Between 2016 and 2018. FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE, 7. doi:10.3389/feart.2019.00123
2018
Exceptional retreat of Kangerlussuaq Glacier, east Greenland, between 2016 and 2018
The glacial geomorphology of upper Godthabsfjord (Nuup Kangerlua) in southwest Greenland
Pearce, D. M., Mair, D. W. F., Rea, B. R., Lea, J. M., Schofield, J. E., Kamenos, N., & Schoenrock, K. (2018). The glacial geomorphology of upper Godthabsfjord (Nuup Kangerlua) in southwest Greenland. JOURNAL OF MAPS, 14(2), 45-55. doi:10.1080/17445647.2017.1422447
INFLUENCES OF SALINITY ON THE PHYSIOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ARCTIC CORALLINE ALGAE, <i>LITHOTHAMNION GLACIALE</i> (CORALLINALES, RHODOPHYTA)
Schoenrock, K. M., Bacquet, M., Pearce, D., Rea, B. R., Schofield, J. E., Lea, J., . . . Kamenos, N. (2018). INFLUENCES OF SALINITY ON THE PHYSIOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ARCTIC CORALLINE ALGAE, <i>LITHOTHAMNION GLACIALE</i> (CORALLINALES, RHODOPHYTA). JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY, 54(5), 690-702. doi:10.1111/jpy.12774
Google Earth Engine Digitisation Tool (GEEDiT), and Margin change Quantification Tool (MaQiT) - simple tools for the rapid mapping and quantification of changing Earth surface margins
Lea, J. M. (2018). Google Earth Engine Digitisation Tool (GEEDiT), and Margin change Quantification Tool (MaQiT) - simple tools for the rapid mapping and quantification of changing Earth surface margins. Earth Surface Dynamics, 6(3), 551-561. doi:10.5194/esurf-6-551-2018
The Google Earth Engine Digitisation Tool (GEEDiT) and the Margin change Quantification Tool (MaQiT) – simple tools for the rapid mapping and quantification of changing Earth surface margins
Lea, J. M. (n.d.). The Google Earth Engine Digitisation Tool (GEEDiT) and the Margin change Quantification Tool (MaQiT) – simple tools for the rapid mapping and quantification of changing Earth surface margins. Earth Surface Dynamics, 6(3), 551-561. doi:10.5194/esurf-6-551-2018
2017
Enhanced ice sheet melting driven by volcanic eruptions during the last deglaciation
Muschitiello, F., Pausata, F. S. R., Lea, J. M., Mair, D. W. F., & Wohlfarth, B. (2017). Enhanced ice sheet melting driven by volcanic eruptions during the last deglaciation. Nature Communications, 8. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01273-1
Controls on the early Holocene collapse of the Bothnian Sea Ice Stream
Clason, C. C., Greenwood, S. L., Selmes, N., Lea, J. M., Jamieson, S. S. R., Nick, F. M., & Holmlund, P. (2017). Controls on the early Holocene collapse of the Bothnian Sea Ice Stream. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 121(12), 2494-2513. doi:10.1002/2016JF004050
2016
Shallow ice approximation, second order shallow ice approximation, and full Stokes models: A discussion of their roles in palaeo-ice sheet modelling and development
Kirchner, N., Ahlkrona, J., Gowan, E. J., Lotstedt, P., Lea, J. M., Noormets, R., . . . Benham, T. (2016). Shallow ice approximation, second order shallow ice approximation, and full Stokes models: A discussion of their roles in palaeo-ice sheet modelling and development. QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS, 147, 136-147. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.01.032
Fluctuations of a Greenlandic tidewater glacier from the Little Ice Age to present: reconstruction and modelling of Kangiata Nunaata Sermia, SW Greenland
Lea, J. M. (2016). Fluctuations of a Greenlandic tidewater glacier from the Little Ice Age to present: reconstruction and modelling of Kangiata Nunaata Sermia, SW Greenland. (University of Aberdeen).
ICESHEET 1.0: a program to produce paleo-ice sheet reconstructions with minimal assumptions
Gowan, E. J., Tregoning, P., Purcell, A., Lea, J., Fransner, O. J., Noormets, R., & Dowdeswell, J. A. (2016). ICESHEET 1.0: a program to produce paleo-ice sheet reconstructions with minimal assumptions. GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT, 9(5), 1673-1682. doi:10.5194/gmd-9-1673-2016
Timing of the first drainage of the Baltic Ice Lake synchronous with the onset of Greenland Stadial 1
Muschitiello, F., Lea, J. M., Greenwood, S. L., Nick, F. M., Brunnberg, L., Macleod, A., & Wohlfarth, B. (2016). Timing of the first drainage of the Baltic Ice Lake synchronous with the onset of Greenland Stadial 1. BOREAS, 45(2), 322-334. doi:10.1111/bor.12155
Shallow ice approximation, second order shallow ice approximation, and full Stokes models: A discussion of their roles in palaeo-ice sheet modelling and development
Kirchner, N., Ahlkrona, J., Gowan, E. J., Lotstedt, P., Lea, J. M., Noormets, R., . . . Benham, T. (2016). Shallow ice approximation, second order shallow ice approximation, and full Stokes models: A discussion of their roles in palaeo-ice sheet modelling and development. QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS, 135, 103-114. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.01.013
ICESHEET 1.0: A program to produce paleo-ice sheet models with minimal assumptions
2014
Fluctuations of a Greenlandic tidewater glacier driven by changes in atmospheric forcing: observations and modelling of Kangiata Nunaata Sermia, 1859–present
Lea, J. M., Mair, D. W. F., Nick, F. M., Rea, B. R., van As, D., Morlighem, M., . . . Weidick, A. (2014). Fluctuations of a Greenlandic tidewater glacier driven by changes in atmospheric forcing: observations and modelling of Kangiata Nunaata Sermia, 1859–present. The Cryosphere, 8(6), 2031-2045. doi:10.5194/tc-8-2031-2014
Fluctuations of a Greenlandic tidewater glacier driven by changes in atmospheric forcing: observations and modelling of Kangiata Nunaata Sermia, 1859–present
Increasing meltwater discharge from the Nuuk region of the Greenland ice sheet and implications for mass balance (1960-2012)
van As, D., Andersen, M. L., Petersen, D., Fettweis, X., van Angelen, J. H., Lenaerts, J. T. M., . . . Steffen, K. (2014). Increasing meltwater discharge from the Nuuk region of the Greenland ice sheet and implications for mass balance (1960-2012). JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY, 60(220), 314-322. doi:10.3189/2014JoG13J065
Instruments and Methods Evaluation of existing and new methods of tracking glacier terminus change
Lea, J. M., Mair, D. W. F., & Rea, B. R. (2014). Instruments and Methods Evaluation of existing and new methods of tracking glacier terminus change. JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY, 60(220), 323-332. doi:10.3189/2014JoG13J061
Quantification of turbate microstructures through a subglacial till: dimensions and characteristics
Lea, J. M., & Palmer, A. (2014). Quantification of turbate microstructures through a subglacial till: dimensions and characteristics. BOREAS, 43(4), 869-881. doi:10.1111/bor.12073
Terminus-driven retreat of a major southwest Greenland tidewater glacier during the early 19th century: insights from glacier reconstructions and numerical modelling
Lea, J. M., Mair, D. W. F., Nick, F. M., Rea, B. R., Weidick, A., Kjaer, K. H., . . . Schofield, J. E. (2014). Terminus-driven retreat of a major southwest Greenland tidewater glacier during the early 19th century: insights from glacier reconstructions and numerical modelling. JOURNAL OF GLACIOLOGY, 60(220), 333-344. doi:10.3189/2014JoG13J163