Name: Leam Howe
Position: PhD Researcher, University of Edinburgh
Thesis title: Machine learning for remote sensing and modelling of mountain snow patches
Email: leam.howe@ed.ac.uk
Location: Benbecula Suite, School of Geosciences, Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP
Other: LinkedIn
PhD researcher in environmental data science specialising in remote sensing and modelling of mountain snow. I use machine‑learning and physics‑based models to turn large Earth Observation (EO) datasets into robust insights, integrating satellite, aerial, UAV and meteorological data. A qualified Mountain Leader and active science communicator (Chair, SatSchool Outreach). Partial to mountains, snow, and coffee.
Research Interests
- Snow
- Cryosphere
- Earth Observation
- Remote Sensing
- Snow modelling
- AI & Machine Learning
- Climate Change
- Orographic Processes
- Mountain Meteorology
Education
- 2015-19: MSci Physics, University of Nottingham.
- 2021-22: MRes Climate and Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds.
- 2022- : PhD Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Edinburgh.
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