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I’m a lecturer in remote sensing and climate dynamics having joined UCL Geography in 2022. My previous positions were post-doctorate research at Reading Meteorology and UCL Earth Sciences departments focusing on polar oceanography.
I work with a mixture of satellite remote sensing and climate model data in order to learn about the physics of the Arctic and Antarctic climate systems.
- More about Dr Heorton
I started my academic career with a degree in mathematics from UCL. By searching for interesting and tricky problems to research I studied for a PhD in Earth Sciences, focusing on the flow of frozen polar oceans and the interactions of the ocean and atmosphere. In order to fully understand these interactions I started work in the field of remote sensing, particularly the use of radar altimetry. I now use the skills I gained during this research to investigate and teach a wide variety of remote sensing and climate topics.
My particular focus for research is to bridge the tricky gap between observations and modelling. Often these two methods are compared during the final figure of a study with a shaky dashed line plotted somewhere near a solid. I hope to improve on this, designing datasets and considering the correct model mathematics and statistics to compare. A current application of this philosophy is using a combination of Arctic sea ice data to understand the location and uncertainty of seasonal sea ice growth and melt.
- Teaching
I teach on the following modules:
- Environmental Remote Sensing (GEOG0027)
- Terrestrial Carbon: Modelling and Monitoring (GEOG0113)
- Publications
To view Dr Heorton's publications, please visit UCL Profiles:
- Research Interests
- The synthesis of climate models and remote sensing data to reveal truths about global climate.
- Polar oceanography and sea ice
