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Overview

Robert G. Bryant is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields, chiefly within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial focus on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Water Science and Technology.

The topics frequently addressed in their work include:

  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport

Recent publications by Robert G. Bryant display a range of environmental and remote sensing themes. Some of the notable papers include:

  • "Glacier algae accelerate melt rates on the south-western Greenland Ice Sheet", 2020, The Cryosphere
  • "Detecting tropical selective logging with C-band SAR data may require a time series approach", 2021, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Water security in sub-Saharan Africa: Understanding the status of sustainable development goal 6", 2021, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • "Understanding dust sources through remote sensing: Making a case for CubeSats", 2020, Journal of Arid Environments
  • "Where are mines located insub SaharanAfrica and how have they expanded overtime?", 2020, Land Degradation and Development

The researcher has frequently published in venues such as Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Advances in Space Research, Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University).

Collaboration appears to be a significant aspect of their work, with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Adrian Dye
  • David M. Rippin
  • Elias Nkiaka
  • David P. Edwards
  • Matthew G. Hethcoat

Best Publications

  • Modelling landscape-scale habitat use using GIS and remote sensing : a case study with great bustards

    P.E. Osborne;J.C. Alonso;R.G. Bryant

  • Dust source identification using MODIS: A comparison of techniques applied to the Lake Eyre Basin, Australia

    Matthew C. Baddock;Joanna E. Bullard;Robert G. Bryant

  • Mapping intertidal estuarine sediment grain size distributions through airborne remote sensing

    Michael P Rainey;Andrew Tyler;David Gilvear;Robert G Bryant

  • The evolution of coastal barrier systems: a case study of the Middle-Late Pleistocene Wilderness barriers, South Africa

    Mark D. Bateman;Andrew S. Carr;Adam C. Dunajko;Peter J. Holmes

  • Investigation of flood inundation on playas within the Zone of Chotts, using a time-series of AVHRR

    R.G Bryant;M.P Rainey

  • Ephemeral lakes and desert dust sources

    Natalie M. Mahowald;Robert G. Bryant;John del Corral;Linda Steinberger

  • Quantifying geomorphic and riparian land cover changes either side of a large flood event using airborne remote sensing: River Tay, Scotland

    Robert G Bryant;David J Gilvear

  • Glacier algae accelerate melt rates on the south-western Greenland Ice Sheet

    Joseph M. Cook;Joseph M. Cook;Andrew J. Tedstone;Christopher Williamson;Jenine McCutcheon

  • Analysis of Aerial Photography and Other Remotely Sensed Data

    David Gilvear;Robert Bryant

  • Dust emission response to climate in southern Africa

    Robert G. Bryant;Grant R. Bigg;Natalie M. Mahowald;Frank D. Eckardt

  • The mapping of hydrothermal alteration zones on the island of Lesvos, Greece using an integrated remote sensing dataset

    G. Ferrier;K. White;G. Griffiths;R. Bryant

  • Validated linear mixture modelling of Landsat TM data for mapping evaporite minerals on a playa surface: methods and applications

    R. G. Bryant

  • Protocols for UV camera volcanic SO2 measurements

    Euripides P. Kantzas;A.J.S. McGonigle;Giancarlo Tamburello;Alessandro Aiuppa

  • The influence of surface and interstitial moisture on the spectral characteristics of intertidal sediments: Implications for airborne image acquisition and processing

    M. P. Rainey;A. N. Tyler;R. G. Bryant;D. J. Gilvear

  • A sub-basin scale dust plume source frequency inventory for southern Africa, 2005-2008

    Kathryn J Vickery;Frank D Eckardt;Robert G Bryant

  • Recent advances in our understanding of dust source emission processes

    Robert G. Bryant

  • Detecting near-surface moisture stress in Sphagnum spp.

    Andrew J.L. Harris;R.G. Bryant;A.J. Baird

  • A multi-scale remote sensing approach for monitoring northern peatland hydrology: Present possibilities and future challenges

    Angela Harris;Robert G. Bryant

  • Mapping the effects of water stress on Sphagnum: Preliminary observations using airborne remote sensing

    A. Harris;R.G. Bryant;A.J. Baird

  • Quantifying bioalbedo: a new physically based model and discussion of empirical methods for characterising biological influence on ice and snow albedo

    Joseph M. Cook;Joseph M. Cook;Andrew J. Hodson;Andrew J. Hodson;Alex S. Gardner;Mark Flanner

  • Marine-like potash evaporite formation on a continental playa: case study from Chott el Djerid, southern Tunisia

    Robert G. Bryant;Bruce W. Sellwood;Andrew C. Millington;Nick A. Drake

Frequent Co-Authors

David S.G. Thomas
David S.G. Thomas University of Oxford
Giles F.S. Wiggs
Giles F.S. Wiggs University of Oxford
Richard Washington
Richard Washington University of Oxford
Andrew J. S. McGonigle
Andrew J. S. McGonigle University of Sheffield
Grant R. Bigg
Grant R. Bigg University of Sheffield
David Gilvear
David Gilvear Plymouth University
Nicholas Drake
Nicholas Drake King's College London
Kevin White
Kevin White University of Reading
Andrew Baird
Andrew Baird University of California, San Diego
Shaun Quegan
Shaun Quegan University of Sheffield

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