Dr Jeremy Ely

School of Geography and Planning

Senior Lecturer

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Dr Jeremy Ely
School of Geography and Planning
222 7994
Geography and Planning Building
Winter Street
葫芦影业
S3 7ND
Profile

Jeremy Ely obtained his BSc in Geography from the University of 葫芦影业 in 2011, where he stayed to undertake his PhD titled "Flow Signatures on the Bed and the Surface of Ice sheets" which was awarded in 2016.

Jeremy undertook a 4 year postdoc on the BRITICE-CHRONO project, as a research associate in ice sheet modelling and data interaction. He was then awarded a 5-year NERC Independent Research Fellowship, "A novel approach to constraining ice sheet models with glacial geomorphology."

Jeremy is now a Senior Lecturer, and leads the NERC highlight topic "Deplete and Retreat, the Future of Andean Water Towers."

Research interests

The aim of Jeremy's research is to make data on past ice mass fluctuations useful for understanding the behaviour of glaciers and ice sheets in our warming world. As such, Jeremy has combined multiple different techniques to make insights into the following areas.

Water Resource Change in the Andes

I am principle investigator of the , which focuses on water resources across South America. This work has taken me across South America, where we have been installing weather stations and glacier monitoring equipment to improve our knowledge of high altitude environments. The team will integrate high resolution climate, glacier and hydrology models, to make hindcasts and forecasts of future water resources.

Glacial Geomorphology

I am interested in the formation of , the landforms which are produced at the sole of a glacier or ice sheet. My research led to the confirmation of a long held (40 year!) hypothesis that subglacial bedforms belong to a . I have also  into subglacial bedforms, and  over them in order to work out how they form. I am also interested in the formation of 

Palaeo-ice sheets

The action of the ice sheets which existed during the last ice age can be deciphered from the landforms and sediments they left behind. I worked on , where my job was to make  interact with data pertaining to the last ice sheet to cover Britain and Ireland. I also work alongside the PALGLAC team, helping to improve  in palaeoglaciology. 

Ice Sheet Surfaces - Structures and Hydrology

I was part of the team which discovered the This surprising discovery has large implications for the future of the ice sheets in Antarctica. Ongoing work is looking in more detail at the dynamic influence meltwater has on ice flow on the Antarctic Peninsula. Beyond water, I am interested in the f

Publications

Journal articles

  • Carrivick JL, Davies M, Wilson R, Davies BJ, Gribbin T, King O, Rabatel A, Garc铆a J & Ely JC (2024) . Geophysical Research Letters, 51(13). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Li Y, Evans IS, Spagnolo M, Pellitero R, Barr ID & Ely JC (2024) . Geomorphology, 445, 108982-108982. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pollard OG, Barlow NLM, Gregoire LJ, Gomez N, Cartelle V, Ely JC & Astfalck LC (2023) . The Cryosphere, 17(11), 4751-4777. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely JC, Stevens D, Clark CD & Butcher FEG (2023) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kirkham JD, Hogan KA, Larter RD, Arnold NS, Ely JC, Clark CD, Self E, Games K, Huuse M, Stewart MA , Ottesen D et al (2022) . Quaternary Science Reviews. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Barr ID, Spagnolo M, Rea BR, Bingham RG, Oien RP, Adamson K, Ely JC, Mullan DJ, Pellitero R & Tomkins MD (2022) . Nature Communications, 13(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Stevens D, Ely JC, Livingstone SJ, Clark CD, Butcher FEG & Hewitt I (2022) . Journal of Glaciology. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Davies B, Bendle J, Carrivick J, McNabb R, McNeil C, Pelto M, Campbell S, Holt T, Ely J & Markle B (2022) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gandy N, Gregoire LJ, Ely JC, Cornford SL, Clark CD & Hodgson DM (2021) . Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 126(4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Evans DJA, Roberts DH, Bateman MD, Clark CD, Medialdea A, Callard L, Grimoldi E, Chiverrell RC, Ely J, Dove D , 脫 Cofaigh C et al (2021) . Journal of Quaternary Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilton DJ, Bigg GR, Scourse JD, Ely JC & Clark CD (2021) . Journal of Quaternary Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tuckett PA, Ely JC, Sole AJ, Livingstone SJ, Davison BJ & van Wessem JM (2020) . Nature Communications, 11(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Roberts DH, 脫 Cofaigh C, Ballantyne CK, Burke M, Chiverrell RC, Evans DJA, Clark CD, Duller GAT, Ely J, Fabel D , Small D et al (2020) . Boreas. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gandy N, Gregoire L, Ely J, Cornford S, Clark C & Hodgson D (2019) . Quaternary Science Reviews, 223. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tuckett P, Ely J, Sole A, Livingstone S, Davison B, van Wessem JM & Howard J (2019) . Nature Communications, 10. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Barr ID, Ely J, Spagnolo M, Evans IS & Tomkins MD (2019) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely J, Clark C, Hindmarsh R, Hughes A, Greenwood S, Bradley S, Gasson E, Gregoire L, Gandy N, Stokes C & Small D (2019) . Journal of Quaternary Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely JC (2019) . Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 130(5), 656-656. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely JC, Clark CD, Small D & Hindmarsh RCA (2019) . Geoscientific Model Development Discussions, 12(3), 933-953. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Evans DJA, Roberts DH, Bateman MD, Ely J, Medialdea A, Burke MJ, Chiverrell RC, Clark CD & Fabel D (2018) . Proceedings of the Geologists Association. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gandy N, Gregoire LJ, Ely J, Clark C, Hodgson DM, Lee V, Bradwell T & Ivanovic RF (2018) . The Cryosphere, 12, 3635-3651. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Evans DJA, Roberts DH, Bateman MD, Medialdea A, Ely J, Moreton SG, Clark CD & Fabel D (2018) . Journal of Quaternary Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Phillips E, Spagnolo M, Pilmer A, Rea B, Piotrowski J, Ely J & Carr S (2018) . Quaternary Science Reviews, 193, 1-23. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely J, Clark CD, Spagnolo M, Hughes ALC & Stokes CR (2018) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 43(5), 1073-1087. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Clark CD, Ely J, Spagnolo M, Hahn U, Hughes ALC & Stokes CR (2018) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 43(2), 499-513. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kingslake J, Ely JC, Das I & Bell RE (2017) . Nature, 551(7682), 658-658. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Barr ID, Ely JC, Spagnolo M, Clark CD, Evans IS, Pellicer XM, Pellitero R & Rea BR (2017) . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 485, 466-475. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Clark CD, Ely J, Greenwood SL, Hughes ALC, Meehan R, Barr ID, Bateman MD, Bradwell T, Doole J, Evans DJA , Jordan CJ et al (2017) . Boreas. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Spagnolo M, Bartholomaus TC, Clark CD, Stokes CR, Atkinson N, Dowdeswell JA, Ely J, Graham AGC, Hogan KA, King EC , Larter RD et al (2017) . Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bateman MD, Evans DJA, Roberts DH, Medialdea A, Ely J & Clark CD (2017) . Boreas. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kingslake J, Ely JC, Das I & Bell RE (2017) . Nature, 544, 349-352. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely J, Clark CD, Ng FSL & Spagnolo M (2017) . Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Livingstone SJ, Chu W, Ely JC & Kingslake J (2017) . Geology. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Small D, Clark CD, Chiverrell RC, Smedley RK, Bateman MD, Duller GAT, Ely JC, Fabel D, Medialdea A & Moreton SG (2017) . Earth-Science Reviews, 164, 232-250. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Spagnolo M, Pellitero R, Barr ID, Ely J, Pellicer XM & Rea BR (2016) . Geomorphology. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely J, Gribble E & Clark CD (2016) . Journal of Maps. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely J, Graham C, Barr ID, Rea BR, Spagnolo M & Evans J (2016) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely JC, Clark CD, Spagnolo M, Stokes CR, Greenwood SL, Hughes ALC, Dunlop P & Hess D (2016) . Geomorphology, 257, 108-119. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Spagnolo M, Phillips E, Piotrowski JA, Rea BR, Clark CD, Stokes CR, Carr SJ, Ely JC, Ribolini A, Wysota W & Szuman I (2016) . Nature Communications, 7. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely JC & Clark CD (2016) . Journal of Maps, 12(2), 249-259. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Livingstone SJ, Piotrowski JA, Bateman MD, Ely JC & Clark CD (2015) . Quaternary Science Reviews, 112, 86-108. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hillier JK, Smith MJ, Armugam R, Barr I, Boston CM, Clark CD, Ely J, Frankl A, Greenwood SL, Gosselin L , H盲ttestrand C et al (2015) . Journal of Maps, 11(5), 719-729. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Spagnolo M, Clark CD, Ely JC, Stokes CR, Anderson JB, Andreassen K, Graham AGC & King EC (2014) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 39(11), 1432-1448. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Spagnolo M, King EC, Ashmore DW, Rea BR, Ely JC & Clark CD (2014) . Journal of Glaciology, 60(224), 1126-1134. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ing RN, Ely JC, Jones JM & Davies BJ () . Journal of Glaciology, 1-36. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Davies B, McNabb R, Bendle J, Carrivick J, Ely J, Holt T, Markle B, McNeil C, Nicholson L & Pelto M () . Nature Communications, 15(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely JC, Clark CD, Bradley SL, Gregoire L, Gandy N, Gasson E, Veness RLJ & Archer R () . Journal of Quaternary Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leger TPM, Clark CD, Huynh C, Jones S, Ely JC, Bradley SL, Diemont C & Hughes ALC () . Climate of the Past, 20(3), 701-755. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Archer RE, Ely JC, Heaton TJ, Butcher FEG, Hughes ALC & Clark CD () . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bradley SL, Ely JC, Clark CD, Edwards RJ & Shennan I () . Journal of Quaternary Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Clark CD, Ely JC, Hindmarsh RCA, Bradley S, Ign茅czi A, Fabel D, 脫 Cofaigh C, Chiverrell RC, Scourse J, Benetti S , Bradwell T et al () . Boreas. RIS download Bibtex download
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  • Barr I, Ely J, Spagnolo M, Evans I & Tomkins M () . RIS download Bibtex download
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  • Gandy N, Gregoire LJ, Ely JC, Clark CD, Hodgson DM, Lee V, Bradwell T & Ivanovic RF () . The Cryosphere, 12(11), 3635-3651. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gandy N, Gregoire LJ, Ely JC, Clark CD, Hodgson DM, Lee V, Bradwell T & Ivanovic RF () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely JC, Clark CD, Small D & Hindmarsh RCA () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tuckett P, Ely J, Sole A, Livingstone S & Lea J () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kirkham J, Hogan K, Larter R, Self E, Games K, Huuse M, Stewart M, Ottesen D, Arnold N, Ely J & Dowdeswell J () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Benetti S, Chiverrell RC, Cofaigh C脫, Burke M, Medialdea A, Small D, Ballantyne C, Bateman MD, Callard SL, Wilson P , Fabel D et al () . Journal of Quaternary Science. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tuckett PA, Ely JC, Sole AJ, Lea JM, Livingstone SJ, Jones JM & van Wessem JM () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tuckett PA, Ely JC, Sole AJ, Lea JM, Livingstone SJ, Jones JM & van Wessem JM () . The Cryosphere, 15(12), 5785-5804. RIS download Bibtex download

Book reviews

  • Ely JC (2016) . Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 127(4), 532-532. RIS download Bibtex download

Software / Code

  • Ely J . RIS download Bibtex download

Datasets

  • Tuckett P, Ely J, Sole A, Livingstone S, davison B, Wessem JMV & howard J . RIS download Bibtex download

Other

  • Swift D, Martin C & Ely J (2024) . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dulfer H, Boyes B, Dewald N, Butcher F, Clark C, Ely J & Hughes A (2024) . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Boyes B, Dulfer H, Dewald N, Butcher F, Clark C, Ely J & Hughes A (2024) . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Leger T, Ely J, Clark C, Bradley S, Archer R & Zhu J (2024) . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Potter E, Li S, Jones J, Irarr谩zaval 脥, Matthews T, Perry B & Ely J (2024) . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Clark C, Ely J, Hughes A, Archer R, Boyes B, Butcher F, Dewald N, Diemont C, Dulfer H & Bradley S (2024) . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Archer R, Ely J, Heaton T, Butcher F, Hughes A & Clark C (2024) . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ing RN, Ely JC, Jones JM & Davies BJ (2023) . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pellitero R, Bonshoms M, Ely JC & Liguori G (2023) . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Archer R, Ely J, Heaton T & Clark C () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tuckett P, Ely J, Sole A, Livingstone S, Lea J & Jones J () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Davies B, Bendle J, Carrivick J, McNabb R, McNeil C, Pelto M, Campbell S, Holt T, Ely J & Markle B () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ely J, Stevens D, Clark C & Fowler A () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Stevens D, Ely J, Livingstone S, Clark C, Butcher F & Hewitt I () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Butcher FEG, Hughes ALC, Ely JC, Clark CD, Lewington ELM, Boyes BM, Scoffield AC, Howcutt S & Dowling TPF () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pollard O, Barlow N, Gregoire L, Gomez N, Cartelle V, Ely J & Astfalck L () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pellitero R, Fern谩ndez-Fern谩ndez A, Atkinson A, Del R铆o LM, Ely J, G贸mez RJ, Navarro 脕, Pasapera J, Ribolini A, Santill谩n N , 脷beda J et al () . RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • Leger TPM, Clark CD, Huynh C, Jones S, Ely JC, Bradley SL, Diemont C & Hughes ALC (2023) , Copernicus GmbH. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ing RN, Ely JC, Jones JM & Davies BJ (2023) , Copernicus GmbH. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pollard OG, Barlow NLM, Gregoire L, Gomez N, Cartelle V, Ely JC & Astfalck LC (2023) , Copernicus GmbH. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tuckett P, Ely J, Sole A, Livingstone S, Jones J, Lea J & Gilbert E (2022) , Research Square Platform LLC. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tuckett PA, Ely JC, Sole AJ, Lea JM, Livingstone SJ, Jones JM & van Wessem JM () . RIS download Bibtex download
Grants
  • Principal Investigator: NERC Highlight Topic "Deplete and Retreat: The Future of Andean Water Towers." 拢2,464,875
  • Principal Investigator: NERC Independent Research Fellowship. "A novel approach to constraining ice sheet models with glacial geomorphology." 拢589,660.
  • Principal Investigator: European Space Agency Category-1 proposal, 鈥淭he drainage of meltwater across Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica鈥. 2017.
  • Principal investigator: TanDEM-X Scientific Access to data grant. 2017.
  • Principal Investigator: SURE Scheme award, 2015: 鈥淭he Pattern of Ice Sheet Dynamics and Retreat in Alaska.鈥 Awarded Value: 拢1080.
  • Principal Investigator: INTERACT Transnational Access Award, 2014: 鈥淔lute Morphometry from Photogrammetry (FluMP).鈥 Awarded Value: 鈧8,700, plus 36 field person days.
  • Co-Investigator: NERC-GEF Loan, 2014: 鈥淚nsights on the formation of glacial bedforms and ice-bed interaction using fluting field morphometrics, sedimentology and sediment thicknesses.鈥 Estimated value: 拢2,800.
  • CliC travel support, 2014: 拢500.
Teaching activities

I am course lead for our MSc(Res) in Polar and Alpine Change

I have taught at all levels, and am currently involved in the following modules:

  • GEO6669 - Polar and Alpine Change Research Project
  • GEO356 - Dissertation for Geography and Environmental Science
  • GEO6613 - Polar and Alpine Change Field Course
  • GEO31011 - Our frozen planet: past and present
Professional activities and memberships

Awards:

Dick Chorley Medal and Prize for Postgraduate Research, British Society for Geomorphology, 2016.

John Glen award for best student poster, International Glaciological Society British Branch meeting, 2012.

Lewis Penny Medal for Early Career Research, Quaternary Research Association, 2024.