Miss Katie Miles

BA in Geography (University of Cambridge), MPhil in Polar Studies (Scott Polar Research Institute)

Miss Katie Miles

Profile

Katie's PhD research is investigating the subsurface hydrology and internal structure of a high-elevation debris-covered glacier (Khumbu Glacier, Nepal), through instrumented boreholes and hopefully some other means as well. She has had two field seasons on Khumbu during 2017 with the EverDrill research project and will be returning in 2018 to collect some further and alternative data.

 

2016 -              PhD in Glaciology (Geography and Earth Sciences), Aberystwyth University

AberDoc PhD Scholarship & Aberystwyth University Music Bursary

 

2015 - 2016      MPhil in Polar Studies (Merit), Scott Polar Research Institute (University of Cambridge)

Thesis: Investigating the surface hydrology of the Greenland Ice Sheet using Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery

 

2012 - 2015      BA in Geography (First Class Hons), University of Cambridge

Dissertation: Investigating the effect of glacial debris cover on hydraulic efficiency

Additional Information

08.02.2019 - Blog post for EGU Cryosphere “Image of the Week”

09-22.12.2018 - Himalayan Research Expeditions "Walk the Talk" conference & outreach event, EBC trek Nepal

26.11.2018 - Article for The Conversation UK

14.05.2018 - Article for The Conversation UK, reprinted in The i Newspaper

05.09.2017 - Blog post for rockyglaciers.com on Debris-Covered Glaciers

28.07.2017 - Blog post for EGU Cryosphere “Image of the Week”

07-0.07.2017 - Bluedot science festival (“Vanishing Glaciers of Everest”)

28.06.2017 - Radio interview for BBC Radio Wales (accompanying article)

11.04.2017 - TV interview for BBC Wales Today Evening News

11.04.2017 - Radio interview for BBC World Service Newshour (accompanying article)

28.10.2016 - Manchester Science Festival (“Vanishing Glaciers of Everest”)

Teaching

2018 - 2019

GS13020 - Research the World: Data Collection and Analysis, GIS (Demonstrator)

GG33220 - The Great Ice Sheets (Demonstrator)

GG33420 - Glacial Environments (Demonstrator)

GG21710 - Analysis of Geographical Data, GIS (Demonstrator)

EAM1120 - MSc Advanced Research Skills (Demonstrator)

 

2017-2018

GG21710 - Analysis of Geographical Data, GIS (Demonstrator)

GG33220 - The Great Ice Sheets (Demonstrator)

EAM1120 - MSc Advanced Research Skills (Demonstrator)

 

2016 - 2017

GG32820 - GIS (Demonstrator)

EAM1120 - MSc Advanced Research Skills (Demonstrator)

Research

Publications

Miles, K.E., Hubbard, B., Quincey, D.J., Miles, E.S., Irvine-Fynn, T.D.L., and Rowan, A.V., 2019, Surface and subsurface hydrology of debris-covered Khumbu Glacier, Nepal, revealed by dye tracing, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 513, 176-186, doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.02.020

Miles, E.S., Watson, C.S., Brun, F., Berthier, E., Esteves, M., Quincey, D.J., Miles, K.E., Wagnon, P. and Hubbard, B., 2018, Ablative and geomorphic effects of a supraglacial lake drainage and outburst event, Nepal Himalaya, The Cryosphere, 12, pp. 3891-3905, doi: 10.5194/tc-2018-152, doi: 10.5194/tc-2018-152

Miles, K.E., Hubbard, B., Quincey, D.J., Miles, E.S., Sherpa, T.C., Rowan, A.V. and Doyle, S.H., 2018. Polythermal structure of a Himalayan debris-covered glacier revealed by borehole thermometry, Scientific Reports, 8, 16825, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34327-5

Miles, K.E., Hubbard, B., Irvine-Fynn, T., Miles, E.S., Quincey, D.J., Rowan, A.V. 2017. Review article: The hydrology of debris-covered glaciers; state of the science and future research directions. The Cryosphere Discussions pp. 1-48. 10.5194/tc-2017-210

Miles, K.E., Willis, I.C., Benedek, C.L., Williamson, A.G., and Tedesco, M., 2017, Toward monitoring surface and subsurface lakes on the Greenland Ice Sheet using Sentinel-1 SAR and Landsat-8 OLI imagery, Frontiers in Earth Sciences, 5:58, https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2017.00058

 

Conference presentations

Miles, K., Hubbard, B., Quincey, D., Irvine-Fynn, T., Miles, E. and Rowan, A., 2018, Dye tracer tests of the subsurface hydrology of a Himalayan debris-covered glacier (poster), British Society for Geomorphology Annual Meeting 2018 and International Glaciological Society British Branch Meeting 2018


Miles, K., Willis, I., Benedek, C., Williamson, A., Tedesco, M., 2017, Towards monitoring surface and subsurface lakes on the Greenland Ice Sheet using Sentinel-1 SAR and Landsat-8 OLI imagery (poster), International Glaciological Society British Branch Meeting 2017


Miles, K., Benedek, C., Tedesco, M., and Willis, I. 2016, Analysis of the Greenland Ice Sheet’s surface hydrology using Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery (poster), Geophysical Research Abstracts (European Geosciences Union General Assembly), 18, abstract no. EGU2016-14575

Publications

Miles, K, Miles, ES, Hubbard, B, Quincey, DJ, Rowan, AV & Pallett, M 2019, 'Instruments and Methods: Hot-water borehole drilling at a high-elevation debris-covered glacier' Journal of Glaciology, vol. 65, no. 253, pp. 822-832. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2019.49
Miles, K, Hubbard, B, Quincey, DJ, Miles, ES, Irvine-Fynn, T & Rowan, AV 2019, 'Surface and subsurface hydrology of debris-covered Khumbu Glacier, Nepal, revealed by dye tracing' Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 513, pp. 176-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.02.020
Miles, KE, Hubbard, B, Quincey, DJ, Miles, ES, Sherpa, TC, Rowan, AV & Doyle, SH 2018, 'Polythermal structure of a Himalayan debris-covered glacier revealed by borehole thermometry' Scientific Reports, vol. 8, no. 1, 16825. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34327-5
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