Miss Katie Miles
BA in Geography (University of Cambridge), MPhil in Polar Studies (Scott Polar Research Institute)
Postgraduate
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
Contact Details
- Email: kam64@aber.ac.uk
- ORCID: 0000-0003-2793-9766
- Office: H6, Llandinam Building
- Personal Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Katie_Miles3
- Twitter: @Katie_Miles_851
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Od5dtC4AAAAJ
- Research Portal Profile
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
2019 - 2020
GS11900 - Environmental Earth Science and Environmental Science Tutorials (Academic Tutor)
GS13020 - Research the World: Data Collection and Analysis (Demonstrator)
GS23810 - Quantitative Analysis of Geographical Data (Demonstrator)
GS33220 - The Great Ice Sheets (Demonstrator)
GS33420 - Processes in Glacial Environments (Demonstrator)
GS32820 - Geographical Information Systems (Demonstrator)
EAM1120 - MSc Advanced Research Skills (Demonstrator)
2018 - 2019
GS13020 - Research the World: Data Collection and Analysis, GIS (Demonstrator)
GG33220 - The Great Ice Sheets (Demonstrator)
GG33420 - Processes in 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 - Geographical Information Systems (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