Dr Tom Holt

BSc (Hons) in Geography from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth MSc (Hons) in Glaciology in 2006, UWA PhD from Aberystwyth University, 2008-2012

Dr Tom Holt

Senior Lecturer

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

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Dr. Tom Holt is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, specialising in glaciology and remote sensing. His research focuses on the use of optical, radar and microwave imagery and data to quantify changes in the cryosphere.

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Tom is a remote-sensing glaciologist with an interest in how glaciers and ice sheets have responded to environmental change. He uses data acquired by satellites, aircrafts and drones to quantify ice-mass extent, structural evolution, debris-cover changes and glacier dynamics. He has published works relating to glacial changes in Antarctica, Greenland, the High-Arctic (Russia, Svalbard, Canada), the European Alps and Patagonia. Current research projects continue his long-standing interests in Antarctic Ice Shelf disintegration, as well as long-term changes to glacier systems in the Swiss Alps, the structural controls on Himalayan glacier recession, and the reconstruction of Earth's former ice sheets from landform evidence. 

Changes in area, flow speed and structure of southwest Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves in the 21st century. / Holt, Tom; Glasser, Neil F.
In: Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 68, No. 271, 23.10.2022, p. 927-945.

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Soil properties across a hydrological gradient in saladas from northeast Spain: What are the implications for soil carbon stocks, CO2 efflux and microbial communities in a warming world? / Thomas, Andrew; Tooth, Stephen; Lan, Shubin et al.
In: Wetlands Ecology and Management, Vol. 30, No. 4, 01.08.2022, p. 715-735.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Accelerating glacier volume loss on Juneau Icefield driven by hypsometry and melt-accelerating feedbacks. / Davies, Bethan; McNabb, Robert; Bendle, Jacob et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 15, No. 1, 5099, 02.07.2024.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Glacier structure influence on Himalayan ice-front morphology. / Peacey, Matthew W.; Reynolds, John M.; Holt, Tom O. et al.
In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Vol. 48, No. 9, 12.07.2023, p. 1679-1700.

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Morphology, flow dynamics and evolution of englacial conduits in cold ice. / Kamintzis, Jayne Elizabeth; Irvine-Fynn, Tristram; Holt, Tom et al.
In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Vol. 48, No. 2, 07.02.2023, p. 415-432.

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