Dr Harold Lovell
Biography
I am a glaciologist with research and teaching interests in glaciers and glacial environments, climate and environmental change, and GIS and remote sensing.
I joined the University of Portsmouth as a lecturer in GIS and Remote Sensing in February 2014 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in December 2015.
- PhD (Queen Mary, University of London and UNIS), 2010-2014 [Supervisors: Sven Lukas, Doug Benn, Bryn Hubbard]
- MSc (by research) (Durham University), 2009-2010 [Supervisors: Chris Stokes, Mike Bentley]
- BSc Geography (University of Plymouth), 2005-2008 [Dissertation supervisor: David Croot]
Research interests
I use a combination of satellite data and fieldwork in my research in the following key areas of glaciology:
- Surging glaciers
- Glacier hazards in high mountain regions
- The timings and dynamics of former ice masses
Teaching responsibilities
I am the MSc Geographical Information Systems Course Leader.
I teach the following topics at all levels from first year undergradaute (Level 4) to masters (Level 7):
- GIS
- Earth observation and remote sensing
- Environmental change
- Glaciers and glacial environments
- Glacier hazards
- Surveying and cartography
- Academic study skills
Research outputs
2025
Landsystem models from remote and field based geomorphological mapping reveal diverse glacier dynamics on Svalbard
McCerery, R., Davies, B. J., Lovell, H., Calvo-Ryan, R., Pearce, D. A., Małecki, J., Woodward, J.
28 May 2025, In: Geomorphology. 484, 20p., 109854
Research output: Article
Exploring gender equality trends within the QRA to establish our current baseline
Palmer, A., Boyall, L., Fletcher, W., Garrett, E., Hart, J., Jenkins, H., Lane, T., Lovell, H., Roberts, D. H., Roucoux, K., Sutherland, J., Williams, S.
6 Mar 2025, In: Quaternary Newsletter. 164
Research output: Article
Restricted cirque glaciers in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland, during the Nahanagan Stadial (Greenland Stadial-1 / Younger Dryas)
Knight, L., Boston, C., Lovell, H., Barrows, T., Colhoun, E. A., Fink, D., Pepin, N.
5 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Quaternary Science, 18p.
Research output: Article
Understanding temperature variations in mountainous regions: The relationship between satellite-derived land surface temperature and in situ near-surface air temperature
Mo, Y., Pepin, N., Lovell, H.
1 Mar 2025, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 318, 19p., 114574
Research output: Article
2024
Dynamic LIA advances hastened the demise of small valley glaciers in central Svalbard
Mannerfelt, E. S., Hodson, A. J., Håkansson, L., Lovell, H.
1 Dec 2024, In: Arctic Science. 10, 4, p. 815–833, 19p.
Research output: Article
Terrestrial glacial geomorphology of surge-type and non-surge-type glaciers on Svalbard
McCerery, R., Davies, B. J., Lovell, H., Pearce, D., Calvo-Ryan, R., Małecki, J., Woodward, J.
26 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Maps. 20, 1, 14p., 2362277
Research output: Article
A GIS-based approach to site vegetated buffer strips for erosion control within an agricultural catchment in southern England
Hudson, C., Lovell, H., Pearson, A., Schaefer, M., Soar, P.
12 May 2024, In: Hydrological Processes. 38, 5, 17p., e15165
Research output: Article
2023
Glacial geomorphology in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland
Knight, L., Boston, C., Lovell, H.
1 Dec 2023, In: Journal of Maps. 19, 1, p. 1-14, 14p., 2132885
Research output: Article
Surge-type glaciers in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland): distribution, temporal patterns and climatic controls
Lovell, H., Carrivick, J. L., King, O., Sutherland, J., Yde, J., Boston, C., Małecki, J.
1 Dec 2023, In: Journal of Glaciology. 69, 278, p. 1785-1802
Research output: Article
The role of topography in landform development at an active temperate glacier in Arctic Norway
Boston, C., Chandler, B. M. P., Lovell, H., Weber, P., Davies, B.
12 Jul 2023, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 48, 9, p. 1783-1803
Research output: Article