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Personal profile
Biography
Research Interests
Remote sensing is an incredible tool that can be used to study the natural world, from landscape changes on enormous scales to estimating populations of different animals, including polar bears, penguin colonies, and seals. My main research interest is in using satellite data to study natural phenomena on different spatial and temporal scales, from individual glacier fjords in Alaska to all of the world's glaciers over a 50+ year time span. My main research focus has been on glacier change, and how glaciers impact not only the physical world, but terrestrial and marine ecosystems. At present, I am working on projects to study glacier changes in Alaska since the Little Ice Age, re-processing historic aerial and satellite images to study landscape and glacier changes, and mapping glaciers and landscape features using tools such as Google Earth Engine.
Teaching
In the past, I have taught modules on glaciology, remote sensing, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), physical geography, and programming. At Ulster, I teach remote sensing, physical geography, and programming modules for the BSc Hons Geography and Environmental Science degrees, as well as for the PgDip/MSc courses in GIS, and Remote Sensing and GIS. I also supervise final year MSc and BSc research projects in a variety of subjects.
Modules taught
- EGM105 - The Lithosphere
- EGM310 - Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems
- EGM702 - Photogrammetry and Advanced Image Analysis
- EGM703 - Advanced Active and Passive Remote Sensing (from Fall 2021)
- EGM722 - Programming for GIS and Remote Sensing
GitHub and software links
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Devlopment Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Alaska Fairbanks
1 Aug 2008 → 31 Jul 2013
Award Date: 1 Aug 2013
Bachelor, Kalamazoo College
1 Sep 2004 → 15 Jun 2008
Award Date: 15 Jun 2008
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Accelerated global glacier mass loss in the early twenty-first century
Hugonnet, R., McNabb, R., Berthier, E., Menounos, B., Nuth, C., Girod, L., Farinotti, D., Huss, M., Dussaillant, I., Brun, F. & Kääb, A., 29 Apr 2021, In: Nature. 592, 7856, p. 726–731 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ArcticDEM in Google Earth Engine: tools for rapid analysis of multi-temporal data covering glacial environments
Lea, J., Shiggins, C., Brough, S., Livingstone, S. & McNabb, R., 30 Apr 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Basal stress controls ice-flow variability during a surge cycle of Hagen Bræ, Greenland
Winton, Ø., Simonsen, S. B., Solgaard, A. M., McNabb, R. & Karlsson, N. B., 9 Nov 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Glaciology. p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Distributed global debris thickness estimates reveal debris significantly impacts glacier mass balance
Rounce, D. R., Hock, R., McNabb, R., Millan, R., Sommer, C., Braun, M., Malz, P., Maussion, F., Mouginot, J., Seehaus, T. & Shean, D., 28 Apr 2021, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 48, 8, p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Harbor Seals as Sentinels of Ice Dynamics in Tidewater Glacier Fjords
Womble, J. N., Williams, P. J., McNabb, R., Prakash, A., Gens, R., Sedinger, B. & Acevedo, C., 3 May 2021, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 8, p. 1-16 16 p., 634541.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile20 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Columbia Glacier bedrock topography and ice thickness
McNabb, R. (Creator), Zenodo, 11 May 2021
Dataset
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Alaska Tidewater Glacier Terminus Positions, Version 1
McNabb, R. (Creator) & Hock, R. (Creator), National Snow and Ice Data Center, 2015
DOI: 10.5067/3OOVUDFK3R0W
Dataset
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Accelerated global glacier mass loss in the early twenty-first century - Dataset
Hugonnet, R. (Creator), McNabb, R. (Creator), Berthier, E. (Creator), Menounos, B. (Creator), Nuth, C. (Creator), Girod, L. (Creator), Farinotti, D. (Creator), Huss, M. (Creator), Dussaillant, I. (Creator), Brun, F. (Creator) & Kääb, A. (Creator), 28 Apr 2021
DOI: 10.6096/13
Dataset
Activities
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Space Apps COVID-19 Challenge
Robert Mc Nabb (Consultant)
30 May 2020 → 31 May 2020Activity: Consultancy
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Multi-decadal elevation changes of Arctic Glaciers
Robert Mc Nabb (Speaker)
11 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Multi-decadal elevation changes of Arctic glaciers
Robert Mc Nabb (Speaker)
12 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Sensitivity of glacier mass balance estimation to DEM void interpolation
Robert Mc Nabb (Speaker)
7 Sep 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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ESA Cryosphere Remote Sensing Training Course
Robert Mc Nabb (Member of programme committee)
11 Jun 2018 → 16 Jun 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...