Staff Profile:Dr Kevin White

Name:

Dr Kevin White

Job Title:

Associate Professor

Responsibilities:

• Director of Postgraduate Studies (SAGES)
• Undergraduate Teaching:  Geographical Techniques, Monitoring the Earth from Space

Areas of Interest:

• Dryland geomorphology, in particular fluvial & aeolian processes, weathering, soils and geochemistry.
• Remote sensing, in particular processing of optical and radar data for studying environmental processes.

Research groups / Centres:

Environmental Science Research Division

Publications:

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Jump to: 2018 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003

Number of items: 42.

2018

• Drake, N. A., Lem, R. E., Armitage, S. J., Breeze, P., Francke, J., El-Hawat, A. S., Salem, M. J., Hounslow, M. W. and White, K. (2018) Reconstructing palaeoclimate and hydrological fluctuations in the Fezzan Basin (southern Libya) since 130 ka: a catchment-based approach. Quaternary Science Reviews, 15. pp. 376-394. ISSN 0277-3791 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.09.042

2016

• Punalekar, S., Verhoef, A., Tatarenko, I. V. , van der Tol, C., Macdonald, D. M. J. , Marchant, B., Gerard, F., White, K. and Gowing, D. (2016) Characterization of a highly biodiverse floodplain meadow using hyperspectral remote sensing within a plant functional trait framework. Remote Sensing, 8 (2). 112. ISSN 2072-4292 doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs8020112
• Jones, S., Antoniadou, A., Barton, H., Drake, N., Farr, L., Hunt, C., Inglis, R., Reynolds, T., White, K. and Barker, G. (2016) Patterns of hominin occupation and cultural diversity across the Gebel Akhdar of Northern Libya over the last ~200 kyr. In: Jones, S. C. and Stewart, B. A. (eds.) Africa from MIS 6-2: Population Dynamics and Paleoenvironments. Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 77-99. ISBN 9789401775205 doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7520-5_5

2015

• Hosfield, R., White, K. and Drake, N. (2015) Middle Stone Age and Early Holocene archaeology in Central Sudan: the Wadi Muqadam geoarchaeological survey. Sudan & Nubia, 19. pp. 16-29. ISSN 1369-5770
• White, K., Bullard, J., Livingstone, I. and Moran, L. (2015) A morphometric comparison of the Namib and southwest Kalahari dunefields using ASTER GDEM data. Aeolian Research, 19. pp. 87-95. ISSN 1875-9637 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2015.09.006

2014

• Livingstone, I., Baas, A., Bateman, M. D., Bristow, C., Bryant, R. G., Bullard, J. E., Nield, J. M., Thomas, D. S. G., White, K. and Wiggs, G. F. S. (2014) A prospectus for future geomorphological investigation of the Namib sand sea. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 69 (3). pp. 151-156. ISSN 2154-0098 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2014.936330

2013

• Besler, H., Lancaster, N., Bristow, C., Henschel, J., Livingstone, I., Seely, M. and White, K. (2013) Helga's dune: 40 years of dune dynamics in the Namib Desert. Geografiska Analer: Series A Physical Geography, 95 (4). pp. 361-368. ISSN 1468-0459 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/geoa.12013
• Shahgedanova, M., Kutuzov, S., White, K. H. and Nosenko, G. (2013) Using the significant dust deposition event on the glaciers of Mt. Elbrus, Caucasus Mountains, Russia on 5 May 2009 to develop a method for dating and "provenancing" of desert dust events recorded in snow pack. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 13. pp. 1797-1808. ISSN 1680-7316 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-1797-2013

2012

• El Bastawesy, M., Gabr, S. and White, K. (2012) Hydrology and geomorphology of the Upper White Nile lakes and their relevance for water resources management in the Nile basin. Hydrological Processes, 27 (2). pp. 196-205. ISSN 0885-6087 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9216
• White, K., Drake, N.A., Armitage, S.J., Salem, M.J., El-Hawat, A.S. and Charlton, M. (2012) Quaternary Palaeohydrology of the Fazzān Basin, SW Libya. Evidence from satellite remote sensing. In: Salem, M.J., Elbakai, M.T. and Abutarruma, Y. (eds.) The Geology of Southern Libya. Earth Science Society of Libya, Tripoli, Libya, pp. 281-292. ISBN 9789959840110
• Shahgedanova, M., Kutuzov, S., White, K. and Nosenko, G. (2012) Using the significant dust deposition event on the glaciers of Mt. Elbrus, Caucasus Mountains, Russia on 5 May 2009 to develop a method for dating and provenancing of desert dust events recorded in snow pack. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 12. pp. 24437-24467. ISSN 1680-7375 doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-12-24437-2012
• Drake, N.A., White, K., Armitage, S.J., El-Hawat, A.S., Salem, M.J. and Hounslow, M. (2012) A review of the development and demise of Lake Megafazzān. In: Salem, M.J., Elbakai, M.T. and Abutarruma, Y. (eds.) The Geology of Southern Libya. Earth Science Society of Libya, Tripoli, Libya, pp. 269-280. ISBN 9789959840110

2011

• Bullard, J. E., White, K. and Livingstone, I. (2011) Morphometric analysis of aeolian bedforms in the Namib Sand Sea using ASTER data. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 36 (11). pp. 1534-1549. ISSN 1096-9837 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.2189
• Drake, N. A., Blench, R. M., Armitage, S. J., Bristow, C. S. and White, K. H. (2011) Ancient watercourses and biogeography of the Sahara explain the peopling of the desert. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108 (2). pp. 458-462. ISSN 0027-8424 doi: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1012231108
• Drake, N. A., Salem, M., Armitage, S., Francke, J., Hounslow, M., Hlal, O., White, K. and El-Hawat, A. (2011) DMP XV palaeohydrology and palaeoenvironment: initial results and report of 2010 and 2011 fieldwork. Libyan Studies, 42. pp. 139-149. ISSN 0263-7189 doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263718900004878
• Sterry, M., Mattingly, D., Ahmed, M., Savage, T., White, K. and Wilson, A. (2011) DMPXIII: reconnaissance survey of archaeological sites in the Murzuq area. Libyan Studies, 42. pp. 103-116. ISSN 0263-7189
• Jones, S., Farr, L., Barton, H., Drake, N. A., White, K. and Barker, G. (2011) Geoarchaeological patterns in the pre-desert and desert ecozones of northern Cyrenaica. Libyan Studies, 42. pp. 11-19. ISSN 0263-7189

2010

• Livingstone, I., Bristow, C., Bryant, R. G., Bullard, J., White, K. , Wiggs, G. F. S., Baas, A. C. W., Bateman, M. D. and Thomas, D. S. G. (2010) The Namib Sand Sea digital database of aeolian dunes and key forcing variables. Aeolian Research, 2 (2-3). pp. 93-104. ISSN 1875-9637 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2010.08.001
• Barker, G., Antoniadou, A., Armitage, S., Brooks, I., Candy, A., Connell, K., Douka, K., Drake, N. A., Farr, L., Hill, E., Hunt, C., Inglis, R., Jones, S., Lane, C., Lucarini, G., Meneely, J., Morales, J., Mutri, G., Prendergast, A., Rabett, R., Reade, H., Reynolds, T., Russell, N., Simpson, D., Smith, B., Stimpson, C., Twati, M. and White, K. (2010) The Cyrenaican Prehistory Project 2010: the fourth season of investigations of the Haua Fteah cave and its landscape, and further results from the 2007-2009 fieldwork. Libyan Studies, 41. pp. 63-88. ISSN 0263-7189

2009

• El Bastawesy, M., White, K. and Nasr, A. (2009) Integration of remote sensing and GIS for modelling flash floods in Wadi Hudain catchment, Egypt. Hydrological Processes, 23 (9). pp. 1359-1368. ISSN 0885-6087 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.7259
• White, K. and Bullard, J.E. (2009) Abrasion control on dune colour: Muleshoe Dunes, SW USA. Geomorphology, 105 (1-2). pp. 59-66. ISSN 0169-555X doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.01.019
• Barker, G., Antoniadou, A., Barton, H., Brooks, I., Candy, A., Drake, N.A., Farr, L., Hunt, C., Abdulhamid, I., Inglis, R., Jones, S., Morales, J., Morley, I., Mutri, G., Rabett, R., Reynolds, T., Simpson, D., Twati, M. and White, K. (2009) The Cyrenaican Prehistory Project 2009: the third season of investigations of the Haua Fteah cave and its landscape, and further results from the 2007-2008 fieldwork. Libyan Studies, 40. pp. 55-94.
• Drake, N.A., White, K., Salem, M., Armitage, S., El-Hawat, A., Francke, J., Hounslow, M. and Parker, A. (2009) DMPVIII, palaeohydrology and palaeoenvironment. Libyan Studies, 40. pp. 171-178.
• Petraglia, M. D., Korisettar, R., Bai, M. K., Boivin, N., Janardhana, B., Clarkson, C., Cunningham, K., Ditchfield, P., Fuller, D., Hampson, J., Haslam, M., Jones, S., Koshy, J., Miracle, P., Oppenheimer, C., Roberts, R. and White, K. H. (2009) Pleistocene and Holocene occupations of the Kurnool District India: Cave and rockshelter records, the Toba super-eruption and forager-farmer interactions. Journal of Eurasian Prehistory, 6 (1-2). pp. 119-166.
• White, K. (2009) REMOTE SENSING OF AEOLIAN DUST PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION. Desertification and Risk Analysis Using High and Medium Resolution Satellite Data. pp. 59-69. ISSN 1871-4668

2008

• Drake, N. A., El-Hawat, A. S., Turner, P., Armitage, S. J., Salem, M. J., White, K. H. and McLaren, S. (2008) Palaeohydrology of the Fazzan Basin and surrounding regions: The last 7 million years. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 263 (3-4). pp. 131-145. ISSN 0031-0182 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.02.005
• Parker, A.G., Harris, B., White, K. and Drake, N.A. (2008) Phytoliths as indicators of grassland dynamics during the Holocene from lake sediments in the Ubari sand sea, Fazzan Basin, Libya. Libyan Studies, 39. pp. 29-40.

2007

• Petraglia, M., Korisettar, R., Boivin, N., Clarkson, C., Ditchfield, P., Jones, S., Koshy, J., Lahr, M. M., Oppenheimer, C., Pyle, D., Roberts, R., Schwenninger, J. L., Arnold, L. and White, K. (2007) Middle paleolithic assemblages from the Indian subcontinent before and after the Toba super-eruption. Science, 317 (5834). pp. 114-116. ISSN 0036-8075 doi: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1141564
• Armitage, S. J., Drake, N. A., Stokes, S., El-Hawat, A., Salem, M., White, K., Turner, P. and McLaren, S. J. (2007) Multiple phases of North African humidity recorded in lacustrine sediments from the Fazzan Basin, Libyan Sahara. Quaternary Geochronology , 2 (1-4). pp. 181-186. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2006.05.019
• White, K., Walden, J. and Gurney, S. D. (2007) Spectral properties, iron oxide content and provenance of Namib dune sands. Geomorphology, 86 (3-4). pp. 219-229. ISSN 0169-555X doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.08.014

2006

• White, K. and Mattingly, D. J. (2006) Ancient lakes of the Sahara. American Scientist, 94 (1). pp. 58-65. ISSN 0003-0996
• White, K. and Eckardt, F. (2006) Geochemical mapping of carbonate sediments in the Makgadikgadi basin, Botswana using moderate resolution remote sensing data. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 31 (6). pp. 665-681. ISSN 0197-9337 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1289
• Charlton, M. B. and White, K. (2006) Sensitivity of radar backscatter to desert surface roughness. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27 (8). pp. 1641-1659. ISSN 0143-1161 doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160500491740
• Parker, A. G., Goudie, A. S., Stokes, S., White, K., Hodson, M. J., Manning, M. and Kennet, D. (2006) A record of Holocene climate change from lake geochemical analyses in southeastern Arabia. Quaternary Research, 66 (3). pp. 465-476. ISSN 0033-5894 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2006.07.001

2005

• Bullard, J. E. and White, K. (2005) Dust production and the release of iron oxides resulting from the aeolian abrasion of natural dune sands. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 30 (1). pp. 95-106. ISSN 0197-9337 doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1148
• Kaiser, M.F.M., Lawrence, D.S.L., White, K.H. and Frihy, O.E. (2005) Monitoring and modelling the impact of engineering structures on the Nile Delta coastline. In: Proceedings, Development and Tourism in Coastal Areas, Conference of the International Urban Development Association, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. UNSPECIFIED, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
• Gurney, S. D. and White, K. (2005) Sediment magnetic properties of glacial till deposited since the Little Ice Age maximum for selected glaciers at Svartisen and Okstindan, northern Norway. Boreas, 34 (1). pp. 75-83. ISSN 0300-9483 doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.2005.tb01006.x

2004

• Parker, A. G., Eckersley, L., Smith, M. M., Goudie, A. S., Stokes, S., Ward, S., White, K. and Hodson, M. J. (2004) Holocene vegetation dynamics in the northeastern Rub' al-Khali desert, Arabian Peninsula: a phytolith, pollen and carbon isotope study. JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE , 19 (7). pp. 665-676. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.880
• Drake, N. A., Eckardt, F. D. and White, K. H. (2004) Sources of sulphur in gypsiferous sediments and crusts and pathways of gypsum redistribution in southern Tunisia. pp. 1459-1471. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1133
• Drake, N.A., Wilson, A., Pelling, R., White, K., Mattingley, D.J. and Black, S. (2004) Water table decline, springline desiccation and the early development of irrigated agriculture in the Wadi al-Ajal, Libyan Fazzan. Libyan Studies, 35. pp. 95-112. ISSN 0263-7189

2003

• White, K., Brooks, N.P.J., Drake, N.A., Charlton, M. and McLaren, S.J. (2003) Monitoring vegetation changes in desert oases by remote sensing: a case study in the Libyan Fazzan. Libyan Studies, 34. pp. 153-166. ISSN 0263-7189
• White, K., Brooks, N.P.J., Drake, N.A. and McLaren, S.J. (2003) Studies of Geography, Geomorphology, Environment and Climate Change. In: Mattingley, (ed.) The Archaeology of Fazzan. Vol. 1 Synthesis. Society for Libyan Studies/Department of Antiquities, London and Tripoli, pp. 37-74.

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Earlier Publications

Bullard, J.E. and White, K. (2002) Quantifying iron oxide coatings on dune sands using spectrometric measurements: an example from the Simpson-Strzelecki Desert, Australia. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107 B6, pp. ECV5 1-11 (DOI 10.1029/2001JB000454)

White, K., Livingstone, I., Gurney, S., Dearing, J., and Bateman, M. (2002) Post-processing of mineral mixture maps for mapping surficial materials: the example of the Matmata loess, southern Tunisia. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23, 3091-3106.

Ferrier, G., White, K., Griffiths, G.H., Bryant, R. and Stefouli, M. (2002) The mapping of hydrothermal alteration zones on the island of Lesvos, Greece, using an integrated remote sensing dataset. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23, 341-356.

El-Asmar, H.M. and White, K. (2002) Changes in coastal sediment transport processes due to construction of New Damietta Harbour, Nile Delta, Egypt. Coastal Engineering, 46, 127-138.

Mattingly, D.J., Brooks, N., Cole, F., Dore, J., Drake, N., Leone, A., Hay, S., McKaren, S., Newson, P., Parton, H., Pelling, R., Preston, J., Reynolds, T., Schrüfer-Kolb, I., Thomas, D., Tindall, A., Townsend, A. and White, K. (2001) The Fezzan Project 2001: Preliminary report on the fifth season of work. Libyan Studies, 32, 133-153.

Eckardt F.D., Drake N.A., Goudie A.S., White, K., Viles H. (2001) The role of playas in the formation of pedogenic gypsum crusts of the Central Namib Desert, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 26, 1177-1193

White, K., Gouldie, A.S., Parker, A. and Al-Farraj, A. (2001) Mapping the geochemistry of the northern Rub' Al Khali using multispectral remote sensing techniques. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 26, 735-748

Dearing, J.A., Livingstone, I.P., Bateman, M.D., and White, K. (2001) Palaeoclimate records from OIS8.0-5.4 recorded in loess-palaeosol sequences on the Matmata Plateau, southern Tunisia, based on mineral magnetism and new luminescence dating. Quaternary International, 76/77, 43-56

Goudie, A.S., Parker, A.G., Bull, P.A., White, K. and Al-Farraj, A. (2000) Desert loess in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Journal of Arid Environments, 46, 123-135.

Goudie, A.S., Colls, A., Stokes, S., Parker, A., White, K. and Al-Farraj, A. (2000) Latest Pleistocene and Holocene dune construction at the north-eastern edge of the Rub Al Khali, United Arab Emirates. Sedimentology, 47, 1011-1021.

Mattingly, D.J., Al-Mashai, M., Balcombe, P., Barnett, T., Brooks, N.P.J., Cole, F., Dore, J., Drake, N.A., Edwards, D., Hawthorne, J., Helm, R., Leone, A., McLaren, S.J., Pelling, R., Preston, J., Reynolds, T., Townsend, A., Wilson, A.I. and White, K. (2000) The Fezzan Project 2000: Preliminary report on the fourth season of work. Libyan Studies, 31, 103-120

Wang, J., White, K. and Robinson, G.J. (2000) Estimating surface net solar radiation by use of Landsat-5 TM and digital elevation models. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 21, pp. 31-43.

White, K. (1999) Remote sensing for palaeoenvironmental studies in drylands. Chapter 2 in Singhvi, A.K. and Derbyshire, E. (Eds.) Palaeoenvironmental Studies in Arid Lands. New Delhi: Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., pp. 27-39.

White, K. and El Asmar, H.M. (1999) Monitoring changing position of coastlines using Thematic Mapper imagery, an example from the Nile Delta. Geomorphology, 29, pp. 93-105.

White, K., Bryant, R. and Drake, N.A. (1998) Techniques for measuring rock weathering: application to a dated fan segment sequence in southern Tunisia. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 23, pp. 1031-1043.

White, K., Walden, J., Drake, N.A., Eckardt, F. and Settle, J.J. (1997) Mapping the iron oxide content of dune sands, Namib sand sea, Namibia, using Landsat Thematic Mapper data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 62, pp. 30-39.

White, K. and Walden, J. (1997) The rate of iron oxide enrichment in arid zone alluvial fan soils, Tunisian Southern Atlas, measured by mineral magnetic techniques. Catena, 30, pp. 215-227.

Walden, J. and White, K. (1997) Investigation of the controls on dune colour in the Namib sand sea using mineral magnetic analyses. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 152, pp. 187-201.

Eckardt, F. and White K. (1997) Human induced disruption of stone pavement surfaces in the Central Namib Desert, Namibia: observations from Landsat Thematic Mapper. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 18, pp. 3305-3310.

White, K., Drake, N.A. and Walden, J. (1997) Remote sensing for mapping palaeosurfaces on the basis of surficial chemistry: a mixed pixel approach. In Widdowson, M. (Ed.) Palaeosurfaces: Recognition, Reconstruction and Palaeoenvironmental Interpretation. Geological Society Special Publication 120, pp. 283-293.

Walden, J., White, K. and Drake, N.A. (1996) Controls on dune colour in the Namib sand sea: preliminary results. Journal of African Earth Sciences 22, pp. 349-353.

White, K. and Hockey, B. (1996) 7 October 1995 eruption of Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand, observed by NOAA AVHRR. International Journal of Remote Sensing 17, pp. 1617-1622.

Qualifications:

BSc (CNAA) PhD (Reading)