Kevin White

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+44 (0) 118 378 7752
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Associate Professor
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Thornley, R.
ORCID: 0000-0001-7651-0873 , Verhoef, A.
ORCID: 0000-0002-9498-6696 , Gerard, F. , White, K.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4328-8185 (2022) The feasibility of leaf reflectance-based taxonomic inventories and diversity assessments of species-rich grasslands: a cross-seasonal evaluation using waveband selection. Remote Sensing , 14 (10). pp 0. ISSN: 2072-4292 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs14102310
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Maslanka, W.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1777-733X , Morrison, K. , White, K. , Verhoef, A. , Clark, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0412-8824 (2022) Retrieval of sub-kilometric relative surface soil moisture with Sentinel-1 utilizing different backscatter normalisation factors. IEEE Transaction on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ISSN: 1558-0644
- Thornley, R. , Gerard, F. , White, K. , Verhoef, A. (2022) Intra-annual taxonomic and phenological drivers of spectral variance in grasslands. Remote Sensing of Environment , 271 ISSN: 0034-4257 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2022.112908
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Nobakht, M.
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Shahgedanova, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2320-3885 , White, K. (2021) New inventory of dust emission sources in Central Asia and Northwestern China derived from MODIS imagery using dust enhancement technique. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres , 126 (4). ISSN: 2169-8996 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033382
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Kapitsa, V.
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Shahgedanova, M.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2320-3885 , Severskiy, I.
ORCID: 0000-0001-6825-1285 , Kasatkin, N. , White, K.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4328-8185 , Usmanova, Z. (2020) Assessment of changes in mass balance of the Tuyuksu group of glaciers, northern Tien Shan between 1958 and 2016 using ground-based observations and Pleiades satellite imagery. Frontiers in Earth Science , 8 ISSN: 2296-6463 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00259
- Nobakht, M. , Shahgedanova, M. , White, K. (2019) New inventory of dust sources in Central Asia derived from the daily MODIS imagery. E3S Web Conferences , 99 ISSN: 2267-1242 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20199901001
- Bowlby, S. and White, K. (2019) The geographical background. In: Ball, W. and Hammond, N. , (eds.) The Archaeology of Afghanistan from Earliest Times to the Timurid Period. Edinburgh University Press , Edinburgh. pp. 15-60. ISBN: 9780748699179
- Hennen, M. , White, K. , Shahgedanova, M. (2019) An assessment of SEVIRI imagery at various temporal resolutions and the effect on accurate dust emission mapping. Remote Sensing , 11 (8). ISSN: 2072-4292 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs11080918
- Drake, N. , Lem, R. , Armitage, S. , Breeze, P. , Francke, J. , El-Hawat, A. , Salem, M. , Hounslow, M. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.09.042
- Jones, S. , Antoniadou, A. , Barton, H. , Drake, N. , Farr, L. , Hunt, C. , Inglis, R. , Reynolds, T. , White, K. , 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. and Stewart, B. , (eds.) Africa from MIS 6-2: Population Dynamics and Paleoenvironments. Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology Springer , Dordrecht. pp. 77-99. ISBN: 9789401775205 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7520-5_5
- Punalekar, S. , Verhoef, A. , Tatarenko, I. , van der Tol, C. , Macdonald, D. , Marchant, B. , Gerard, F. , White, K. , Gowing, D. (2016) Characterization of a highly biodiverse floodplain meadow using hyperspectral remote sensing within a plant functional trait framework. Remote Sensing , 8 (2). ISSN: 2072-4292 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs8020112
- White, K. , Bullard, J. , Livingstone, I. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2015.09.006
- Hosfield, R. , White, K. , 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
- Livingstone, I. , Baas, A. , Bateman, M. , Bristow, C. , Bryant, R. , Bullard, J. , Nield, J. , Thomas, D. , White, K. , Wiggs, G. (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://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2014.936330
- Besler, H. , Lancaster, N. , Bristow, C. , Henschel, J. , Livingstone, I. , Seely, M. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geoa.12013
- Shahgedanova, M. , Kutuzov, S. , White, K. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-1797-2013
- White, K. , Drake, N. , Armitage, S. , Salem, M. , El-Hawat, A. , Charlton, M. (2012) Quaternary Palaeohydrology of the Fazzān Basin, SW Libya. Evidence from satellite remote sensing.. In: Salem, M. , Elbakai, M. , Abutarruma, Y. , (eds.) The Geology of Southern Libya. , 1. Earth Science Society of Libya , Tripoli, Libya. pp. 281-292. ISBN: 9789959840110
- Drake, N. , White, K. , Armitage, S. , El-Hawat, A. , Salem, M. , Hounslow, M. (2012) A review of the development and demise of Lake Megafazzān. In: Salem, M. , Elbakai, M. , Abutarruma, Y. , (eds.) The Geology of Southern Libya. , 1. Earth Science Society of Libya , Tripoli, Libya. pp. 269-280. ISBN: 9789959840110
- El Bastawesy, M. , Gabr, S. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9216
- Shahgedanova, M. , Kutuzov, S. , White, K. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-12-24437-2012
- Drake, N. , Salem, M. , Armitage, S. , Francke, J. , Hounslow, M. , Hlal, O. , White, K. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0263718900004878
- Sterry, M. , Mattingly, D. , Ahmed, M. , Savage, T. , White, K. , 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. , White, K. , Barker, G. (2011) Geoarchaeological patterns in the pre-desert and desert ecozones of northern Cyrenaica. Libyan Studies , 42 pp. 11-19. ISSN: 0263-7189
- Bullard, J. , White, K. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.2189
- Drake, N. , Blench, R. , Armitage, S. , Bristow, C. , White, K. (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://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1012231108
- Barker, G. , Antoniadou, A. , Armitage, S. , Brooks, I. , Candy, A. , Connell, K. , Douka, K. , Drake, N. , 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. , 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
- Livingstone, I. , Bristow, C. , Bryant, R. , Bullard, J. , White, K. , Wiggs, G. , Baas, A. , Bateman, M. , Thomas, D. (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://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2010.08.001
- El Bastawesy, M. , White, K. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.7259
- White, K. and Bullard, J. (2009) Abrasion control on dune colour: Muleshoe Dunes, SW USA. Geomorphology , 105 (1-2). pp. 59-66. ISSN: 0169-555X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.01.019
- 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
- Drake, N. , White, K. , Salem, M. , Armitage, S. , El-Hawat, A. , Francke, J. , Hounslow, M. , Parker, A. (2009) DMPVIII, palaeohydrology and palaeoenvironment. Libyan Studies , 40 pp. 171-178.
- Barker, G. , Antoniadou, A. , Barton, H. , Brooks, I. , Candy, A. , Drake, N. , Farr, L. , Hunt, C. , Abdulhamid, I. , Inglis, R. , Jones, S. , Morales, J. , Morley, I. , Mutri, G. , Rabett, R. , Reynolds, T. , Simpson, D. , Twati, M. , 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.
- Petraglia, M. , Korisettar, R. , Bai, M. , 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. , White, K. (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. ISBN: 9788392325925
- Parker, A. , Harris, B. , White, K. , Drake, N. (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.
- Drake, N. , El-Hawat, A. , Turner, P. , Armitage, S. , Salem, M. , White, K. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.02.005
- White, K. , Walden, J. , Gurney, S. (2007) Spectral properties, iron oxide content and provenance of Namib dune sands. Geomorphology , 86 (3-4). pp. 219-229. ISSN: 0169-555X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.08.014
- Petraglia, M. , Korisettar, R. , Boivin, N. , Clarkson, C. , Ditchfield, P. , Jones, S. , Koshy, J. , Lahr, M. , Oppenheimer, C. , Pyle, D. , Roberts, R. , Schwenninger, J. , Arnold, L. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1141564
- Armitage, S. , Drake, N. , Stokes, S. , El-Hawat, A. , Salem, M. , White, K. , Turner, P. , McLaren, S. (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://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2006.05.019
- White, K. and Mattingly, D. (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://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.1289
- Parker, A. , Goudie, A. , Stokes, S. , White, K. , Hodson, M. , Manning, M. , 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://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2006.07.001
- Charlton, M. 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://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431160500491740
- Kaiser, M. , Lawrence, D. , White, K. , Frihy, O. (2005) Monitoring and modelling the impact of engineering structures on the Nile Delta coastline. Proceedings, Development and Tourism in Coastal Areas, Conference of the International Urban Development Association, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
- Gurney, S. 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://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.2005.tb01006.x
- Bullard, J. 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://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.1148
- Parker, A. , Eckersley, L. , Smith, M. , Goudie, A. , Stokes, S. , Ward, S. , White, K. , Hodson, M. (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://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.880
- Drake, N. , Wilson, A. , Pelling, R. , White, K. , Mattingley, D. , 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
- Drake, N. , Eckardt, F. , White, K. , eds. (2004) Sources of sulphur in gypsiferous sediments and crusts and pathways of gypsum redistribution in southern Tunisia. Index was outside the bounds of the array. In: and Working, . , (eds.) John Wiley & Sons Ltd pp. 1459-1471. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.1133
- White, K. , Brooks, N. , Drake, N. , McLaren, S. (2003) Studies of Geography, Geomorphology, Environment and Climate Change. Index was outside the bounds of the array. In: , (eds.) The Archaeology of Fazzan. Vol. 1 Synthesis. , 1 Synthesi. Society for Libyan Studies/Department of Antiquities , London and Tripoli. pp. 37-74.
- White, K. , Brooks, N. , Drake, N. , Charlton, M. , McLaren, S. (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