Projects per year
Personal profile
SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
My research involves understanding Earth surface change processes, with emphasis on volcanic flows such as lavas and domes. I use field measurements of active processes using laser scanning, close-range photogrammetry, mm-wave radar, infrared and remote time-lapse imaging, and UAVs and am currently exploring the use of structure-from-motion algorithms for facilitating 3D surface generation from photographs. Other areas of interest include volcanic fluid dynamics and plume processes.
See my home page for more information including:
Teaching and field courses including photographs from Sicily and Iceland
Software – including sfm georef and pointcatcher
User-defined keywords
- lava
- volcano
- volcano-seismics
- fluid dynamics
- photogrammetry
- thermal imaging
- structure-from-motion
- computer vision
- eruption
- electrification
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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Control and Navigation of Cooperative Unmanned Aerial Systems for Characterisation of Environmental Processes
Montazeri, A. (Principal Investigator) & James, M. (Co-Investigator)
1/02/22 → 1/08/25
Project: Research
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IMPROVE : Innovative Multi-disciPlinary European Research training netwOrk on VolcanoEs
James, M. (Principal Investigator), Lane, S. (Co-Investigator) & Gilbert, J. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/21 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Detecting soil degradation and restoration through a novel coupled sensor and machine learning framework
Killick, R. (Co-Investigator), Quinton, J. (Principal Investigator), Nemeth, C. (Co-Investigator), Davies, J. (Co-Investigator), James, M. (Co-Investigator) & Gong, M. (Research Associate)
31/01/20 → 16/09/24
Project: Research
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R4AsH : Radar-supported Next-Generation Forecasting of Volcanic Ash Hazard
James, M. (Principal Investigator), Lane, S. (Principal Investigator), Gilbert, J. (Principal Investigator) & Beven, K. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/19 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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Piloting a Cost-Effective Framework for Monitoring Soil Erosion in England and Wales
Quinton, J. (Principal Investigator) & James, M. (Co-Investigator)
1/06/13 → 31/05/16
Project: Research
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Straightforward reconstruction of 3d surfaces and topography with a camera: accuracy and geoscience application
James, M. & Robson, S., 09/2012, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 117, 3, 17 p., F03017.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Identification of structural controls in an active lava dome with high resolution DEMs: Volcán de Colima, Mexico
James, M. & Varley, N., 21/11/2012, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 39, 5 p., L22303.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Image-based measurement of flux variation in distal regions of active lava flows.
James, M. R., Pinkerton, H. & Robson, S., 13/03/2007, In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 8, 3, 16 p., Q03006.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Lava channel roofing, overflows, breaches and switching: insights from the 2008-9 eruption of Mt. Etna
James, M. R., Applegarth, L. & Pinkerton, H., 01/2012, In: Bulletin of Volcanology. 74, 1, p. 107-117 11 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
30 Citations (Scopus) -
Gas slug ascent through changes in conduit diameter : Laboratory insights into a volcano-seismic source process in low-viscosity magmas.
James, M. R., Lane, S. J. & Chouet, B. A., 2006, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 111, B05201Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
File100 Citations (Scopus)1334 Downloads (Pure)
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Bulletin of Volcanology (Journal)
James, M. (Associate Editor)
2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Progress in Physical Geography (Journal)
James, M. (Guest editor)
2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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NERC (External organisation)
James, M. (Member)
2012 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Gaetana Ganci
James, M. (Host)
11/2010 → 12/2010Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
Datasets
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Prior ensemble of volcanic ash NAME simulations
Capponi, A. (Creator), Harvey, N. J. (Contributor), Dacre, H. F. (Contributor), Beven, K. (Contributor), Saint, C. (Contributor) & James, M. (Contributor), Lancaster University, 2021
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/490
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Ensembles of volcanic ash NAME simulations (01, 03, 08)
Capponi, A. (Creator), Harvey, N. J. (Contributor), Dacre, H. F. (Contributor), Beven, K. (Contributor), Saint, C. (Creator), James, M. (Contributor) & Wells, C. (Contributor), Lancaster University, 2022
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/491
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Real time particle tracking
Hardy, R. (Creator), Quinton, J. (Creator), James, M. R. (Creator) & Pates, J. M. (Creator), Lancaster University, 2016
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/109
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