Daniel Colson

Had a great day at the @envleeds.bsky.social graduation. Thanks to the support of my supervisors @peatbloke.bsky.social @geomorphmark.bsky.social and @duncanquincey.bsky.social. Excitedly I’ve already started a Research Fellow position in the school continuing my research!

08.08.2025 07:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Continent-wide mapping shows increasing sensitivity of East Antarctica to meltwater ponding - Nature Climate Change This study provides a continent-wide assessment of surface meltwater area in Antarctica between 2006 and 2021, highlighting recent increases in magnitude and variability in East Antarctica, with indic...

I’m delighted to share that our new paper is now out in @natclimate.nature.com! Our long-term, monthly Antarctic-wide dataset of surface meltwater shows that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is becoming increasingly prone to surface meltwater ponding.

04.07.2025 11:12 — 👍 41    🔁 25    💬 4    📌 1

PhD Programmes, Research Projects & Studentships in the UK & Europe FindAPhD is a comprehensive guide to PhD studentships and postgraduate research degrees

Fully funded PhD opportunity Ecohydrological response of tropical peatlands to climate change and human impacts (QUADRAT DTP: Ecohydrological response of tropical peatlands to climate change and human impacts at Queen’s University Belfast on findaphd.com)

14.05.2025 22:52 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Time-lapse trail cameras… not just for wildlife! 📸

Chuffed to share this Tools of the Trade article in @natrevearthenv.bsky.social, highlighting how we can capture glacier calving to better understand rates and drivers of ice loss.

📖 rdcu.be/eaj20

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@yes-dtn.bsky.social

18.02.2025 18:43 — 👍 15    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

Huge congrats to PhD student @danielcolson.bsky.social who passed his viva (defence) today. Well done Dan! Thanks to the examiners, Angela Harris (Manchester) and Rich Grayson, and co-supervisors @geomorphmark.bsky.social and Duncan Quincey. A happy first post on Blue Sky 😁

13.02.2025 14:53 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 1

Ice-marginal lakes across #Greenland- why do they matter?! 🇬🇱🧊 🌊

Our article in Geography introduces the importance of these chilly lakes and their impact on ice sheet change.

Read on for an IML crash-course plus some cool classroom tips ❄️💻✏️

@joemallalieu.bsky.social

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03.02.2025 18:28 — 👍 13    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 1

What are the greenhouse gas emissions savings associated with paludiculture? Paludiculture is a potential solution to minimising the 1.5% of total UK emissions from lowland peat.

What are the greenhouse gas emissions savings associated with paludiculture?

As part of a DEFRA fellowship I had a go at trying to answer this question and create an emission factor for Paludiculture in the England!

Thanks to all who contributed👇

www.paludiculture.org.uk/post/what-ar...

27.01.2025 13:36 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

Shrinking pools on northern peatlands Peatlands are carbon-rich wetlands that are often covered in mazy patterns of open water pools, but some boreal peatlands in Scandinavia and elsewhere are beginning to lose their characteristic pools.

Some boreal peatlands are losing their characteristic pools – a concern for their unique ecosystems.

Researchers in the School of Geography studied the long-term changes in the pools at Hammarmossen to understand why it's happening.

Read more:
environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

24.01.2024 15:07 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0