Ely, Jeremy, Dr

Dr Jeremy Ely

School of Geography and Planning

Senior Lecturer

j.ely@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7994

222 7994, Geography and Planning Building

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Dr Jeremy Ely
School of Geography and Planning
222 7994
Geography and Planning Building
Winter Street
91̽��
S3 7ND

Profile

Jeremy Ely obtained his BSc in Geography from the University of 91̽�� in 2011, where he stayed to undertake his PhD titled "Flow Signatures on the Bed and the Surface of Ice sheets" which was awarded in 2016.

Jeremy undertook a 4 year postdoc on the BRITICE-CHRONO project, as a research associate in ice sheet modelling and data interaction. He was then awarded a 5-year NERC Independent Research Fellowship, "A novel approach to constraining ice sheet models with glacial geomorphology."

Jeremy is now a Senior Lecturer, and leads the NERC highlight topic "Deplete and Retreat, the Future of Andean Water Towers."

Research interests

The aim of Jeremy's research is to make data on past ice mass fluctuations useful for understanding the behaviour of glaciers and ice sheets in our warming world. As such, Jeremy has combined multiple different techniques to make insights into the following areas.

Water Resource Change in the Andes

I am principle investigator of the , which focuses on water resources across South America. This work has taken me across South America, where we have been installing weather stations and glacier monitoring equipment to improve our knowledge of high altitude environments. The team will integrate high resolution climate, glacier and hydrology models, to make hindcasts and forecasts of future water resources.

Glacial Geomorphology

I am interested in the formation of , the landforms which are produced at the sole of a glacier or ice sheet. My research led to the confirmation of a long held (40 year!) hypothesis that subglacial bedforms belong to a . I have also into subglacial bedforms, and over them in order to work out how they form. I am also interested in the formation of

Palaeo-ice sheets

The action of the ice sheets which existed during the last ice age can be deciphered from the landforms and sediments they left behind. I worked on , where my job was to make interact with data pertaining to the last ice sheet to cover Britain and Ireland. I also work alongside the PALGLAC team, helping to improve in palaeoglaciology.

Ice Sheet Surfaces - Structures and Hydrology

I was part of the team which discovered the This surprising discovery has large implications for the future of the ice sheets in Antarctica. Ongoing work is looking in more detail at the dynamic influence meltwater has on ice flow on the Antarctic Peninsula. Beyond water, I am interested in the f

Publications

Journal articles

Carrivick JL, Davies M, Wilson R, Davies BJ, Gribbin T, King O, Rabatel A, García J & Ely JC (2024) . Geophysical Research Letters, 51(13).
Li Y, Evans IS, Spagnolo M, Pellitero R, Barr ID & Ely JC (2024) . Geomorphology, 445, 108982-108982.
Pollard OG, Barlow NLM, Gregoire LJ, Gomez N, Cartelle V, Ely JC & Astfalck LC (2023) . The Cryosphere, 17(11), 4751-4777.
Ely JC, Stevens D, Clark CD & Butcher FEG (2023) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
Kirkham JD, Hogan KA, Larter RD, Arnold NS, Ely JC, Clark CD, Self E, Games K, Huuse M, Stewart MA , Ottesen D et al (2022) . Quaternary Science Reviews.
Barr ID, Spagnolo M, Rea BR, Bingham RG, Oien RP, Adamson K, Ely JC, Mullan DJ, Pellitero R & Tomkins MD (2022) . Nature Communications, 13(1).
Stevens D, Ely JC, Livingstone SJ, Clark CD, Butcher FEG & Hewitt I (2022) . Journal of Glaciology.
Davies B, Bendle J, Carrivick J, McNabb R, McNeil C, Pelto M, Campbell S, Holt T, Ely J & Markle B (2022) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
Gandy N, Gregoire LJ, Ely JC, Cornford SL, Clark CD & Hodgson DM (2021) . Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 126(4).
Evans DJA, Roberts DH, Bateman MD, Clark CD, Medialdea A, Callard L, Grimoldi E, Chiverrell RC, Ely J, Dove D , Ó Cofaigh C et al (2021) . Journal of Quaternary Science.
Wilton DJ, Bigg GR, Scourse JD, Ely JC & Clark CD (2021) . Journal of Quaternary Science.
Tuckett PA, Ely JC, Sole AJ, Livingstone SJ, Davison BJ & van Wessem JM (2020) . Nature Communications, 11(1).
Roberts DH, Ó Cofaigh C, Ballantyne CK, Burke M, Chiverrell RC, Evans DJA, Clark CD, Duller GAT, Ely J, Fabel D , Small D et al (2020) . Boreas.
Gandy N, Gregoire L, Ely J, Cornford S, Clark C & Hodgson D (2019) . Quaternary Science Reviews, 223.
Tuckett P, Ely J, Sole A, Livingstone S, Davison B, van Wessem JM & Howard J (2019) . Nature Communications, 10.
Barr ID, Ely J, Spagnolo M, Evans IS & Tomkins MD (2019) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
Ely J, Clark C, Hindmarsh R, Hughes A, Greenwood S, Bradley S, Gasson E, Gregoire L, Gandy N, Stokes C & Small D (2019) . Journal of Quaternary Science.
Ely JC (2019) . Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 130(5), 656-656.
Ely JC, Clark CD, Small D & Hindmarsh RCA (2019) . Geoscientific Model Development Discussions, 12(3), 933-953.
Evans DJA, Roberts DH, Bateman MD, Ely J, Medialdea A, Burke MJ, Chiverrell RC, Clark CD & Fabel D (2018) . Proceedings of the Geologists Association.
Gandy N, Gregoire LJ, Ely J, Clark C, Hodgson DM, Lee V, Bradwell T & Ivanovic RF (2018) . The Cryosphere, 12, 3635-3651.
Evans DJA, Roberts DH, Bateman MD, Medialdea A, Ely J, Moreton SG, Clark CD & Fabel D (2018) . Journal of Quaternary Science.
Phillips E, Spagnolo M, Pilmer A, Rea B, Piotrowski J, Ely J & Carr S (2018) . Quaternary Science Reviews, 193, 1-23.
Ely J, Clark CD, Spagnolo M, Hughes ALC & Stokes CR (2018) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 43(5), 1073-1087.
Clark CD, Ely J, Spagnolo M, Hahn U, Hughes ALC & Stokes CR (2018) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 43(2), 499-513.
Kingslake J, Ely JC, Das I & Bell RE (2017) . Nature, 551(7682), 658-658.
Barr ID, Ely JC, Spagnolo M, Clark CD, Evans IS, Pellicer XM, Pellitero R & Rea BR (2017) . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 485, 466-475.
Clark CD, Ely J, Greenwood SL, Hughes ALC, Meehan R, Barr ID, Bateman MD, Bradwell T, Doole J, Evans DJA , Jordan CJ et al (2017) . Boreas.
Spagnolo M, Bartholomaus TC, Clark CD, Stokes CR, Atkinson N, Dowdeswell JA, Ely J, Graham AGC, Hogan KA, King EC , Larter RD et al (2017) . Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface.
Bateman MD, Evans DJA, Roberts DH, Medialdea A, Ely J & Clark CD (2017) . Boreas.
Kingslake J, Ely JC, Das I & Bell RE (2017) . Nature, 544, 349-352.
Ely J, Clark CD, Ng FSL & Spagnolo M (2017) . Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface.
Livingstone SJ, Chu W, Ely JC & Kingslake J (2017) . Geology.
Small D, Clark CD, Chiverrell RC, Smedley RK, Bateman MD, Duller GAT, Ely JC, Fabel D, Medialdea A & Moreton SG (2017) . Earth-Science Reviews, 164, 232-250.
Spagnolo M, Pellitero R, Barr ID, Ely J, Pellicer XM & Rea BR (2016) . Geomorphology.
Ely J, Gribble E & Clark CD (2016) . Journal of Maps.
Ely J, Graham C, Barr ID, Rea BR, Spagnolo M & Evans J (2016) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
Ely JC, Clark CD, Spagnolo M, Stokes CR, Greenwood SL, Hughes ALC, Dunlop P & Hess D (2016) . Geomorphology, 257, 108-119.
Spagnolo M, Phillips E, Piotrowski JA, Rea BR, Clark CD, Stokes CR, Carr SJ, Ely JC, Ribolini A, Wysota W & Szuman I (2016) . Nature Communications, 7.
Ely JC & Clark CD (2016) . Journal of Maps, 12(2), 249-259.
Livingstone SJ, Piotrowski JA, Bateman MD, Ely JC & Clark CD (2015) . Quaternary Science Reviews, 112, 86-108.
Hillier JK, Smith MJ, Armugam R, Barr I, Boston CM, Clark CD, Ely J, Frankl A, Greenwood SL, Gosselin L , Hättestrand C et al (2015) . Journal of Maps, 11(5), 719-729.
Spagnolo M, Clark CD, Ely JC, Stokes CR, Anderson JB, Andreassen K, Graham AGC & King EC (2014) . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 39(11), 1432-1448.
Spagnolo M, King EC, Ashmore DW, Rea BR, Ely JC & Clark CD (2014) . Journal of Glaciology, 60(224), 1126-1134.
Ing RN, Ely JC, Jones JM & Davies BJ () . Journal of Glaciology, 1-36.
Davies B, McNabb R, Bendle J, Carrivick J, Ely J, Holt T, Markle B, McNeil C, Nicholson L & Pelto M () . Nature Communications, 15(1).
Ely JC, Clark CD, Bradley SL, Gregoire L, Gandy N, Gasson E, Veness RLJ & Archer R () . Journal of Quaternary Science.
Leger TPM, Clark CD, Huynh C, Jones S, Ely JC, Bradley SL, Diemont C & Hughes ALC () . Climate of the Past, 20(3), 701-755.
Archer RE, Ely JC, Heaton TJ, Butcher FEG, Hughes ALC & Clark CD () . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
Bradley SL, Ely JC, Clark CD, Edwards RJ & Shennan I () . Journal of Quaternary Science.
Clark CD, Ely JC, Hindmarsh RCA, Bradley S, Ignéczi A, Fabel D, Ó Cofaigh C, Chiverrell RC, Scourse J, Benetti S , Bradwell T et al () . Boreas.
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Barr I, Ely J, Spagnolo M, Evans I & Tomkins M () .
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Gandy N, Gregoire LJ, Ely JC, Clark CD, Hodgson DM, Lee V, Bradwell T & Ivanovic RF () . The Cryosphere, 12(11), 3635-3651.
Gandy N, Gregoire LJ, Ely JC, Clark CD, Hodgson DM, Lee V, Bradwell T & Ivanovic RF () .
Ely JC, Clark CD, Small D & Hindmarsh RCA () .
Tuckett P, Ely J, Sole A, Livingstone S & Lea J () .
Kirkham J, Hogan K, Larter R, Self E, Games K, Huuse M, Stewart M, Ottesen D, Arnold N, Ely J & Dowdeswell J () .
Benetti S, Chiverrell RC, Cofaigh CÓ, Burke M, Medialdea A, Small D, Ballantyne C, Bateman MD, Callard SL, Wilson P , Fabel D et al () . Journal of Quaternary Science.
Tuckett PA, Ely JC, Sole AJ, Lea JM, Livingstone SJ, Jones JM & van Wessem JM () .
Tuckett PA, Ely JC, Sole AJ, Lea JM, Livingstone SJ, Jones JM & van Wessem JM () . The Cryosphere, 15(12), 5785-5804.

Book reviews

Ely JC (2016) . Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 127(4), 532-532.

Software / Code

Ely J .

Datasets

Tuckett P, Ely J, Sole A, Livingstone S, davison B, Wessem JMV & howard J .

Other

Swift D, Martin C & Ely J (2024) .
Dulfer H, Boyes B, Dewald N, Butcher F, Clark C, Ely J & Hughes A (2024) .
Boyes B, Dulfer H, Dewald N, Butcher F, Clark C, Ely J & Hughes A (2024) .
Leger T, Ely J, Clark C, Bradley S, Archer R & Zhu J (2024) .
Potter E, Li S, Jones J, Irarrázaval Í, Matthews T, Perry B & Ely J (2024) .
Clark C, Ely J, Hughes A, Archer R, Boyes B, Butcher F, Dewald N, Diemont C, Dulfer H & Bradley S (2024) .
Archer R, Ely J, Heaton T, Butcher F, Hughes A & Clark C (2024) .
Ing RN, Ely JC, Jones JM & Davies BJ (2023) .
Pellitero R, Bonshoms M, Ely JC & Liguori G (2023) .
Archer R, Ely J, Heaton T & Clark C () .
Tuckett P, Ely J, Sole A, Livingstone S, Lea J & Jones J () .
Davies B, Bendle J, Carrivick J, McNabb R, McNeil C, Pelto M, Campbell S, Holt T, Ely J & Markle B () .
Ely J, Stevens D, Clark C & Fowler A () .
Stevens D, Ely J, Livingstone S, Clark C, Butcher F & Hewitt I () .
Butcher FEG, Hughes ALC, Ely JC, Clark CD, Lewington ELM, Boyes BM, Scoffield AC, Howcutt S & Dowling TPF () .
Pollard O, Barlow N, Gregoire L, Gomez N, Cartelle V, Ely J & Astfalck L () .
Pellitero R, Fernández-Fernández A, Atkinson A, Del Río LM, Ely J, Gómez RJ, Navarro Á, Pasapera J, Ribolini A, Santillán N , Úbeda J et al () .

Preprints

Leger TPM, Clark CD, Huynh C, Jones S, Ely JC, Bradley SL, Diemont C & Hughes ALC (2023) , Copernicus GmbH.
Ing RN, Ely JC, Jones JM & Davies BJ (2023) , Copernicus GmbH.
Pollard OG, Barlow NLM, Gregoire L, Gomez N, Cartelle V, Ely JC & Astfalck LC (2023) , Copernicus GmbH.
Tuckett P, Ely J, Sole A, Livingstone S, Jones J, Lea J & Gilbert E (2022) , Research Square Platform LLC.
Tuckett PA, Ely JC, Sole AJ, Lea JM, Livingstone SJ, Jones JM & van Wessem JM () .

Grants

Principal Investigator: NERC Highlight Topic "Deplete and Retreat: The Future of Andean Water Towers." £2,464,875
Principal Investigator: NERC Independent Research Fellowship. "A novel approach to constraining ice sheet models with glacial geomorphology." £589,660.
Principal Investigator: European Space Agency Category-1 proposal, “The drainage of meltwater across Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica”. 2017.
Principal investigator: TanDEM-X Scientific Access to data grant. 2017.
Principal Investigator: SURE Scheme award, 2015: “The Pattern of Ice Sheet Dynamics and Retreat in Alaska.” Awarded Value: £1080.
Principal Investigator: INTERACT Transnational Access Award, 2014: “Flute Morphometry from Photogrammetry (FluMP).” Awarded Value: €8,700, plus 36 field person days.
Co-Investigator: NERC-GEF Loan, 2014: “Insights on the formation of glacial bedforms and ice-bed interaction using fluting field morphometrics, sedimentology and sediment thicknesses.” Estimated value: £2,800.
CliC travel support, 2014: £500.

Teaching activities

I am course lead for our MSc(Res) in Polar and Alpine Change

I have taught at all levels, and am currently involved in the following modules:

GEO6669 - Polar and Alpine Change Research Project
GEO356 - Dissertation for Geography and Environmental Science
GEO6613 - Polar and Alpine Change Field Course
GEO31011 - Our frozen planet: past and present

Professional activities and memberships

Awards:

Dick Chorley Medal and Prize for Postgraduate Research, British Society for Geomorphology, 2016.

John Glen award for best student poster, International Glaciological Society British Branch meeting, 2012.

Lewis Penny Medal for Early Career Research, Quaternary Research Association, 2024.

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School of Geography and Planning

School of Geography and Planning

Dr Jeremy Ely

Journal articles

Book reviews

Software / Code

Datasets

Other

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