Adrian Fox

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Adrian Fox

Biography

I joined BAS in 1990 and became Head of the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) in 2003. My main role is overall leadership of the MAGIC group, but I am a specialist in aerial photography, GPS survey and photogrammetry for both topographic mapping and scientific measurement. I have led 16 aerial photography and survey campaigns in Antarctica, South Georgia and Svalbard and been involved with production of a large number of topographic maps of the polar regions.
I am Secretary of the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee, co-Chief Officer of the SCAR Standing Committee on Geographic Information and serve on the editorial board of The Photogrammetric Record.

1987: MA (Hons), Geography, Edinburgh
1989: MSc, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Aberdeen
2004: MRICS, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Geomatics Division.
2007: PhD, Remote Sensing/Glaciology, Darwin College, Cambridge

Research interests

My main research interest is using aerial photography and photogrammetry for measuring environmental change from time-series images and wildlife census. I am currently PI on a NERC Standard grant ‘The spatial and temporal distribution of 20th Century Antarctic Peninsula glacier mass change and its drivers’ (NE/K004867/1), with colleagues at the universities of Newcastle and Gloucestershire. This unlocks historical aerial photography by relating it to modern GPS-supported aerial photography and recent high-resolution satellite imagery to measure glacier change over the last 60 years.

Collaborations

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2021

Rees, G., Gerrish, L. ORCIDORCID record for L. Gerrish, Fox, A. ORCIDORCID record for A. Fox, Barnes, R.. (2021) Finding Antarctica’s Pole of Inaccessibility. Polar Record, 57 (). 6 pp. 10.1017/S0032247421000620

2018

Fieber, Karolina D., Mills, Jon P., Miller, Pauline E., Clarke, Lucy, Ireland, Louise ORCIDORCID record for Louise Ireland, Fox, Adrian J. ORCIDORCID record for Adrian J. Fox. (2018) Rigorous 3D change determination in Antarctic Peninsula glaciers from stereo WorldView-2 and archival aerial imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment, 205 (). pp. 10.1016/j.rse.2017.10.042

2016

Fieber, K.D., Mills, J.P., Miller, P.E., Fox, A.J. ORCIDORCID record for A.J. Fox. (2016) Remotely-sensed glacier change estimation: a case study at Linblad Cove, Antarctic Peninsula. In: ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume III-8, 2016., Prague, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, pp. 10.5194/isprs-annals-III-8-71-2016, 2016

2015

Matveev, Alexey J., Milinevsky, Gennadi, Schenke, Hans-Werner, Shibuya, Kazuo, Sjöberg, Lars E., Zakrajsek, Andrés, Fritsche, Mathias, Rülke, Axel, Dietrich, Reinhard, Groh, Andreas, Knöfel, Christoph, Scheinert, Mirko, Capra, Alessandro, Cisak, Jan, Dongchen, E., Eiken, Trond, Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox, Hothem, Larry D., Johnston, Gary, Malaimani, E. C.. (2015) The Antarctic Regional GPS Network Densification: Status and Results. In: The Antarctic Regional GPS Network Densification: Status and Results, , Springer, pp. (International Association of Geodesy Symposia, ). doi:10.1007/1345_2015_79

2014

Pope, Allen, Rees, W., Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox, Fleming, Andrew ORCIDORCID record for Andrew Fleming. (2014) Open access data in polar and cryospheric remote sensing. Remote Sensing, 6 (). pp. doi:10.3390/rs6076183

2013

Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox, Bazeley, Katherine. (2013) Naming the un-named. Geographical Magazine, December (). 5 pp.

2012

Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox. (2012) The Peninsula. In: Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.

. ; Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). (2012) Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor’s guide. , London, Natural History Museum, 128 pp.

Convey, Peter ORCIDORCID record for Peter Convey. (2012) Life on land. In: Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide. 1st edition., London, Natural History Museum, pp.

Vaughan, David ORCIDORCID record for David Vaughan. (2012) The ice sheet. In: Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.

Shears, John. (2012) The Antarctic Treaty. In: Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.

Shanklin, Jon. (2012) Weather and climate. In: Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.

Shanklin, Jon. (2012) Icebergs and sea ice. In: Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.

Leat, Philip T.. (2012) Geology of Graham Land. In: Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.

Kunz, Matthias, King, Matt A., Mills, Jon P., Miller, Pauline E., Fox, Adrian J. ORCIDORCID record for Adrian J. Fox, Vaughan, David G. ORCIDORCID record for David G. Vaughan, Marsh, Stuart H.. (2012) Multi-decadal glacier surface lowering in the Antarctic Peninsula. Geophysical Research Letters, 39 (). 5 pp. 10.1029/2012GL052823

James, T.D., Murray, T., Barrand, N.E., Sykes, H.J., Fox, A.J. ORCIDORCID record for A.J. Fox, King, M.A.. (2012) Observations of enhanced thinning in the upper reaches of Svalbard glaciers. The Cryosphere, 6 (). pp. doi:10.5194/tc-6-1369-2012

Fretwell, Peter T. ORCIDORCID record for Peter T. Fretwell, LaRue, Michelle A., Morin, Paul, Kooyman, Gerald L., Wienecke, Barbara, Ratcliffe, Norman ORCIDORCID record for Norman Ratcliffe, Fox, Adrian J. ORCIDORCID record for Adrian J. Fox, Fleming, Andrew H. ORCIDORCID record for Andrew H. Fleming, Porter, Claire, Trathan, Phil N. ORCIDORCID record for Phil N. Trathan. (2012) An Emperor Penguin population estimate: The first global, synoptic survey of a species from space. Plos One, 7 (). 11 pp. 10.1371/journal.pone.0033751

Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox. (2012) Origin of place-names. In: Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.

2008

Bindschadler, Robert, Vornberger, Patricia, Fleming, Andrew ORCIDORCID record for Andrew Fleming, Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox, Mullins, Jerry, Binnie, Douglas, Paulsen, Sara Jean, Granneman, Brian, Gorodetzky, David. (2008) The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112 (). pp. 10.1016/j.rse.2008.07.006

Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox, Cziferszky, Andreas. (2008) Unlocking the time capsule of historic aerial photography to measure changes in Antarctic Peninsula glaciers. Photogrammetric Record, 23 (). pp. doi:10.1111/j.1477-9730.2008.00463.x

2005

Cook, A.J., Fox, A.J. ORCIDORCID record for A.J. Fox, Vaughan, D.G. ORCIDORCID record for D.G. Vaughan, Ferrigno, J.G.. (2005) Retreating glacier fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula over the past half-century. Science, 308 (). pp. doi:10.1126/science.1104235

Fox, Adrian J. ORCIDORCID record for Adrian J. Fox, Vaughan, David G. ORCIDORCID record for David G. Vaughan. (2005) The retreat of Jones Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Glaciology, 51 (). pp. 10.3189/172756505781829043

2001

Fox, Adrian J. ORCIDORCID record for Adrian J. Fox, Gooch, Michael J.. (2001) Automatic DEM generation for Antarctic terrain. Photogrammetric Record, 17 (). pp. 10.1111/0031-868X.00183

1998

Gray, Michelle, Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox. (1998) MAGIC maps in penguin country – GPS surveying for photo-control and satellite image rectification in Antarctica. Surveying World, 6 (). pp.

Fox, A.J. ORCIDORCID record for A.J. Fox, Cooper, A.P.R.. (1998) Climate-change indicators from Archival aerial photography of the Antarctic Peninsula. Annals of Glaciology, 27 (). pp. 10.3189/1998AoG27-1-636-642

1997

Fox, A. J. ORCIDORCID record for A. J. Fox, Nuttall, A. M.. (1997) Photogrammetry as a research tool for glaciology. The Photogrammetric Record, 15 (). pp. doi:10.1111/0031-868X.00081

1996

Fox, A. J. ORCIDORCID record for A. J. Fox, Roberts, A.. (1996) Pioneers of photogrammetry commemorated in Antarctic place-names. The Photogrammetric Record, 15 (). pp. doi:10.1111/0031-868X.00067

1995

Fox, Adrian J. ORCIDORCID record for Adrian J. Fox. (1995) Using multiple data sources to enhance photogrammetry for mapping antarctic terrain. Polar Research, 14 (). pp. 10.3402/polar.v14i3.6671

Fox, Adrian J. ORCIDORCID record for Adrian J. Fox, Thomson, Janet W.. (1995) The dynamic continent. Geographical Magazine, 67 (). pp.

1994

Fox, Adrian J. ORCIDORCID record for Adrian J. Fox, Cooper, A. Paul R.. (1994) Measured properties of the Antarctic ice sheet derived from the SCAR Antarctic digital database. Polar Record, 30 (). pp. doi:10.1017/S0032247400024268

Cooper, Alexander, Swetnam, R., Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox. (1994) Novel sources of control for aerial photography. International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 30 (). pp.

1993

Thomson, J.W., Cooper, A.P.R., Fox, A.J. ORCIDORCID record for A.J. Fox. (1993) Customised digital maps of Antarctica. NERC News, 25 (). pp.

Thomson, J.W., Drewry, D.J., Cooper, A.P.R., Fox, A.J. ORCIDORCID record for A.J. Fox. (1993) New techniques for mapping Antarctic regions. In: Fox, Adrian ORCIDORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Survey and mapping 93. The 4th UK National Land Surveying and Mapping Conference and Exhibition, Keele, April 1993. Proceedings, Keele, Survey and Mapping Alliance, pp.