Dr Leanne Wake

Assistant Professor

Department: Geography and Environmental Sciences

I am an Earth system scientist who has broad interests in improving the simulation of a range of geophysical processes in Earth-land-atmosphere system.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

I am interested in the representation of a broad range of Earth system processes in computational models. My recent work has focussed on understanding land-atmosphere interactions in the boreal forest zone and how they impact snow cover. My research also has strong focus on the recent (Holocene) behaviour of the Greenland Ice Sheet and regional sea level change

Key Publications

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A Theory of Change for improving children's perceptions, aspirations and uptake of STEM careers, Davenport, C., Dele-Ajayi, O., Emembolu, I., Morton, R., Padwick, A., Portas, A., Sanderson, J., Shimwell, J., Stonehouse, J., Strachan, R., Wake, L., Wells, G., Woodward, J. 1 Aug 2021, In: Research in Science Education
Effect of forest canopy structure on wintertime Land Surface Albedo: Evaluating CLM5 simulations with in-situ measurements, Malle, J., Rutter, N., Webster, C., Mazzotti, G., Wake, L., Jonas, T. 16 May 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Effect of snow microstructure variability on Ku-band radar snow water equivalent retrievals, Rutter, N., Sandells, M., Derksen, C., King, J., Toose, P., Wake, L., Watts, T., Essery, R., Roy, A., Royer, A., Marsh, P., Larsen, C., Sturm, M. 19 Nov 2019, In: The Cryosphere
Simulated single-layer forest canopies delay Northern Hemisphere snowmelt, Todt, M., Rutter, N., Fletcher, C., Wake, L. 25 Nov 2019, In: The Cryosphere
Greenland Blocking Index daily series 1851-2015: analysis of changes in extremes and links with North Atlantic and UK climate variability and change, Hanna, E., Hall, R., Cropper, T., Ballinger, T., Wake, L., Mote, T., Cappelen, J. Jul 2018, In: International Journal of Climatology
Simulation of longwave enhancement in boreal and montane forests, Todt, M., Rutter, N., Fletcher, C., Wake, L., Bartlett, P., Jonas, T., Kropp, H., Loranty, M., Webster, C. Dec 2018, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Microstructure representation of snow in coupled snowpack and microwave emission models, Sandells, M., Essery, R., Rutter, N., Wake, L., Leppänen, L., Lemmetyinen, J. 27 Jan 2017, In: The Cryosphere
Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA) in Greenland: A Review, Wake, L., Lecavalier, B., Bevis, M. Sep 2016, In: Current Climate Change Reports
Assessment of current methods of positive degree-day calculation using in situ observations from glaciated regions, Wake, L., Marshall, S. Mar 2015, In: Journal of Glaciology
Near-field sea-level variability in northwest Europe and ice sheet stability during the last interglacial, Long, A., Barlow, N., Busschers, F., Cohen, K., Gehrels, W., Wake, L. 15 Oct 2015, In: Quaternary Science Reviews

PGR Supervision

Michael Cullum Drivers of Greenland Ice Sheet mass balance during the Medieval Warm Period and Little Ice Age Start Date: 01/10/2015 End Date: 10/05/2019