Matt Aitkenhead
Current research interests
I have a background in a wide range of soil and environmental topics, and in the modelling of complex environmental system. I have qualifications in a range of subjects, and have worked for several years in Aberdeen at the University and the James Hutton Institute. I have over 50 publications including refereed papers, conference proceedings, technical reports and popular articles. I also have expertise in soil modelling, land cover mapping, remote sensing interpretation, environmental modelling, soil formation, land use and land use change, artificial intelligence and computer programming. I have an intimate knowledge of the Scottish landscape, and of the data held at the James Hutton Institute which describes it
A key aspect of my work is the development of novel modeling and classification methods and software packages that utilise spatial remote sensing and environmental data in a wide range of environmental applications. The 'Related Content' links at the side of the page will take you to projects that I am involved in.
Bibliography
Matt's highlighted publications
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Albanito, F.; Jones, M.B.; Black, H.I.J., (2011) Development and testing of a process-based soil model (MOSES) for ecosystem services., European Journal of Soil Science, 222, 3795-3810.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J., (2011) Exploring potential contributions of soil microbes to Martian terraforming through soil simulation., CAREX Conference on Life in Extreme Environments, Dublin, October 2011.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J., (2011) BSSS Meeting report - 'Threats to Scotland's Soils'., The Auger, May 2011.
Matt's most recent publications
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Aalders, I.H., (2011) Automating land cover mapping of Scotland using expert system and knowledge integration methods., Remote Sensing of Environment, 115, 1285-1295.
- Brown, I.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Castellazzi, M.; Aitkenhead, M.; Brooker, R., (2011) Developing upland habitat inventories for Annex 1 and priority BAP habitats., Report to Scottish Natural Heritage.
- Richards, M.; McDonald, A.J.S.; Aitkenhead, M.J., (2010) Competition indices for predicting the radial growth of Scots pine in spatially heterogeneous forest., Ecological Modelling, 221,1649-1654.
- Smith, J.; Gottschalk, P.; Bellarby, J.; Chapman, S.J.; Lilly, A.; Towers, W.; Bell, J.; Coleman, K.; Nayak, D.; Richards, M.; Hillier, J.; Flynn, H.; Wattenbach, M.; Aitkenhead, M.; Yeluripurti, J.; Farmer, J.; Milne, R.; Thomson, A.; Evans, C.; Whitmore, A.; Fallon, P.; Smith,P., (2010) Estimating changes in Scottish soil carbon stocks using ECOSSE. II. Application., Climate Research, 45, 179-192.
- Smith, J.; Gottschalk, P.; Bellarby, J.; Chapman, S.J.; Lilly, A.; Towers, W.; Bell, J.; Coleman, K.; Nayak, D.; Richards, M.; Hillier, J.; Flynn, H.; Wattenbach, M.; Aitkenhead, M.; Yeluripurti, J.; Farmer, J.; Milne, R.; Thomson, A.; Evans, C.; Whitmore, A.; Falloon, P.; Smith, P., (2010) Estimating changes in Scottish soil carbon stocks using ECOSSE. I. Model description and uncertainties., Climate Research, 45, 179-192.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Aalders, I.H., (2008) Predicting land cover using GIS, Bayesian and evolutionary algorithm methods., Journal of Environmental Management, 90, 236-250.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Cooper, R.J., (2008) Neural network time series prediction of environmental variables in a small upland headwater in NE Scotland., Hydrological Processes, 22, 3091-3101.
- Aitkenhead, M.J; Aalders, I.H., (2008) Classification of Landsat TM imagery for land cover using neural networks., International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29, 2075.
- Brown, E.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Wright, R.; Aalders, I.H., (2008) Mapping and classification of peatland on the Isle of Lewis using Landsat ETM+., Scottish Geographical Journal, 123, 173-192.
- Gelan, A.; Shannon, P.; Aitkenhead, M., (2008) Sustainable local land use policy: rhetoric and reality., Local Environment, 13, 291-308.
- Richards, M.; McDonald, A.J.S.; Aitkenhead, M.J., (2008) Optimisation of competition indices using simulated annealing and artificial neural networks., Ecological Modelling, 214, 375-384.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Aitkenhead-Peterson, J.A.; McDowell, W.; Smart, R.P.; Cresser, M., (2007) Modelling doc export from catchments in Scotland using neural networks., Computers and Geosciences, 33, 423-436.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Dyer, R., (2007) Improving land cover classification using recognition threshold neural networks., Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 73, 413-421.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Lumsdon, P.; Miller, D.R., (2007) Remote sensing-based neural network mapping of tsunami damage in Aceh, Indonesia., Disasters, 31, 217-226
- Cots-Folch, R.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Martinez-Casasnovas, J.A., (2007) Mapping land cover from detailed aerial photography data using textural and neural network analysis., International Journal of Remote Sensing 28(7), 1625-1642
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