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 modelling and classification methods and software packages that utilise spatial remote sensing and environmental data in a wide range of environmental applications. This includes the development, with other staff members, or mobile phone apps for environmental monitoring in real-time.
The 'Related Content' links at the side of the page will take you to projects that I am involved in.
Bibliography
- Payen, F.T.; Moran, D.; Cahurel, J.; Aitkenhead, M.; Alexander, P.; MacLeod, M. (2023) Why do French winegrowers adopt soil organic carbon sequestration practices? Understanding motivations and barriers, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6, Art. 994364
- Rivington, M.; Jabloun, M.; Gimona, A.; Martino, S.; Aitkenhead, M.; Glendell, M.; Gagkas, Z. (2023) Climate Extremes in Scotland. Deliverable D2.1b for the Project D5-2 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Capital, Zenodo, 10.5281/zenodo.7699842
- Gagkas, Z.; Rivington, M.; Pakeman, R.; Aitkenhead, M.; Gimona, A. (2023) Habitat Data layer for Natural Capital assessments, Deliverable 23a for the Project D52 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Capital, Report submitted to RESAS
- Gagkas, Z.; Rivington, M.; Pakeman, R.; Aitkenhead, M.; Gimona, A. (2023) Habitat Data layer for Natural Capital assessments Deliverable 23a for the Project D52 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Capital , RESAS deliverable
- Payen, F.; Moran, D.; Cahurel, J.; Aitkenhead, M.; Alexander, P.; MacLeod, M. (2022) Factors influencing winegrowers’ adoption of soil organic carbon sequestration practices in France, Environmental Science & Policy, 128, pp. 45-55
- Matthews, K.; Waylen, K.; Blackstock, K.; Aitkenhead, M.; Castellazzi, M.; Miller, D. (2022) Briefing on Quantitative Story Telling for the Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31), Project Deliverable (D2), 11pp, Online
- Matthews, K.; Blackstock, K.; Sutherland, L.; Gimona, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Rivington, M. (2022) StateofPlay Reference Document for Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31), Project Milestone Report Milestone 10, Online, 21pp
- Aitkenhead, M.; Pakeman, R.; Gagkas, Z.; Rivington, M. (2022) D12 An overview of issues concerning Climate Change Impacts on Scottish Natural Capital , Literature review submitted to RESAS
- Aitkenhead, M.; Gagkas, Z.; Pakeman, R.; Nijnik, M.; Gimona, A.; Glendell, M.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; McKeen, M.; Donnelly, D.; Jabloun, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Salt, D.; Sideris, K.; Udugbezi, E. (2022) D52 Deliverable D11 Risk and Opportunities Assessment Framework Scope, Concepts and Structure, Technical report submitted to RESAS
- Aitkenhead, M. (2022) Kinkell Farm soil report, Report submitted to farm and research funder through Robert Crow in JHL
- Aitkenhead, M.; McKeen, M.; Sideris, K.; Rees, N.; Gurd, J.; Hague, A.; Artz, R. (2022) Accelerating Peatland Restoration in Northern Ireland, Submitted directly to Northern Ireland Environment Agency
- Miller, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R.; Baggaley, N.; Black, H.; Iannetta, P.; Irvine, K.; Lilly, A.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Nijnik, M.; ; Lopez, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2022) Perth and Kinross Council Carbon Sequestration Study, Contract report to Perth and Kinross Council
- Aitkenhead, M.; Hewison, R. (2022) Official Handbook of the International Soil Judging Contest, July 27-31, 2022, Printed material used for teaching, shared online
- Aitkenhead, M. (2022) Digital tools for assessing soil organic carbon at farm and regional scale, In Rumpel, C. (ed.) Understanding and fostering soil carbon sequestration. Burleigh Dodds, pp. 395-420
- Rivington, M.; King, R.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.; Benton, T.; Burgess, P.; Hawes, C.; Wellesley, L.; Polhill, G.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Begg, G.; Williams, A.; Newton, A.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Neilson, R. (2021) UK Food and nutrition security during and after the COVID19 pandemic Project Report and Recommendations., Emerging Research, 46, 88-97.
- Rivington, M.; King, R.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.; Benton, T.; Burgess, P.; Hawes, C.; Wellesley, L.; Polhill, G.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Begg, G.; Williams, A.; Newton, A.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Neilson, R. (2021) UK Food and nutrition security during and after the COVID19 pandemic Project Report and Recommendations., Emerging Research, 46, 88-97.
- Rivington, M.; King, R.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Benton, T.G.; Burgess, P.J.; Hawes, C.; Wellesley, L.; Polhill, J.G.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Begg, G.; Williams, A.G.; Newton, A.C.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Neilson, R.; Watts, C.; Harris, J.; Loades, K.; Stewart, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Udugbezi, E.; Hannam, J.A.; Keay, C. (2021) UK food and nutrition security during and after the COVID-19 pandemic., Nutrition Bulletin, 46, 88-97.
- Payen, F.T.; Sykes, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Alexander, P.; Moran, D.; MacLeod, M. (2021) Soil organic carbon sequestration rates in vineyard agroecosystems under different soil management practices: a meta-analysis., Journal of Cleaner Production, 290, Article No. 125736.
- Singh, K.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Fidelis, C.; Yinil, D.; Sanderson, T.; Snoeck, D.; Field, D.J. (2021) Optimization of spectral pre-processing for estimating soil conditions on small farms., New Phytologist, 229, 2647-2659.
- Davis, N.A.; Polhill, J.G.; Aitkenhead, M.A. (2021) Measuring heterogeneity in soil networks: a network analysis and simulation-based approach., Ecological Modelling, 439, Article No. 109308.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Castellazzi, M.; McKeen, M.; Hare, M.; Artz, R.; Reed, M. (2021) Peatland restoration and potential emissions savings on agricultural land: an evidence assessment, ClimateXChange
- Burgess, P.; Sanders, D.; Keay, C.; Hannan, J.; Aitkenhead, M.; Rivington, M. (2021) Exploring the effects on UK food security and land use of four scenarios describing socioeconomic responses to COVID19, Online
- Rivington, M.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.; Hawes, C.; Begg, G.; Polhill, G.; Loades, K.; Newton, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Neilson, R.; Gandossi, G.; Stewart, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Udugbezi, E.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Benton, T.; King, R., Burgess, P. (2021) An overview assessment of the COVID19 pandemic on the UK food and nutrition security, Online
- Rivington, M.; King, R.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.; G. Benton, T.; Burgess, P. J.; Hawes, C.; Wellesley, L.; Polhill, G.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L. M.; Begg, G.; Williams, A. G.; Newton, A.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Neilson, R.; Watts, C. (2021) UK Food and nutrition security during and after the COVID19 pandemic Project Report and Recommendations, On the institute, project website: https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/uk-food-and-nutrition-security-during-and-after-covid-19-pandemic
- Brewster, A.; Roberts, D.; Grant, E.; Casas, C.; Jorat, E.; Morel, A.; Aitkenhead, M. (2021) Basic silicate rock by-product: a new agricultural input that captures CO2 also known as 'Rock on Soils'., Knowledge Transfer Innovation Fund, Report to Scottish Government, 67pp.
- Aitkenhead, M.J; Coull, M.C. (2020) Mapping soil profile depth, bulk density and carbon stock in Scotland using remote sensing and spatial covariates., European Journal of Soil Science, 71, 553-567.
- Aitkenhead, M.J. (2020) Climate change and soil organic matter in Scotland: time to turn over a new leaf?, Soil Research, Published online.
- Song, S.; Gibson, D.; Ahmadzadeh, S.; Chu, H.O.; Warden, B.; Overend, R.; Macfarlane, F.; Murray, P.; Marshall, S.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Bienkowski, D.; Allison, R. (2020) Low-cost hyperspectral imaging system using a linear variable bandpass filter for agritech applications., Applied Optics, 59, A167-A175.
- Davis, N.; Jarvis, A.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Polhill, J.G. (2020) Trajectories towards maximum power and inequality in resource distribution networks., PLoS ONE, 15, Article No. e0229956.
- Butler, J.R.A.; Bergsen, A.M.; Bohensky, E.; Aitkenhead, M.; Hamden, R.; Pedde, S. (2020) Adapting scenarios for climate adaptation: Practitioners’ perspectives on a popular planning method., Environmental Science and Policy, 104, 13-19.
- Neilson, R.; Lilly, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R.R.E.; Baggaley, N.; Giles, M.E.; Holland, J.; Loades, K.; Ovando Pol, P.; Rivington, M.; Roberts, M.; Yeluripati, J. (2020) Measuring the vulnerability of Scottish soils to a changing climate., ClimateXChange Report, 42pp.
- Ferretto, A.; Brooker, R.; Aitkenhead, M.; Matthews, R.; Smith, P. (2019) Potential carbon loss from Scottish peatlands under climate change., Regional Environmental Change, 19, 2101-2111.
- Bienkowski, D.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Lees, A.K.; Gallagher, C.; Neilson, R. (2019) Detection and differentiation between potato (Solanum tuberosum) diseases using calibration models trained with non-imaging spectrometry data., Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 167, Article No. 105056.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C. (2019) Digital mapping of soil ecosystem services in Scotland using neural networks and relationship modelling. Part 2: Mapping of soil ecosystem services., Soil Use and Management, 35, 217-231.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C. (2019) Digital mapping of soil ecosystem services in Scotland using neural networks and fuzzy classification. Part 1: Mapping of soil classes., Soil Use and Management, 35, 205-216.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Johnson, S.; Bruneau, P.; Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Ross, L.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L. (2019) The potential for modelling peatland habitat condition in Scotland using long-term MODIS data., Science of the Total Environment, 660, 429-442.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Waylen, K.A.; Compagnucci, A.; Rivington, M.; Gimona, A. (2019) Extreme climate change scenarios for Scotland: Workshop report., Report for SEFARI Gateway, 20pp.
- Evans, C.; Artz, R.R.E.; Moxley, J.; Smyth, M.A.; Taylor, E.; Archer, N.; Burden, A.; Williamson, J.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Thomson, A.; Buys, G.; Malcolm, H.; Wilson, D.; Renou-Wilson, F. (2019) Implementation of an emissions inventory for UK peatlands., Report to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor, 88pp.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J. (2018) Exploring the impact of different input data types on soil variable estimation using the ICRAF-ISRIC global soil spectral database., Applied Spectroscopy, 72, 188-198.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Cameron, C.; Gaskin, G.; Choisy, B.; Coull, M.C.; Black, H.I.J. (2018) Digital RGB photography and visible-range spectroscopy for soil composition analysis., Geoderma, 313, 265-275.
- Payen, F.T.; Moran, D.; Cahurel, J.; Aitkenhead, M.; Alexander, P.; MacLeod, M. (2023) Why do French winegrowers adopt soil organic carbon sequestration practices? Understanding motivations and barriers, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6, Art. 994364
- Payen, F.; Moran, D.; Cahurel, J.; Aitkenhead, M.; Alexander, P.; MacLeod, M. (2022) Factors influencing winegrowers’ adoption of soil organic carbon sequestration practices in France, Environmental Science & Policy, 128, pp. 45-55
- Rivington, M.; King, R.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.; Benton, T.; Burgess, P.; Hawes, C.; Wellesley, L.; Polhill, G.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Begg, G.; Williams, A.; Newton, A.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Neilson, R. (2021) UK Food and nutrition security during and after the COVID19 pandemic Project Report and Recommendations., Emerging Research, 46, 88-97.
- Rivington, M.; King, R.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.; Benton, T.; Burgess, P.; Hawes, C.; Wellesley, L.; Polhill, G.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Begg, G.; Williams, A.; Newton, A.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Neilson, R. (2021) UK Food and nutrition security during and after the COVID19 pandemic Project Report and Recommendations., Emerging Research, 46, 88-97.
- Rivington, M.; King, R.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.P.M.; Benton, T.G.; Burgess, P.J.; Hawes, C.; Wellesley, L.; Polhill, J.G.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Begg, G.; Williams, A.G.; Newton, A.C.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Neilson, R.; Watts, C.; Harris, J.; Loades, K.; Stewart, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Udugbezi, E.; Hannam, J.A.; Keay, C. (2021) UK food and nutrition security during and after the COVID-19 pandemic., Nutrition Bulletin, 46, 88-97.
- Payen, F.T.; Sykes, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Alexander, P.; Moran, D.; MacLeod, M. (2021) Soil organic carbon sequestration rates in vineyard agroecosystems under different soil management practices: a meta-analysis., Journal of Cleaner Production, 290, Article No. 125736.
- Singh, K.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Fidelis, C.; Yinil, D.; Sanderson, T.; Snoeck, D.; Field, D.J. (2021) Optimization of spectral pre-processing for estimating soil conditions on small farms., New Phytologist, 229, 2647-2659.
- Davis, N.A.; Polhill, J.G.; Aitkenhead, M.A. (2021) Measuring heterogeneity in soil networks: a network analysis and simulation-based approach., Ecological Modelling, 439, Article No. 109308.
- Aitkenhead, M.J; Coull, M.C. (2020) Mapping soil profile depth, bulk density and carbon stock in Scotland using remote sensing and spatial covariates., European Journal of Soil Science, 71, 553-567.
- Aitkenhead, M.J. (2020) Climate change and soil organic matter in Scotland: time to turn over a new leaf?, Soil Research, Published online.
- Song, S.; Gibson, D.; Ahmadzadeh, S.; Chu, H.O.; Warden, B.; Overend, R.; Macfarlane, F.; Murray, P.; Marshall, S.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Bienkowski, D.; Allison, R. (2020) Low-cost hyperspectral imaging system using a linear variable bandpass filter for agritech applications., Applied Optics, 59, A167-A175.
- Davis, N.; Jarvis, A.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Polhill, J.G. (2020) Trajectories towards maximum power and inequality in resource distribution networks., PLoS ONE, 15, Article No. e0229956.
- Butler, J.R.A.; Bergsen, A.M.; Bohensky, E.; Aitkenhead, M.; Hamden, R.; Pedde, S. (2020) Adapting scenarios for climate adaptation: Practitioners’ perspectives on a popular planning method., Environmental Science and Policy, 104, 13-19.
- Ferretto, A.; Brooker, R.; Aitkenhead, M.; Matthews, R.; Smith, P. (2019) Potential carbon loss from Scottish peatlands under climate change., Regional Environmental Change, 19, 2101-2111.
- Bienkowski, D.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Lees, A.K.; Gallagher, C.; Neilson, R. (2019) Detection and differentiation between potato (Solanum tuberosum) diseases using calibration models trained with non-imaging spectrometry data., Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 167, Article No. 105056.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C. (2019) Digital mapping of soil ecosystem services in Scotland using neural networks and relationship modelling. Part 2: Mapping of soil ecosystem services., Soil Use and Management, 35, 217-231.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C. (2019) Digital mapping of soil ecosystem services in Scotland using neural networks and fuzzy classification. Part 1: Mapping of soil classes., Soil Use and Management, 35, 205-216.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Johnson, S.; Bruneau, P.; Britton, A.J.; Mitchell, R.J.; Ross, L.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L. (2019) The potential for modelling peatland habitat condition in Scotland using long-term MODIS data., Science of the Total Environment, 660, 429-442.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J. (2018) Exploring the impact of different input data types on soil variable estimation using the ICRAF-ISRIC global soil spectral database., Applied Spectroscopy, 72, 188-198.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Cameron, C.; Gaskin, G.; Choisy, B.; Coull, M.C.; Black, H.I.J. (2018) Digital RGB photography and visible-range spectroscopy for soil composition analysis., Geoderma, 313, 265-275.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J. (2017) EXPRESS: Exploring the impact of different input data types on soil variable estimation using the ICRAF-ISRIC global soil spectral database., Applied Spectroscopy, 72, 188-198.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Gaskin, GJ.; Lafouge, N.; Hawes, C. (2017) PHYLIS: A low-cost portable visible range spectrometer for soil and plants., Sensors, 17, Article No. 99.
- Williams, D.; Britten, A.; McCallum, S.; Jones, H.; Aitkenhead, M.;Karley, A.; Loades, K.; Prashar, A.; Graham, J. (2017) A method for automatic segmentation and splitting of hyperspectral images of raspberry plants collected in field conditions., Plant Methods, 13, Article No. 74.
- Aitkenhead, M.J. (2017) Mapping peat in Scotland with remote sensing and site characteristics., European Journal of Soil Science, 68, 28-38.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Gwatkin, R.; Donnelly, D. (2016) Automated soil physical parameter assessment using smartphone and digital camera imagery., Journal of Imaging, 2, Article No. 35.
- Vereecken, H.; Schnepf, A.; Hopmans, J.W.; Javaux, M.; Or, D.; Roose, D.O.T.; Vanderborght, J.; Young, M.H.; Amelung, W.; Aitkenhead, M.; Allison, S.D.; Assouline, S.; Baveye, P.; Berli, M.; Bruggemann, N.; Finke, P.; Flury, M.; Gaiser, T.; Govers, G.; Ghezzehei, T.; Hallett, P.; Franssen, H.J.H.; Heppell, J.; Horn, R.; Huisman, J.A.; Jacques, D.; Jonard, F.; Kollet, S.; Lafolie, F.; Lamorski, D.; Leitner, D.; McBratney, A.; Minasny, B.; Montzka, C.; Nowak, W.; Pachepsky, J.; Padarian, N.; Romano, N.; Roth, K.; Rothfuss, Y.; Rowe, E.C.; Schwen, A.; Simunek, J.; Tiktak, A.; Van Dam, J.; van der Zee, S.E.A.T.M.; Vogel, H.J.; Vrugt, J.A.; Wohling, T.; Young, I.M. (2016) Modeling soil processes: Review, key challenges, and new perspectives., Vadose Zone Journal, 15(5), 57pp.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C. (2016) Mapping soil carbon stocks across Scotland using a neural network model., Geoderma, 262, 187-188.
- Nocita, M.; Stevens, A.; van Wesemael, B.; Aitkenhead, M.; Bachmann, M.; Barthes, B.; Dor, E.B.; Brown, D.J.; Clairotte, M.; Csorba, A.; Dardenne, P.; Dematte, J.A.M.; Genot, V.; Guerrero, C.; Knadel, M.; Montanarella, L.; Noon, C.; Ramirez-Lopez, L.; Robertson, A.J.; Sakai, H.; Soriano-Disla, J.M.; Shepherd, K.D.; Stenberg, B.; Towett, E.K.; Vargas, R.; Wetterlind, J. (2015) Soil spectroscopy: an alternative to wet chemistry for soil monitoring., Advances in Agronomy, 132, 139-159.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Donnelly, D.; Sutherland, L.A.; Miller, D.G.; Coull, M.C.; Black, H.I.J. (2015) Predicting Scottish topsoil organic matter content from colour and environmental factors., European Journal of Soil Science, 66, 112-120.
- McMinn, D.; Oreskovic, N.M.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Johnston, D.W.; Murtagh, S.; Rowe, D.A. (2014) The physical environment and health-enhancing activity during the school commute: global positioning system, geographical information systems and accelerometry., Geospatial Health, 8, 569-572.
- Palacio, S.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Escudero, A.; Montserrat-Marti, G.; Maestro, M.; Robertson, J. (2014) Gypsophile chemistry unveiled: Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy provides new insight into plant adaptations to gypsum soils., PLoS ONE, 9, Article No. e107285.
- Aitkenhead, M.J. (2014) SPOT-VEGETATION - 15 years of success: What's next?, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 35, 2397-2401.
- Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Aalders, I.; Aitkenhead, M. (2014) The effect of image compression on synthetic PROBA-V images., International Journal of Remote Sensing, 35, 2639-2653.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Rhind, S.M.; Zhang, Z.L.; Kyle, C.E.; Coull, M.C. (2014) Neural network integration of field observations for soil endocrine disruptor characterisation., Science of the Total Environment, 468-469, 240-248.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Coull, M.C.; Dawson, L.A. (2014) Predicting sample source location from soil analysis using neural networks., Environmental Forensics, 15, 281-292.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Donnelly, D.; Hastings, E.J. (2014) Innovations in environmental monitoring using mobile technology - a review., International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 8, 50-58.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Towers, W.; Hudson, G. (2013) Prediction of soil characteristics and colour using data from the National Soils Inventory of Scotland., Geoderma, 200-201, 99-107.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Towers, W.; Hudson, G.; Black, H.I.J. (2012) Predicting soil chemical composition and other soil parameters from field observations using a neural network., Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 82, 108-116.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Owen, M.; Chambers, D.M. (2012) Use of artificial neural networks in measuring characteristics of shielded radioactive plutonium for arms control., Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 27, 432-439.
- 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.
- Baggaley, N.; Aitkenhead, M.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Lilly, A. (2014) Comparison of methods to estimate and map the carbon content of Scottish soils, 20th World Congress of Soil Science, Soils Embrace Life and Universe, Jeju, South Korea, 8-13 June 2014. (Poster).
- Aitkenhead, M.; Coull, M.C.; Dawson, L.A. (2014) Predicting sample source location from soil analysis using neural networks., Environmental Forensics, 15, 281-292.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Towers, W.; Hudson, G. (2013) Prediction of soil characteristics and colour using data from the National Soils Inventory of Scotland., Geoderma, 200-201, 99-107.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Owen, M.; Chambers, D.M. (2012) Use of artificial neural networks in measuring characteristics of shielded radioactive plutonium for arms control., Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 27, 432-439.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J. (2011) Threats to Scotland's Soils - BSSS Meeting report., The Auger, May 2011.
- 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.; Albanito, F.; Jones, M.B.; Black, H.I.J. (2011) Development and testing of a process-based soil model (MOSES) for ecosystem services., Ecological Modelling, 222, 3795-3810.
- Owen, M.; Chambers, D.; Aitkenhead, M.J. (2009) Artificial neural networks for arms control and the verification of treaty accountable items., Atomic Weapons Establishment Report 315/09.
- Aitkenhead, M.J. (2009) Using neural networks to map Africa's land cover with Landsat ETM+ SLC-off imagery., Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 7472, article no. 74720B
- Norton, G.J.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Khowaja, F.S.; Whalley, W.R.; Price, A.H. (2008) A bioinformatic and transcriptomic approach to identifying positional candidate genes without fine mapping: an example using rice root-growth QTLs., Genomics 92, 344-352.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Flaherty, S.; Cutler, M.E.J. (2008) Evaluating neural networks and evidence pooling for land cover mapping., Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 74, 1019-1032.
- Cresser, M.S.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Mian, I.A. (2008) A reappraisal of the terrestrial nitrogen cycle: What can we learn by extracting concepts from Gaia theory?, Science of the Total Environment 400, 344-355.
- Aitkenhead, M.J. (2008) A co-evolving decision tree classification method., Expert Systems with Applications 34, 18-25.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Foster, A.R.; FitzPatrick, E.A.; Townend, J. (1999) Modelling water release and absorption in soils using cellular automata., Journal of Hydrology, 220, 104-112.
- Deuchars, S.A.; Townend, J.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Fitzpatrick, E.A. (1999) Changes in soil structure and hydraulic properties in regenerating rain forest., Soil Use and Management, 15, 183-187.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Hewison, R. (2022) Official Handbook of the International Soil Judging Contest, July 27-31, 2022, Printed material used for teaching, shared online
- Aitkenhead, M. (2022) Digital tools for assessing soil organic carbon at farm and regional scale, In Rumpel, C. (ed.) Understanding and fostering soil carbon sequestration. Burleigh Dodds, pp. 395-420
- Williams, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Karley, A.J.; Graham, J.; Jones, H.G. (2018) Use of imaging technologies for high throughput phenotyping., In: Graham, J. & Brennan, R. (eds.). Raspberry: Breeding, Challenges and Advances. Springer International Publishing, Cham, Chapter 9, pp145-158.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Donnelly, D.; Coull, M.C.; Gwatkin, R. (2016) Estimating Soil Properties with a Mobile Phone, In: Hartemink, A., Minasny, B. (eds) Digital Soil Morphometrics. Progress in Soil Science. Springer, pp. 89-110
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Donnelly, D.; Coull, M.C.; Gwatkin, R. (2016) Estimating soil properties with a mobile phone., In: Hartemink, A. & Minasny, B. (eds.). Digital Soil Morphometrics (Progress in Soil Science). Springer, Chapter 7, pp89-110.
- Lilly, A.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J. (2014) Assessing carbon in Scottish soils using traditional and novel analytical approaches., In: Arrouays, D., McKenzie, N., Hempel, J., Richer de Forges, A.C. & McBratney, A. (eds.). GlobalSoilMap: Basis of the global spatial soil information system. Proceedings of the 1st GlobalSoilMap Conference, Orleans, France, 7-9 October 2013. CRC Press/Balkema, Leiden, pp287-290.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Richards, M. (2005) The Ordersort algorithm., C++ User's Journal, September 2005, p6-12.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Aalders, I.H. (2005) A framework for developing environmental models, In: MODSIM 2005 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (eds. A. Zerger and R.M. Argent). Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2005, pp587-593.
- Aitkenhead, M.J. (2005) Evolving an autonomous neural network., In: MODSIM 2005 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (eds. A. Zerger and R.M. Argent). Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, December 2005, pp587-593.
- Rivington, M.; Jabloun, M.; Gimona, A.; Martino, S.; Aitkenhead, M.; Glendell, M.; Gagkas, Z. (2023) Climate Extremes in Scotland. Deliverable D2.1b for the Project D5-2 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Capital, Zenodo, 10.5281/zenodo.7699842
- Gagkas, Z.; Rivington, M.; Pakeman, R.; Aitkenhead, M.; Gimona, A. (2023) Habitat Data layer for Natural Capital assessments, Deliverable 23a for the Project D52 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Capital, Report submitted to RESAS
- Gagkas, Z.; Rivington, M.; Pakeman, R.; Aitkenhead, M.; Gimona, A. (2023) Habitat Data layer for Natural Capital assessments Deliverable 23a for the Project D52 Climate Change Impacts on Natural Capital , RESAS deliverable
- Matthews, K.; Waylen, K.; Blackstock, K.; Aitkenhead, M.; Castellazzi, M.; Miller, D. (2022) Briefing on Quantitative Story Telling for the Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31), Project Deliverable (D2), 11pp, Online
- Matthews, K.; Blackstock, K.; Sutherland, L.; Gimona, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Rivington, M. (2022) StateofPlay Reference Document for Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31), Project Milestone Report Milestone 10, Online, 21pp
- Aitkenhead, M.; Pakeman, R.; Gagkas, Z.; Rivington, M. (2022) D12 An overview of issues concerning Climate Change Impacts on Scottish Natural Capital , Literature review submitted to RESAS
- Aitkenhead, M.; Gagkas, Z.; Pakeman, R.; Nijnik, M.; Gimona, A.; Glendell, M.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; McKeen, M.; Donnelly, D.; Jabloun, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Salt, D.; Sideris, K.; Udugbezi, E. (2022) D52 Deliverable D11 Risk and Opportunities Assessment Framework Scope, Concepts and Structure, Technical report submitted to RESAS
- Aitkenhead, M. (2022) Kinkell Farm soil report, Report submitted to farm and research funder through Robert Crow in JHL
- Aitkenhead, M.; McKeen, M.; Sideris, K.; Rees, N.; Gurd, J.; Hague, A.; Artz, R. (2022) Accelerating Peatland Restoration in Northern Ireland, Submitted directly to Northern Ireland Environment Agency
- Miller, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R.; Baggaley, N.; Black, H.; Iannetta, P.; Irvine, K.; Lilly, A.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Nijnik, M.; ; Lopez, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2022) Perth and Kinross Council Carbon Sequestration Study, Contract report to Perth and Kinross Council
- Aitkenhead, M.; Castellazzi, M.; McKeen, M.; Hare, M.; Artz, R.; Reed, M. (2021) Peatland restoration and potential emissions savings on agricultural land: an evidence assessment, ClimateXChange
- Burgess, P.; Sanders, D.; Keay, C.; Hannan, J.; Aitkenhead, M.; Rivington, M. (2021) Exploring the effects on UK food security and land use of four scenarios describing socioeconomic responses to COVID19, Online
- Rivington, M.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.; Hawes, C.; Begg, G.; Polhill, G.; Loades, K.; Newton, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L.; Neilson, R.; Gandossi, G.; Stewart, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Udugbezi, E.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Benton, T.; King, R., Burgess, P. (2021) An overview assessment of the COVID19 pandemic on the UK food and nutrition security, Online
- Rivington, M.; King, R.; Duckett, D.; Iannetta, P.; G. Benton, T.; Burgess, P. J.; Hawes, C.; Wellesley, L.; Polhill, G.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lozada-Ellison, L. M.; Begg, G.; Williams, A. G.; Newton, A.; Lorenzo-Arribas, A.; Neilson, R.; Watts, C. (2021) UK Food and nutrition security during and after the COVID19 pandemic Project Report and Recommendations, On the institute, project website: https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/uk-food-and-nutrition-security-during-and-after-covid-19-pandemic
- Brewster, A.; Roberts, D.; Grant, E.; Casas, C.; Jorat, E.; Morel, A.; Aitkenhead, M. (2021) Basic silicate rock by-product: a new agricultural input that captures CO2 also known as 'Rock on Soils'., Knowledge Transfer Innovation Fund, Report to Scottish Government, 67pp.
- Neilson, R.; Lilly, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R.R.E.; Baggaley, N.; Giles, M.E.; Holland, J.; Loades, K.; Ovando Pol, P.; Rivington, M.; Roberts, M.; Yeluripati, J. (2020) Measuring the vulnerability of Scottish soils to a changing climate., ClimateXChange Report, 42pp.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Waylen, K.A.; Compagnucci, A.; Rivington, M.; Gimona, A. (2019) Extreme climate change scenarios for Scotland: Workshop report., Report for SEFARI Gateway, 20pp.
- Evans, C.; Artz, R.R.E.; Moxley, J.; Smyth, M.A.; Taylor, E.; Archer, N.; Burden, A.; Williamson, J.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Thomson, A.; Buys, G.; Malcolm, H.; Wilson, D.; Renou-Wilson, F. (2019) Implementation of an emissions inventory for UK peatlands., Report to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor, 88pp.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Poggio, L.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.J. (2017) Comparison of remote sensing approaches for detection of peatland drainage in Scotland., Report for CxC website.
- Taylor, E.; Smyth, M-A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Evans, C.; Moxley, J.; Archer, N.J. (2017) Activity data for drainage and rewetting of organic soils 1990-2013., Report to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Work package 4 Project report, not for external publication), 37pp.
- Aitkenhead, M.J. (2017) Linking peatland restoration project data to a model of peat depth and condition: Acquisition and integration of restoration project data with spatial covariates., Internal RESAS Report on Dataset Generation.
- Taylor, E.; Smyth, M.A.; Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Evans, C.; Moxley, J.; Archer, N. (2016) Activity data for drainage and rewetting of organic soils 1990-2013., Workpackage Report to the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Poggio, L.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Gimona, A.; Artz, R.R.E. (2016) Detection of peatland drainage with remote sensing - a scoping study., Technical Report to CxC Directorate.
- Hallett, P.; Hall, R.; Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.; Crooks, B.; Ball, B.; Raffan, A.; Braun, H.; Russell, T.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Riach, D.; Rowan, J.; Long, A. (2016) Effect of soil structure and field drainage on water quality and flood risk., CREW Report, CRW 2014_03, 34pp.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J.; Squire, G.; McLeod, K.; Hastings, E.; Troldborg, M.; Aalders, I.H.; Towers, W.; Lilly, A.; Brown, I.; Coull, M.C.; Castellazzi, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Baggaley, N.J. (2016) A review of ecosystem service mapping within Scottish Government RESAS-funded research., Report for Scottish Government.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Campbell, G.; Coull, M.C. (2015) Using remote sensing to assess the condition of peat in drinking water catchments., CREW Report.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Campbell, G.; Coull, M.C. (2015) Using remote sensing to assess the condition of peat in drinking water catchments., Report to Scottish Water.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Balana, B.; Chapman, S. (2014) WISE Peatland Choices - A decision support tool for peatland restoration in Scotland., Version 2- September 2014, The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 16pp.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J.; Squire, G.; McLeod, K.; Hastings, E.; Troldborg, M.; Aalders, I.; Towers, W.; Lilly, A.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Brown, I.; Castellazzi, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Baggaley, N.J. (2014) A review of ecosystem service mapping within Scottish Government RESAS funded research., Report for Scottish Government.
- McKee, A.J.; Sutherland, L.A.; Lilly, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Campbell, C. (2014) On-farm assessment of soil carbon status., Self-published Report for Quality Meat Scotland and research participants; to be published on JHI website.
- Pérez-Fernández, E.; Aitkenhead, M.; Shand, C.A.; Robertson, A.H.J. (2017) On using the precise sensor., Proceedings of the 11th European Conference in Precision Agriculture, John McIntyre Centre, Edinburgh, 16-20 July 2017. Presentation 17 July 2017.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Cameron, C.; Gaskin, G.; Choisy, B.; Coull, M.C.; Black, H.I.J.; Robertson, A.H.J. (2016) The Scottish way - getting results in soil spectroscopy without spending money., European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2016 (EGU 2016), Vienna, Austria, 17-22 April 2016. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 18, EGU2016-162.
- Lilly, A.; Hallet, P.; Hall, R.; Russell, T.; Raffan, A.; Long, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Baggaley, N.; Troldborg, M.; Crooks, B.; Ball, B. (2016) Are Scotland's soils physically degrading?, SRUC SEPA Conference, What Future for our Farming Systems? Environmental Challenges and Integrated Solutions, Radisson Blu Hotel, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, 1-2 March 2016.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Saunders, M.; Yeluripati, J.B.; Bell, J. (2014) A digital soil mapping neural network approach for peat depth mapping in Scotland., EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 27 April - 2 May 2014.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Coull, M.C.; Robertson, A.J.H. (2013) Prediction of soil properties with NIR data and site descriptors using preprocessing and neural networks., International Workshop, Soil Spectroscopy: the present and future of Soil Monitoring, FAO HQ, Rome, Italy, 4-6 December 2013.
- Aitkenhead, M.; Donnelly, D.; Coull, M.; Black, H.I.A. (2013) E-SMART: Environmental Sensing for Monitoring and Advising in Real-Time., In: Hrebicek, J., Schimak, G., Kubasek, M. & Rizzoli A.E. (eds.). Environmental Software Systems: Fostering Information Sharing, 10th IFIP WG 5.11 International Symposium on Environmental Software Systems (ISESS), Springer, 413, 129-142.
- Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Aalders, I.H.; Aitkenhead, M.J. (2012) The impacts of TER image compression on classification of synthetic PROBA-V images., 32nd EARSeL Symposium "Advances in Geosciences", Mykonos, Greece, May 2012.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Chapman, S.J.; Aitkenhead, M.; Cummins, R.; Smith, J.; Smith, P.; Bain, C.; Coupar, A. (2012) WISE peatland choices - a GIS based tool to prioritise restoration opportunities on the peatlands of Scotland., 14th International Peat Congress, "Peatlands in Balance", Stockholm, Sweden, 3-8 June 2012.
- Artz, R.R.E.; Donnelly, D.; Chapman, S.J.; Towers, W.; Aitkenhead, M.; Andersen, R.; Coupar, A.; Bain, C.; Hughes J. (2012) WISE peatland choices - a scoping tool for the prioritisation of restoration needs of peatlands in Scotland., British Ecological Society Joint BES and IUCN UK Symposium, Bangor University, Wales, 26-28 June 2012.
- 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.; Foereid, B.; Smith, J.U.; Smith, P. (2006) ECOSSE - a globally applicable model of carbon and nitrogen dynamics in soil?, Reduced Nitrogen in Ecology and the Environment, Obergurgl, Austria, October 2006.
- Birnie, R.V.B.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lumsdon, P.; Miller, D.R.; Towers, W.; Wright, G.G.; Gill, M. (2005) The changing role of remote sensing for land resource assessment in scotland: lessons for the future., Proceedings of Annual Conference of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetric Society.
- Birnie, R.V.B.; Aitkenhead, M.; Lumsdon, P.; Miller, D.R.; Towers, W.; Wright, G.G.; Gill, M. (2004) The changing role of remote sensing for land resource assessment in Scotland: lessons for the future., Proceedings of Annual Conference of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetric Society. Published on cd-rom.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Wright, G.G. (2004) Mapping land use in NE Scotland with neural networks from remote sensing imagery., RSPSoc. Conference, Aberdeen, 2004.
- Aitkenhead, M.J. (2004) Environmental pattern recognition and prediction using evolved neural networks., International Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2004 (IC-AI '04), Volume, pp188-194.
Scientific Posters / Conferences
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