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Professor Michael James

Professor in Volcanology

  1. 2016
  2. Published

    Volcano dome dynamics at Mount St. Helens: Deformation and intermittent subsidence monitored by seismicity and camera imagery pixel offsets

    Salzer, J. T., Thelen, W. A., James, M. R., Walter, T. R., Moran, S. & Denlinger, R., 11/2016, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 121, 11, p. 7882-7902 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. 2017
  4. Published

    Using real time particle tracking to understand soil particle movements during rainfall events

    Hardy, R., James, M. R., Pates, J. M. & Quinton, J. N., 03/2017, In: CATENA. 150, p. 32-38 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Optimising UAV topographic surveys processed with structure-from-motion: ground control quality, quantity and bundle adjustment

    James, M. R., Robson, S., d’Oleire-Oltmanns, S. & Niethammer, U., 1/03/2017, In: Geomorphology. 280, p. 51–66 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  6. E-pub ahead of print

    Thermal photogrammetric imaging: a new technique for monitoring dome eruptions

    Thiele, S. T., Varley, N. & James, M. R., 21/03/2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 337, p. 140-145 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Cameras and settings for aerial surveys in the geosciences: Optimising image data

    O'Connor, J., Smith, M. J. & James, M., 06/2017, In: Progress in Physical Geography. 41, 3, p. 325-344 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Emplacing a cooling-limited rhyolite lava flow: similarities with basaltic lava flows

    Magnall, N., James, M., Tuffen, H. & Vye-Brown, C., 8/06/2017, In: Frontiers in Earth Science. 5, 19 p., 44.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    The implications of gas slug ascent in a stratified magma for acoustic and ground deformation source mechanisms in Strombolian eruptions

    Capponi, A., Lane, S. J. & James, M., 15/06/2017, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 468, p. 101-111 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    3-D uncertainty-based topographic change detection with structure-from-motion photogrammetry: precision maps for ground control and directly georeferenced surveys

    James, M. R., Robson, S. & Smith, M., 30/09/2017, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 42, 12, p. 1769-1788 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Testing the utility of structure-from-motion photogrammetry reconstructions using small unmanned aerial vehicles and ground photography to estimate the extent of upland soil erosion

    Glendell, M., McShane, G., Farrow, L., James, M., Quinton, J., Anderson, K., Evans, M., Benaud, P., Rawlins, B., Morgan, D., Jones, L., Kirkham, M., DeBell, L., Quine, T. A., Lark, M., Rickson, J. & Brazier, R. E., 30/09/2017, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 42, 12, p. 1860-1871 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Quantifying ice cliff evolution with multi-temporal point clouds on the debris-covered Khumbu Glacier, Nepal

    Watson, C. S., Quincey, D. J., Smith, M. W., Carrivick, J. L., Rowan, A. V. & James, M. R., 10/2017, In: Journal of Glaciology. 63, 241, p. 823-837 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    The dynamics of slug trains in volcanic conduits: Evidence for expansion driven slug coalescence

    Pering, T. D., McGonigle, A. J. S., James, M. R., Capponi, A., Lane, S. J., Tamburello, G. & Aiuppa, A., 15/12/2017, In: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 348, p. 26-35 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. 2018
  15. Published

    The origin and evolution of breakouts in a cooling-limited rhyolite lava flow

    Magnall, N., James, M., Tuffen, H., Vye-Brown, C., Schipper, C. I., Castro, J. & Davies, A. G., 2018, In: Geological Society of America Bulletin. 131, 1-2, p. 137-154 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Implementing an efficient beach erosion monitoring system for coastal management in Croatia

    Pikelj, K., Ružić, I., Ilic, S., James, M. & Kordić, B., 18/04/2018, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 156, p. 223-238 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Using picosatellites for 4-D imaging of volcanic clouds: proof of concept using ISS photography of the 2009 Sarychev Peak eruption

    Zakšek, K., James, M. R., Hort, M., Nogueira, T. & Schilling, K., 1/06/2018, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 210, p. 519-530 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    The viscosity of pāhoehoe lava: In situ syn-eruptive measurements from Kilauea, Hawaii

    Chevrel, M. O., Harris, A. J. L., James, M. R., Calabrò, L., Gurioli, L. & Pinkerton, H., 1/07/2018, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 493, p. 161-171 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. 2019
  20. Published

    Crowd-sourcing of structure-from-motion data for terrain modelling in a real-world disaster scenario: a proof of concept

    Ratner, J., Sury, J., James, M. R., Mather, T. & Pyle, D., 1/04/2019, In: Progress in Physical Geography. 43, 2, p. 236-259 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    High precision tracing of soil and sediment movement using fluorescent tracers at hillslope scale

    Hardy, R., Quinton, J. N., James, M. R., Fiener, P. & Pates, J. M., 1/04/2019, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 44, 5, p. 1091-1099 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Low-budget topographic surveying comes of age: Structure from motion photogrammetry in geography and the geosciences

    Anderson, K., Westoby, M. J. & James, M. R., 1/04/2019, In: Progress in Physical Geography. 43, 2, p. 163-173 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineEditorialpeer-review

  23. Published

    Characterizing beach intertidal bar systems using multi-annual LiDAR data

    Miles, A., Ilic, S., Whyatt, J. D. & James, M. R., 30/06/2019, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 44, 8, p. 1572-1583 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Insights Into Pāhoehoe Lava Emplacement Using Visible and Thermal Structure-From-Motion Photogrammetry

    Biass, S., Orr, T. R., Houghton, B. F., Patrick, M. R., James, M. R. & Turner, N., 30/06/2019, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 124, 6, p. 5678-5695 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Guidelines on the use of Structure from Motion Photogrammetry in Geomorphic Research

    James, M. R., Chandler, J. H., Eltner, A., Fraser, C., Miller, P. E., Mills, J. P., Noble, T., Robson, S. & Lane, S. N., 1/08/2019, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 44, 10, p. 2081-2084 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Supraglacial lake drainage at a fast-flowing Greenlandic outlet glacier

    Chudley, T., Christoffersen, P., Doyle, S., Bougamont, M., Schoonman, C., Hubbard, B. & James, M., 17/12/2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116, 51, p. 25468-25477 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. 2020
  28. Published

    Analogue experiments on the rise of large bubbles through a solids-rich suspension: A “weak plug” model for Strombolian eruptions

    Oppenheimer, J., Capponi, A., Cashman, K. V., Lane, S. J., Rust, A. C. & James, M. R., 1/02/2020, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 531, 12 p., 115931.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Glacial Aerodynamic Roughness Estimates: Uncertainty, Sensitivity, and Precision in Field Measurements

    Chambers, J. R., Smith, M. W., Quincey, D. J., Carrivick, J. L., Ross, A. N. & James, M. R., 5/02/2020, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 125, 2, 19 p., e2019JF005167.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    Current practices in UAS-based environmental monitoring

    Tmušić, G., Manfreda, S., Aasen, H., James, M. R., Gonçalves, G., Ben-Dor, E., Brook, A., Polinova, M., Arranz, J. J., Mészáros, J., Zhuang, R., Johansen, K., Malbeteau, Y., de Lima, I. P., Davids, C., Herban, S. & McCabe, M. F., 20/03/2020, In: Remote Sensing. 12, 6, 35 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Correction to: The influence of cross-sectional channel geometry on rheology and flux estimates for active lava flows (Bulletin of Volcanology, (2014), 76, 7, (829), 10.1007/s00445-014-0829-3)

    Lev, E. & James, M. R., 31/03/2020, In: Bulletin of Volcanology. 82, 3, 1 p., 22.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Volcanological applications of unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS): Developments, strategies, and future challenges

    James, M., Carr, B., D'Arcy, F., Diefenbach, A., Dietterich, H., Fornaciai, A., Lev, E., Liu, E., Pieri, D., Rodgers, M., Smets, B., Terada, A., Aulock, F. V., Walter, T., Wood, K. & Zorn, E., 9/04/2020, In: Volcanica. 3, 1, p. 67-114 48 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  33. Published

    National-scale geodata describe widespread accelerated soil erosion

    Benaud, P., Anderson, K., Evans, M., Farrow, L., Glendell, M., James, M. R., Quine, T. A., Quinton, J. N., Rawlins, B., Jane Rickson, R. & Brazier, R. E., 15/07/2020, In: Geoderma. 371, 13 p., 114378.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Mitigating systematic error in topographic models for geomorphic change detection: Accuracy, precision and considerations beyond off‐nadir imagery

    James, M. R., Antoniazza, G., Robson, S. & N. Lane, S., 1/08/2020, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 45, 10, p. 2251-2271 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  35. Published

    High-resolution monitoring of diffuse (sheet or interrill) erosion using structure-from-motion

    Cândido, B. M., Quinton, J. N., James, M. R., Silva, M. L. N., de Carvalho, T. S., de Lima, W., Beniaich, A. & Eltner, A., 1/10/2020, In: Geoderma. 375, 9 p., 114477.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Post-fragmentation vesiculation timescales in hydrous rhyolitic bombs from Chaitén volcano

    Browning, J., Tuffen, H., James, M. R., Owen, J., Castro, J. M., Halliwell, S. & Wehbe, K., 1/12/2020, In: Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 104, 13 p., 120807.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. 2021
  38. Published

    Correcting for Systematic Underestimation of Topographic Glacier Aerodynamic Roughness Values From Hintereisferner, Austria

    Chambers, J. R., Smith, M. W., Smith, T., Sailer, R., Quincey, D. J., Carrivick, J. L., Nicholson, L., Mertes, J., Stiperski, I. & James, M. R., 28/05/2021, In: Frontiers in Earth Science. 9, 16 p., 691195.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Pressure-Driven Opening and Filling of a Volcanic Hydrofracture Recorded by Tuffisite at Húsafell, Iceland: A Potential Seismic Source

    Unwin, H. E., Tuffen, H., Phillips, E., Wadsworth, F. B. & James, M. R., 3/06/2021, In: Frontiers in Earth Science. 9, 22 p., 668058.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Reproducibility, open science and progression in soil erosion research. A reply to “Response to ‘National-scale geodata describe widespread accelerated soil erosion’ Benaud et al. (2020) Geoderma 271, 114378” by Evans and Boardman (2021)

    Benaud, P., Anderson, K., Evans, M., Farrow, L., Glendell, M., James, M. R., Quine, T. A., Quinton, J. N., Rickson, R. J. & Brazier, R. E., 15/11/2021, In: Geoderma. 402, 4 p., 115181.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  41. 2022
  42. Published

    An Integrated Modeling Approach for Analyzing the Deformation Style of Active Volcanoes: Somma-Vesuvius Case Study

    De Matteo, A., Massa, B., Castaldo, R., D’Auria, L., James, M. R., Lane, S. J., Pepe, S. & Tizzani, P., 31/01/2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 127, 1, 18 p., e2021JB022338.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    ‘Best day since the bad germs came’: Exploring changing experiences in and the value of coastal blue space during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Fylde Coast case study

    Earl, J., Gormally-Sutton, A., Ilic, S. & James, M., 31/03/2022, In: Coastal Studies & Society. 1, 1, p. 97-119 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Refining an ensemble of volcanic ash forecasts using satellite retrievals: Raikoke 2019

    Capponi, A., Harvey, N. J., Dacre, H. F., Beven, K., Saint, C., Wells, C. & James, M., 10/05/2022, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics . 22, 9, p. 6115-1634 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    A novel experimental chamber for the characterization of free-falling particles in volcanic plumes

    Capponi, A., Lane, S. J., Gilbert, J. S., Macfarlane, D. G., Robertson, D. A. & James, M. R., 31/07/2022, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 93, 7, 14 p., 075105.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. 2023
  47. Published

    Glacier monitoring using real-aperture 94 GHz radar

    Harcourt, W. D., Robertson, D. A., Macfarlane, D. G., Rea, B. R., Spagnolo, M., Benn, D. I. & James, M. R., 30/09/2023, In: Annals of Glaciology. 63, 87-89, p. 116-120 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. 2025
  49. E-pub ahead of print

    Shifting melt composition linked to volcanic tremor at Cumbre Vieja volcano

    Longpré, M.-A., Tramontano, S., Pankhurst, M. J., Roman, D. C., Reiss, M. C., Cortese, F., James, M. R., Spina, L., Rodríguez, F., Coldwell, B., Martín-Lorenzo, A., Barbee, O., D’Auria, L., Chamberlain, K. J. & Scarrow, J. H., 10/01/2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Geoscience.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Spatial and temporal variations in 94 GHz radar backscatter from a springtime snowpack

    Harcourt, W. D., Robertson, D. A., Macfarlane, D. G., Rea, B. R., James, M. R., Diggins, M. & Fyffe, B., 31/01/2025, In: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 18, p. 3611-3624 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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