Associate Professor Robert Storrar
Associate Professor of Glacial Geomorphology
Summary
Rob Storrar is an Associate Professor of Glacial Geomorphology. Rob is a glaciologist and glacial geomorphologist, specialising in modern and ancient glacial hydrology. Rob is also the Head of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ in the Department of the Natural and Built Environment.
About
Rob Storrar is an Associate Professor of Glacial Geomorphology. He a glaciologist and glacial geomorphologist working on glacial hydrology and the interactions between water and ice over a wide range of spatial (cm to 1000s km) and temporal (hours to millennia) scales. Rob applies a wide range of techniques to glacial environments around the world (and occasionally on Mars), from computer-based methods such as Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to field-based methods such as Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Rob is the Head of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ for the Department of the Natural and Built Environment.
Teaching
School of Engineering and Built Environment
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Subject area
Geography, Environment and Planning
Courses taught
BSc Geography
I currently teach on the following modules
Glaciers and Glaciation, Iceland Field Trip, Past Environmental Change, Fluvial Geomorphology and Hydrology
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
I am interested in glaciers, and the landscapes they leave behind, at a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. My research focuses predominantly on understanding the dynamics and hydrology of glacial systems, from contemporary individual Icelandic glaciers to the ancient continental ice sheets of the late Quaternary. In particular I am interested in the fluctuations of large ice sheets over millennial timescales and what controls their dynamism, especially the importance of meltwater. Understanding ancient systems can be used to predict how modern ice sheets might respond to a changing climate. I employ a combination of remote sensing, GIS and fieldwork methods.
Current research projects
3-dimensional properties of eskers in Finland
Glacial geomorphology of the Ladakh area, Indian Himalayas
GPR investigation of esker sediments in Ireland and Svalbard
Ice flow dynamics of Breiðamerkurjökull, SE Iceland
Modelling subglacial meltwater flow at Breiðamerkurjökull, SE Iceland
Subglacial meltwater drainage in northern Canada
Publications
Journal articles
Lally, A., Ruffell, A., Newton, A., Storrar, R., Kahlert, T., Graham, C., ... Spagnolo, M. (2025). . Journal of Maps, 21 (1).
Rivers, G., Storrar, R., Ojala, A., Mäkinen, J., Holmroos, C., & Holmes, N. (2024). . Boreas.
Lally, A., Ruffell, A., Newton, A.M.W., Rea, B.R., Spagnolo, M., Storrar, R.D., ... Graham, C. (2024). . Geomorphology, 454.
Walton, S., Storrar, R., Holmes, N., Bridge, J., Ewertowski, M., Tomczyk, A., & Jones, A. (2024). . Journal of Maps, 20 (1).
Rivers, G.E., Storrar, R.D., Jones, A.H., & Ojala, A.E.K. (2023). . Quaternary Science Reviews, 321.
Vérité, J., Livingstone, S.J., Ravier, E., McMartin, I., Campbell, J., Lewington, E.L.M., ... Storrar, R. (2023). . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
Lally, A., Ruffell, A., Newton, A.M.W., Rea, B.R., Kahlert, T., Storrar, R., ... Coleman, M. (2023). . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
Butcher, F., Arnold, N., Balme, M., Conway, S., Clark, C., Gallagher, C., ... Woodley, S. (2023). . Annals of Glaciology.
Dewald, N., Lewington, E., Livingstone, S., Clark, C., & Storrar, R. (2021). . Geomorphology, 392, 107919.
Stoker, B., Livingstone, S., Barr, I., Ruffell, A., Storrar, R., & Roberson, S. (2021). . Proceedings of the Geologists' Association.
Butcher, F.E.G., Balme, M.R., Conway, S.J., Gallagher, C., Arnold, N.S., Storrar, R., ... Davis, J.M. (2020). . Icarus, 357, 114131.
Lewington, E.L.M., Livingstone, S.J., Clark, C.D., Sole, A.J., & Storrar, R. (2020). . Cryosphere, 14 (9), 2949-2976.
Livingstone, S.J., Lewington, E.L.M., Clark, C.D., Storrar, R.D., Sole, A.J., McMartin, I., ... Ng, F. (2020). . The Cryosphere, 14 (6).
Livingstone, S.J., Lewington, E.L.M., Clark, C.D., Storrar, R.D., Sole, A.J., McMartin, I., ... Ng, F. (2020). . The Cryosphere, 14 (6).
Butcher, F., Balme, M., Conway, S., Gallagher, C., Arnold, N., Storrar, R., ... Hagermann, A. (2020). . Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 542 (116325).
Storrar, R., Ewertowski, M., Tomczyk, A.M., Barr, I.D., Livingstone, S.J., Ruffell, A., ... Evans, D.J.A. (2020). Equifinality and preservation potential of complex eskers. Boreas, 49 (1).
Livingstone, S.J., Sole, A.J., Storrar, R.D., Harrison, D., Ross, N., & Bowling, J. (2019). Brief Communication: Outburst floods triggered by periodic drainage of subglacial lakes, Isunguata Sermia, West Greenland. The Cryosphere, 13 (10), 2789-2796.
Lovell, H., Livingstone, S., Boston, C., Booth, A., Storrar, R., & Barr, L. (2019). . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44 (13), 2685-2702.
Chandler, B.M.P., Lovell, H., Boston, C.M., Lukas, S., Barr, I.D., Benediktsson, I.O., ... Stroeven, A.P. (2018). . Earth-Science Reviews, 185, 806-846.
Swift, D.A., Cook, S.J., Graham, D.J., Midgley, N.G., Fallick, A.E., Storrar, R., ... Evans, D.J.A. (2018). . Quaternary Science Reviews, 180 (180), 111-131.
Storrar, R., Jones, A., & Evans, D.J.A. (2017). . Journal of Glaciology, 745-750.
Storrar, R., & Livingstone, S. (2017). . Journal of Maps, 13 (2), 153-164.
Evans, D.J.A., Storrar, R.D., & Rea, B.R. (2016). . Geomorphology, 258, 40-50.
Hillier, J.K., Smith, M.J., Armugam, R., Barr, I., Boston, C.M., Clark, C.D., ... Wooldridge, K. (2015). . Journal of Maps, 11 (5), 719-729.
Livingstone, S.J., Storrar, R.D., Hillier, J.K., Stokes, C.R., Clark, C.D., & Tarasov, L. (2015). . Geomorphology, 246, 104-112.
Storrar, R.D., Evans, D.J.A., Stokes, C.R., & Ewertowski, M. (2015). . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 40 (11), 1421-1438.
Storrar, R., Stokes, C.R., & Evans, D.J.A. (2014). . Quaternary Science Reviews, 105, 1-25.
Storrar, R., Stokes, C.R., & Evans, D.J.A. (2014). . Geology, 42, 239-242.
Storrar, R.D., Stokes, C.R., & Evans, D.J.A. (2013). A map of large Canadian eskers from Landsat satellite imagery. Journal of Maps, 9 (3), 456-473.
Stokes, C.R., Clark, C.D., & Storrar, R. (2009). Major changes in ice stream dynamics during deglaciation of the north-western margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. Quaternary Science Reviews, 28 (7-8), 721-738.
Storrar, R., & Stokes, C.R. (2007). . Journal of Maps, 3 (1), 191-210.
Book chapters
Evans, D.J.A., Guðmundsson, S., & Storrar, R. (2018). Glacial landsystem development at Breiðamerkurjökull. In Glacial Landsystems of Southeast Iceland - Quaternary applications. QRA
Korteniemi, J., Russell, H.A.J., Sharpe, D.R., & Storrar, R. (2015). Esker. In Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer