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Mary  Langsdale

Dr Mary Langsdale

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Research interests

  • Environment
  • Geography

Biography

Dr Mary Langsdale is an Earth Observation scientist with a particular focus on the use of thermal remote sensing instruments and datasets. Her research has focused on understanding the uncertainties in remotely sensed observations of surface temperature that are instrumental in monitoring climate change effects such as heatwaves and food scarcity.

Mary is a member of the King's Earth Observation and Wildfire (NCEO) research group, the King’s Earth Observation and Environmental Sensing research hub, and the Geocomputation hub. Mary also leads the Geography department's Sustainability Champions team.

Research

  • Thermal remote sensing
  • Emissivity
  • Spectroscopy
  • Satellite uncertainties
  • Fieldwork

Mary's recent research projects have included investigating the impacts of view angle on satellite-derived temperature observations, as part of the European Space Agency and NASA co-funded project, 'Technical Assistance for the Evaluation of Directional Effects on Surface Reflectance and Land Surface Temperature (LST) Along the Swath by Means of Airborne Acquisitions (SwathSense)'. The results from this campaign will be used to inform the design of a new Copernicus satellite, the Land Surface Temperature Monitoring (LSTM) mission.

Further details

See Mary's research profile

    Research

    forest-fire-3836834_1280
    Earth Observation and Wildfire research group

    Using satellite data and remote sensing to analyse wildfires and their impact on the planet.

    Digital elevation model GIS 3D illustration
    Geocomputation and Data Science Research Hub

    The Geocomputation and Data Science Research Hub provides expertise in solving contemporary global problems using data.

    News

    Enhanced sensor design developed by King's researchers could improve accuracy of monitoring for heatwaves and wildfires

    The modified design was used for the first time by the team in a joint European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA airborne campaign in Italy between May and July...

    View of the Kenn Borek Aircraft (with the NASA HyTES sensor) from above during a two aircraft flight in Italy.

    Geography wins sixth consecutive Gold Award for contributions to sustainability at King's

    The award recognises the work of Sustainability Champions in the Department of Geography towards making positive and sustainable changes at King’s.

    King's climate and sustainability, Seed bombs event 2023

      Research

      forest-fire-3836834_1280
      Earth Observation and Wildfire research group

      Using satellite data and remote sensing to analyse wildfires and their impact on the planet.

      Digital elevation model GIS 3D illustration
      Geocomputation and Data Science Research Hub

      The Geocomputation and Data Science Research Hub provides expertise in solving contemporary global problems using data.

      News

      Enhanced sensor design developed by King's researchers could improve accuracy of monitoring for heatwaves and wildfires

      The modified design was used for the first time by the team in a joint European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA airborne campaign in Italy between May and July...

      View of the Kenn Borek Aircraft (with the NASA HyTES sensor) from above during a two aircraft flight in Italy.

      Geography wins sixth consecutive Gold Award for contributions to sustainability at King's

      The award recognises the work of Sustainability Champions in the Department of Geography towards making positive and sustainable changes at King’s.

      King's climate and sustainability, Seed bombs event 2023