Qualifications
MSc (Auckland); PhD (UBC)
Academic Background
I studied Geography, Environmental Science and Music at the University of Auckland and continued on for a BSc(Hons) and MSc in Geography. I then moved to Vancouver for my PhD at UBC.
Research Interests
I am a fluvial geomorphologist with interests in contemporary river processes. I use satellite observations to delve into the dynamics of rivers around the world, with a particular focus on river responses to hydroclimatic extremes. In the past, I have conducted small-scale lab experiments to model the behaviour of multi-threaded mountain streams, and combined drone photography with computer-vision methods to understand river dynamics at annual-to-decadal timescales.
Publications
Leenman, A. and Eaton, B. In Review, Remote sensing of laboratory rivers, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
Woor, S., Thomas, D., Parton, A. and Leenman, A. In Revision, Morphology and controls of the mountain front fan systems of the Hajar Mountains, south-east Arabia, Earth Science Reviews.
Leenman, A. and Eaton, B. 2022. Episodic sediment supply to alluvial fans: implications for fan incision and morphometry, Earth Surf. Dynam., 10: 1097–1114. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-1097-2022
Leenman, A., Eaton, B. and MacKenzie, L. 2022. Floods on alluvial fans: implications for reworking rates, morphology and fan hazards. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 127(2): e2021JF006367. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JF006367
Vincent, L., Eaton, B., Leenman, A. and Jakob, M. 2022. Secondary Geomorphic Processes and their Influence on Alluvial Fan Morphology, Channel Behaviour and Flood Hazards. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 127(2): e2021JF006371. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JF006371
Leenman, A. and Eaton, B. 2021. Mechanisms for avulsion on alluvial fans: insights from high-frequency topographic data. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 46(6): 1111-1127. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5059
Leenman, A. and Tunnicliffe, J. 2020. Tributary-junction fans as buffers in the sediment cascade: a multi-decadal study. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 45(2): 265-279. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4717
Leenman, A. and Tunnicliffe, J. 2018. Genesis of a major gully mass-wasting complex, and implications for valley filling, East Cape, New Zealand. GSA Bulletin, 130(7-8): 1121-1130. https://doi.org/10.1130/B31849.1
Tunnicliffe, J., Brierley, G., Fuller, I.C., Leenman, A., Marden, M. and Peacock, D. 2018. Reaction and relaxation in a coarse-grained fluvial system following catchment-wide disturbance. Geomorphology, 307: 50-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.11.006