Staff profile

• geomorphometry, especially of glaciated landforms
• glacier and cirque distribution of glaciated mountains

Authored book

• Tarns of the Central English Lake District: depth surveys and the environmental context. Ambleside, Cumbria
  Howarth, E., De Boer, G., Evans, I., Osmaston, H., Pennington, W., Smith, A., Storey, P., & Ware, B. (2003). Tarns of the Central English Lake District: depth surveys and the environmental context. Ambleside, Cumbria. Brathay Exploration Group Trust

Chapter in book

• Glacial Processes and Landforms
  Evans, D., & Evans, I. (2022). Glacial Processes and Landforms. In T. Burt, A. Goudie, & H. Viles (Eds.), The History of the Study of Landforms or the Development of Geomorphology. Volume 5: Geomorphology in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century (333-377). The Geological Society. https://doi.org/10.1144/m58-2021-17
• Glacial Erosional Processes and Forms: Mountain Glaciation and Glacier Geography
  Evans, I. (2008). Glacial Erosional Processes and Forms: Mountain Glaciation and Glacier Geography. In T. Burt, & N. Cox (Eds.), The history of the study of landforms or the development of geomorphology : Quaternary and recent processes and forms (1890-1965) and the mid-century revolutions. The Geological Society
• Glacial cirques of the Brecon Beacons.
  Evans, I. (2007). Glacial cirques of the Brecon Beacons. In S. Carr, C. Coleman, A. Humpage, & R. Shakesby (Eds.), The Quaternary of the Brecon Beacons: Field Guide (36 - 40). Quaternary Research Association
• Glacial landforms, erosional features..
  Evans, I. (2007). Glacial landforms, erosional features.. In D. Evans (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science (838-852). Elsevier
• Cirque, glacial
  Evans, I. (2004). Cirque, glacial. In A. Goudie (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Geomorphology (154-158). Routledge
• Geomorphometry.
  Evans, I. (2004). Geomorphometry. In A. Goudie (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Geomorphology (435-439). Routledge
• Lakeland tarns, cirques and glaciation
  Evans, I. (2003). Lakeland tarns, cirques and glaciation. In E. Howarth, G. Boer, I. Evans, A. Smith, P. Storey, W. Osmastom, & B. Ware (Eds.), Tarns of the English Lake District: depth surveys and the environmental context (9-19). Brathay Exploration Trust
• Scale-Specific Landforms and Aspects of the Land Surface
  Evans, I. (2003). Scale-Specific Landforms and Aspects of the Land Surface. In I. Evans, R. Dikau, E. Tokunaga, H. Ohmori, & M. Hirano (Eds.), Concepts and modelling in geomorphology : international perspectives (61-84). Terrapub
• Active Margin, Factor of safety, Fan delta, Force, Fractal, Headwall, Resistance, Rifting, River terrace, Supercontinent
  Evans, I. (2000). Active Margin, Factor of safety, Fan delta, Force, Fractal, Headwall, Resistance, Rifting, River terrace, Supercontinent. In A. Goudie, & D. Thomas (Eds.), Dictionary of Physical Geography. Blackwell
• Castle Eden Dene and Blunts Dene
  Evans, I. (1999). Castle Eden Dene and Blunts Dene. In D. Bridgland, B. Horton, & J. Innes (Eds.), The Quaternary of North-east England: Field Guide (57-64). Quaternary Research Association
• Cartographic Techniques in Geomorphology, Geomorphologische Kartierung
  Evans, I. (1998). Cartographic Techniques in Geomorphology, Geomorphologische Kartierung. In A. Goudie (Ed.), Translation of 1990 Geomorphological Techniques into German as Geomorphologie: Ein Methodenhandbuch fur Studium und Praxis (106-119). Springer Verlag
• What do terrain statistics really mean?
  Evans, I. (1998). What do terrain statistics really mean?. In S. Lane, K. Richards, & J. Chandler (Eds.), Landform monitoring, modelling and analysis (119-138). Wiley
• General Geomorphometry
  Evans, I. (1998). General Geomorphometry. In A. Goudie (Ed.), Translation of 1990 Geomorphological Techniques into German as Geomorphologie: Ein Methodenhandbuch fur Staduim und Praxis (45-59). Springer Verlag
• Process and form in the erosion of glaciated mountains
  Evans, I. (1997). Process and form in the erosion of glaciated mountains. In D. Stoddart (Ed.), Process and form in geomorphology (145-174). Routledge
• Cirques and moraines of the Helevellyn Range, Cumbria: Grisedale and Ullswater
  Evans, I. (1997). Cirques and moraines of the Helevellyn Range, Cumbria: Grisedale and Ullswater. In J. Boardman (Ed.), Geomorphology of the Lake District: a field guide (63-87). British Geomorphological Research Group

Conference Paper

• Predicting Glacier Distributions: Local Climate Predictions
  Arrell, K., & Evans, I. (2003, December). Predicting Glacier Distributions: Local Climate Predictions. Presented at Proceedings, 60th Eastern Snow Conference, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
• Non-fractal behaviour in real land surfaces
  McClean, C., & Evans, I. (2001, December). Non-fractal behaviour in real land surfaces. Presented at GISRUK 2001, University of Glamorgan, Wales
• Some geomorphometric characteristics of real land surfaces
  Evans, I. (2001, December). Some geomorphometric characteristics of real land surfaces. Presented at GISRUK 2001, University of Glamorgan
• A further difference between the land surface and Fractional Brownian Surfaces
  McClean, C., & Evans, I. (2001, December). A further difference between the land surface and Fractional Brownian Surfaces. Presented at Proceedings of the symposia on New Concepts & Models in Geomorphology and Geomorphometry, DEMs and GIS, Tokyo

Edited book

• Concepts and modelling in Geomorphology: International Perspectives
  Evans, I., Dikau, R., Tokunaga, E., Ohmori, H., & Hirano, M. (Eds.). (2003). Concepts and modelling in Geomorphology: International Perspectives. Terrapub

Journal Article

• Disappearing glaciers?
  Evans, I. (online). Disappearing glaciers?
• Physical geomorphometry for elementary land surface segmentation and digital geomorphological mapping
  Minár, J., Drăguţ, L., Evans, I. S., Feciskanin, R., Gallay, M., Jenčo, M., & Popov, A. (2024). Physical geomorphometry for elementary land surface segmentation and digital geomorphological mapping. Earth-Science Reviews, 248, Article 104631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104631
• The erosion of glaciated mountains: evidence from hypsoclinometry
  Evans, I. S. (2019). The erosion of glaciated mountains: evidence from hypsoclinometry. Revista de geomorfologie, 21(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.21094/rg.2019.006
• The dynamics of mountain erosion: cirque growth slows as landscapes age
  Barr, I. D., Ely, J. C., Spagnolo, M., Evans, I. S., & Tomkins, M. D. (2019). The dynamics of mountain erosion: cirque growth slows as landscapes age. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44(13), 2628-2637. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4688
• Geomorphic features of Quaternary glaciation in the Taniantaweng Mountain, on the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
  Zhang, W., Chai, L., Evans, I. S., Liu, L., Li, Y.-P., Qiao, J.-R., Tang, Q.-Y., & Sun, B. (2019). Geomorphic features of Quaternary glaciation in the Taniantaweng Mountain, on the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Journal of Mountain Science, 16(2), 256-274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-018-4977-3
• Identifying and mapping very small (<0.5 km2) mountain glaciers on coarse to high-resolution imagery
  Leigh, J., Stokes, C., Carr, J., Evans, I., Andreassen, L., & Evans, D. (2019). Identifying and mapping very small (
• Elementary forms for land surface segemntation: The theoretical basis of terrain analysis and geomorphological mapping.
  Minar, J., & Evans, I. (2008). Elementary forms for land surface segemntation: The theoretical basis of terrain analysis and geomorphological mapping. Geomorphology, 95, 236-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.06.003
• Glacier distribution and direction in the Arctic: the unusual nature of Svalbard.
  Evans, I. (2007). Glacier distribution and direction in the Arctic: the unusual nature of Svalbard
• Allometric development of glacial cirque form: Geological, relief and regional effects on the cirques of Wales
  Evans, I. (2006). Allometric development of glacial cirque form: Geological, relief and regional effects on the cirques of Wales. Geomorphology, 80(3-4), 245-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.02.013
• Local aspect asymmetry of mountain glaciation: A global survey of consistency of favoured directions for glacier numbers and altitudes
  Evans, I. (2006). Local aspect asymmetry of mountain glaciation: A global survey of consistency of favoured directions for glacier numbers and altitudes. Geomorphology, 73(1-2), 166-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.07.009
• Glacier distribution in the Alps: statistical modelling of altitude and aspect.
  Evans, I. (2006). Glacier distribution in the Alps: statistical modelling of altitude and aspect. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 88(2), 115-133. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0435-3676.2006.00289.x
• Global variations of local asymmetry in glacier altitude: separation of north-south and east-west components
  Evans, I., & Cox, N. (2005). Global variations of local asymmetry in glacier altitude: separation of north-south and east-west components. Journal of Glaciology, 51(174), 469-482. https://doi.org/10.3189/172756505781829205
• Twentieth-Century Change in Glaciers of the Bendor and Shulaps Ranges, British Columbia Coast Mountains
  Evans, I. (2004). Twentieth-Century Change in Glaciers of the Bendor and Shulaps Ranges, British Columbia Coast Mountains
• Comparison of polynomial models for land surface curvature calculation
  Schmidt, J., Evans, I., & Brinkmann, J. (2003). Comparison of polynomial models for land surface curvature calculation. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 17(8), 797-814
• Apparent fractal dimensions from continental scale digital elevation models using variogram methods
  McClean, C., & Evans, I. (2000). Apparent fractal dimensions from continental scale digital elevation models using variogram methods. Transactions in GIS, 4(4), 361-378
• Was the cirque glaciation of Wales time-transgressive or not?
  Evans, I. (1999). Was the cirque glaciation of Wales time-transgressive or not?. Annals of Glaciology, 28, 33-39. https://doi.org/10.3189/172756499781821652
• Map output format from GIS: optimising visual quality of paper and electronic atlases
  Kumar, N., & Evans, I. (1997). Map output format from GIS: optimising visual quality of paper and electronic atlases
• Abraided rock landforms (whalebacks) developed under ice streams in mountain areas
  Evans, I. (1996). Abraided rock landforms (whalebacks) developed under ice streams in mountain areas. Annals of Glaciology, 22, 9-16
• The form of glacial cirques in the English Lake District, Cumbria.
  Evans, I., & Cox, N. (1995). The form of glacial cirques in the English Lake District, Cumbria. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 39, 175-202
• The land surface is not unifractal; variograms, cirque scale and allometry
  Evans, I., & McClean, C. (1995). The land surface is not unifractal; variograms, cirque scale and allometry. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, Supplement-Band 101, 127-147