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Alexander Brenning
Assistant Professor
Geography and Environmental Management
Contact Information:
Phone: +1-519-888-4567 ext. 35783
Office: EV1 - 103
Email: brenning(at)uwaterloo.ca
Personal Homepage: Visit website |
Degrees:
| P.Stat. |
Professional Statistician, 2008 |
| Dr. rer. nat. |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, 2005 |
| Diplom-Mathematiker |
Geomathematics, TU Freiberg, 2001 |
Research Interests:
- Statistical Geocomputing
- Spatial classification
- Applied geostatistics
- Terrain analysis
- Integration of R with
GIS software
- Geomorphology
Research Grants/Projects:
- Improved spatial classification for mountain geomorphology
- Funded by: NSERC Discovery Grant - Individual (2008-2013, PI)
- Research
- Funded by: DFAIT Graduate Student Exchange Program (2009, PI)
- Fernanda Rojas from Universidad Católica de Chile
- Mapping and modeling rock glacier distribution in the Central Andes
- Funded by: DFAIT
Graduate Student Exchange Program (2008, PI)
- Guillermo Azócar from Universidad de Chile
- Local adjustment of winter index
- Funded by: Ministry of Transportation of Ontario Highway Infrastructure
Innovation Fund (HIIF) (2007-2008, Co-PI)
Contact Alexander Brenning for more information on research opportunities.
Recent/Key Publications
- Boeckli, L., A. Brenning, S. Gruber & J. Noetzli. (2012). A statistical approach to modelling permafrost distribution in the European Alps or similar mountain ranges. The Cryosphere. 6: 125-140 (IF=3.614)
- Muenchow, J., A. Brenning & M. Richter. (2012). Geomorphic process rates of landslides along a humidity gradient in the tropical Andes. Geomorphology, 139-140: 271-284 (IF=2.119)
- Goetz, J. N., Guthrie, R. H., & Brenning, A. (2011). Integrating physical and empirical landslide susceptibility models using generalized additive models. Geomorphology, 129(3-4), 376-386.
- Azocar, G. F., & Brenning, A. (2010). Hydrological and Geomorphological Significance of Rock Glaciers in the Dry Andes, Chile (27 degrees-33 degrees S). Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 21(1), 42-53.
- Knudby, A., LeDrew, E., & Brenning, A. (2010). Predictive mapping of reef fish species richness, diversity and biomass in Zanzibar using IKONOS imagery and machine-learning techniques. Remote Sensing of Environment, 114(6), 1230-1241.
- Mueller, M. E. H., Brenning, A., Verch, G., Koszinski, S., & Sommer, M. (2010). Multifactorial spatial analysis of mycotoxin contamination of winter wheat at the field and landscape scale. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 139(1-2), 245-254.
- Russ, G., Brenning, A., Cohen, P., Adams, N., & Berthold, M. (2010). Spatial Variable Importance Assessment for Yield Prediction in Precision Agriculture. Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis Ix, Proceedings, 6065, 184-195.
- Brenning, A. (2009). Benchmarking classifiers to optimally integrate terrain analysis and multispectral remote sensing in automatic rock glacier detection. Remote Sensing of Environment, 113(1), 239-247.
- Brenning, A. (2008). Statistical geocomputing combining R and SAGA: The example of landslide susceptibility analysis with generalized additive models. In J. Böhner, T. Blaschke & L. Montanarella (Eds.), SAGA - Seconds Out (pp. 23-32). Hamburg, Germany.
- Brenning, A. (2005). Spatial prediction models for landslide hazards: review, comparison and evaluation. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 5(6), 853-862.
Read a complete list of publications
Courses Taught
- Field Trip to Chile (April 2010): Course is in preparation,
please contact me if you are interested in receiving updates.
- GEOG 604: Spatial Statistics
- GEOG 318 / PLAN 353: Spatial
Analysis
- GEOG / PLAN 355: Spatial
Data Bases
- GEOG /
PLAN 455: Spatial
Analysis Using Geographic Information Systems
