(she/her) |
University of Leeds |

Current Position | Associate Professor |
c.e.scott@leeds.ac.uk | |
Department(s) | Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment |
ECR | No |
YES.DTN Core Themes | Atmosphere and Climate |
Profile(s) | Catherine E. Scott (0000-0002-0187-969X) – ORCID |
Key Research Interests
- Land-use change
- Forests
- Afforestation
- Biosphere-climate interactions
- Biogenic volatile organic compounds”
Recent Key Papers
- Smith ES, Fleet C, King S, Mackaness W, Walker H, Scott CE, 2025, “”Estimating the density of urban trees in 1890s Leeds and Edinburgh using object detection on historical maps””, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 115, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2024.102219
- Wang X, Scott CE, Dallimer M, 2023, “”High summer land surface temperatures in a temperate city are mitigated by tree canopy cover””, Urban Climate, 51, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101606
- Scott CE, et al., 2018, “”Impact on short-lived climate forcers increases projected warming due to deforestation””, Nature Communications, 9, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02412-4