Carly Peltier is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. She earned her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College in 2015 where she double majored in Geology and Economics. She is interested in studying glacier and climate changes of the past in...
“Polar Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise” with Indrani Das
by admin | Jul 20, 2023 | Climate Change, Ocean and Atmospheric Physics, Polar Research, Remote Sensing
Indrani Das c.v. My research interests are very broad- ranging from Glaciology to Atmospheric Physics. I study ice surface and basal processes and ice-atmosphere interactions on ice sheets and mountain glaciers. I have worked...
Ikaaġvik Sikukun: Bridging the Scientific and Indigenous Communities to Study Sea Ice Change in Arctic Alaska
by admin | Jul 20, 2023 | Climate Change, Polar Research
Christopher J. Zappa, Lamont Research ProfessorCollaborating Team: Andrew R. Mahoney, Sarah Betcher, Donna D.W. Hauser, Ajit Subramaniam, Alex V. Whiting, John Goodwin, Cyrus Harris, Robert J. Schaeffer, Roswell Schaeffer Sr., Nathan J. M. Laxague, Jessica M. Lindsay,...
Greenland Rising with Margie Turrin 6 Feb 2021
by admin | Jul 20, 2023 | Climate Change, Polar Research, Uncategorized
https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2016/04/08/19/greenland-ice-getty.jpg Local coastlines and communities are the epicenter of climate change impact, yet too often our research overlooks the voices and engagement of local community members....
Eyes in the Sky: Using Tools to Explore the Changes of the Polar Regions
by admin | Jul 20, 2023 | Climate Change, Polar Research, Remote Sensing, Uncategorized
with Margie Turrin and Laurel Zaima The polar regions are extremely dynamic with the ice always changing and flowing in response to forces, including climate change. This session focuses on empowering students with accessible and user-friendly remote sensing tools...
Understanding the past and future of the Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica with Frank Nitsche
by admin | Jul 20, 2023 | Climate Change, Paleoclimatology, Polar Research, Remote Sensing, Uncategorized
Originally presented March 5, 2022 (Earth2Class #217) Frank O. Nitsche received a MS in geophysics from the University of Kiel, Germany and a Ph.D. from the University of Bremen, Germany. Between 1997 and 2001 he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Applied Geophysics...