Search Results - "Glasser, N"

Modelling outburst floods from moraine-dammed glacial lakes by Westoby, M.J., Glasser, N.F., Brasington, J., Hambrey, M.J., Quincey, D.J., Reynolds, J.M.

“…In response to climatic change, the size and number of moraine-dammed supraglacial and proglacial lake systems have increased dramatically in recent decades…”
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Karakoram glacier surge dynamics by Quincey, D. J., Braun, M., Glasser, N. F., Bishop, M. P., Hewitt, K., Luckman, A.

“…We examine the surges of five glaciers in the Pakistan Karakoram using satellite remote sensing to investigate the dynamic nature of surges in this region and…”
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‘Structure-from-Motion’ photogrammetry: A low-cost, effective tool for geoscience applications by Westoby, M.J., Brasington, J., Glasser, N.F., Hambrey, M.J., Reynolds, J.M.

“…High-resolution topographic surveying is traditionally associated with high capital and logistical costs, so that data acquisition is often passed on to…”
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Global sea-level contribution from the Patagonian Icefields since the Little Ice Age maximum by Glasser, N. F., Harrison, S., Jansson, K. N., Anderson, K., Cowley, A.

“…Melting glaciers in the Patagonian Icefields are thought to have contributed 10% of the sea-level rise attributable to mountain glaciers over the past 50…”
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Luminescence dating of glacial advances at Lago Buenos Aires (∼46 °S), Patagonia by Smedley, R.K., Glasser, N.F., Duller, G.A.T.

“…Understanding the timing of past glacial advances in Patagonia is of global climatic importance because of the insight this can provide into the influence on…”
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Rapid thinning of the late Pleistocene Patagonian Ice Sheet followed migration of the Southern Westerlies by Boex, J., Fogwill, C., Harrison, S., Glasser, N. F., Hein, A., Schnabel, C., Xu, S.

“…Here we present the first reconstruction of vertical ice-sheet profile changes from any of the Southern Hemisphere's mid-latitude Pleistocene ice sheets. We…”
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Longitudinal surface structures (flowstripes) on Antarctic glaciers by Glasser, N. F, Gudmundsson, G. H

“…Longitudinal surface structures ("flowstripes") are common on many glaciers but their origin and significance are poorly understood. In this paper we present…”
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Variable glacier response to atmospheric warming, northern Antarctic Peninsula, 1988–2009 by Davies, B. J, Carrivick, J. L, Glasser, N. F, Hambrey, M. J, Smellie, J. L

“…The northern Antarctic Peninsula has recently exhibited ice-shelf disintegration, glacier recession and acceleration. However, the dynamic response of…”
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Early recognition of glacial lake hazards in the Himalaya using remote sensing datasets by Quincey, D.J., Richardson, S.D., Luckman, A., Lucas, R.M., Reynolds, J.M., Hambrey, M.J., Glasser, N.F.

“…Glacier recession in high-Himalayan catchments leads to the formation of moraine-dammed lakes on many debris-covered glacier tongues. Such lakes are hazardous…”
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Morphological and ice-dynamical changes on the Tasman Glacier, New Zealand, 1990–2007 by Quincey, D.J., Glasser, N.F.

“…This paper presents data concerning recent (1990–2007) surface morphological and ice-dynamical changes on the Tasman Glacier, New Zealand. We use…”
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Speedup and fracturing of George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula by Holt, T. O, Glasser, N. F, Quincey, D. J, Siegfried, M. R

“…George VI Ice Shelf (GVIIS) is located on the Antarctic Peninsula, a region where several ice shelves have undergone rapid breakup in response to atmospheric…”
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Debris-covered glacier systems and associated glacial lake outburst flood hazards: challenges and prospects by Racoviteanu, A.E., Nicholson, L., Glasser, N.F., Miles, Evan, Harrison, S., Reynolds, J.M.

“…Glaciers respond sensitively to climate variability and change, with associated impacts on meltwater production, sea-level rise and geomorphological hazards…”
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Late Devensian deglaciation of south‐west Wales from luminescence and cosmogenic isotope dating by Glasser, N. F., Davies, J. R., Hambrey, M. J., Davies, B. J., Gheorghiu, D. M., Balfour, J., Smedley, R. K., Duller, G. A. T.

“…ABSTRACT The Welsh Ice Cap was a dynamic component of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet at the Last Glacial Maximum, but there are few chronological constraints…”
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Concentrations and determinants of gaseous aldehydes in 162 homes in Strasbourg (France) by Marchand, C., Le Calvé, S., Mirabel, Ph, Glasser, N., Casset, A., Schneider, N., de Blay, F.

“…Aldehydes concentrations were measured in 162 homes in the Strasbourg area (East of France) in the context of a case/control study pairing asthmatic and…”
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Numerical modelling of glacial lake outburst floods using physically based dam-breach models by Westoby, M. J, Brasington, J, Glasser, N. F, Hambrey, M. J, Reynolds, J. M, Hassan, M. A. A. M, Lowe, A

“…The instability of moraine-dammed proglacial lakes creates the potential for catastrophic glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in high-mountain regions. In…”
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Changes in glacier surface cover on Baltoro glacier, Karakoram, north Pakistan, 2001-2012 by Gibson, M. J., Glasser, N. F., Quincey, D. J., Rowan, A. V., Irvine-Fynn, T. D.

“…The presence of supraglacial debris on glaciers in the Himalaya-Karakoram affects the ablation rate of these glaciers and their response to climatic change. To…”
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Ice-stream initiation, duration and thinning on James Ross Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula by Glasser, N.F., Davies, B.J., Carrivick, J.L., Rodés, A., Hambrey, M.J., Smellie, J.L., Domack, E.

“…Predicting the future response of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to climate change requires an understanding of the ice streams that dominate its dynamics. Here we…”
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The glacial geomorphology of western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica by Newall, J. C. H., Dymova, T., Serra, E., Blomdin, R., Fredin, O., Glasser, N. F., Suganuma, Y., Harbor, J. M., Stroeven, A. P.

“…Reconstructing the response of present-day ice sheets to past global climate change is important for constraining and refining the numerical models which…”
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Optical remote sensing techniques in high-mountain environments: application to glacial hazards by Quincey, D. J., Lucas, R. M., Richardson, S. D., Glasser, N. F., Hambrey, M. J., Reynolds, J. M.

“…Remote sensing studies have shown that glaciers and their proximal environments exhibit unique temporal, spatial and spectral characteristics that can be…”
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Cenozoic landscape evolution of an East Antarctic oasis (Radok Lake area, northern Prince Charles Mountains), and its implications for the glacial and climatic history of Antarctica by Hambrey, M.J., Glasser, N.F., McKelvey, B.C., Sugden, D.E., Fink, D.

“…Ice-free areas Antarctica reveal a multi-million year history of landscape evolution, but most attention up to now has focused on the Transantarctic Mountains…”
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