Scientists at NSIDC
Scientists from around the world use data housed at NSIDC to support their research. Some of these scientists work here at NSIDC (see list below), providing both context and input concerning our data management activities. NSIDC also works with a network of affiliated scientists. Through their research, our scientists help further understanding of the many changes that our planet is undergoing.
NSIDC scientists are widely published in such journals as Geophysical Research Letters; Journal of Geophysical Research; Journal of Climate; Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research; EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union ; and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. Our scientists’ expertise has reached a wide audience through Scientific American, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), just to name a few.
Scientists pursue their work as part of the CIRES Cryospheric and Polar Process Division, University of Colorado, Boulder. National agencies fund research through the peer review proposal process.
Scientist | Specialties | Projects |
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NSIDC Director |
Arctic climate; global implications; and climate warming in the Arctic |
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Senior Research Scientist |
Remote sensing of snow, ice, and frozen ground; physical and mechanical properties of snow; snow cover and glacier mass/extent as indicators of climate change. |
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Professional Research Assistant |
Land surface hydrology and modeling |
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CIRES Fellow Emeritus |
Arctic climate; cryosphere-climate interactions; mountain climate; climate change |
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Senior Associate Scientist |
Remote sensing of snow and ice, data processing algorithm development for passive microwave |
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Research Scientist II |
Snow properties; snow hydrology; snow depth mapping; climate change impacts on snow and water resources; LIDAR remote sensing; avalanche formation; hydrologic modeling |
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Principal Investigator, NOAA @ NSIDC |
Sea ice; applications-oriented remote sensing; data rescue; data set development |
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Research Scientist III |
Arctic environment and change; Inuit knowledge; sea ice; knowledge co-production; environmental geography |
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Research Scientist III |
Remote sensing and geographic information systems; client interface and metadata; data tool development; algorithm support |
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Research Scientist |
Remote sensing of ice sheets and snow, patterns of snow accumulation on ice sheets, firn aquifers (meltwater storage in ice sheet snowpack) |
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Postdoctoral Research Associate |
Remote sensing of the cryosphere; glaciology; Landsat 8; LiDAR and elevation change |
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Research Scientist I |
Establishment of data management and sharing protocols; understanding terminology related to traditional and community-based knowledge; and the development of web-based mapping and visualization applications |
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Senior Associate Scientist |
Remote sensing of glaciers; geographic information systems and software development; Web-based client interfaces; metadata; data tool development; algorithm development |
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Research Scientist II |
Snow hydrology, remote sensing of ice and snow, Earth surface energy and water balance, large-scale data modeling |
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Senior Research Scientist |
Glaciology; remote sensing of the poles; climate change effects on the cryosphere; Antarctic history; geochemistry; and planetary science |
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Research Scientist III |
Permafrost carbon feedback, modeling of the terrestrial biosphere, biogeochemistry, remote sensing of active layer thickness |
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Research Scientist III |
Land-surface and hydrologic modeling of snow, frozen ground, permafrost; hydrologic forecasting and data assimilation |
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Postdoctoral Research Associate |
Social sciences data management; anthropology; environmental science; human and environmental interactions |
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Senior Research Scientist |
Remote sensing of snow and ice in the visible, infrared, and microwave wavelengths |
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CIRES Visiting Post-doctoral Fellow |
Remote sensing of vegetation and snow; patterns of snow seasonality; vegetation phenology; snow-cover and vegetation interactions |