Franz Meyer
Dr. Meyer, Associate Professor of Radar Remote Sensing, has joined the Geophysical Institute in 2008. Dr. Meyer’s primary research interests are in the development of advanced SAR and interferometric SAR (InSAR) processing techniques and their application to geophysical problems.
Professional Memberships and Awards:
Awards and Honors:
- [2011] IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society GOLD Early Career Award 2011: The GRS-S GOLD Early Career Award promotes, recognizes and supports young scientists and engineers within the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society that have demonstrated outstanding ability and promise for significant contributions in the future.
- [2009] IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Symposium Prize Paper Award 2008 for the paper: F. Meyer, J. Nicoll (2008): The Impact of the Ionosphere on Interferometric SAR Processing, Proceedings of IGARSS'08 Conference, 2008, Boston, vol. 2, pp. 391–394, invited publication.
- [2006] Best Paper Award of ISPRS Commission 7 Symposium 2006 for the paper: Weihing, D., Hinz, S., Meyer, F., Laika, A., Bamler, R. (2006): Detection of Along-Track Ground Moving Targets in High Resolution Spaceborne SAR Images, Proc. of ISPRS Comm. 7 Symposium, Enschede, The Netherlands, 2006. International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. 36-7.
- [2005] Best Paper Award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Object Tracking and Classification Beyond the Visible Spectrum (OTCBVS) for the paper: S. Hinz, F. Meyer, A. Laika, R. Bamler (2005): Spaceborne Traffic Monitoring with Dual Channel Synthetic Aperture Radar – Theory and Experiments, Proceedings of CVPR'05 Conference, 2005, San Diego, USA, pp. 57-65.
Memberships:
- Professional Societies:
- Member of the German Society for Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Geoinformation (DGPF)
- Member of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
- Member of the American Geophysical Union
- Working Groups:
- Chair, IEEE Alaska Section Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Chapter
- Co-Chair, ISPRS Commission I/Working Group II on SAR and LIDAR Systems
- Co-Chair, International Association of Geodesy (IAG) Study Group IC-SG3: Configuration Analysis of Earth Oriented Space Techniques
- Science Team Memberships:
- Science team member of the TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X spaceborne radar remote sensing missions
Positions Held:
- [2012 – Present] Associate Professor at UAF
- [2008 – 2011] Assistant Professor at UAF
- [2007 – 2008] Senior Data Quality Engineer, Alaska Satellite Facility
- [2003 – 2007] Senior Scientist, German Aerospace Center
Present Research Interests:
- Development of Advanced SAR, InSAR, InSAR Time Series Analysis, and PolInSAR Data Processing Techniques
- SAR-based monitoring of volcanoes, earthquakes, and ice
- Microwave interactions with the atmosphere and ionosphere
- Radar Remote Sensing Data Calibration
Selected Publications:
- M.G. Sliwinski, K.J. Spaleta, F.J. Meyer, E.H. Hutton, R.J. Newberry, T.P. Trainor, K.P. Severin, M.T. Whalen (2012): Making Low Concentration in-house Pressed Briquette Trace Element Standards for Carbonate Rock Analyses by WD-XRF, Chemical Geology, 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.12.027.
- F. Meyer (2011): Performance Requirements for Ionospheric Correction of Low-Frequency SAR Data, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 49(10), pp. 3694-3702, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2011.2146786.
- F.J. Meyer, A.R. Mahoney, H. Eicken, C.L. Denny, H.C. Druckenmiller, S. Hendricks (2011): Mapping Arctic Landfast Ice Extent Using L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry, Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 115(12), pp. 3029-3043.
- H. Eicken, J. Jones, M.V. Rohith, C. Kambhamettu, F. Meyer, A. Mahoney (2011): Environmental security in Arctic ice-covered seas: From strategy to tactics of hazard identification and emergency response, Journal of the Marine Technological Society, vol. 45(3), pp. 37-48.
- D.K. Atwood, F. Meyer, A. Arendt (2010): Using L-band SAR Coherence to Delineate Glacier Extent, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 36, Suppl. 1, pp. S186 – S195, 2010.
- F. Meyer, J. Nicoll (2008): Prediction, Detection and Correction of Faraday Rotation in Full-Polarimetric L-Band SAR Data, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 46(10), part 2, pp. 3076-3086.
- F. Meyer, J. Nicoll (2008): The Impact of the Ionosphere on Interferometric SAR Processing, Proceedings of IGARSS'08 Conference, 2008, Boston, vol. 2, pp. 391–394, invited publication, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Symposium Prize Paper Award 2008.
- R. Bamler, F. Meyer, W. Liebhardt (2007): Processing of Bistatic SAR Data From Quasi-Stationary Configurations, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 45, no. 11, pp. 3350-3358.
- F. Meyer (2007): Topography and Displacement of Polar Glaciers from Multi-Temporal SAR Interferograms, Polar Record, vol. 43(227), pp. 331-343.
- S. Hinz, F. Meyer, M. Eineder and R. Bamler (2007): Traffic Monitoring with Spaceborne SAR - Theory, Simulations, and Experiments, Computer Vision and Image Understanding 106: 231–244.
- F. Meyer, S. Hinz, R. Müller, G. Palubinskas, C. Laux and H. Runge (2007): Towards Traffic Monitoring with TerraSAR-X, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 33(1): 39-51.
- F. Meyer, S. Hinz, A. Laika, D. Weihing, R. Bamler (2006): Performance Analysis of the TerraSAR-X Traffic Monitoring Concept, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, vol 61, issue 3-4, pp. 225-242.
- F. Meyer, R. Bamler, N. Jakowski, T. Fritz (2006): The Potential of Low-Frequency SAR Systems for Mapping Ionospheric TEC Distributions, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 3(4), pp. 560 -564.
Andrew Mahoney
Present Research Interests:
- Climate change
- Coastal dynamics
- Ice-ocean interaction
- Relationship between humans and sea ice
Selected Publications:
- Mahoney, A. R., A. J. Gough, P. J. Langhorne, N. J. Robinson, C. Stevens, M. J. M. Williams, and T. Haskell (2011), The seasonal appearance of ice shelf water in coastal Antarctica and its effect on sea ice growth, Journal of Geophysical Research, 116(C11), C11032 10.1029/2011jc007060.
- Mahoney, A. R., J.R. Bockstoce, D.B. Botkin, H. Eicken and R.A. Nisbet, (2011), Sea ice distribution in the Bering and Chukchi seas: information from historical whaleships' logbooks and journals, Arctic,64(4), 465-477.
- Huntington, H. P., S. Gearheard, A. R. Mahoney, and A. K. Salomon (2011), Integrating Traditional and Scientific Knowledge Through Collaborative Natural Science Field Research, Arctic, 64(4), 437-445.
- Meyer, F. J., A. R. Mahoney, H. Eicken, C. L. Denny, H. C. Druckenmiller, and S. Hendricks (2011), Mapping arctic landfast ice extent using L-band synthetic aperture radar interferometry, Remote Sensing of the Environment, 115(12), 3029-3043
- Eicken, H., J. Jones, R. MV, C. Kambhamettu, F. Meyer, A. R. Mahoney, and M. L. Druckenmiller (2011), Environmental security in Arctic ice-covered seas: From strategy to tactics of hazard identification and emergency response, Marine Technology Society Journal, 45(3), 37-48.
- Mahoney, A. R., S. Gearheard, T. Oshima, and T. Qillaq (2009), Sea Ice Thickness Measurements from a Community-Based Observing Network, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 90(3), p370-377.
- Holt, B., P. Kanagaratnam, S. P. Gogineni, V. C. Ramasami, A. R. Mahoney, and V. Lytle (2009), Sea ice thickness measurements by ultrawideband penetrating radar: First results, Cold Regions Science and Technology, 55(1), 33-46.
- Mahoney, A. R., R. G. Barry, V. Smolyanitsky, and F. Fetterer (2008), Observed sea ice extent in the Russian Arctic, 1933-2006, Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 113, C11005, doi:10.1029/2008JC004830.
Extended Publication List:
Pavel Izbekov
Pavel is the Research Associate with the Geophysical Institute, who investigates magma processes in volcanic arcs through petrologic and experimental studies of igneous rocks. He has expertise in igneous petrology, experimental petrology, analytical techniques, and remote sensing. He involves students in extensive hard-core field works through International Volcanological School and various research projects in Alaska and Kamchatka.
Professional Memberships and Awards:
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI)
Positions Held:
- Post Doctoral Fellow (2003 - 2006), Alaska Volcano Observatory, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska
- Research Assistant (1997 - 2003), Alaska Volcano Observatory, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska
- Researcher (1996 - 1997), junior researcher (1993 – 1996), technician (1992 - 1993), Institute of Geosciences of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (IG SB RAS), Yakutsk
- Research assistant (1990 - 1992), Institute of Mineralogy and Petrology SB RAS, Novosibirsk
- Field trip assistant (Summers of 1979 - 1987), Institute of Geosciences of SB RAS, Yakutsk
Present Research Interests:
- Investigating magma processes in volcanic arcs through petrologic experimental studies of igneous rocks.
Selected Publications:
- Vasily D. Shcherbakov, Pavel Yu. Plechov, Pavel E. Izbekov, and Jill S. Shipman (2011) Plagioclase zoning as an indicator of magma processes at Bezymianny Volcano, Kamchatka, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 162 (83-99).
- Neill, O.K., Hammer, J.E., Izbekov, P.E.,Belousova, M.G., Belousov, A.B., Clarke, A.B. and Voight, B. (2010) Influence of pre-eruptive degassing and crystallization on the juvenile products of laterally directed volcanic explosions. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 198(1-2), 264-274.
- Browne, B.L., P. Izbekov, J. Eichelberger, T. Churikova (2010) Constraints on the Pre-Eruptive Storage Conditions of the Holocene-Aged KZI Dacite Magma Erupted from Kizimen Volcano, Kamchatka. International Geology Review 52, issue 12, p. 95-110.
- Waythomas, C. F., Scott, W. E., Prejean, S. G., Schneider, D. J., Izbekov, P., and Nye, C. J. (2010) The 7-8 August 2008 eruption of Kasatochi Volcano, central Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Journal of Geophysical Research 115, B00B06.
- Larsen, J.F., Nye, C.J., Coombs, M.L., Tilman, M., Izbekov, P., and Cameron, C. (2010) Petrology and geochemistry of the 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, in Power, J.A., Coombs, M.L., and Freymueller, J.T., eds., The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1769.
- Bindeman, I.N., V.L. Leonov, P.E. Izbekov, V.V. Ponomareva, K.E. Watts, A.B. Perepelov, L.I. Bazanova, B.S. Singer, B. Jicha, A.K. Schmitt, C.H. Chen (2010) Large-volume silicic volcanism in Kamchatka: Ar-Ar, U-Pb ages and geochemical characteristics of major pre-Holocene caldera-forming eruptions. Journal of Volcanological and Geothermal Research, Vol. 189, No 1-2, pages 57-80.
- Neal, C., O. Girina, S. Senyukov, A. Rybin, J. Osiensky, P. Izbekov, G. Ferguson (2009) Russian eruption warning systems for aviation. Natural Hazards, Vol. 51, No 2, p. 245-262.
- John Eichelberger, Evgenii Gordeev, Minoru Kasahara, Pavel Izbekov, Jonathan Lees, Editors (2007) Volcanism and Subduction: The Kamchatka Region. Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 172, 350 pages, ISBN: 978-0-87590-436-8.
- Neal, C., O. Girina, S. Senyukov, A. Rybin, J. Osiensky, T. Hall, K. Nelson, and P. Izbekov (2007) Eruption warning systems for aviation in Russia: a 2007 status report. Fourth International Workshop on Volcanic Ash, World Meterological Organization (WMO) in close collaboration with the International Civil Aviation Organziation (ICAO) and the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand, Rotorua, New Zealand, 26-20 March, 2007, 8 pages.
Robert Herrick
- Ph.D., Geophysics, 1993, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
- M.S., Geophysics, 1988, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
- B.S., Geophysics, 1985; B.S., Physics, 1985; Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
- Research - Using a variety of geological and geophysical techniques and data sets, Dr. Herrick studies planetary resurfacing histories and the impact cratering process.
Professional Memberships and Awards:
- American Geophysical Union (AGU) – Member, Planetary Sciences section
- Venus Exploration and Analysis Group (VEXAG) – Member, Venus Exploration Goals, Objectives, and Strategies Focus Group
Positions Held:
- (July, 2004 – Present) Research Professor, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Maintain research program and supervise students and staff; supervise portable planetarium outreach program; occasionally teach graduate and undergraduate courses.
- (1993 – 2004) Staff Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston. Conducted research and helped develop, and then later managed, LPI's education and public outreach program.
- (2002 – 2003) Adjunct faculty, Rice University. Undergraduate course The Planets.
- (1994) Adjunct faculty, University of Houston - Clear Lake. Graduate Planetary Geology course.
- (1989 – 1992) Graduate Research Assistant and Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas.
- (1985 – 1988) Senior Geophysicist, Exploration Data Processing Center, Exxon, Houston. General marine and land seismic reflection data processing, managed processing for several 3-D marine surveys, tested new processing software.
- (1984 – 1985) Lab Instructor, Geophysics Department, Texas A & M University, College Station. Instructed lab for survey course in geophysical exploration.
- (1984) Field Hand, Party 7, Professional Geophysics, Inc., Lufkin, Texas.
Present Research Interests:
- Venus – Adapting photogrammetric and radargrammetric processing techniques to generating topography from stereo SAR data from the Magellan data; utilizing stereo-derived topography to study regional-scale volcanism and tectonics.
- Impact cratering – Interplanetary and intraplanetary comparisons of impact craters at the simple-complex and central-peak to peak-ring transitions to infer the influence of various target and impactor properties on the cratering process; studies of the shapes of planetary simple craters using shadow measurement techniques on bodies with poor topographic data.
Selected Publications:
- Herrick, R. R., D. L. Stahlke, and V. L. Sharpton, Fine-scale Venusian topography from Magellan stereo data, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 93, No. 12, 125-126, 2012.
- Herrick, R. R., L. L. Curran, and A. T. Baer, A Mariner/MESSENGER global catalog of Mercurian craters, Icarus, 215, 452-454, 2011.
- Herrick, R. R., and M. E. Rumpf, Postimpact modification by volcanic or tectonic processes as the rule, not the exception, for Venusian craters, J. Geophys. Res 116, E02004, doi:10.1029/2010JE003722, 2011.
- Herrick, R., G. Osinski, and E. Pierazzo, Proceedings of the workshop, Bridging the Gap II: Effect of target properties on the impact cratering process, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 43, 1915-1916, 2008 [Co-convener and co-editor of abstract volume and special issue of Meteoritics and Planetary Science for this workshop].
- Herrick, R. R., and K. K. Hessen, The planforms of low-angle impact craters in the northern hemisphere of Mars , Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 41, 1483-1495, 2006.
- Herrick, R. R., J. Dufek, and P. J. McGovern, Evolution of large shield volcanoes on Venus, J. Geophys. Res., 110 , E01002, doi:10.1029/2004JE002283, 2005.
- Pierazzo, E., and R. Herrick, Proceedings of the workshop, Impact cratering: Bridging the gap between modeling and observations, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 39, 167-168, 2004 [Co-convener and co-editor of abstract volume and special issue of Meteoritics and Planetary Science for this workshop].
- Herrick, R. R., V. L. Sharpton, M. C. Malin, S. N. Lyons, and K. Feely, Morphology and morphometry of impact craters, in Venus II, eds. S. W. Bougher, D. M. Hunten, and R. J. Phillips, U. of Arizona Press, Tucson, 1015-1046, 1997.
- Herrick, R. R., Corona (Venus), pp. 163-164; Hot spot tectonics, p. 310; and Tesserae, pp. 807-808; articles for Encyclopedia of Planetary Sciences, eds. J. H. Shirley and R. W. Fairbridge, Chapman and Hall, London, 1997.
- Herrick, R. R., and R. J. Phillips, Geological correlations with the interior density structure of Venus, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 16,017-16,034, 1992.
Hajo Eicken
Dr. Eicken's research includes studies of the growth, evolution and properties of sea ice. Hajo is particularly interested in determining how microscopic and macroscopic properties affect larger-scale sea-ice processes and its role in the climate system. He also investigates different uses of sea ice by indigenous communities, the private sector and the public at large and aims to provide data and information that can help decision-makers adapt to a changing Arctic.
Professional Memberships and Awards:
- Louis Agassiz Medal, European Geosciences Union, 2010 Terris and Katrina Moore Prize, Geophysical Institute, 2006
- Visiting Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, January-April 2006
- NASA Group Achievement Award (Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter Science Definition Team), 2005
- American Geophysical Union, Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing 2004
- Award for Best Presentation, Gordon Research Conference on Polar Marine Science, Ventura, 2003
- Medal of Service, University of Helsinki, 2002
Positions Held:
- Joint appointment as Professor of Geophysics at the Geophysical Institute, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics and International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, (March 2009 - Present)
- Professor of Geophysics / Sea-ice geophysicist at the Dept. of Geology and Geophysics and the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, (July 2007 - Present)
- Associate Professor of Geophysics / Sea-ice geophysicist at the Dept. of Geology and Geophysics and the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, (March 1998 - June 2007)
- Senior scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute (Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Physics, head of research group "Sea ice physics and remote sensing"), (October 1995 - February 1998)
- Employment as staff scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute (Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Physics), (August 1992 - September 1995)
- Employment as Postdoctoral scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute (Department of Geophysics and Glaciology), (February 1991 - July 1992)
- Employment as Ph. D. student at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany (Department of Geophysics and Glaciology), (May 1988 - January 1991)
- Visiting Scientist at the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, N. H., (January - April 1988)
Selected Publications:
- Lovecraft, A. L., and H. Eicken (eds., 2011) North by 2020: Perspectives on Alaska's Changing Social-Ecological Systems. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks, AK
- Eicken, H., J. Jones, Rohith MV, C. Kambhamettu, F. Meyer, A. Mahoney, M. L. Druckenmiller (2011) Environmental security in Arctic ice-covered seas: From strategy to tactics of hazard identification and emergency response. Marine Technol. Soc. J., 45(3), 37-48
- Krembs, C., H. Eicken, J. W. Deming (2011) Exopolymer alteration of physical properties of sea ice and implications for ice habitability and biogeochemistry in a warmer Arctic. PNAS, 108(9), 3653-3658
- Haas, C., Hendricks, S., Eicken, H., and Herber, A. (2010) Synoptic airborne thickness surveys reveal state of Arctic sea ice cover. Geophys. Res. Lett., 37: L09501, doi:09510.01029/02010GL042652.
- Pringle, D. J., J. E. Miner, H. Eicken, K. M. Golden (2009) Pore-space percolation in sea ice single crystals. J. Geophys. Res., 114, C12017, doi:10.1029/2008JC005145.
- Eicken, H., R. Gradinger, M. Salganek, K. Shirasawa, D. K. Perovich, M. Leppäranta (eds., 2009) Sea ice field research techniques. University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks, Alaska, 566pp. (Also author or co-author of four chapters in the book).
- Petrich, C. and H. Eicken (2009) Growth, structure and properties of sea ice, in Sea Ice, edited by D. N. Thomas and G. S. Dieckmann, Wiley-Blackwells, 23-77.
- Deming, J. W. and H. Eicken (2007) Life in ice. In: Baross, J. and W. Sullivan (eds.) Planets and life - The emerging science of astrobiology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 292-312.
Jon Dehn
Dr. Dehn studies volcanology through remote sensing techniques at the Alaska Volcano Observatory. He organized the first Internal Workshop on Kamchatkan-Aleutian Subduction Processes in Petropavlosk, Russia, and has started new collaborations with colleagues throughout the North Pacific Region. Before coming to the Geopyhsical Institute, Dehn held positions at Kiel University's GEOMAR marine research center in Germany, and at the Geological Survey of Japan's Hokkaido Branch in Sapporo.
Cleveland Volcano spews ash
According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory, a single explosive event sent an ash cloud up to 15,000 feet from Cleveland Volcano. Satellite images from December 29 reveal the ash cloud has detached and is drifting east/southeast from the volcano.
Based on the presence of an ash cloud, AVO has raised the aviation color code at Cleveland Volcano to ORANGE and alert level WATCH.
Christian Haselwimmer
Positions Held:
- 2010-Present Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- 2010 Remote Sensing Data Analyst, British Antarctic Survey
- 2005-2006 Research Assistant, Imperial College London
- 1996-2004 Web Developer
Present Research Interests:
I have broad research interests in the geological applications of remote sensing and photogrammetry including the following applications and techniques
- Applications:
- Geological, lithological and mineral mapping
- Geothermal exploration
- Geohazard assessment
- Techniques:
- Spaceborne and airborne spectral remote sensing at visible and thermal infrared wavelengths
- Laboratory spectroscopy including reflectance and FTIR emission spectroscopy
- Broadband FLIR imaging for assessment of thermal heat flux
Petrich to work at the Northern Research Institute in Narvik, Norway
As of Jan. 1, 2012, Chris Petrich will begin work at the Northern Research Institute (Norut) in Narvik, Norway. Petrich will be working on ice-related issues as part of a team of researchers. For a start, he will continue his work on oil-in-ice and other issues of relevance to Norway, including ice loads in hydropower dams.
