Anthony Arendt
Biographical Sketch:
Present Research Interests:
- Assessing contribution of glaciers and ice sheets to rising sea level
- Modeling glacier response to climate change
- Downscaling remote sensing data for hydrological modeling
- Validation of high-resolution satellite gravimetry (grace) data
- Development of aircraft and satellite laser altimetry mass balance methods
Professional Memberships and Awards:
Member, International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS)
Positions Held:
- (October 2008 – Present) Assistant Research Professor, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
- (September 2006 – September 2008) Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge Associated Universities at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Cryospheric Sciences Branch
- (August 2000 – August 2006) PhD Student at the Geophysical Institute, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
- (January 1999 – July 2000) Climate Data Technician, Alberta Agriculture
- (1995 – 1998) Masters Student and Research Assistant, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Glaciology Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Selected Publications:
- Atwood, D., F. Meyer, A. Arendt. Using L-band SAR Coherence to Delineate Glacier Extent (2010).Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 36, Suppl. 1, S186-S195.
- Arendt, A., J. Walsh, W. Harrison (2009). Changes of Glaciers and Climate in Northwestern North America during the Late 20th Century. Journal of Climate. 22, 4117-4134.
- Arendt, A., S. Luthcke, R. Hock (2009). Glacier Changes in Alaska: Can Mass Balance Models Explain GRACE mascon trends? Annals of Glaciology. 50, 1-7.
- Arendt, A., S. Luthcke, C. Larsen, W. Abdalati, W. Krabill, M. Beedle (2008). Validation of High-Resolution GRACE mascon Estimates of Glacier Mass Changes in the St. Elias Mountains, Alaska, USA using Aircraft Laser Altimetry. Journal of Glaciology. 54(188), 778-787.
- Luthcke, S., A. Arendt, D. Rowlands, C. Larsen, J. McCarthy (2008). Recent Glacier Mass Changes in the Gulf of Alaska Region from GRACE MASCON solutions, Journal of Glaciology. 54(188), 767-777.
- Motyka, R., D. Lawson, D. Finnegan, G. Kalli, B. Molnia, A. Arendt (2008). Hubbard Glacier Update: Another Closure of Russell Fiord in the Making? Journal of Glaciology. 54(112), 562-564.
- Larsen, F., R. Motyka, A. Arendt, K. Echelmeyer, P. Geissler (2007). Glacier changes in southeast Alaska and northwest British Columbia and contribution to sea level rise. Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, doi:10.1029/2006JF000586.
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