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  1. Steffen, K., Lokale Schneeverteilung auf Axel Heiberg Island, NWT Geographica Helvetica, 32(4), 195-202, 1977.

  2. Steffen, K., Mount Rundle, Geographica Helvetica, 32(4), 219-221, 1977.

  3. Steffen, K., and F. Müller, Local snow distribution on Axel Heiberg Island, Canada: an empirical method of extrapolation from snow-course data on White Glacier, Polar Geography and Geology, 4(4), 211-223, 1980.

  4. Steffen, K., Sea ice classification from TIR, International Archives of ISPRS, Vol. 34-VII/1, 767-776, 1982.

  5. Steffen, K., Warm Water cells in the North Water, northern Baffin Bay during winter. J. Geophys. Res., 90(C5), 9129-9136, 1985.

  6. Steffen, K., and A. Ohmura, Heat exchange and surface conditions in the North Water, Northern Baffin Bay, Annals of Glaciology, 6, 178-181, 1985.

  7. Steffen, K., Ice conditions of an arctic polynya: North Water in winter, J. Glaciology, 32(112), 383-390, 1986.

  8. Steffen, K., Bidirectional reflectance of snow at 500 - 600 nm, IAHS publication, 166, 415-425, 1987.

  9. Steffen, K., Fractures in arctic winter pack ice, North Water, northern Baffin Bay, Annals of Glaciology, 9, 211-214, 1987.

  10. Steffen K., and J.E. Lewis, Surface temperatures and sea ice typing for northern Baffin Bay, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 9(3), 409-422, 1988.

  11. Steffen K., and J.M. Maslanik, Comparison of Nimbus 7 Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer radiance and derived sea ice concentration with Landsat imagery for the North Water area of Baffin Bay, J. Geophys. Res., 93(C9), 10,769-10,781, 1988.

  12. Steffen K., and A.J. Schweiger, Sensitivity of passive microwave sea ice concentration algorithms to the selection of locally and seasonally adjusted tie points, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Quantitative Remote Sensing, 2, 773-776, 1989.

  13. Schweiger A.J., and K. Steffen, Comparison of sea ice parameters retrieved from passive microwave (SSM/I), Landsat MSS and AVHRR imagery, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Quantitative Remote Sensing, 2, 769-772, 1989.

  14. Steffen, K., and A.J. Schweiger, A multisensor approach to sea ice classification for the validation of DMSP-SSM/I passive microwave derived sea ice products, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 55, 75-82, 1990.

  15. Steffen, K., Energy flux density estimation over sea ice based on satellite passive microwave measurements, Annals of Glaciology, 15, 178-183, 1991.

  16. Steffen, K., and A. Schweiger. NASA team algorithm for sea ice concentration retrieval from Defense Meteorological Satellite Program special sensor microwave imager: comparison with Landsat satellite data, J. Geophys. Res., 96(C12), 21,971-21,987, 1991.

  17. Emery, W.J., M. Radebaugh, C.W. Fowler, D. Cavalieri, and K. Steffen. An intercomparison of sea ice parameters computed from AVHRR and Landsat satellite imagery and from airborne passive microwave radiometry, J. Geophys. Res., 96(C12), 22,075-22,086, 1991.

  18. Steffen, K., and A. Schweiger, Ocean surface energy flux estimates from satellite data in Arctic regions, Marine Technol. Society, Volume II, 434-440, 1992.

  19. Steffen, K, W. Abdalati, and J. Stroeve. Climate sensitivity studies of the Greenland ice sheet using satellite AVHRR, SMMR, SSM/I and in situ data, Meteorology and Atmosph. Physics, 239-258, 1993.   

  20. Steffen, K., R. Bindschadler, J. Comiso, D. Eppler, F. Fetterer, J. Hawkins, J. Key, D. Rothrock, R. Thomas, and R. Weaver, Snow and ice applications of AVHRR in polar regions, Annals of Glaciology, 17,  1-16, 1993.

  21. Haefliger, M., K. Steffen, C. Fowler, AVHRR surface temperature and narrow-band albedo comparison with ground measurements for the Greenland ice sheet, Annals of Glaciology, 17, 49-54, 1993.

  22. Barry, R.G., J. Maslanik, K. Steffen, R.L. Weaver, V. Troisi, D.J. Cavalieri, and S. Martin, Advances in sea-ice research based on remotely sensed passive microwave data, Oceanography, 6(1), 4-12, 1993.

  23. Steffen, K., and J. Heinrichs, Feasibility of sea ice typing with Synthetic Aperture Radar: merging of Landsat Thematic mapper and ERS-1 SAR satellite imagery, J. Geophys. Res., 99(C11), 22,413-22,424, 1994.

  24. Steffen, K., Surface energy exchange during the onset of melt at the equilibrium line altitude of the Greenland ice sheet, Annals of Glaciology, 21, 13-18, 1995.

  25. Abdalati, W.,  K. Steffen, and K. Jezek, Comparison of brightness temperatures from SSM/I instruments on the DMSP F8 and F11 satellites for Antarctica and Greenland ice sheet, Intern. J. Rem. Sens., 16(7), 1223-1229, 1995.

  26. Abdalati, W., and K. Steffen, Passive microwave-derived snow melt regions on the Greenland ice sheet, Geophys. Res. Letters, 22(7), 787-790, 1995.

  27. Steffen, K., and T. DeMaria, Surface energy fluxes of Arctic winter sea ice in Barrow Strait, J. Appl. Meteorol., 35, 2067-2079, 1996.

  28. Stroeve, J., M. Haefliger, and K. Steffen, Surface temperature from ERS-1 ATSR infra-red thermal satellite data in polar regions, J. Appl. Meteorol., 35, 1231-1239, 1996.

  29. Abdalati, W., and K. Steffen, Snow melt on the Greenland ice sheet as derived from passive microwave satellite data, J. Climate, 10, 165-175, 1997.

  30. Abdalati, W., and K. Steffen, The apparent effects of the Mt. Pinatubo eruption on the Greenland ice sheet melt extent, Geophys. Res. Lett., 24(14),1795-1797, 1997.

  31. Stroeve, J., A. Nolin, and K. Steffen, Comparison of AVHRR-derived and in situ surface albedo over the Greenland ice sheet, Rem. Sens. Env., 62, 262-277, 1997.

  32. Serreze, M.C., J.R. Key, J. E. Box, J.A. Maslanik, and K. Steffen, A new monthly climatology of global radiation for the Arctic and comparison with NCEP-NCAR reanalysis and ISCCP-C2 fields, J. Climate, 11, 121-136, 1998.

  33. Stroeve, J., and K. Steffen, Variability of AVHRR-derived clear-sky surface temperature over the Greenland ice sheet, J. Appl. Meteorol., 37, 23-31, 1998.

  34. Anklin, M., R.C. Bales. E. Mosley-Thompson, and K. Steffen, Annual accumulation at two sites in northwester Greenland during recent centuries, J. Geophys.Res., 103(D22), 28775-28,783, 1998.

  35. Abdalati, W., K. Steffen, Accumulation and hoar effects on microwave emission on the Greenland ice sheet dry snow zones, J. Glaciology, 44(14), 523-531, 1998.

  36. Steffen, K., W. Abdalati, and I. Seherjal, Faceted crystal formation on NE-Greenland low accumulation region, J. Glaciology, 45(149), 63-68, 1999.

  37. Weaver, R., K. Steffen, J. Heinrichs, J. Maslanik, and G. Flato, Data assimilation in sea ice monitoring, Annals of Glaciology, 31, 327-332, 2000.

  38. Shuman, C., K. Steffen, J. Box, and C. Stearn, A dozen years of temperature observations at the Summit: Central Greenland automatic weather stations 1987-1999, J. Appl. Meteorol., 40(4),741-752, 2001.

  39. Steffen, K., and J. Heinrichs, C-band SAR backscatter characteristics of Arctic sea ice and land during winter, Atmosphere-Ocean, 39(3), 289-299, 2001.

  40. Thomas, R., and PARCA instigators, Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment (PARCA): Goals, key findings, and future directions, J. Geophys. Res., 106(D24), 33,691-33706, 2001.

  41. Steffen, K., and J.E. Box, Surface climatology of the Greenland ice sheet: Greenland climate network 1995-1999, J. Geophys. Res., 106(D24), 33,951-33,964, 2001.

  42. Box, J.E. and K. Steffen, Sublimation on the Greenland ice sheet from automated weather station observations, J. Geophys. Res., 106(D24), 33,965-33,982, 2001.

  43. Abdalati, W. and K. Steffen, Greenland ice sheet melt extent: 1979-1999, J. Geophys. Res., 106(D24), 33,983-33,989, 2001.

  44. Mosley-Thompson, E., J.R. McConnell, R.C. Bales, Z. Li, P.-N. Lin, K. Steffen, L.G. Thompson, R. Edwards, D.  Bathke, Local to regional-scale variability of annual net accumulation on the Greenland ice sheet from PARCA cores, J. Geophys. Res., 106(D24), 33,839-33852, 2001.

  45. Nghiem, S.V., K. Steffen, R. Kwok, and W.Y. Tsai, Diurnal variations of melt regions on the Greenland ice sheet, J. Glaciol., 47(159), 539-547, 2001.

  46. Cassano, J.J., J.E. Box, D.H. Bromwich, L. Li, and K. Steffen, Evaluation of Polar MM5 simulations of Greenland's atmospheric circulation, J. Geophys. Res., 106(D24), 33,867-33,890, 2001.

  47. Bromwhich, D., J. Cassano, T. Klein, G. Heinemann, K. Hines, K. Steffen and J. Box, Mesoscale modeling of katabatic winds over Greenland with Polar MM5, Mon. Weather Review, 129, 2290-2309, 2001.

  48. Comiso, J.C., and K. Steffen, Studies of Antarctic sea ice concentrations from satellite data and their applications, J. Geophys. Res., 106(C12), 31,361-31,386, 2001.

  49. Cullen, N., and K. Steffen, Unstable near-surface boundary conditions in summer on top of the Greenland ice sheet, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28(23), 4491-4494, 2001.

  50. Jacobi, H.W., M.M. Fey, M.A. Hutterli, R.C. Bales, N.J. Cullen, K. Steffen and C. Koehler, Long-term measurements of hydrogen peroxide and formaldehyde exchange between the atmosphere and surface snow at Summit, Greenland, Atm. Environm., 36, 2619-2628, 2002.

  51. Helmig, D, J. Boulter, D. David, J. Birk, N. Cullen, K. Steffen, B. Johsnon, S. Oltmans, Ozone and meteorological boundary-layer conditions at Summit, Greenland, Atm. Environm., 36, 2595-2608, 2002.

  52. Honrath, R.E. Y.Y. Lu, M.C. Peterson, J.E. Dibb, M.A. Arseault, N.J. Cullen, and K. Steffen. vertical fluxes of NOx, HONO, and HNO3 above the snowpack at Summit, Greenland. Atm. Environm, 36, 2629-2640, 2002.

  53. Dassau, T.M., A. Sumer, S. Koeniger, P. Shepson, J. Yang, R. Honrath, N. Cullen, K. Steffen, Investigation of the role of the snowpack on atmospheric formaldehyde chemistry at Summit, Greenland, J. Geophys. Res., 107(D19), ACH 9.1-14, 36, 2595-2608, 2002.

  54. Zwally, H.J. W. Abdalati, T. Herring, K. Larsen, J. Saba, and K. Steffen. Surface melt-induced acceleration of Greenland ice-sheet flow, Science, 297, 218-222, 2002.

  55. Thomas, R.H., W. Abdalati, E. Frederick, W.B. Krabill, S. Manizade, and K. Steffen, Investigation of surface melting and dynamic thinning on Jakobshavn Isbrea, Greenland, J. Glaciol., 49(165), 231-239, 2003.

  56. Smith, L.C., Y. Sheng, R.R. Foster, K. Steffen, K.E. Frey, and D.E. Alsdorf, Melting of small Arctic ice caps observed from ERS scatterometer time series, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(20), CRY 2-14, 2003.

  57. Steffen, K., S.V. Nghiem, R. Huff, and G. Neumann, The melt anomaly of 2002 on the Greenland Ice Sheet from active and passive microwave satellite observations, Geophys. Res. Lett.,  31(20), L2040210.1029/2004GL020444, 2004.

  58. Orr, A., E. Hanna, J. Hunt, J. Cappelen, K. Steffen and A. Stephens, Characteristics of stable flow over southern Greenland, Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH), 161(7), 2004.

  59. Nghiem, S,V., K. Steffen, G. Neumann, and R. Huff, Mapping of ice layer extent and snow accumulation in the percolation zone of the Greenland ice sheet, J. Geophys., Res., 110, F02017, doi:10.1029/2004JF000234, 2005.

  60. Hanna, H.,  P.Huybrechts, I. Janssens, J..Cappelen, K. Steffen, and A. Stephens, Runoff and mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet: 1958–2003, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D13108, doi:10.1029/2004JD005641, 2005.

  61. Box, J.E., D.H. Bromwich, B.A. Veenhuis, L-S Bai, J.C. Stroeve, J.C. Rogers, K. Steffen, T. Haran, S-H Wang, Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Mass Balance Variability (1988-2004) from Calibrated Polar MM5 Output, J. Climate, 19 (12), 2783-2800, 2006.

  62. Nghiem, S.V., , K. Steffen, G. Neumann, and R. Huff, Snow Accumulation and Snowmelt Monitoring in Greenland and Antarctica, International Association of Geodesy Publication, Dynamic Planet , in press, 2006

  63. Cullen, N. J., T. Mölg, G. Kaser, K. Hussein, K. Steffen, and D. R. Hardy, Kilimanjaro Glaciers: Recent areal extent from satellite data and new interpretation of observed 20th century retreat rates, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L16502, doi:10.1029/2006GL027084, 2006.

  64. Cullen, N.J., K. Steffen, and P. D Blanken, Nonstationarity of Turbulent Heat Fluxes at Summit, Greenland,  Boundary-Layer Meteorology, DOI 10.1007/s10546-006-9112-2, 2006.

  65. Herzfeld, U.C., J.E. Box, K. Steffen, H. Mayer, N.Caine, and M. Losleben, A case study on the influence of snow and ice surface roughness on melt energy, Zeitschrift für Gletscherkunde und Glazialgeology, 39, 1-42, 2006.

  66. Parry, V., P. Mair, J. Scott, B. Hubbard, K. Steffen, and D.  Wingham, Investigations of meltwater refreezing and density variations in the snowpack and firn within the percolation zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet, Ann. Glaciol.., in press, 2007.

  67. Cullen, N.J., Mölg, T., Kaser, G., K. Steffen, and D. R. Hardy, Energy Balance Model Validation on the top of Kilimanjaro using Eddy Covariance Data, Ann. Glaciol.., in press, 2007.

  68. Painter, T.H., N.P. Molotch, M. Cassidy, M. Flanner, and K. Steffen, Contact spectroscopy for determination of stratigraphy of snow grain size, J. Glaciol, in press, 2007.

  69. Mernild, S., G. Liston, Ch. Hiemstra, and K. Steffen. Surface melt area and water balance modeling on the Greenland ice sheet 1995-2005. Geophys. Res. Lett., in press 2007.

  70. Hanna , E., P. Huybrechts, K. Steffen, J. Cappelen, R. Huff, Ch. Shuman, T. Irvine-Fynn, S. Wise, and  M. Griffiths. Increased runoff from melt from the Greenland Ice Sheet: a response to global warming. J. Climate, in press, 2007.

  71. Wang, L., M. Sharp, B. Rivard, and K. Steffen, Melt duration and ice layer formation on the Greenland ice sheet, 2000-2004, J. Geophys. Res.,  in press, 2007.

  72. Hall, D.K., S.J. Hook, J.E. Box, K.A. Casey, C.A. Shuman and K. Steffen. in preparation. Comparison of Satellite-Derived Surface Temperatures of Ice and Snow from ASTER, MODIS and ETM+. This paper may be submitted this fall to RSE

  

Book Chapters     

    • Steffen, K., J. Comiso, K. StGermain, P. Gloersen, J. Key, and I. Rubinstein, Microwave Remote Sensing of Sea Ice: Chapter 10: The Estimation of Geophysical Parameters Using Passive Microwave Algorithms, ed. F. Carsey,  AGU Monograph, 201-228, 1992.

    • Grenfell, T.C., D. Cavalieri, D. Comiso., and K. Steffen, Microwave Remote Sensing of Sea Ice Chapter 14: Considerations for Microwave Remote Sensing of Thin Sea Ice,  ed. F. Carsey, AGU Monograph, 291-300, 1992.

    • Seelye, M., K. Steffen, and D. Cavalieri, Microwave Remote Sensing of Sea Ice: Chapter 15: Microwave Remote Sensing of Polynyas, ed. F. Carsey,  AGU Monograph,  303-312, 1992.

    • Steffen, K., AVHRR applications for ice surface studies; in: Oceanographic Applications of Remote Sensing, ed. M. Ikeda and F. W. Dobson, CRC Press, INC., 307-320, 1995.

    • K. Steffen, R. Thomas, E. Rignot, G. Cogley, M. Dyurgerov, S. Raper , P. Huybrechts, E. Hanna, Cryospheric Contributions to Sea Level Variability, Cambridge Prewss (Book Chapter) in press, 2007.

     




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