Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder

Ted Scambos

(He/Him)

Senior Research Scientist for Earth Science and Observation Center

Education

B.S., Stony Brook University, 1977

Affiliated Department

Geology

Office Location

EKLC - S250C

tascambos@colorado.edu

Also on the web

ESOC

Research Interests

Research on climate change impacts on the polar regions

Remote sensing applications to the ice sheets

Field work and field sensors in Antarctica

Science coordination for the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration

Current Research

Field, remote sensing, and modelling study on processes controlling the retreat and increasing outflow of Thwaites Glacier in West Anrtaerctica, as part of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC; see www.thwaitesglacier.org);

Investigating the recent retreat and renewed acceleration of glaciers on the eastern Antarctic Peninsula (Larsen B region), supporting a Ph.D. candidate's dissertation. Field work is planned for February 2024

Continuing study of the controlling factors for ultra-cold events in East Antarctica (the coldest surface temperatures on Earth) and their relationship with GHG concentrations in the atmosphere.

Applicaitons of Landsat visible, near-infrared, and thermal image data to polar research.