Richard Alley

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Titles and Affiliations
Evan Pugh University Professor, Geosciences

Research Summary

Mechanisms and possibility of recurrence of abrupt climate change, ice-bed interactions with implications for fast glacier flow and sea-level change, improved measurement of ice-core properties, and glaciology.

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Recent Publications

Icequake insights on transient glacier slip mechanics near channelized subglacial drainage

Stevens, N. T., Zoet, L. K., Hansen, D. D., Alley, R. B., Roland, C. J., Schwans, E. & Shepherd, C. S., Feb 1 2024, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 627, 118513.

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GHOSTly flute music: drumlins, moats and the bed of Thwaites Glacier

Alley, R. B., Holschuh, N., Parizek, B., Zoet, L. K., Riverman, K., Muto, A., Christianson, K., Clyne, E., Anandakrishnan, S. & Stevens, N. T., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of Glaciology.

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Iceberg Calving: Regimes and Transitions

Alley, R. B., Cuffey, K. M., Bassis, J. N., Alley, K. E., Wang, S., Parizek, B. R., Anandakrishnan, S., Christianson, K. & Deconto, R. M., May 31 2023, In: Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 51, p. 189-215 27 p.

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The role of channelized basal melt in ice-shelf stability: Recent progress and future priorities

Alley, K. E., Scambos, T. A. & Alley, R. B., Mar 24 2023, In: Annals of Glaciology. 2019, 5

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Sea-level rise in Southwest Greenland as a contributor to Viking abandonment

Borreggine, M., Latychev, K., Coulson, S., Powell, E. M., Mitrovica, J. X., Milne, G. A. & Alley, R. B., Apr 25 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 17, e2209615120.

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Regional CO2 Inversion Through Ensemble-Based Simultaneous State and Parameter Estimation: TRACE Framework and Controlled Experiments

Chen, H. W., Zhang, F., Lauvaux, T., Scholze, M., Davis, K. J. & Alley, R. B., Mar 2023, In: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 15, 3, e2022MS003208.

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Glacial hydraulic tremor on Rhonegletscher, Switzerland

Clyne, E., Alley, R. B., Vore, M., Gräff, D., Anandakrishnan, S., Walter, F. & Sergeant, A., Apr 17 2023, In: Journal of Glaciology. 69, 274, p. 370-380 11 p.

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Highly variable friction and slip observed at Antarctic ice stream bed

Hudson, T. S., Kufner, S. K., Brisbourne, A. M., Kendall, J. M., Smith, A. M., Alley, R. B., Arthern, R. J. & Murray, T., Jul 2023, In: Nature Geoscience. 16, 7, p. 612-618 7 p.

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Model insights into bed control on retreat of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica

Schwans, E., Parizek, B. R., Alley, R. B., Anandakrishnan, S. & Morlighem, M. M., Oct 9 2023, In: Journal of Glaciology. 69, 277, p. 1241-1259 19 p.

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Multi-decadal basal slip enhancement at Saskatchewan Glacier, Canadian Rocky Mountains

Stevens, N. T., Roland, C. J., Zoet, L. K., Alley, R. B., Hansen, D. D. & Schwans, E., Feb 1 2023, In: Journal of Glaciology. 69, 273, p. 71-86 16 p.

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Multidecadal pre- and post-collapse dynamics of the northern Larsen Ice Shelf

Wang, S., Liu, H., Alley, R. B., Jezek, K., Alexander, P., Alley, K. E., Huang, Z. & Wang, L., May 1 2023, In: Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 609, 118077.

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Meltwater drainage and iceberg calving observed in high-spatiotemporal resolution at Helheim Glacier, Greenland

Melton, S. M., Alley, R. B., Anandakrishnan, S., Parizek, B. R., Shahin, M. G., Stearns, L. A., Lewinter, A. L. & Finnegan, D. C., Aug 25 2022, In: Journal of Glaciology. 68, 270, p. 812-828 17 p.

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Controls on Larsen C Ice Shelf Retreat From a 60-Year Satellite Data Record

Wang, S., Liu, H., Jezek, K., Alley, R. B., Wang, L., Alexander, P. & Huang, Y., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 127, 3, e2021JF006346.

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Antarctic surface temperature and elevation during the Last Glacial Maximum

Buizert, C., Fudge, T. J., Roberts, W. H. G., Steig, E. J., Sherriff-Tadano, S., Ritz, C., Lefebvre, E., Edwards, J., Kawamura, K., Oyabu, I., Motoyama, H., Kahle, E. C., Jones, T. R., Abe-Ouchi, A., Obase, T., Martin, C., Corr, H., Severinghaus, J. P., Beaudette, R., Epifanio, J. A., & 20 othersBrook, E. J., Martin, K., Chappellaz, J., Aoki, S., Nakazawa, T., Sowers, T. A., Alley, R. B., Ahn, J., Sigl, M., Severi, M., Dunbar, N. W., Svensson, A., Fegyveresi, J. M., He, C., Liu, Z., Zhu, J., Otto-Bliesner, B. L., Lipenkov, V. Y., Kageyama, M. & Schwander, J., Jun 4 2021, In: Science. 372, 6546, p. 1097-1101 5 p.

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The Paris Climate Agreement and future sea-level rise from Antarctica

DeConto, R. M., Pollard, D., Alley, R. B., Velicogna, I., Gasson, E., Gomez, N., Sadai, S., Condron, A., Gilford, D. M., Ashe, E. L., Kopp, R. E., Li, D. & Dutton, A., May 6 2021, In: Nature. 593, 7857, p. 83-89 7 p.

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