Andy Bliss
Postdoc

Ph.D. University of California Berkeley;
M.S. University of California Berkeley;
B.S. University of Chicago


Geophysical Institute, UAF 903 Koyukuk Dr, Fairbanks, AK, U.S.A. 99775-7320


abliss [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu


+1 (907) 474-7679
  

About Me

I came to UAF to work on a project studying the mass balance of mountain glaciers and ice caps worldwide. Some regions of the world, like Antarctica, had not received much attention in earlier iterations of this work. To rectify this, I have been compiling an inventory of the glaciers in the Antarctic periphery.
My dissertation research focused on the ablation of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica.
I was also involved with an earlier project looking at huge icebergs that broke away from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
My website has many pictures from my travels. http://glacierbliss.com

Publications

  • Bliss, A. K., and K. M. Cuffey. Effects of climate change on sublimation-dominated ablation zones in Antarctica. In preparation.
  • Bliss, A. K., K. M. Cuffey, and J. L. Kavanaugh. Sublimation and Surface Energy Budget of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology. Vol. 57, No 204, September 2011. pp. 684-696.
  • Bliss, A.K. Ablation on Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Ph.D. dissertation. University of California at Berkeley. 2011.
  • Kavanaugh, J. L., K. M. Cuffey, D. L. Morse, A. K. Bliss, and S. M. Aciego. Dynamics and mass balance of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica: 3. State of mass balance. Journal of Geophysical Research. Vol. 114. F04012. doi:10.1029/2009JF001331, 2009.
  • MacAyeal, D.R., M.H. Okal, J.E. Thom, K.M. Brunt, Y.J. Kim and A.K. Bliss. Tabular iceberg collisions within the coastal regime. Journal of Glaciology. Vol. 54, No 185, March 2008. pp. 371-386.

Presentations

Talks:

  • Ablation on the Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Geography Department Colloquium. UC Berkeley. April 19, 2010.
  • Energy Balance Modeling on the Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Invited talk at the summer seminar series at NASA’s AMES Research Center. July 21, 2005.
  • Surface Energy-Balance Models for the Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Breslauer Symposium: An Interdisciplinary Look at a Global Problem: Social and Scientific Aspects of Climate Change, Berkeley, CA. Feb 25, 2005.
  • Glacier margin micro-meteorology and its importance for weather station placement. Workshop on the use of Automatic Weather Stations on Glaciers, Pontresina, Switzerland. Co-authors: K.M. Cuffey, and D.R. MacAyeal. March 28, 2004.

Posters:

  • Bliss, A.K., and K.M. Cuffey. Ablation on the Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. IUGG, Abstract HW1011-4882, July 12, 2007.
  • Bliss, A.K., and K.M. Cuffey. Weather on the Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Antarctic Meteorological Observation, Modeling, and Forecasting Workshop, Rome, Italy. June 27, 2007.
  • Bliss, A.K., and K.M. Cuffey. Mass Balance and Climate of the Ablation Zone of the Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract C33C-1296, Dec 13, 2006.
  • Bliss, A.K., K.M. Cuffey, J.L. Kavanaugh, and D.L. Morse. Weather and mass balance in the ablation zone of the Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract C23A-1160, Dec 27, 2005.
  • Cuffey, K.M., J.L. Kavanaugh, D.L. Morse, S. Aciego, A. Bliss. Dynamics and Evolution of Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract C31A-1103, Dec 27, 2005.
  • Bliss, A.K., K.M. Cuffey, J.L. Kavanaugh, and D.L. Morse. Distributed Energy-Balance Models at the Surface of the Taylor Glacier, Antarctica. Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract C23A-0987, Nov 23, 2004.
  • MacAyeal, D.R., J. Thom, A.K. Bliss. Giant Tabular Icebergs as Surrogate Ice Shelves in Field Studies of Antarctica's Response to Environmental Warming. Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract C31C-0413, Nov 18, 2003.
  • MacAyeal, D.R., J. Thom, A. Bliss, G. Weidner, B.D. Kerman, M. Lazzara, C.R. Stearns. The Trajectory of Giant Iceberg B15a: Preliminary Observations using GPS and Automatic Weather Stations. Eos Trans. AGU, 82(20), Spring Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS52A-02, May 15, 2001.
  • Bliss, A.K. The Juneau Icefield Research Program. Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H62D-27, Nov 28, 2000.
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