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Erin Pettit
Faculty in Geology and Geophysics
Associate professor
Office:
Elvey 401B
Phone:
(206) 619-1752
Email:
ecpettit@alaska.edu
Education:
1994 Sc.B. in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University
1994-97 interlude designing electric and hybrid cars at Aerovironment
2003 Ph.D. in Geophysics/Glaciology from University of Washington
Erin is originally from Seattle, Washington and blames Mount Rainier for her love of glaciers.
Erin's Websites
2019
“Circumpolar Deep Water Impacts Glacial Meltwater Export and Coastal Biogeochemical Cycling Along the West Antarctic Peninsula”, Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 6, pp. 1–23, 2019. ,
“The Larsen Ice Shelf System, Antarctica (LARISSA): Polar Systems Bound Together, Changing Fast”, GSA Today, vol. 29, pp. 4–10, 2019. ,
2015
“Tidal and seasonal variations in calving flux observed with passive seismology”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 2015. ,
“The response of fabric variations to simple shear and migration recrystallization”, Journal of Glaciology, vol. 61, no. 227, pp. 537 - 550, 2015. (4.59 MB) ,
2014
“Boundary condition of grounding lines prior to collapse, Larsen-B Ice Shelf, Antarctica”, Science, vol. 345, pp. 1354–1358, 2014. ,
“Influence of debris-rich basal ice on flow of a polar glacier”, Journal of Glaciology, vol. 60, pp. 989–1006, 2014. ,
2013
“The evolution of crystal fabric in ice sheets and its link to climate history”, Journal of Glaciology, vol. 59, no. 214, pp. 357-373, 2013. (832.54 KB) ,
“Underwater sound radiated by bubbles released by melting glacier ice”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 134, pp. 4172–4172, 2013. ,
2012
“Passive underwater acoustic evolution of a calving event”, Annals of Glaciology, vol. 53, p. 113, 2012. ,
“Seismic multiplet response triggered by melt at Blood Falls, Taylor Glacier, Antarctica”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface (2003–2012), vol. 117, 2012. ,