Glaciers Group

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Christian Kienholz

Recently Affiliated in Geology and Geophysics

Office: Elvey 401
Phone: (907) 474-7187
Email: ckienholz@alaska.edu

Education:

M.S., Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2013

I am a PhD student focusing on glacier monitoring and modeling, with a particular interest in glacier-atmosphere and glacier-ocean interactions. For my research, I use and develop remote sensing and GIS-based methods, as well as glacio-hydrological models. I also conduct glacier fieldwork on a regular basis.

Publications

2019

C. Kienholz, Amundson, J. M., Motyka, R. J., Jackson, R. H., Mickett, J. B., Sutherland, D. A., Nash, J. D., Winters, D. S., Dryer, W. P., and Truffer, M., “Tracking icebergs with time-lapse photography and sparse optical flow , LeConte Bay , Alaska , 2016 – 2017”, J. Glaciol., vol. 65, pp. 195–211, 2019.

2017

D. McGrath, Sass, L., O'Neel, S., Arendt, A., and Kienholz, C., “Hypsometric control on glacier mass balance sensitivity in Alaska and northwest Canada”, Earth's Future, 2017.

R. Wastlhuber, Hock, R., Kienholz, C., and Braun, M., “Glacier Changes in the Susitna Basin, Alaska, USA,(1951–2015) using GIS and Remote Sensing Methods”, Remote Sensing, vol. 9, p. 478, 2017.

C. Kienholz, Hock, R., Truffer, M., Bieniek, P., and Lader, R., “Mass Balance Evolution of Black Rapids Glacier, Alaska, 1980–2100, and Its Implications for Surge Recurrence”, Frontiers in Earth Science, vol. 5, p. 56, 2017.

2016

C. Kienholz, Hock, R., Truffer, M., Arendt, A., and Arko, S., “Geodetic mass balance of surge-type Black Rapids Glacier, Alaska, 1980–2001–2010, including role of rockslide deposition and earthquake displacement”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 2016.

F. A. Ziemen, Hock, R., Aschwanden, A., Khroulev, C., Kienholz, C., MELKONIAN, A. N. D. R. E. W., and ZHANG, J. I. N. G., “Modeling the evolution of the Juneau Icefield between 1971 and 2100 using the Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM)”, Journal of Glaciology, vol. 62, pp. 199–214, 2016.

2015

C. F. Larsen, Burgess, E., Arendt, A. A., O'Neel, S., Johnson, A. J., and Kienholz, C., “Surface melt dominates Alaska glacier mass balance”, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 42, pp. 5902–5908, 2015.

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C. Kienholz, Herreid, S., Rich, J., Arendt, A., Hock, R., and Burgess, E., “Derivation and analysis of a complete modern-date glacier inventory for Alaska and northwest Canada”, Journal of Glaciology, vol. 61, p. 403, 2015.

D. McGrath, Sass, L., O'Neel, S., Arendt, A., Wolken, G., Gusmeroli, A., Kienholz, C., and McNeil, C., “End-of-winter snow depth variability on glaciers in Alaska”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, vol. 120, pp. 1530–1550, 2015.

S. Herreid, Pellicciotti, F., Ayala, A., Chesnokova, A., Kienholz, C., Shea, J., and Shrestha, A., “Satellite observations show no net change in the percentage of supraglacial debris-covered area in northern Pakistan from 1977 to 2014”, Journal of Glaciology, vol. 61, pp. 524–536, 2015.

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