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Chris   F  Larsen

Faculty in Geophysical Institute
Research Professor

Office:     Elvey 401
Phone:   (907) 474-5333
Email:     cflarsen@alaska.edu

Education:





Ph.D. Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks 2003
Thesis: Rapid Uplift of Southern Alaska Caused by Recent Ice Loss
M.S. Geophysics, University of California Santa Cruz, 1996
Thesis: Overtone Spectra and Hydrogen Potential of H2O at High Pressure
B.S. Physics, University of Alaska Fairbanks 1991
Senior Project: Construction and operation of a 5 W tunable pulsed dye laser

Awards
NASA Group Achievement Award. Operation IceBridge 2010
AGU Editor’s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, GRL
NASA Earth Systems Science Fellowship.
Antarctic Service Medals 1993, 1994

Certification
Commercial Pilot, Instrument Rated
Approved to pilot aircraft on UAF business

Please visit my primary web page here:
http://fairweather.alaska.edu

I have many photo galleries from fieldwork in Alaska here:
http://fairweather.alaska.edu/chris/photos.html

Present Research Interests:
Airborne LiDAR and digital photogrammetry
GPS geodesy and surveying
Mass loss of Alaskan Glaciers
Glacier Dynamics
Tidewater and Lacustrine Calving Dynamics
Glacier generated seismicity
Active tectonics and deformation of Alaska
Glacial isostatic adjustment

Current Research Projects

Operation IceBridge Alaska 2013-15 (PI C.F. Larsen, co-I Truffer), NASA, Jan 2013-Dec 2015.

Development and Evaluation of Airborne LIDAR as a Tool for Measuring the Depth and Distribution of Shallow Snow Covers (PI C.F. Larsen), CRREL, CESU agreement number W9132T-12-2-0012, March 2012-March 2014.

Dynamics of subglacial erosion of soft sediments and its consequences for glacier evolution
2013-2016 (NSF).
M. Truffer, C.F. Larsen, A. Gusmeroli, R. Motyka, J. Amundson (UAS), J. Kavanaugh (U. Alberta).

The role of tributaries in glacier surges (PI Truffer, Co-PI C.F. Larsen), NSF ARC-1107491, 2011-2014.

Combining GRACE, IceBridge/ICESat Altimetry and Field Observations to Improve Estimates of Glacier and Ice Sheet Contributions to Rising Sea Level
2013-2016 (NASA).
A. Arendt, C.F. Larsen, S. Luthcke, S. O'Neel.

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Publications

2010

W. Sun, Miura, S., Sato, T., Sugano, T., Freymueller, J. T., Kaufman, M., Larsen, C. F., Cross, R., and Inazu, D., “Gravity measurements in southeastern Alaska reveal negative gravity rate of change caused by glacial isostatic adjustment”, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 115, p. B12406, 2010.
M. West, Larsen, C. F., Truffer, M., OʼNeel, S., and LeBlanc, L., “Glacier microseismicity”, Geology, vol. 38, pp. 319-322, 2010.
J. L. Elliott, Larsen, C. F., Freymueller, J. T., and Motyka, R. J., “Tectonic block motion and glacial isostatic adjustment in southeast Alaska and adjacent Canada constrained by GPS measurements”, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 115, p. B09407, 2010.
C. Huggel, Salzmann, N., Allen, S., Caplan-Auerbach, J., Fischer , L., Haeberli, W., Larsen, C. F., Schneider, D., and Wessels, R., “Recent and future warm extreme events and high-mountain slope stability”, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, vol. 368, pp. 2435–2459, 2010.
S. OʼNeel, Larsen, C. F., Rupert, N., and Hansen, R., “Iceberg calving as a primary source of regional-scale glacier-generated seismicity in the St. Elias Mountains, Alaska”, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 115, p. F04034, 2010.

2009

D. Inazu, Sato, T., Miura, S., Ohta, Y., Nakamura, K., Fujimoto, H., Larsen, C. F., and Higuchi, T., “Accurate ocean tide modeling in southeast Alaska and large tidal dissipation around Glacier Bay”, Journal of oceanography, vol. 65, pp. 335–347, 2009.

2008

T. Sato, Miura, S., Ohta, Y., Fujimoto, H., Sun, W., Larsen, C. F., Heavner, M., Kaufman, A. M., and Freymueller, J. T., “Earth tides observed by gravity and GPS in southeastern Alaska”, Journal of Geodynamics, vol. 46, pp. 78–89, 2008.
S. B. Luthcke, Arendt, A. A., Rowlands, D. D., McCarthy, J. J., and Larsen, C. F., “Recent glacier mass changes in the Gulf of Alaska region from GRACE mascon solutions”, Journal of Glaciology, vol. 54, pp. 767–777, 2008.

2007

C. F. Larsen, Motyka, R. J., Arendt, A. A., Echelmeyer, K. A., and Geissler, P. E., “Glacier changes in southeast Alaska and northwest British Columbia and contribution to sea level rise”, J. Geophys. Res, vol. 112, p. F01007, 2007.
R. J. Motyka, Larsen, C. F., Freymueller, J. T., and Echelmeyer, K. A., “Post Little Ice Age Glacial Rebound in Glacier Bay National Park and Surrounding Areas”, Alaska Park Science, vol. 6, pp. 36–41, 2007.

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