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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
“The Larsen Ice Shelf System, Antarctica (LARISSA): Polar Systems Bound Together, Changing Fast”, GSA Today, vol. 29, pp. 4–10, 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. ,
2015
“The response of fabric variations to simple shear and migration recrystallization”, Journal of Glaciology, vol. 61, no. 227, pp. 537 - 550, 2015.
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“Tidal and seasonal variations in calving flux observed with passive seismology”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 2015. ,
2014
“Influence of debris-rich basal ice on flow of a polar glacier”, Journal of Glaciology, vol. 60, pp. 989–1006, 2014. ,
“Boundary condition of grounding lines prior to collapse, Larsen-B Ice Shelf, Antarctica”, Science, vol. 345, pp. 1354–1358, 2014. ,
2013
“Underwater sound radiated by bubbles released by melting glacier ice”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 134, pp. 4172–4172, 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.
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2012
“The crystal fabric of ice from full-waveform borehole sonic logging”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface (2003–2012), vol. 117, 2012. ,
“Listening to Glaciers: Passive Hydroacoustics Near Marine-Terminating Glaciers”, Oceanography, vol. 25, 2012. ,