Martin Truffer

Martin Truffer
Faculty in Physics
Office:
Elvey 401
Phone:
(907) 474-5359
Email:
mtruffer2@alaska.edu
Education:
1995 dipl. phys. ETH Zurich
1999 Ph.D. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Research Interest
- Glacier dynamics
- Subglacial processes
- Ice-ocean interaction
- Fast glacier flow
- Geophysical applications to glaciology
- Hot water drilling
- Numerical modeling
- Geophysical inverse methods
Some of my older projects are on my old homepage. I will slowly migrate to here.
Check out my field blog for current activities
Research Projects
- Operation IceBridge Alaska. Funded by NASA. PI: C. Larsen, co-I: M. Truffer, J. Holt (Arizona)
- Collaborative Research: RUI: A Half Century of Changing Glacier Dynamics at Athabasca Glacier. Funded by NSF. PI: William Armstrong, Co-I: M.Truffer
- Collaborative Research: Dynamics of subglacial erosion of soft sediments and its consequences for glacier evolution. PI: M. Truffer, co-I: R. Motyka, J. Amundson, C. Larsen
- The role of tributaries in glacier surges. Funded by NSF. PI: M. Truffer, co-I: C. Larsen.
- Dynamics of Lake-Calving Glaciers: Yaktutat Glacier, Alaska. Funded by NSF OPP. PI: M. Motyka, Co-Is: M. Truffer and C. Larsen
- Ice depths on the Harding Icefield. Funded by NPS. PI: M. Truffer
- Quantifying Glacier-Fjord-Ocean Interactions and Their Impact on Changing Ice Discharge: Kangia Nunata Sermia and Other Outlets, West Greenland. Funded by NSF-OPP. Co-PIs: R. Motyka and M. Fahnestock
- Development of Drifting Buoys for Measuring Upper Ocean Properties in Heavily Ice Covered Fjords. Funded by the Greenland Climate Research Center. Co-I: Peter Winsor, SFOS-UAF
- A glacier-ocean observatory for tidewater glaciers Funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Co-I: M. Fahnestock
- The rapid retreat of Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland Funded by NASA. Co-I: M. Fahnestock, R. Motyka, M. Luethi (ETHZ)
- NSF-NERC: Thwaites-Amundsen Regional Survey and Network (TARSAN) Integrating Atmosphere-Ice-Ocean Processes affecting the Sub-Ice-Shelf Environment. PI: E. Pettit, Co-Is: K. Heywood (Southhampton), M. Truffer, T. Scambos (U Col), Atsu Muto (Temple), J. Lennarts (U Col), S. Tyler (U Nev)
- RAPID: Observing the Disintegration of the Scar Inlet Ice Shelf. PI: E. Pettit, Co-I: M. Truffer, T. Scambos (U Col)
- Collaborative Research: Fjord Ecosystem Structure and Function on the West Antarctic Peninsula - Hotspots of Productivity and Biodiversity? (FjordEco). PI: C. Smith (Hawai'i), co-I: P. Winsor, M. Truffer, M. Vernet (Scripps).
- Ocean-Ice Sheet Interaction in the Amundsen Sea: The Keystone of West Antarctic Stability. Funded by NSF-OPP. Collaborators: NASA, Naval Postgraduate School, Penn State, New York University, British Antarctic Survey
- The LARsen IceShelf System, Antarctica (LARISSA). Funded by NSF-OPP. Collaborators: Hamilton College, the National Snow and Ice Data Center, the Byrd Polar Institute, the Lamont-Doherty Observatory, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and Colgate College
- Boundary inverse problems in glaciology. Funded by NSF-CMG. Collaborators: D. Maxwell, S. Avdonin,
- The Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM) . Funded by NASA. PIs: E. Bueler, D. Maxwell, R. Hock, M. Truffer
Alaska + NW Pacific
Greenland
Antarctica
Theory
Teaching
2015
“Dynamic jamming of iceberg-choked fjords”, Geophys. Res. Lett., vol. 42, pp. 1122–1129, 2015. ,
“Seasonal and interannual variations in ice melange and its impact on terminus stability, Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland”, Journal of Glaciology, vol. 61, pp. 76–88, 2015. ,
“Tidal and seasonal variations in calving flux observed with passive seismology”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 2015. ,
“Run-away thinning of the low elevation Yakutat Glacier and its sensitivity to climate change”, Journal of Glaciology, vol. 61, 2015. ,
2014
“Glacier Surges”, in Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, 2014. ,
“Quantifying velocity response to ocean tides and calving near the terminus of Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland”, Journal of Glaciology, vol. 60, pp. 609–621, 2014. ,
“Surface Drifters Track the Fate of Greenland Ice Sheet Meltwater”, Eos Trans. AGU, vol. 95, pp. 237–239, 2014. ,
“Boundary condition of grounding lines prior to collapse, Larsen-B Ice Shelf, Antarctica”, Science, vol. 345, pp. 1354–1358, 2014. ,
2013
“Changing basal conditions during the speed-up of Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland”, The Cryosphere, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 1679–1692, 2013.
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