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Edwin D. Waddington is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences with a particular emphasis on Atmospheric Science. In addition, their work spans Environmental Science, covering topics such as Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main areas of study in Waddington's research include cryospheric studies and observations, landslides and related hazards, geology and paleoclimatology research, as well as climate change and permafrost. Additional interests are reflected in topics related to winter sports injuries and performance, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, and fire effects on ecosystems.

Waddington's recent publications showcase a focus on ice cores, firn models, and climate reconstructions. Selected papers include:

  • The Community Firn Model (CFM) v1.0, 2020, published in Geoscientific Model Development
  • Effect of horizontal divergence on estimates of firn-air content, 2020, published in Journal of Glaciology
  • An 83,000-year-old ice core from Roosevelt Island, Ross Sea, Antarctica, 2020, published in Climate of the Past
  • Reconstruction of Temperature, Accumulation Rate, and Layer Thinning From an Ice Core at South Pole, Using a Statistical Inverse Method, 2021, published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Advection and non-climate impacts on the South Pole Ice Core, 2020, published in Climate of the Past

The most frequent venues for their publications include Climate of the Past, Journal of Glaciology, Geoscientific Model Development, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, and Earth System Science Data.

Collaboration appears to be a significant aspect of Waddington's work, with frequent co-authors listed as C. Max Stevens, T. J. Fudge, H. Conway, Michelle Koutnik, and Emma C. Kahle.

Best Publications

  • Abrupt increase in Greenland snow accumulation at the end of the Younger Dryas event

    R. B. Alley;D. A. Meese;C. A. Shuman;A. J. Gow

  • Time-scale for adjustment of glaciers to changes in mass balance

    Tómas Jóhannesson;Charles Raymond;Ed Waddington

  • Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core

    D. Dahl-Jensen;M. R. Albert;A. Aldahan;N. Azuma

  • Large Arctic Temperature Change at the Wisconsin-Holocene Glacial Transition

    Kurt M. Cuffey;Gary D. Clow;Richard B. Alley;Minze Stuiver

  • Past and future grounding-line retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

    H. Conway;B. L. Hall;B. L. Hall;G. H. Denton;A. M. Gades

  • Precise interpolar phasing of abrupt climate change during the last ice age

    Christo Buizert;Betty Adrian;Jinho Ahn;Mary Albert

  • The Accumulation Record from the GISP2 Core as an Indicator of Climate Change Throughout the Holocene.

    D. A. Meese;A. J. Gow;P. Grootes;M. Stuiver

  • Synchronous climate changes in Antarctica and the North Atlantic

    E. J. Steig;E. J. Brook;J. W. C. White;C. M. Sucher

  • Onset of deglacial warming in West Antarctica driven by local orbital forcing

    T.J. Fudge;Eric J. Steig;Bradley R. Markle;Spruce W. Schoenemann

  • Wisconsinan and Holocene Climate History from an Ice Core at Taylor Dome, Western Ross Embayment, Antarctica

    Eric J. Steig;David L. Morse;Edwin D. Waddington;Minze Stuiver

  • Electrical conductivity measurements from the GISP2 and GRIP Greenland ice cores

    K. C. Taylor;C. U. Hammer;R. B. Alley;H. B. Clausen

  • Numerical simulations of glacial-valley longitudinal profile evolution

    Kelly R MacGregor;R.S. Anderson;S.P. Anderson;E.D. Waddington

  • Numerical simulations of glacial-valley longitudinal profile evolution

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  • Distortion of isochronous layers in ice revealed by ground-penetrating radar

    David G. Vaughan;Hugh F. J. Corr;Christopher S. M. Doake;Ed. D. Waddington

  • Strong feedbacks between hydrology and sliding of a small alpine glacier

    Robert S. Anderson;Robert S. Anderson;Suzanne P. Anderson;Suzanne P. Anderson;Kelly R. MacGregor;Kelly R. MacGregor;Edwin D. Waddington

  • Deglacial temperature history of West Antarctica

    Kurt M. Cuffey;Gary D. Clow;Eric J. Steig;Christo Buizert

  • Climate Change During the Last Deglaciation in Antarctica

    P. A. Mayewski;M. S. Twickler;S. I. Whitlow;L. D. Meeker

  • Inference of accumulation-rate patterns from deep layers in glaciers and ice sheets

    Edwin D. Waddington;Thomas A. Neumann;Michelle R. Koutnik;Hans-Peter Marshall

  • Possible displacement of the climate signal in ancient ice by premelting and anomalous diffusion.

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  • Numerical modeling of glacial erosion and headwall processes in alpine valleys

    Kelly R. MacGregor;Robert S. Anderson;Edwin D. Waddington

  • A Simple Method for Determining the Response Time of Glaciers

    T. Jóhannesson;C. F. Raymond;E. D. Waddington

  • Variable relationship between accumulation and temperature in West Antarctica for the past 31,000 years

    T. J. Fudge;Bradley R. Markle;Kurt M. Cuffey;Christo Buizert

  • Wisconsinan and Holocene Climate History from an Ice Core at Taylor Dome, Western Ross Embayment, Antarctica

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  • The Taylor Dome Antarctic 18O Record and Globally Synchronous Changes in Climate

    Pieter M. Grootes;Eric J. Steig;Minze Stuiver;Edwin D. Waddington

  • Migration of the Siple Dome ice divide, West Antarctica

    N. A. Nereson;C. F. Raymond;E. D. Waddington;R. W. Jacobel

  • Grain-scale processes, folding, and stratigraphic disturbance in the GISP2 ice core

    R. B. Alley;A. J. Gow;D. A. Meese;J. J. Fitzpatrick

  • Firn Model Intercomparison Experiment (FirnMICE)

    Jessica M.D. Lundin;C. Max Stevens;Robert Arthern;Christo Buizert

  • Ice Age storm trajectories inferred from radar stratigraphy at Taylor Dome, Antarctica

    D. L. Morse;E. D. Waddington;E. J. Steig

  • The accumulation pattern across Siple Dome, West Antarctica, inferred from radar-detected internal layers

    N. A. Nereson;C. F. Raymond;R.W. Jacobel;E. D. Waddington

  • The Effects Of Snow Ventilation on Chemical Concentrations

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  • "Numerical Simulations of Glacial-valley Longitudinal Profile Evolution: Reply."

    Kelly R MacGregor;R.S. Anderson;S.P. Anderson;E.D. Waddington

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric J. Steig
Eric J. Steig University of Washington
Howard Conway
Howard Conway University of Washington
Christo Buizert
Christo Buizert Oregon State University
Edward J. Brook
Edward J. Brook Oregon State University
Stephen G. Warren
Stephen G. Warren University of Washington
Nancy A. N. Bertler
Nancy A. N. Bertler Victoria University of Wellington
Jeffrey P. Severinghaus
Jeffrey P. Severinghaus University of California, San Diego
Stephen F. Price
Stephen F. Price Los Alamos National Laboratory
Kendrick C. Taylor
Kendrick C. Taylor Desert Research Institute
Thomas A. Neumann
Thomas A. Neumann Goddard Space Flight Center

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