What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Climate change
- Statistics
- Oceanography
His scientific interests lie mostly in Ice sheet, Ice stream, Ice shelf, Glacier and Antarctic sea ice.
His research integrates issues of Arctic ice pack, Climatology and Glacier mass balance in his study of Ice sheet.
Eric Rignot frequently studies issues relating to Geomorphology and Ice stream.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Meltwater, Physical geography and Antarctic ice sheet in addition to Ice shelf.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Snow, Climate change, Sea level and Geodesy.
His Antarctic sea ice study necessitates a more in-depth grasp of Sea ice.
His most cited work include:
- Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica (1099 citations)
- Changes in the Velocity Structure of the Greenland Ice Sheet (1017 citations)
- A reconciled estimate of ice-sheet mass balance (1013 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Eric Rignot mainly focuses on Ice sheet, Glacier, Ice stream, Ice shelf and Geomorphology.
His Ice sheet research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cryosphere, Sea ice, Antarctic sea ice and Climatology.
His Climatology research includes themes of Sea level rise and Climate model.
His Glacier mass balance study in the realm of Glacier interacts with subjects such as Glaciology.
His studies deal with areas such as Antarctic ice sheet, Sea ice thickness and Greenland ice sheet as well as Ice stream.
His Ice shelf research incorporates elements of Iceberg and Drift ice.
He most often published in these fields:
- Ice sheet (65.11%)
- Glacier (50.92%)
- Ice stream (50.25%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- Glacier (50.92%)
- Ice sheet (65.11%)
- Oceanography (30.22%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Eric Rignot mainly investigates Glacier, Ice sheet, Oceanography, Bathymetry and Sea level.
His Glacier research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Climatology and Forcing.
Eric Rignot has researched Ice sheet in several fields, including Ice stream, Climate change, Ice shelf, Antarctic sea ice and Glacier mass balance.
His primary area of study in Ice stream is in the field of Glacier morphology.
His Ice shelf research is classified as research in Sea ice.
Eric Rignot interconnects Gravity and Fjord in the investigation of issues within Bathymetry.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from 1992 to 2017. (324 citations)
- BedMachine v3: Complete Bed Topography and Ocean Bathymetry Mapping of Greenland From Multibeam Echo Sounding Combined With Mass Conservation. (257 citations)
- BedMachine v3: Complete Bed Topography and Ocean Bathymetry Mapping of Greenland From Multibeam Echo Sounding Combined With Mass Conservation. (257 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Glacier
- Statistics
- Climate change
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Glacier, Ice sheet, Oceanography, Sea level and Ice shelf.
His work in the fields of Greenland ice sheet overlaps with other areas such as Glaciology.
His Ice sheet research incorporates themes from Glacier mass balance, Ice stream, Physical geography and Antarctic sea ice.
His Ice stream study focuses on Glacier morphology in particular.
The Antarctic sea ice portion of his research involves studies in Cryosphere, Sea ice and Arctic ice pack.
Eric Rignot integrates Ice shelf and Circumpolar deep water in his studies.
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