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Frank Paul is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Atmospheric Science. Their research covers areas such as cryospheric studies and observations, climate change and permafrost, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, landslides and related hazards, geophysics and gravity measurements, geology and paleoclimatology research, as well as winter sports injuries and performance.

The scientist has contributed to multiple publications in prominent venues. These include:

  • The Cryosphere
  • Earth System Science Data
  • Journal of Glaciology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on glacier and cryospheric studies, among them:

  • "Glacier shrinkage in the Alps continues unabated as revealed by a new glacier inventory from Sentinel-2," 2020, Earth System Science Data
  • "Sudden large-volume detachments of low-angle mountain glaciers - more frequent than thought?" 2021, The Cryosphere
  • "Greenland-wide inventory of ice marginal lakes using a multi-method approach," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Global sea-level budget and ocean-mass budget, with a focus on advanced data products and uncertainty characterisation," 2022, Earth System Science Data
  • "Sea-Level Rise: From Global Perspectives to Local Services," 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science

Frequent co-authors associated with Frank Paul include Michael Zemp, Andreas Kääb, Philipp Rastner, Johannes Reinthaler, and Christian Huggel.

The scientist's work involves monitoring and analyzing physical changes in terrestrial and polar ice environments with relevance to global and planetary change.

Best Publications

  • The state and fate of Himalayan glaciers

    Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch;A Kulkarni;Andreas Kääb;Christian Huggel;Christian Huggel

  • A Reconciled Estimate of Glacier Contributions to Sea Level Rise: 2003 to 2009

    Alex S. Gardner;Alex S. Gardner;Geir Moholdt;J. Graham Cogley;Bert Wouters;Bert Wouters

  • The Randolph Glacier inventory: a globally complete inventory of glaciers

    W Tad Pfeffer;Anthony A Arendt;Andrew Bliss;Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch

  • Global glacier mass changes and their contributions to sea-level rise from 1961 to 2016

    Michael Zemp;Matthias Huss;E Thibert;N Eckert

  • A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya

    D. H. Shugar;M. Jacquemart;M. Jacquemart;M. Jacquemart;D. Shean;S. Bhushan

  • Remote sensing based assessment of hazards from glacier lake outbursts: a case study in the Swiss Alps

    Christian Huggel;Andreas Kääb;Wilfried Haeberli;Philippe Teysseire

  • Combining satellite multispectral image data and a digital elevation model for mapping debris-covered glaciers

    Frank Paul;Christian Huggel;Andreas Kääb

  • Rapid disintegration of Alpine glaciers observed with satellite data

    Frank Paul;Andreas Kääb;Max Maisch;Tobias Kellenberger

  • On the accuracy of glacier outlines derived from remote-sensing data

    Frank Paul;N. Barrand;S. Baumann;E. Berthier

  • The new remote-sensing-derived Swiss glacier inventory: I. Methods

    Frank Paul;Andreas Kääb;Max Maisch;Tobias Kellenberger

  • Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

    Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

  • The ESA Climate Change Initiative: Satellite Data Records for Essential Climate Variables

    R Hollmann;CJ Merchant;RA Saunders;C Downy

  • Alpine glaciers to disappear within decades

    Michael Zemp;Wilfried Haeberli;Martin Hoelzle;Frank Paul

  • Integrated monitoring of mountain glaciers as key indicators of global climate change: the European Alps

    Wilfried Haeberli;Martin Hoelzle;Frank Paul;Michael Zemp

  • The glaciers climate change initiative: Methods for creating glacier area, elevation change and velocity products

    Frank Paul;Tobias Bolch;Andreas Kääb;Thomas Nagler

  • Challenges and recommendations in mapping of glacier parameters from space: results of the 2008 Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) workshop, Boulder, Colorado, USA

    Adina E. Racoviteanu;Frank Paul;Bruce Raup;Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa

  • Multispectral imaging contributions to global land ice measurements from space

    Jeffrey S. Kargel;Michael J. Abrams;Michael P. Bishop;Andrew Bush

  • Modeling glacier thickness distribution and bed topography over entire mountain ranges with GlabTop: Application of a fast and robust approach

    Andreas Linsbauer;Frank Paul;Wilfried Haeberli

  • Recent glacier changes in the Alps observed by satellite: Consequences for future monitoring strategies

    Frank Paul;Andreas Kääb;Wilfried Haeberli

  • Remote sensing of glacier- and permafrost-related hazards in high mountains: an overview

    A. Kääb;C. Huggel;L. Fischer;S. Guex

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilfried Haeberli
Wilfried Haeberli University of Zurich
Andreas Kääb
Andreas Kääb University of Oslo
Martin Hoelzle
Martin Hoelzle University of Fribourg
Michael Zemp
Michael Zemp University of Zurich
Tobias Bolch
Tobias Bolch Graz University of Technology
Horst Machguth
Horst Machguth University of Fribourg
Christian Huggel
Christian Huggel University of Zurich
Matthias Huss
Matthias Huss University of Fribourg
Holger Frey
Holger Frey University of Zurich
Jeffrey S. Kargel
Jeffrey S. Kargel Planetary Science Institute

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