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G. Hilmar Gudmundsson

G. Hilmar Gudmundsson

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Earth Science

D-Index
55
Citations
10609
World Ranking
2564
National Ranking
279

Overview

G. Hilmar Gudmundsson is affiliated with Northumbria University in the United Kingdom and focuses their research primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. The core topics addressed in their research involve cryospheric studies and observations, winter sports injuries and performance, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, landslides and related hazards, climate change and permafrost, geology and paleoclimatology research, and climate variability and models.

Gudmundsson has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with numerous publications appearing in recognized venues. Frequent publication platforms include The Cryosphere, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Glaciology, Geophysical Research Letters, and Nature Communications.

Their recent papers exemplify a focus on Antarctic ice dynamics and ice sheet modeling, with notable works such as:

  • Projecting Antarctica's contribution to future sea level rise from basal ice shelf melt using linear response functions of 16 ice sheet models (LARMIP-2), 2020, Earth System Dynamics
  • Results of the third Marine Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project (MISMIP+), 2020, The Cryosphere
  • The tipping points and early warning indicators for Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica, 2021, The Cryosphere
  • Intermittent structural weakening and acceleration of the Thwaites Glacier Tongue between 2000 and 2018, 2020, Journal of Glaciology
  • Drivers of Pine Island Glacier speed-up between 1996 and 2016, 2021, The Cryosphere

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Mathieu Morlighem, Adrian Jenkins, Daniel Goldberg, Emily A. Hill, and Ronja Reese.

Overall, the research carried out by G. Hilmar Gudmundsson addresses critical components of cryospheric science and environmental modeling with an interdisciplinary approach that integrates geophysical and atmospheric sciences alongside medical-related topics.

Best Publications

  • Deep glacial troughs and stabilizing ridges unveiled beneath the margins of the Antarctic ice sheet

    M. Morlighem;Eric Rignot;Tobias Binder;Donald Blankenship

  • Benchmark experiments for higher-order and full-Stokes ice sheet models (ISMIP-HOM).

    F. Pattyn;L. Perichon;A. Aschwanden;B. Breuer

  • Ice-shelf buttressing and the stability of marine ice sheets

    G. H. Gudmundsson

  • Grounding-line migration in plan-view marine ice-sheet models: results of the ice2sea MISMIP3d intercomparison

    Frank Pattyn;Laura Perichon;Gaël Durand;Lionel Favier

  • Transmission of basal variability to a glacier surface

    G. Hilmar Gudmundsson;G. Hilmar Gudmundsson

  • Instantaneous Antarctic ice sheet mass loss driven by thinning ice shelves

    G. Hilmar Gudmundsson;Fernando S. Paolo;Susheel Adusumilli;Helen A. Fricker

  • The far reach of ice-shelf thinning in Antarctica

    R. Reese;R. Reese;G. H. Gudmundsson;A. Levermann;A. Levermann;A. Levermann;R. Winkelmann;R. Winkelmann

  • The stability of grounding lines on retrograde slopes

    G. H. Gudmundsson;J. Krug;Geoffroy Durand;L. Favier

  • Results of the Marine Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project, MISMIP

    F. Pattyn;C. Schoof;L. Perichon;R. C. A. Hindmarsh

  • How accurate are estimates of glacier ice thickness? Results from ITMIX, the Ice Thickness Models Intercomparison eXperiment

    Daniel Farinotti;Daniel Farinotti;Douglas J. Brinkerhoff;Garry K.C. Clarke;Johannes J. Fürst

  • Decadal ocean forcing and Antarctic ice sheet response: Lessons from the Amundsen Sea

    Adrian Jenkins;Pierre Dutrieux;Pierre Dutrieux;Stan Jacobs;Eric J. Steig

  • Experimental design for three interrelated marine ice sheet and ocean model intercomparison projects: MISMIP v. 3 (MISMIP +), ISOMIP v. 2 (ISOMIP +) and MISOMIP v. 1 (MISOMIP1)

    Xylar S. Asay-Davis;Stephen L. Cornford;Gaël Durand;Gaël Durand;Benjamin K. Galton-Fenzi;Benjamin K. Galton-Fenzi

  • Atmosphere-ocean-ice interactions in the Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica

    John Turner;Andrew Orr;G. Hilmar Gudmundsson;Adrian Jenkins

  • Projecting Antarctica's contribution to future sea level rise from basal ice shelf melt using linear response functions of 16 ice sheet models (LARMIP-2)

    Anders Levermann;Anders Levermann;Anders Levermann;Ricarda Winkelmann;Ricarda Winkelmann;Torsten Albrecht;Heiko Goelzer;Heiko Goelzer

  • Permafrost changes in rock walls and the retreat of alpine glaciers: a thermal modelling approach

    Matthias Wegmann;G. Hilmar Gudmundsson;Wilfried Haeberli

  • Fortnightly variations in the flow velocity of Rutford Ice Stream, West Antarctica

    G. Hilmar Gudmundsson

  • Subglacial melt channels and fracture in the floating part of Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

    David G. Vaughan;Hugh F. J. Corr;Robert A. Bindschadler;Pierre Dutrieux

  • Initialization of ice-sheet forecasts viewed as an inverse Robin problem

    Robert J. Arthern;G. Hilmar Gudmundsson

  • Coupled ice shelf-ocean modeling and complex grounding line retreat from a seabed ridge

    J. De Rydt;G. H. Gudmundsson

  • Impacts of the Larsen-C Ice Shelf calving event

    Anna E. Hogg;G. Hilmar Gudmundsson

  • Experimental design for three interrelated Marine Ice-Sheet and Ocean Model Intercomparison Projects

    X. S. Asay-Davis;S. L. Cornford;G. Durand;G. Durand;B. K. Galton-Fenzi;B. K. Galton-Fenzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricarda Winkelmann
Ricarda Winkelmann University of Potsdam
Edward C. King
Edward C. King British Antarctic Survey
Matt A. King
Matt A. King University of Tasmania
Keith W. Nicholls
Keith W. Nicholls Natural Environment Research Council
Mathieu Morlighem
Mathieu Morlighem Dartmouth College
Angelika Humbert
Angelika Humbert Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Anders Levermann
Anders Levermann Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Chris R. Stokes
Chris R. Stokes Durham University
Adrian Jenkins
Adrian Jenkins Durham University

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