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J. Graham Cogley

J. Graham Cogley

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Earth Science

D-Index
36
Citations
13695
World Ranking
7035
National Ranking
358

Overview

J. Graham Cogley was affiliated with Trent University in Canada and contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Atmospheric Science. Their research primarily addressed cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, as well as climate change and permafrost.

Their publication record includes work in notable scientific venues such as Science and Nature. Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Cogley are:

  • Glaciohydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram, 2021, Science
  • Author Correction: Global glacier mass changes and their contributions to sea-level rise from 1961 to 2016, 2020, Nature

Cogley's collaborative network included frequent co-authors such as Fabien Maussion, Mohd Farooq Azam, Jeffrey S. Kargel, J. M. Shea, and Santosh Nepal.

The main topics of their work can be summarized as:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Climate change and permafrost

Their research output spanned areas within Atmospheric Science and broader Earth and Planetary Sciences, reflecting multidisciplinary engagement with glaciology, hydrology, and climate systems.

J. Graham Cogley has been listed as deceased, and this profile reflects their scientific contributions in past tense.

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

  • Revisiting the Earth's sea-level and energy budgets from 1961 to 2008

    John A. Church;Neil J. White;Leonard F. Konikow;Catia M. Domingues

  • Glossary of glacier mass balance and related terms

    J.G. Cogley;A.A. Arendt;A. Bauder;R.J. Braithwaite

  • Mass balance of glaciers and ice caps: Consensus estimates for 1961–2004

    G. Kaser;J. G. Cogley;M. B. Dyurgerov;M. F. Meier

  • Regional and global projections of twenty-first century glacier mass changes in response to climate scenarios from global climate models

    Valentina Radić;Andrew Bliss;A. Cody Beedlow;Regine Hock

  • Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

    Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

  • Attribution of global glacier mass loss to anthropogenic and natural causes

    Ben Marzeion;J. Graham Cogley;Kristin Richter;David Parkes

  • Sharply increased mass loss from glaciers and ice caps in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

    Alex S. Gardner;Alex S. Gardner;Geir Moholdt;Geir Moholdt;Bert Wouters;Gabriel J. Wolken

  • Geodetic and direct mass-balance measurements: comparison and joint analysis

    J. Graham Cogley

  • Twentieth-century global-mean sea-level rise: is the whole greater than the sum of the parts?

    Jonathan M Gregory;N. J. White;J. A. Church;M. F. P. Bierkens

  • Glaciohydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram.

    Mohd. Farooq Azam;Jeffrey S. Kargel;Joseph M. Shea;Santosh Nepal

  • Present and future states of Himalaya and Karakoram glaciers

    J. Graham Cogley

  • State of the Climate in 2016

    Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

  • Mass balance of glaciers other than the ice sheets

    J. Graham Cogley;W. P. Adams

  • The Albedo of Water as a Function of Latitude

    J. Graham Cogley

  • Estimating the Glacier Contribution to Sea-Level Rise for the Period 1800-2005

    P. W. Leclercq;J. Oerlemans;J. G. Cogley

  • A more complete version of the World Glacier Inventory

    J. Graham Cogley

  • [Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

    J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Rignot
Eric Rignot University of California, Irvine
Alex S. Gardner
Alex S. Gardner California Institute of Technology
Regine Hock
Regine Hock University of Alaska Fairbanks
Frank Paul
Frank Paul University of Zurich
Tobias Bolch
Tobias Bolch Graz University of Technology
Bert Wouters
Bert Wouters Utrecht University
Jeffrey S. Kargel
Jeffrey S. Kargel Planetary Science Institute
Isabella Velicogna
Isabella Velicogna University of California, Irvine
Martin Sharp
Martin Sharp University of Alberta
Georg Kaser
Georg Kaser University of Innsbruck

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