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Joseph M. Shea

Joseph M. Shea

University of Northern British Columbia
Canada

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Meteorology
Glacier
Climate change

His primary areas of study are Glacier, Glacier mass balance, Hydrology, Drainage basin and Period. His study in Glacier is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Seismology, Aftershock and Climate change. His Glacier mass balance research incorporates elements of Snow and Climatology.

His research in the fields of Snowmelt overlaps with other disciplines such as Sensitivity. His Snowmelt research integrates issues from Debris and Remote sensing. His work carried out in the field of Climatology brings together such families of science as Aeolian processes, Atmospheric sciences and Greenhouse gas.

His most cited work include:

High-resolution monitoring of Himalayan glacier dynamics using unmanned aerial vehicles (249 citations)
Geomorphic and geologic controls of geohazards induced by Nepal’s 2015 Gorkha earthquake (198 citations)
Coupled modelling of glacier and streamflow response to future climate scenarios (196 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Joseph M. Shea spends much of his time researching Glacier, Environmental science, Snow, Climatology and Physical geography. His study in the fields of Glacier mass balance under the domain of Glacier overlaps with other disciplines such as Cliff. His work investigates the relationship between Snow and topics such as Hydrology that intersect with problems in Permafrost and Ice sheet.

His work deals with themes such as Current and Atmosphere, which intersect with Climatology. His Physical geography study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Shuttle Radar Topography Mission and Anomaly. As a part of the same scientific family, Joseph M. Shea mostly works in the field of Debris, focusing on Remote sensing and, on occasion, Terrain.

He most often published in these fields:

Glacier (121.05%)
Environmental science (49.47%)
Snow (60.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

Glacier (121.05%)
Physical geography (53.68%)
Environmental science (49.47%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Joseph M. Shea mainly focuses on Glacier, Physical geography, Environmental science, Snow and Atmospheric sciences. In the field of Glacier, his study on Glacier mass balance overlaps with subjects such as Wind strength. His work on Snowmelt is typically connected to Resource as part of general Snow study, connecting several disciplines of science.

His Atmospheric sciences research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Glacial period and Wind speed. His studies in Snowpack integrate themes in fields like Scale and Climatology. His Debris study combines topics in areas such as Terrain and Satellite imagery.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

Status and change of the cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya Region (55 citations)
Status and change of the cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya Region (55 citations)
Status and change of the cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya Region (55 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

Meteorology
Glacier
Climate change

Joseph M. Shea mainly investigates Glacier, Physical geography, Unmanned air vehicle, Volume loss and Glacier tongue. His research integrates issues of Climatology and Hydrology in his study of Glacier. He merges Climatology with Wind strength in his research.

His Hydrology research includes themes of Snow, Permafrost and Ice sheet. There are a combination of areas like Cliff, Thinning and Tongue integrated together with his Unmanned air vehicle study. Other disciplines of study, such as Temporal resolution, Emissivity, Satellite imagery, Terrain and Debris, are mixed together with his Temperature measurement studies.

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Best Publications

High-resolution monitoring of Himalayan glacier dynamics using unmanned aerial vehicles

Walter Immerzeel;Walter Immerzeel;Walter Immerzeel;P.D.A. Kraaijenbrink;J.M. Shea;A.B. Shrestha.
Remote Sensing of Environment (2014)

414 Citations

Geomorphic and geologic controls of geohazards induced by Nepal’s 2015 Gorkha earthquake

J. S. Kargel;G. J. Leonard;D. H. Shugar;U. K. Haritashya.
Science (2016)

356 Citations

Coupled modelling of glacier and streamflow response to future climate scenarios

K. Stahl;K. Stahl;R. D. Moore;J. M. Shea;D. Hutchinson.
Water Resources Research (2008)

281 Citations

Reconciling high-altitude precipitation in the upper Indus basin with glacier mass balances and runoff

W. W. Immerzeel;W. W. Immerzeel;N. Wanders;N. Wanders;Arthur Lutz;J. M. Shea.
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (2015)

237 Citations

Seasonal and annual mass balances of Mera and Pokalde glaciers (Nepal Himalaya) since 2007

Patrick Wagnon;Patrick Wagnon;C. Vincent;Yves Arnaud;E. Berthier.
The Cryosphere (2013)

173 Citations

Unraveling the hydrology of a Himalayan catchment through integration of high resolution in situ data and remote sensing with an advanced simulation model

Silvan Ragettli;Francesca Pellicciotti;Walter W. Immerzeel;Walter W. Immerzeel;Evan S. Miles.
Advances in Water Resources (2015)

154 Citations

Brief communication: Glaciers in the Hunza catchment (Karakoram) have been nearly in balance since the 1970s

Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch;Tino Pieczonka;Kriti Mukherjee;Joseph M Shea;Joseph M Shea.
The Cryosphere (2017)

139 Citations

Status and change of the cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya Region

Tobias Bolch;Joseph M. Shea;Joseph M. Shea;Joseph M. Shea;Shiyin Liu;Farooq M. Azam.
(2019)

131 Citations

Glacier Water Resources on the Eastern Slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Shawn J. Marshall;Eric C. White;Michael N. Demuth;Tobias Bolch.
Canadian Water Resources Journal (2011)

126 Citations

Seasonal surface velocities of a Himalayan glacier derived by automated correlation of unmanned aerial vehicle imagery