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Keith A. Echelmeyer was affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States. Their academic career included research and work related to glaciology and related fields within Earth sciences, focusing on topics pertinent to cold regions and polar studies.

The scientist's published output does not include recent papers with available details such as titles or venues, nor does the record provide any frequent co-authors or specific publication venues commonly associated with their work.

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The absence of accessible citation counts, paper titles, or detailed research interests limits further delineation of their scientific contributions. However, their association with the University of Alaska Fairbanks suggests expertise related to Arctic or cold climate environmental research.

Best Publications

  • Rapid Wastage of Alaska Glaciers and Their Contribution to Rising Sea Level

    Anthony A. Arendt;Keith A. Echelmeyer;William D. Harrison;Craig S. Lingle

  • Glacier surge mechanism: 1982-1983 surge of variegated glacier, alaska.

    Barclay Kamb;C. F. Raymond;W. D. Harrison;Hermann Engelhardt

  • Penetration depth of interferometric synthetic-aperture radar signals in snow and ice

    Eric Rignot;Keith Echelmeyer;William Krabill

  • Submarine melting at the terminus of a temperate tidewater glacier, LeConte Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A.

    Roman J. Motyka;Lewis Hunter;Keith A. Echelmeyer;Cathy Connor

  • Rapid viscoelastic uplift in southeast Alaska caused by post-Little Ice Age glacial retreat

    Christopher F. Larsen;Roman J. Motyka;Jeffrey T. Freymueller;Keith A. Echelmeyer

  • Glacier Changes in Southeast Alaska and Northwest British Columbia and Contribution to Sea Level Rise

    Christopher F. Larsen;Roman J. Motyka;Anthony A. Arendt;Keith A. Echelmeyer

  • Direct observation of basal sliding and deformation of basal drift at sub-freezing temperatures

    Keith Echelmeyer;Wang Zhongxiang

  • Stress-gradient coupling in glacier flow: I. Longitudinal averaging of the influence of ice thickness and surface slope

    Barclay Kamb;Keith A. Echelmeyer

  • Quantifying the effects of climate and surface change on glacier mass balance

    D. H. Elsberg;W. D. Harrison;K. A. Echelmeyer;R. M. Krimmel

  • Surficial glaciology of Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland: Part I. Surface morphology

    K. Echelmeyer;T. S. Clarke;W.D. Harrison

  • The role of the margins in the dynamics of an active ice stream

    K. A. Echelmeyer;W. D. Harrison;C. Larsen;J. E. Mitchell

  • Glacier motion dominated by processes deep in underlying till

    M. Truffer;W. D. Harrison;K. A. Echelmeyer

  • Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland: seasonal variations in velocity -- or lack thereof

    Keith Echelmeyer;William D. Harrison

  • Mechanisms of fast flow in Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland. I: Measurements of temperature and water level in deep boreholes

    Almut Iken;Keith A. Echelmeyer;William D. Harrison;Martin Funk

  • Updated estimates of glacier volume changes in the western Chugach Mountains, Alaska, and a comparison of regional extrapolation methods

    A. Arendt;K. Echelmeyer;W. Harrison;C. Lingle

  • Of isbræ and ice streams

    Martin Truffer;Keith A. Echelmeyer

  • On the characterization of glacier response by a single time-scale

    W. D. Harrison;D. H. Elsberg;K. A. Echelmeyer;R. M. Krimmel

  • Airborne surface profiling of glaciers: a case-study in Alaska

    K. A. Echelmeyer;W. D. Harrison;C. F. Larsen;J. Sapiano

  • Elevation, volume and terminus changes of nine glaciers in North America

    J. J. Sapiano;W. D. Harrison;K. A. Echelmeyer

  • Implications of till deformation on glacier dynamics

    Martin Truffer;Keith A. Echelmeyer;William D. Harrison

Frequent Co-Authors

William D. Harrison
William D. Harrison University of Alaska Fairbanks
Charles F. Raymond
Charles F. Raymond University of Washington
Jeffrey T. Freymueller
Jeffrey T. Freymueller Michigan State University
Matthew Sturm
Matthew Sturm University of Alaska Fairbanks
Eric Rignot
Eric Rignot University of California, Irvine
Neil F. Humphrey
Neil F. Humphrey University of Wyoming
Erik R. Ivins
Erik R. Ivins California Institute of Technology
Shad O'Neel
Shad O'Neel United States Geological Survey
Martin Funk
Martin Funk ETH Zurich
Olaf Eisen
Olaf Eisen University of Bremen

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