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Overview

Matthew R. Siegfried is affiliated with the Colorado School of Mines in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Atmospheric Science. Their research encompasses fields such as cryospheric studies and observations and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, reflecting a concentrated effort on polar regions and climate-related phenomena.

The scientist has contributed to an array of publications in notable venues, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Glaciology
  • The Cryosphere
  • Annals of Glaciology

Key topics of their research involve:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Winter sports injuries and performance
  • Polar research and ecology
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Climate change and permafrost

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Matthew R. Siegfried include:

  • "Pervasive ice sheet mass loss reflects competing ocean and atmosphere processes," 2020, Science
  • "Interannual variations in meltwater input to the Southern Ocean from Antarctic ice shelves," 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • "Subglacial lakes and their changing role in a warming climate," 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "The Scientific Legacy of NASA's Operation IceBridge," 2021, Reviews of Geophysics
  • "Scientific access into Mercer Subglacial Lake: scientific objectives, drilling operations and initial observations," 2021, Annals of Glaciology

Matthew R. Siegfried frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • H. A. Fricker
  • Dustin M. Schroeder
  • Ryan A. Venturelli
  • Tasha Snow
  • John C. Priscu

These collaborations often support research in geophysical processes and polar ice dynamics, underlining Siegfried's role in advancing understanding of earth systems through multi-disciplinary teamwork.

Best Publications

  • Pervasive ice sheet mass loss reflects competing ocean and atmosphere processes.

    Ben Smith;Helen A. Fricker;Alex S. Gardner;Brooke Medley

  • Interannual variations in meltwater input to the Southern Ocean from Antarctic ice shelves

    Susheel Adusumilli;Helen Amanda Fricker;Brooke Medley;Laurie Padman

  • Land ice height-retrieval algorithm for NASA's ICESat-2 photon-counting laser altimeter

    Benjamin Smith;Helen A. Fricker;Nicholas Holschuh;Alex S. Gardner

  • How Much, How Fast?: A Science Review and Outlook for Research on the Instability of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier in the 21st Century

    Ted A. Scambos;Robin E. Bell;Richard B. Alley;S. Anandakrishnan

  • Impacts of warm water on Antarctic ice shelf stability through basal channel formation

    Karen E. Alley;Ted A. Scambos;Matthew R. Siegfried;Helen Amanda Fricker

  • Ocean Tide Influences on the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets

    Laurie Padman;Matthew R. Siegfried;Matthew R. Siegfried;Helen A. Fricker

  • Response of Pacific-sector Antarctic ice shelves to the El Niño/Southern Oscillation.

    F. S. Paolo;L. Padman;H. A. Fricker;S. Adusumilli

  • WISSARD at Subglacial Lake Whillans, West Antarctica: scientific operations and initial observations

    Slawek Tulaczyk;Jill A. Mikucki;Matthew R. Siegfried;John C. Priscu

  • Ross Ice Shelf response to climate driven by the tectonic imprint on seafloor bathymetry

    K. J. Tinto;L. Padman;C. S. Siddoway;S. R. Springer

  • Episodic ice velocity fluctuations triggered by a subglacial flood in West Antarctica

    Matthew R. Siegfried;Helen A. Fricker;Sasha P. Carter;Slawek Tulaczyk

  • High basal melting forming a channel at the grounding line of Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica

    Oliver J. Marsh;Oliver J. Marsh;Helen A. Fricker;Matthew R. Siegfried;Knut Christianson

  • The Scientific Legacy of NASA’s Operation IceBridge

    Joseph A. MacGregor;Linette N. Boisvert;Brooke Medley;Alek A. Petty;Alek A. Petty

  • Scientific access into Mercer Subglacial Lake: scientific objectives, drilling operations and initial observations

    John C. Priscu;Jonas Kalin;John Winans;Timothy Campbell

  • Estuaries beneath ice sheets

    Huw J. Horgan;Richard B. Alley;Knut Christianson;Robert W. Jacobel

  • A decade of West Antarctic subglacial lake interactions from combined ICESat and CryoSat‐2 altimetry

    Matthew R. Siegfried;Helen A. Fricker;Mackenzie Roberts;Ted A. Scambos

  • A decade of progress in observing and modelling Antarctic subglacial water systems.

    Helen A. Fricker;Matthew R. Siegfried;Sasha P. Carter;Ted A. Scambos

  • Thirteen years of subglacial lake activity in Antarctica from multi-mission satellite altimetry.

    Matthew R. Siegfried;Helen A. Fricker

  • Mid-Holocene Grounding Line Retreat and Readvance at Whillans Ice Stream, West Antarctica

    R. A. Venturelli;M. R. Siegfried;M. R. Siegfried;K. A. Roush;W. Li

  • Variable Basal Melt Rates of Antarctic Peninsula Ice Shelves, 1994–2016

    Susheel Adusumilli;Helen Amanda Fricker;Matthew R. Siegfried;Matthew R. Siegfried;Laurie Padman

  • High-Resolution Ground-Based GPS Measurements Show Intercampaign Bias in ICESat Elevation Data Near Summit, Greenland

    M. R. Siegfried;R. L. Hawley;J. F. Burkhart

  • Subglacial Lake Whillans microbial biogeochemistry: a synthesis of current knowledge

    Jill A. Mikucki;Jill A. Mikucki;P.A. Lee;D. Ghosh;A.D. Purcell

  • Ocean Stratification and Low Melt Rates at the Ross Ice Shelf Grounding Zone

    Carolyn Branecky Begeman;Slawek M. Tulaczyk;Oliver J. Marsh;Jill A. Mikucki

  • WISSARD at Subglacial Lake Whillans, West Antarctica:scientific operations and initial observations

    S. M. Tulaczyk;J. Mikucki;M. R. Siegfried;J. C. Priscu

Frequent Co-Authors

Helen A. Fricker
Helen A. Fricker University of California, San Diego
Slawek Tulaczyk
Slawek Tulaczyk University of California, Santa Cruz
Dustin M. Schroeder
Dustin M. Schroeder Stanford University
Knut Christianson
Knut Christianson University of Washington
John C. Priscu
John C. Priscu Montana State University
Robin E. Bell
Robin E. Bell Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Ross D. Powell
Ross D. Powell Northern Illinois University
Laurie Padman
Laurie Padman Oregon State University
Sridhar Anandakrishnan
Sridhar Anandakrishnan Pennsylvania State University
Amy Leventer
Amy Leventer Colgate University

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