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Richard R. Forster

Richard R. Forster

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Earth Science

D-Index
39
Citations
4241
World Ranking
6312
National Ranking
2239

Overview

Richard R. Forster is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Atmospheric Science. Additional subfields include Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Water Science and Technology, and Mechanics of Materials. The scientist's research spans multiple topics related to cryospheric and climate studies, land hazards, and hydrology.

Forster's research topics include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Forster illustrate a concentration on firn aquifers, snowmelt progression, and meltwater drainage in polar and mountainous regions. Notable recent papers include:

  • Hydrology of a Perennial Firn Aquifer in Southeast Greenland: An Overview Driven by Field Data (2020), published in Water Resources Research
  • Hydrologic Properties of a Highly Permeable Firn Aquifer in the Wilkins Ice Shelf, Antarctica (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • Mapping Snowmelt Progression in the Upper Indus Basin With Synthetic Aperture Radar (2020), published in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Direct Observation of Winter Meltwater Drainage From the Greenland Ice Sheet (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • Interpreting Sentinel-1 SAR Backscatter Signals of Snowpack Surface Melt/Freeze, Warming, and Ripening, through Field Measurements and Physically-Based SnowModel (2022), published in Remote Sensing

Frequent collaboration is evident with several co-authors, including Summer Rupper, C. Miège, Olivia Miller, D. Kip Solomon, and Lynn Montgomery. These partnerships contributed to a range of studies in glaciology, hydrology, and remote sensing applied to cryospheric environments.

Forster's work has been published regularly in high-impact venues such as Water Resources Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Frontiers in Earth Science, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

Best Publications

  • Extensive liquid meltwater storage in firn within the Greenland ice sheet

    Richard R. Forster;Jason E. Box;Jason E. Box;Michiel R. van den Broeke;Clement Miege

  • Efficient meltwater drainage through supraglacial streams and rivers on the southwest Greenland ice sheet.

    Laurence C. Smith;Vena W. Chu;Kang Yang;Colin J. Gleason

  • A spatially calibrated model of annual accumulation rate on the Greenland Ice Sheet (1958-2007)

    Evan W. Burgess;Richard R. Forster;Jason E. Box;Ellen Mosley-Thompson

  • Fusion of hyperspectral and radar data using the IHS transformation to enhance urban surface features

    C.-M. Chen;G.F. Hepner;R.R. Forster

  • Firn meltwater retention on the Greenland Ice Sheet: a model comparison

    Christian R. Steger;Carleen H. Reijmer;Michiel R. van den Broeke;Nander Wever

  • Estimation of discharge from braided glacial rivers using ERS 1 synthetic aperture radar: first results

    L. C. Smith;B. L. Isacks;R. R. Forster;A. L. Bloom

  • Spatial extent and temporal variability of Greenland firn aquifers detected by ground and airborne radars

    Clément Miège;Richard R. Forster;Ludovic Brucker;Ludovic Brucker;Lora S. Koenig

  • Flow velocities of Alaskan glaciers

    Evan W. Burgess;Richard R. Forster;Christopher F. Larsen

  • Initial in Situ Measurements of Perennial Meltwater Storage in the Greenland Firn Aquifer

    Lora S. Koenig;Clément Miège;Richard R. Forster;Ludovic Brucker;Ludovic Brucker

  • Explaining the presence of perennial liquid water bodies in the firn of the Greenland Ice Sheet

    P. Kuipers Munneke;S. R. M. Ligtenberg;M. R. van den Broeke;J. H. van Angelen

  • Sediment plume response to surface melting and supraglacial lake drainages on the Greenland ice sheet

    Vena W. Chu;Laurence C. Smith;Asa K. Rennermalm;Richard R. Forster

  • Evidence of meltwater retention within the Greenland ice sheet

    A. K. Rennermalm;L. C. Smith;V. W. Chu;J. E. Box

  • Annual Greenland accumulation rates (2009–2012) from airborne snow radar

    Lora S. Koenig;Alvaro Ivanoff;Patrick M. Alexander;Joseph A. MacGregor

  • InSAR results from the RADARSAT Antarctic Mapping Mission data: estimation of glacier motion using a simple registration procedure

    A.L. Gray;K.E. Mattar;P.W. Vachon;R. Bindschadler

  • Interferometric radar observations of Glaciar San Rafael, Chile

    Eric Rignot;Richard Forster;Bryan Isacks

  • Southeast Greenland high accumulation rates derived from firn cores and ground-penetrating radar

    Clément Miège;Richard R. Forster;Jason E. Box;Evan W. Burgess

  • Surge dynamics on Bering Glacier, Alaska, in 2008–2011

    E. W. Burgess;R. R. Forster;C. F. Larsen;M. Braun

  • Monitoring snowpack evolution using interferometric synthetic aperture radar on the North Slope of Alaska, USA

    Elias J. Deeb;Richard R. Forster;Douglas L. Kane

  • The onset of Arctic sea-ice snowmelt as detected with passive- and active-microwave remote sensing

    Richard R. Forster;David G. Long;Kenneth C. Jezek;Sheldon D. Drobot

  • Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Balance Reconstruction. Part I: Net Snow Accumulation (1600–2009)

    Jason E. Box;Noel Cressie;David H. Bromwich;Ji Hoon Jung

  • Evidence of Meltwater Retention within the Greenland Ice Sheet

    A. K. Rennermalm;L. C. Smith;V. W. Chu;J. E. Box

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurence C. Smith
Laurence C. Smith Brown University
Jason E. Box
Jason E. Box Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Ludovic Brucker
Ludovic Brucker National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Anatoly Legchenko
Anatoly Legchenko Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Stefan R. M. Ligtenberg
Stefan R. M. Ligtenberg Utrecht University
Ronald L. Bruhn
Ronald L. Bruhn University of Utah
Bryan L. Isacks
Bryan L. Isacks Cornell University
Hans-Peter Marshall
Hans-Peter Marshall Boise State University
Kenneth C. Jezek
Kenneth C. Jezek The Ohio State University
Carl J. Legleiter
Carl J. Legleiter United States Geological Survey

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