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  • 2011 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Robin E. Bell is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable focus on Atmospheric Science as a subfield. Additional areas of study include Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Ecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Safety Research.

The scientist's work encompasses various topics, particularly in cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, as well as climate change and permafrost. Their research interests also cover geology and paleoclimatology, polar research and ecology, and health and medical research impacts.

Robin E. Bell's recent publications include the following:

  • The Scientific Legacy of NASA's Operation IceBridge, 2021, Reviews of Geophysics
  • History, mass loss, structure, and dynamic behavior of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, 2020, Science
  • Multidecadal Basal Melt Rates and Structure of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, Using Airborne Ice Penetrating Radar, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Antarctic Bedmap data: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) sharing of 60 years of ice bed, surface, and thickness data, 2023, Earth System Science Data
  • Seafloor Depth of George VI Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, From Inversion of Aerogravity Data, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Throughout their career, Robin E. Bell has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • K. J. Tinto
  • Joseph A. MacGregor
  • Jamin S. Greenbaum
  • J. W. Holt
  • C. Leuschen

The scientist has contributed to multiple publications in recognized venues such as:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Reviews of Geophysics
  • Science
  • Earth System Science Data
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Robin E. Bell was elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica

    Peter Fretwell;Hamish D. Pritchard;David G. Vaughan;J. L. Bamber

  • Large subglacial lakes in East Antarctica at the onset of fast-flowing ice streams

    Robin E. Bell;Michael Studinger;Christopher A. Shuman;Mark A. Fahnestock

  • East Antarctic rifting triggers uplift of the Gamburtsev Mountains

    Fausto Ferraccioli;Carol A. Finn;Tom A. Jordan;Robin E. Bell

  • Active volcanism beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet and implications for ice-sheet stability

    Donald D. Blankenship;Robin E. Bell;Steven M. Hodge;John M. Brozena

  • Widespread movement of meltwater onto and across Antarctic ice shelves

    Jonathan Kingslake;Jeremy C. Ely;Indrani Das;Robin E. Bell

  • Influence of subglacial geology on the onset of a West Antarctic ice stream from aerogeophysical observations

    R. E. Bell;Donald D Blankenship;C. A. Finn;D. L. Morse

  • Widespread Persistent Thickening of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet by Freezing from the Base

    Robin E. Bell;Fausto Ferraccioli;Timothy T. Creyts;David Braaten

  • A roadmap for Antarctic and Southern Ocean science for the next two decades and beyond

    M.C. Kennicutt;S.L. Chown;J.J. Cassano;D. Liggett

  • The role of subglacial water in ice-sheet mass balance

    Robin E. Bell

  • Antarctic surface hydrology and impacts on ice-sheet mass balance

    Robin E. Bell;Alison F. Banwell;Alison F. Banwell;Luke D. Trusel;Jonathan Kingslake;Jonathan Kingslake

  • 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

  • Ice cover, landscape setting, and geological framework of Lake Vostok, East Antarctica

    Michael Studinger;Robin E. Bell;Garry D. Karner;Anahita A. Tikku

  • Antarctic ice shelf potentially stabilized by export of meltwater in surface river

    Robin E. Bell;Winnie Chu;Winnie Chu;Jonathan Kingslake;Jonathan Kingslake;Indrani Das

  • Origin and fate of Lake Vostok water frozen to the base of the East Antarctic ice sheet

    Robin E. Bell;Michael Studinger;Anahita A. Tikku;Garry K.C. Clarke

  • Structure of the Dead Sea Pull-Apart Basin From Gravity Analyses

    U. S. Ten Brink;Z. Ben-Avraham;Robin E. Bell;M. Hassouneh

  • Geologic Controls on the Initiation of Rapid Basal Motion for West Antarctic Ice Streams: A Geophysical Perspective Including New Airborne Radar Sounding and Laser Altimetry Results

    D. D. Blankenship;D. L. Morse;C.A. Finn;R.E. Bell

  • Sub-ice geology inland of the Transantarctic Mountains in light of new aerogeophysical data

    Michael Studinger;Robin E. Bell;W.Roger Buck;Garry D. Karner

  • 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

  • Influence of Persistent Wind Scour on the Surface Mass Balance of Antarctica

    Indrani Das;Robin E. Bell;Ted A. Scambos;Michael J. Wolovick

  • The Scientific Legacy of NASA’s Operation IceBridge

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

  • Gravity gradiometry resurfaces

    Robin E. Bell;Roger N. Anderson;Lincoln F. Pratson

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald D. Blankenship
Donald D. Blankenship The University of Texas at Austin
Carol A. Finn
Carol A. Finn United States Geological Survey
Fausto Ferraccioli
Fausto Ferraccioli National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics
James R. Cochran
James R. Cochran Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Tom A. Jordan
Tom A. Jordan British Antarctic Survey
Suzanne M. Carbotte
Suzanne M. Carbotte Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Wilfried Jokat
Wilfried Jokat University of Bremen
William B. F. Ryan
William B. F. Ryan Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Helen A. Fricker
Helen A. Fricker University of California, San Diego
Ian Allison
Ian Allison University of Tasmania

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