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  • 2011 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Sridhar Anandakrishnan is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as related disciplines.

The main fields of study for Anandakrishnan include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Medicine
  • Environmental Science

Subfields of particular focus include:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Geology

The scientist's work covers several core research topics as follows:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by Anandakrishnan include:

  • "Linking postglacial landscapes to glacier dynamics using swath radar at Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica" (2020), published in Geology
  • "Heterogeneous melting near the Thwaites Glacier grounding line" (2023), published in Nature
  • "Suppressed basal melting in the eastern Thwaites Glacier grounding zone" (2023), published in Nature
  • "Meltwater drainage and iceberg calving observed in high-spatiotemporal resolution at Helheim Glacier, Greenland" (2022), published in Journal of Glaciology
  • "Bedforms of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica: Character and Origin" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Richard B. Alley
  • Elisabeth Clyne
  • Douglas A. Wiens
  • Bernd Kulessa
  • K. L. Riverman

Common publication venues for their research are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Glaciology
  • Nature
  • Annals of Glaciology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Sridhar Anandakrishnan was awarded the designation of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Stochastic resonance in the North Atlantic

    R. B. Alley;S. Anandakrishnan;P. Jung

  • Tidally controlled stick-slip discharge of a West Antarctic ice.

    Robert A. Bindschadler;Matt A. King;Richard B. Alley;Sridhar Anandakrishnan

  • Influence of subglacial geology on the position of a West antarctic ice stream from seismic observations

    S. Anandakrishnan;Donald D Blankenship;R. B. Alley;Paul L Stoffa

  • Physical and structural properties of the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 ice core: A review

    A. J. Gow;D. A. Meese;R. B. Alley;J. J. Fitzpatrick

  • Stagnation of Ice Stream C, West Antarctica by water piracy

    Sridhar Anandakrishnan;Richard B. Alley

  • Effect of Sedimentation on Ice-Sheet Grounding-Line Stability

    Richard B. Alley;Sridhar Anandakrishnan;Todd K. Dupont;Todd K. Dupont;Byron R. Parizek;Byron R. Parizek

  • 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

  • Discovery of till deposition at the grounding line of Whillans Ice Stream.

    Sridhar Anandakrishnan;Ginny A. Catania;Richard B. Alley;Huw J. Horgan

  • Dominant influence of atmospheric circulation on snow accumulation in Greenland over the past 18,000 years

    W. R. Kapsner;Richard B. Alley;C. A. Shuman;Sridhar Anandakrishnan

  • Basal mechanics of ice streams: Insights from the stick‐slip motion of Whillans Ice Stream, West Antarctica

    J. Paul Winberry;J. Paul Winberry;Sridhar Anandakrishnan;Richard B. Alley;Robert A. Bindschadler

  • Ice stream D flow speed is strongly modulated by the tide beneath the Ross Ice Shelf

    S. Anandakrishnan;D. E. Voigt;R. B. Alley;M. A. King

  • Access of surface meltwater to beds of sub-freezing glaciers: Preliminary insights

    Richard B. Alley;Todd K. Dupont;Byron R. Parizek;Sridhar Anandakrishnan

  • Simultaneous teleseismic and geodetic observations of the stick–slip motion of an Antarctic ice stream

    Douglas A. Wiens;Sridhar Anandakrishnan;J. Paul Winberry;Matt A. King

  • Calibration of the δ18O isotopic paleothermometer for central Greenland, using borehole temperatures

    Kurt M. Cuffey;Richard B. Alley;Pieter M. Grootes;John M. Bolzan

  • Tidal forcing of basal seismicity of ice stream C, West Antarctica, observed far inland

    S. Anandakrishnan;R. B. Alley

  • Dynamic (in)stability of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica

    B. R. Parizek;K. Christianson;K. Christianson;S. Anandakrishnan;R. B. Alley

  • Crustal structure of the West Antarctic rift system and Marie Byrd Land hotspot

    J. Paul Winberry;Sridhar Anandakrishnan

  • Geological record of ice shelf break-up and grounding line retreat, Pine Island Bay, West Antarctica

    Martin Jakobsson;John B. Anderson;Frank O. Nitsche;Julian A. Dowdeswell

  • Channelized Ice Melting in the Ocean Boundary Layer Beneath Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

    T. P. Stanton;W. J. Shaw;M. Truffer;H. F. J. Corr

  • Oceanic Forcing of Ice-Sheet Retreat: West Antarctica and More

    Richard B. Alley;Sridhar Anandakrishnan;Knut Christianson;Knut Christianson;Huw J. Horgan

  • Geological record of ice shelf break-up and grounding line retreat, Pine Island

    Wojciech Majewski;Björn Eriksson;Alexandra Kirshner;Rodrigo Fernandez

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard B. Alley
Richard B. Alley Pennsylvania State University
Knut Christianson
Knut Christianson University of Washington
Richard C. Aster
Richard C. Aster Colorado State University
Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson The Ohio State University
Douglas A. Wiens
Douglas A. Wiens Washington University in St. Louis
Andrew A. Nyblade
Andrew A. Nyblade Pennsylvania State University
Ian W. D. Dalziel
Ian W. D. Dalziel The University of Texas at Austin
Robert Bindschadler
Robert Bindschadler Goddard Space Flight Center
Donald D. Blankenship
Donald D. Blankenship The University of Texas at Austin
Chris Marone
Chris Marone Pennsylvania State University

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