Richard Armstrong
Dr. Richard ArmstrongSenior Research Scientist
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES
University Colorado
1540 30th Street
Boulder, CO 80309
United States of America
Mailing Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES
University Colorado
UCB 449
-80309 Boulder
Phone: +1 303 492 1828
Fax: +1 303 492 2468
E-mail: rlax(at)nsidc.org
URL Institution: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw3lxTIjQNsueTBFb1I4c0ZPU1U/edit
Additional functions:
Executive committee:
World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS)
WMO/WCRP Global Terrestrial Network - Glaciers (GTN-G)
Associate Director, CIRES Cryospheric and Polar Processes Division
Key Publications of Richard Armstrong (up to ten) :
Racoviteanu, A.E, Armstrong, R.L. and Williams, M.W. 2013. Evaluation of an ice ablation model to assess glacial contributions to annual streamflow in the Nepalese Himalaya, Water Resources Research, in press.
Painter, T. H., M. J. Brodzik, A. Racoviteanu, and R. Armstrong. 2012, Automated mapping of Earth's annual minimum exposed snow and ice with MODIS, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L20501, doi:10.1029/2012GL053340.
Armstrong, R.L. 2010. Glaciers and Hydrologic Changes/Impacts, Section 2 in: Changing Glaciers and Hydrology in Asia: A Framework for Addressing Vulnerabilities to Climate Change Impacts, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) November 2010, 94 p.
Armstrong, R.L., Alford, D., Racoviteanu, A. 2009. Glaciers as Indicators of Climate Change – the Special Case of the High Elevation Glaciers of the Nepal Himalaya. (in) Water Storage : A strategy for climate change adaptation in the Himalayas, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Periodical 56. Kathmandu, Nepal (ISBN: 00227124).
Koç N., Njåstad B., Armstrong R., Corell R.W., Jensen D.D., Leslie K.R., Rivera A., Tandong Y. & Winther, J-G. (eds) 2009. Melting snow and ice: a call for action. (A report commissioned by Al Gore and Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre. Centre for Ice, Climate and Ecosystems, Norwegian Polar Institute.
Expertise of Richard Armstrong:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Global Warming | |
| Topic Cryosphere | Glaciers |
| Snow Cover | |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Water |
Specialties of Richard Armstrong:
Research Summary 2008
Last update: 11/19/14
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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