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Moholdt, Geir

Postdoc

Degrees:

• M.S., University of Life Sciences, Norway
• Ph.D., University of Oslo, Norway

Research Interests:

• Glacier mass balance
• Amtarctic ice shelves
• Laser altimetry

Honors and Awards:

• King's Gold Medal for PhD thesis, 2012

Gardner A. S., Moholdt G., Cogley G. J., Wouters B., Arendt A. A., Wahr J., Berthier E., Hock R., Pfeffer W. T., Kaser G., Ligtenberg S. R. M., Bolch T., Sharp M. J., Hagen J. O., van den Broeke M. R., and Paul F. 2013. A reconciled estimate of glacier contributions to sea level rise: 2003 to 2009. Science, 340.

Moholdt G., Wouters B., and Gardner A. S. 2012. Recent mass changes of glaciers in the Russian High Arctic. Geophysical Research Letters, 39.

Moholdt G., Heid T., Benham T., and Dowdeswell J. A. 2012. Dynamic instability of marine-terminating glacier basins of the Academy of Sciences Ice Cap, Russian High Arctic. Annals of Glaciology, 53.

Gardner A. S., Moholdt G., Arendt A., and Wouters, B. 2012. Accelerated contributions of Canada’s Baffin and Bylot Island glaciers to sea level rise over the past half century. The Cryosphere, 6.

Moholdt G., and Kääb A. 2012. A new DEM of the Austfonna ice cap by combining SAR interferometry with ICESat laser altimetry. Polar Research, 31.

Gardner A. S., Moholdt G., Wouters B., Wolken G. J., Burgess D. O., Sharp M. J., Cogley J. G., Braun C., and Labine C. 2011. Sharply increased mass loss from glaciers and ice caps in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Nature, 473.

Moholdt G., Nuth C., Hagen J. O., and Kohler J. 2010. Recent elevation changes of Svalbard glaciers derived from ICESat laser altimetry. Remote Sensing of Environment, 114.

Moholdt G., Hagen J.O., Eiken T., and Schuler T.V. 2010. Geometric changes and mass balance of the Austfonna ice cap, Svalbard. The Cryosphere, 4.

Nuth C., Moholdt G., Kohler J., Hagen J.O., and Kääb A. 2010. Svalbard glacier elevation changes and contribution to sea level rise. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115.