2017 Ablation Zone Photos
In July 2017 I spent 1 week at a field location in the ablation zone in the Issunguata Sermia catchment. This field site was where scientists from the University of Montana and University of Wyoming installed inclinometers and temperature sensors throughout the ice column in 9 boreholes. I helped to dismantle the field experiments and map the bed using ground penetrating radar.
2017 Ablation Zone Photos
In July 2017 I spent 1 week at a field location in the ablation zone in the Issunguata Sermia catchment. This field site was where scientists from the University of Montana and University of Wyoming installed inclinometers and temperature sensors throughout the ice column in 9 boreholes. I helped to dismantle the field experiments and map the bed using ground penetrating radar.
2017 Ablation Zone Photos
Ian McDowell
PhD Student
University of Nevada, Reno
ABOUT
I am a PhD student in the Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno. I work with Dr. Kaitlin Keegan researching meltwater infiltration in firn.
I received a B.A. in Earth and Oceanographic Science from Bowdoin College and a M.S. in Glaciology from the University of Wyoming. My master's research with Dr. Neil Humphrey examined full-depth ice temperature data collected in Greenland's ablation zone.
Outside of academic work I enjoy trail running, hiking, camping, cooking, and playing with my dog, Tava.
CURRENT RESEARCH
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
PHOTOS FROM THE FIELD
I have been fortunate enough to have traveled to Greenland four times. It is a place of extreme beauty and welcoming people. Click on the pictures below to see more photos from different towns in Greenland and three different field camps on the ice sheet!
