glaciologist
Americannoun
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"Surge-type glaciers are very unusual and can be troublesome," said lead author Dr. Harold Lovell, Senior Lecturer and glaciologist from the University of Portsmouth's School of the Environment and Life Sciences.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
Nearly all of the planet's land ice -- about 99 percent -- is stored in the polar ice sheets, mainly in Antarctica and the Arctic, especially Greenland, glaciologist Christian Vincent told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Scientists who study glaciers tend to focus on ice volume loss rather than individual glaciers, says glaciologist Lander Van Tricht, because that metric has the more dire global consequences.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025
The camera roll on his phone is brimming with videos and photos of his trips to Antarctica, where the glaciologist and climate scientist has spent days and weeks at a time collecting ice core samples.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024
Brugman was a glaciologist, a scientist who studied the movement of glaciers.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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