Gordon Hamilton - Publications

• Andersen, M.L., T. Larsen, M. Nettles, P. Elosegui, G.S. Hamilton & L.A. Stearns. 2011. Quantitative estimates of velocity sensitivity to surface melt variations at a large Greenland outlet glacier. Journal of Glaciology, 57(204),609-620.


• Sneed, W.A. & G.S. Hamilton. 2011. Validation of a method for determining the depth of glacial melt ponds using satellite imagery. Annals of Glaciology, 59, 15-22.


• Straneo, F., R.G. Curry, D.A. Sutherland, G.S. Hamilton, C. Cenedese, K. Vage & L.A. Stearns. 2011. Impact of fjord dynamics and glacial runoff on the circulation near Helheim Glacier. Nature Geoscience, 4, 182-186, doi:10.1038/ngeo1109.


• Andersen, M.L., T. Larsen, M. Nettles, P. Elosegui, D. van As, G.S. Hamilton, L.A. Stearns, J.L. Davis, A. Ahlstrom, J. de Juan, G. Ekstrom, L. Stenseng, S.A. Khan, R. Forsberg & D. Dahl-Jensen. 2010. Spatial and temporal melt variability at Helheim Glacier, East Greenland, and its effect on ice dynamics. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, F04041, doi:10.1029/2010JF001760.


• de Juan, J., P. Elosegui, M. Nettles, T. Larsen, J.L. Davis, G.S. Hamilton, L.A. Stearns, M.L. Andersen, G. Ekstrom, A. Ahlstrom, L. Stenseng, S.A. Khan & R. Forsberg. 2010. Sudden increase in tidal response linked to calving and acceleration at a large Greenland outlet glacier. Geophysical Research Letters, 37, L12501, doi:10.1029/2010GL043289.


• Spaulding, N.E., D.A. Meese, I. Baker, P.A. Mayewski & G.S. Hamilton. 2010. A new technique for firn grain size measurements. Journal of Glaciology, 56(195), 12-19.


• Straneo, F., G.S. Hamilton, D.A. Sutherland, L.A. Stearns, F. Davidson, M.O. Hammill, G.B. Stenson & A. Rosing-Asvid. 2010. Rapid circulation of warm subtropical waters in a major glacial fjord in East Greenland. Nature Geoscience, 3, 182-186, doi:10.1038/ngeo764.


• Mayewski, P. A., M. P. Meredith, C. P. Summerhayes, J. Turner, A. Worby, P. J. Barrett, G. Casassa, N. A. N. Bertler, T. Bracegirdle, A. C. Naveira Garabato, D. Bromwich, H. Campbell, G. S. Hamilton, W. B. Lyons, K. A. Maasch, S. Aoki, C. Xiao, and T. van Ommen. 2009. State of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean climate system. Reviews of Geophysics, 47, RG1003, doi:10.1029/2007RG000231.


• Breton, D.J. & G.S. Hamilton. 2009. Design, optimization and calibration of an automated density gauge for firn and ice cores. Journal of Glaciology, 55(194), 1092-1100.


• Nettles, M., T. Larsen, P. Elosegui, G.S. Hamilton, L.A. Stearns, A. Ahlstr_m, J.L. Davis, M.L. Andersen, J. de Juan, S.A. Khan, L. Stenseng, G. Ekstrom & R. Forsberg. 2008. Stepwise changes in glacier ow speed coincide with calving and glacial earthquakes at Helheim Glacier, Greenland. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L24503, doi:10.1029/2008GL036127.


• Sneed, W.A., R. LeB. Hooke & G.S. Hamilton. 2008. Accelerated thinning rate of Barnes Ice Cap, Ba_n Island, Arctic Canada. Geology, 36(1), 71-74, doi: 10.1130/G24013A.1.


• Nettles, M., T. Larsen, P. Elosegui, G.S. Hamilton, L.A. Stearns, A. Ahlstrøm, J.L. Davis, M.L. Andersen, J. de Juan, S.A. Khan, L. Stenseng, G. Ekstrom & R. Forsberg. 2008. Stepwise changes in glacier flow speed coincide with calving and glacial earthquakes at Helheim Glacier, Greenland. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L24503, doi:10.1029/2008GL036127.


• Sneed, W.A., R. LeB. Hooke & G.S. Hamilton. 2008. Accelerated thinning rate of Barnes Ice Cap, Baffn Island, Arctic Canada. Geology, 36(1), 71-74, doi: 10.1130/G24013A.1.


• Stearns, L.A., B.L. Smith & G.S. Hamilton. 2008. Increased flow speed on a large East Antarctic outlet glacier caused by subglacial floods. Nature Geoscience, 1, 827-831, doi: 10.1038/ngeo356.


• Raup, B., A. Kaab, J. Kargel, M.P. Bishop, G.S. Hamilton, E. Lee, F. Rau, F. Paul, D. Soltesz, S.J. Singh Kalsa, M. Beedle & C. Helm. 2007. Remote Sensing and GIS technology in the Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) Project. Computers and Geoscience, 33, 104-125.


• Khan, S.A., J. Wahr, L.A. Stearns, G.S. Hamilton, T. van Dam, K.M. Larson & O. Francis. 2007. Elastic uplift in southeast Greenland due to rapid ice mass loss. Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L21701, doi:10.1029/2007GL031468.


• Sneed, W.A & G.S. Hamilton. 2007 Evolution of melt pond volume on the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L03501, doi:10.1029/2006GL028697.


• Stearns, L.A. & G.S. Hamilton. 2007. Rapid volume loss from two East Greenland outlet glaciers quantified using repeat stereo satellite imagery. Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L05503, doi:10.1029/2006GL028982.


• Arcone, S.A., V.B. Spikes & G.S. Hamilton. 2005. Deformation of polar firn by differential accumulation and ice flow: interpretation of a 400-MHz short-pulse radar profile from West Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology, 51(174), 407-422.


• Arcone, S.A., V.B. Spikes & G.S. Hamilton. 2005. Stratigraphic continuity in 400-MHz radar pro_les in West Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology, 39, 195-201.


• Bertler, N. & 48 others. 2005. Snow chemistry across Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology, 41, 167-180.


• Csatho, B., Y. Ahn, T. Yoon, C.J. van der Veen, S. Vogel, G.S. Hamilton, D. Morse, B. Smith & V.B. Spikes. 2005. ICESat measurements reveal complex pattern of elevation changes on Siple Coast ice streams, Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L23S04, doi:10.1029/2005GL024289.


• Dixon, D.A., P.A. Mayewski, S.D. Kaspari, K. Kreutz, G.S. Hamilton, K. Maasch, S.B. Sneed & M.J. Handley. 2005. A 200-year sulfate record from 16 Antarctic ice cores and associations with Southern Ocean sea ice extent. Annals of Glaciology, 41, 155-166.


• Kargel, J.S., M.J. Abrams, M.P. Bishop, G.S. Hamilton, A. Kaab, H.H. Kie_er, F. Paul, F. Rau, B. Raup & L.A. Stearns. 2005. ASTER imaging contributions to Global Land Ice Measurements from Space. Remote Sensing of the Environment, 99, 187-219.


• Stearns, L.A. & G.S. Hamilton. 2005. A new velocity map for Byrd Glacier, East Antarctica, from sequential ASTER satellite imagery. Annals of Glaciology, 41, 71-76.


• Stearns, L.A., G.S. Hamilton & N. Reeh. 2005. Multi-decadal record of ice dynamics on Daugaard Jensen Gletscher, East Greenland, from satellite imagery and terrestrial measurements. Annals of Glaciology, 42, 53-58.


• Steig, E.J. & 16 others. 2005. High-resolution ice cores from US ITASE (West Antarctica): development and validation of chronologies and determination of precision and accuracy. Annals of Glaciology, 41, 77-85.


• Hamilton, G.S. 2005. Topographic control of regional accumulation rate variability at South Pole and implications for ice core interpretation. Annals of Glaciology, 39, 214-219.


• Hamilton, G.S., V.B. Spikes & L.A. Stearns. 2005. Spatial patterns in mass balance of the Amundsen Sea and Siple Coast sectors of West Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology, 41, 105-112.