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Patrick M Alexander

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Patrick M Alexander

  • NASA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
  • Additional Roles: Associate Research Scientist
  • 212.678.5632
  • NASA GISS
  • 2880 Broadway
  • New York , NY 10025
  • Employer: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

    • Brief Bio

    I am a cryospheric scientist and modeler focused on interactions between ice and climate. I incorporate remote sensing and in situ measurements with global climate models (e.g. NASA GISS GCM) and regional climate models (e.g. MAR RCM) and ice dynamics models (e.g. ISSM) to study ice-climate interactions, particularly interactions between climate and polar ice sheets, with the goal of understanding the future impact of climate change on sea level rise.

    Positions/Employment

    6/2020 - Present

    Associate Research Scientist

    Columbia University, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
    6/2017 - 6/2020

    Postdoctoral Research Scientist

    Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
    6/2015 - 6/2017

    Postdoctoral Fellow

    NASA, Goddard Institute for Space Studies
    9/2010 - 6/2015

    Research Assistant

    City College of New York, City College of New York
    9/2010 - 6/2015

    Adjunct Lecturer

    City College of New York, City College of New York
    6/2009 - 6/2010

    Research Assistant

    Columbia University, Columbia University

    Publications

    Refereed

    Goelzer, H., S. Nowicki, A. Payne, et al. E. Larour, H. Seroussi, W. H. Lipscomb, J. Gregory, A. Abe-Ouchi, A. Shepherd, E. Simon, C. Agosta, P. Alexander, A. Aschwanden, A. Barthel, R. Calov, C. Chambers, Y. Choi, J. Cuzzone, C. Dumas, T. Edwards, D. Felikson, X. Fettweis, N. R. Golledge, R. Greve, A. Humbert, P. Huybrechts, S. Le clec'h, V. Lee, G. Leguy, C. Little, D. P. Lowry, M. Morlighem, I. Nias, A. Quiquet, M. Rückamp, N.-J. Schlegel, D. Slater, R. Smith, F. Straneo, L. Tarasov, R. van de Wal, and M. van den Broeke. 2020. "The future sea-level contribution of the Greenland ice sheet: a multi-model ensemble study of ISMIP6." The Cryosphere, [10.5194/tc-14-3071-2020]

    Nowicki, S., A. J. Payne, H. Goelzer, et al. H. Seroussi, W. H. Lipscomb, A. Abe-Ouchi, C. Agosta, P. Alexander, X. S. Asay-Davis, A. Barthel, T. J. Bracegirdle, R. Cullather, D. Felikson, X. Fettweis, J. Gregory, T. Hatterman, N. C. Jourdain, P. Kuipers Munneke, E. Larour, C. M. Little, M. Morlinghem, I. Nias, A. Shepherd, E. Simon, D. Slater, R. Smith, F. Straneo, L. D. Trusel, M. R. van den Broeke, and R. van de Wal. 2020. "Experimental protocol for sealevel projections from ISMIP6 stand-alone ice sheet models." The Cryosphere, 13: 2331–2368 [10.5194/tc-14-2331-2020]

    Nusbaumer, J., P. M. Alexander, A. N. LeGrande, and M. Tedesco. 2019. "Spatial Shift of Greenland Moisture Sources Related to Enhanced Arctic Warming." Geophysical Research Letters, 2019GL084633 [10.1029/2019gl084633]

    Alexander, P. M., A. N. LeGrande, E. Fischer, et al. M. Tedesco, X. Fettweis, M. Kelley, S. M. Nowicki, and G. A. Schmidt. 2019. "Simulated Greenland Surface Mass Balance in the GISS ModelE2 GCM: Role of the Ice Sheet Surface." Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 124 (3): 750-765 [10.1029/2018jf004772]

    Koenig, L. S., A. Ivanoff, P. M. Alexander, et al. J. A. MacGregor, X. Fettweis, B. Panzer, J. D. Paden, R. R. Forster, I. Das, J. McConnell, M. Tedesco, C. Leuschen, and P. Gogineni. 2016. "Annual Greenland accumulation rates (2009–2012) from airborne Snow Radar." The Cryosphere, 10: 1739–1752 [10.5194/tcd-9-6697-2015]

    Alexander, P. M., M. Tedesco, N.-J. Schlegel, et al. S. Luthcke, X. Fettweis, and E. Larour. 2016. "Greenland Ice Sheet seasonal and spatial mass variability from model simulations and GRACE (2003-2012)." The Cryosphere, 10: 1259-1277 [10.5194/tc-10-1259-2016]

    Tedesco, M., S. Doherty, X. Fettweis, et al. P. Alexander, J. Jeyaratnam, and J. Stroeve. 2016. "The darkening of the Greenland ice sheet: trends, drivers, and projections (1981–2100)." The Cryosphere, 10 (2): 477-496 [10.5194/tc-10-477-2016]

    Brief Bio

    I am a cryospheric scientist and modeler focused on interactions between ice and climate. I incorporate remote sensing and in situ measurements with global climate models (e.g. NASA GISS GCM) and regional climate models (e.g. MAR RCM) and ice dynamics models (e.g. ISSM) to study ice-climate interactions, particularly interactions between climate and polar ice sheets, with the goal of understanding the future impact of climate change on sea level rise.

    Publications

    Refereed

    Goelzer, H., S. Nowicki, A. Payne, et al. E. Larour, H. Seroussi, W. H. Lipscomb, J. Gregory, A. Abe-Ouchi, A. Shepherd, E. Simon, C. Agosta, P. Alexander, A. Aschwanden, A. Barthel, R. Calov, C. Chambers, Y. Choi, J. Cuzzone, C. Dumas, T. Edwards, D. Felikson, X. Fettweis, N. R. Golledge, R. Greve, A. Humbert, P. Huybrechts, S. Le clec'h, V. Lee, G. Leguy, C. Little, D. P. Lowry, M. Morlighem, I. Nias, A. Quiquet, M. Rückamp, N.-J. Schlegel, D. Slater, R. Smith, F. Straneo, L. Tarasov, R. van de Wal, and M. van den Broeke. 2020. "The future sea-level contribution of the Greenland ice sheet: a multi-model ensemble study of ISMIP6." The Cryosphere [10.5194/tc-14-3071-2020]

    Nowicki, S., A. J. Payne, H. Goelzer, et al. H. Seroussi, W. H. Lipscomb, A. Abe-Ouchi, C. Agosta, P. Alexander, X. S. Asay-Davis, A. Barthel, T. J. Bracegirdle, R. Cullather, D. Felikson, X. Fettweis, J. Gregory, T. Hatterman, N. C. Jourdain, P. Kuipers Munneke, E. Larour, C. M. Little, M. Morlinghem, I. Nias, A. Shepherd, E. Simon, D. Slater, R. Smith, F. Straneo, L. D. Trusel, M. R. van den Broeke, and R. van de Wal. 2020. "Experimental protocol for sealevel projections from ISMIP6 stand-alone ice sheet models." The Cryosphere 13 2331–2368 [10.5194/tc-14-2331-2020]

    Nusbaumer, J., P. M. Alexander, A. N. LeGrande, and M. Tedesco. 2019. "Spatial Shift of Greenland Moisture Sources Related to Enhanced Arctic Warming." Geophysical Research Letters 2019GL084633 [10.1029/2019gl084633]

    Alexander, P. M., A. N. LeGrande, E. Fischer, et al. M. Tedesco, X. Fettweis, M. Kelley, S. M. Nowicki, and G. A. Schmidt. 2019. "Simulated Greenland Surface Mass Balance in the GISS ModelE2 GCM: Role of the Ice Sheet Surface." Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 124 (3): 750-765 [10.1029/2018jf004772]

    Koenig, L. S., A. Ivanoff, P. M. Alexander, et al. J. A. MacGregor, X. Fettweis, B. Panzer, J. D. Paden, R. R. Forster, I. Das, J. McConnell, M. Tedesco, C. Leuschen, and P. Gogineni. 2016. "Annual Greenland accumulation rates (2009–2012) from airborne Snow Radar." The Cryosphere 10 1739–1752 [10.5194/tcd-9-6697-2015]

    Alexander, P. M., M. Tedesco, N.-J. Schlegel, et al. S. Luthcke, X. Fettweis, and E. Larour. 2016. "Greenland Ice Sheet seasonal and spatial mass variability from model simulations and GRACE (2003-2012)." The Cryosphere 10 1259-1277 [10.5194/tc-10-1259-2016]

    Tedesco, M., S. Doherty, X. Fettweis, et al. P. Alexander, J. Jeyaratnam, and J. Stroeve. 2016. "The darkening of the Greenland ice sheet: trends, drivers, and projections (1981–2100)." The Cryosphere 10 (2): 477-496 [10.5194/tc-10-477-2016]

                                                                                                                                                                                            
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