Ian M. Howat

Ian M. Howat's research focuses on using satellite imagery and digital elevation models to study changes in ice sheets, glaciers, and the Earth's surface, particularly in Greenland, Antarctica, and the Arctic. His work includes developing and applying tools like ArcticDEM and SETSM (a system for generating elevation models from satellite images) to measure glacier retreat, ice loss, permafrost thaw, landslides, and volcanic activity. This research supports broader efforts to understand and monitor the impacts of climate change on polar and mountainous regions.

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, with a peak around 2018 and 2022, a dip in 2021, and a more moderate, steady pace of roughly 8-9 papers per year in the most recent years.

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