United States
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

Eric Rignot

Position
Full Professor
Affiliation
University of California Irvine
Department
Earth System Science
Research Interests
Antarctic ice sheet mass balance, ice dynamics, satellite remote sensing (radar, laser altimetry), radio echo sounding, airborne gravity, ice-ocean interaction, ice shelves, seismic sounding, ice sheet modeling, ocean modeling.
Antarctic Research Location(s)
McMurdo Station
Field camp - fixed wing access
Field camp - helicopter access
Field camp - ship access
Research Keywords
sea level rise, glaciology, ice dynamics, ice-ocean interaction, ice shelves
NSF Antarctic Program
Antarctic Earth Sciences
Other NSF Antarctic Programs
Antarctic Glaciology
Antarctic Integrated System Science
Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
SCAR Science Group Affiliation
Geosciences Group