Member Since 1998
Isabella Velicogna
University of California Irvine
Professional Experience
University of California Irvine
Education
Doctorate
1999
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2020
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For groundbreaking research to document and explain the evolution of ice sheets and groundwater resources using gravity remote sensing technologies
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Joanne Simpson Medal
Received December 2020
Citation For groundbreaking research to understand the evolution of ice sheets and groundwater resources using time-variable gravity remote sensing technology. Field Photos    
Citation For groundbreaking research to understand the evolution of ice sheets and groundwater resources using time-variable gravity remote sensing technology. Field Photos    
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John F. Nye Lecture
Received December 2020
Lecture Title: Weighting climate change in the cryosphere from space Field Photo:
Lecture Title: Weighting climate change in the cryosphere from space Field Photo:
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Publications
Synergistic Satellite Assessment of Global Vegetation Health in Relation to ENSO‐Induced Droughts an...

We used environmental metrics developed from multi‐source satellite observations to quantify the global influence of El Niño‐South...

May 19, 2021
AGU Abstracts
A Global Benchmark for Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Forecasts of Total Precipitation and 2m Air Temperature
AGU 2024
atmospheric sciences | 13 december 2024
Omid Bagheri, Geruo A, Gulnaz Shalgumbayeva, Praka...
Subseasonal-to-Seasonal (S2S) meteorological forecasts are crucial for providing early warning and enhancing preparedness to climate extremes, reducin...
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Improving ice sheet mass balance estimates using Laser Ranging Interferometer (LRI) and Microwave Instrument (MWI) GRACE-FO and GRACE data
AGU 2024
geodesy | 09 december 2024
Isabella Velicogna, Geruo A, Tyler C. Sutterley, C...
The ice mass balance of the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets and the World's Glaciers and Ice Caps (GIC) has a major impact on sea level rise. Here ...
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On the Role of Extreme Precipitation Events in the Mass Balance of Antarctica from GRACE and other data
QUANTIFYING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF SNOW AND SNOW PROCESSES II POSTER
cryosphere | 15 december 2023
Collin Richardson, Isabella Velicogna, Geruo A, Ty...
Determining the role and relative contribution of anomalously large snowfall events to surface mass balance (SMB) in Antarctica is essential for our a...
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Volunteer Experience
2022 - 2023
Chair
Whitten Medal Committee
2020 - 2021
Member
Whitten Medal Committee
2018 - 2019
Member
Whitten Medal Committee
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