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Senior Research Associate • Research Geophysicist • • Thermal geophysics • Polar sciences • Climate change
Bio
My research focuses on high-precision temperature measurement, analysis, and modeling to better understand processes in cold earth and planetary systems.
I focus on climate-change detection, both past and present, the environmental conditions controlling various features of the cryosphere (e.g., permafrost, ice-covered lakes, cryovolcanoes), and the response of those features to climate change. In support of these investigations, I have done extensive field work in Antarctica, Greenland, and arctic Alaska. Modeling studies range from the earth's polar regions to Mars and the outer solar system.
Education
- PhD, Geophysics: University of Utah
Awards
- Excellence in Partnering Award, National Oceanographic Partnership Program, 2010
- USGS Science Strategy Success Stories Award, U.S. Geological Survey, 2008
- Clow Island named in recognition of superior research contributions in Antarctica, U.S. Board on Geographic Names, 2000
- Superior Service Award, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1998
- Antarctic Service Medal of the United States, U.S. Department of Defense, 1986
Research
Program, labs, and groups Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS) Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P)
Heat-transfer processes in earth & planetary systems, polar climate-change detection (past and present), the cryosphere, planetary studies
Research labs and instruments
- Temperature-Sensor Calibration Facility (-50°C to +10°C)
- High-Precision Temperature Logging System for Polar Studies (standard uncertainty, 3 mK)
LaTeX tutorial materials
All the below materials are in a Google Drive folder.
- Slides from LaTeX tutorial seminar, Nov. 2019
- ReadMe file
- LaTeX basics
- CU dissertation template
- Journal templates (AGU, Copernicus, ...)
Publications
For additional publications, see Gary's ResearchGate profile.
Permafrost Thermal Responses to Asymmetrical Climate Changes: An Integrated Perspective
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Wang K; Zhang T; Clow GD
Published in: Geophysical Research LettersPublication Date: 2023-03-16
Type: Journal Article
Two-dimensional simulation of island permafrost degradation in Northeastern Tibetan Plateau
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Sun W; Cao B; Hao J; Wang S; Clow GD; Sun Y; Fan C; Zhao W; Peng X; Yao Y
Published in: GeodermaPublication Date: 2023-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Observed permafrost thawing and disappearance near the altitudinal limit of permafrost in the Qilian Mountains
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Sun W; Zhang T; Clow GD; Sun Y-H; Zhao W-Y; Liang B-B; Fan C-Y; Peng X-Q; Cao B
Published in: Advances in Climate Change ResearchPublication Date: 2022-10-01
Type: Journal Article
Contrasting characteristics, changes, and linkages of permafrost between the Arctic and the Third Pole
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Wang X; Ran Y; Pang G; Chen D; Su B; Chen R; Li X; Chen HW; Yang M; Gou X
Published in: Earth-Science ReviewsPublication Date: 2022-05-11
Type: Journal Article
Application of Tikhonov regularization to reconstruct past climate record from borehole temperature
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Liu J; Zhang T; Clow GD; Jafarov E
Published in: Inverse Problems in Science and EngineeringPublication Date: 2021-12-23
Type: Journal Article
Newly collected data across Alaska reveal remarkable biases in solar radiation products
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Wang K; Clow GD
Published in: International Journal of ClimatologyPublication Date: 2021-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Geothermal heat flux from measured temperature profiles in deep ice boreholes in Antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Talalay P; Li Y; Augustin L; Clow GD; Hong J; Lefebvre E; Markov A; Motoyama H; Ritz C
Published in: The CryospherePublication Date: 2020-11-14
Type: Journal Article
The Diurnal Temperature Range in CMIP6 Models: Climatology, Variability, and Evolution
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Wang K; Clow GD
Published in: Journal of ClimatePublication Date: 2020-10-01
Type: Journal Article
DOI/GTN-P Climate and Active-Layer Data Acquired in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1998–2017
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Urban F; Clow G
Publication Date: 2020-06-12Type: Journal Article
Reconstructed global monthly land air temperature dataset (1880-2017)
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Wang K; Clow GD
Published in: Geoscience Data JournalPublication Date: 2019-10-21
Type: Journal Article
Changing Arctic River Dynamics Cause Localized Permafrost Thaw
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D; Overeem, Irina
All Authors:
Zheng L; Overeem I; Wang K; Clow GD
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth SurfacePublication Date: 2019-09-01
Type: Journal Article
A synthesis dataset of permafrost-affected soil thermal conditions for Alaska, USA
All Authors:
Published in: Earth System Science DataWang K; Jafarov E; Overeem I; Romanovsky V; Schaefer K; Clow G; Urban F; Cable W; Piper M; Schwalm C...
- Wang K
- Jafarov E
- Overeem I
- Romanovsky V
- Schaefer K
- Clow G
- Urban F
- Cable W
- Piper M
- Schwalm C
Publication Date: 2018-12-21
Type: Journal Article
CVPM 1.1: a flexible heat-transfer modeling system for permafrost
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Clow GD
Published in: Geoscientific Model DevelopmentPublication Date: 2018-12-20
Type: Journal Article
A modeling toolbox for permafrost landscapes
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D; Overeem, Irina
All Authors:
OVEREEM I; JAFAROV E; Wang K; SCHAEFER K; Stewart S; Clow G; PIPER M; ELSHORBANY Y
Published in: Eos, Transactions American Geophysical UnionPublication Date: 2018-09-28
Type: Journal Article
DOI/GTN-P climate and active-layer data acquired in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1998-2019
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Urban FE; Clow GD
Publication Date: 2018-09-15Type: Journal Article
Continuously amplified warming in the Alaskan Arctic: Implications for estimating global warming hiatus
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D; Overeem, Irina
All Authors:
Wang K; Zhang T; Zhang X; Clow GD; Jafarov EE; Overeem I; Romanovsky V; Peng X; Cao B
Published in: Geophysical Research LettersPublication Date: 2017-09-16
Type: Journal Article
The recent warming trend in North Greenland
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Published in: Geophysical Research LettersOrsi AJ; Kawamura K; Masson‐Delmotte V; Fettweis X; Box JE; Dahl‐Jensen D; Clow GD; Landais A; Severinghaus JP...
- Orsi AJ
- Kawamura K
- Masson‐Delmotte V
- Fettweis X
- Box JE
- Dahl‐Jensen D
- Clow GD
- Landais A
- Severinghaus JP
Publication Date: 2017-06-28
Type: Journal Article
DOI/GTN-P Climate and active-layer data acquired in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1998–2015
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Urban FE; Clow GD
Publication Date: 2017-02-06Type: Journal Article
Deglacial temperature history of West Antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USACuffey KM; Clow GD; Steig EJ; Buizert C; Fudge TJ; Koutnik M; Waddington ED; Alley RB; Severinghaus JP...
- Cuffey KM
- Clow GD
- Steig EJ
- Buizert C
- Fudge TJ
- Koutnik M
- Waddington ED
- Alley RB
- Severinghaus JP
Publication Date: 2016-12-13
Type: Journal Article
A synthesis of the basal thermal state of the Greenland Ice Sheet
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth SurfaceMacGregor JA; Fahnestock MA; Catania GA; Aschwanden A; Clow GD; Colgan WT; Gogineni SP; Morlighem M; Nowicki SMJ; Paden ...
- MacGregor JA
- Fahnestock MA
- Catania GA
- Aschwanden A
- Clow GD
- Colgan WT
- Gogineni SP
- Morlighem M
- Nowicki SMJ
- Paden JD
Publication Date: 2016-07-01
Type: Journal Article
DOI/GTN-P Climate and active-layer data acquired in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 1998–2014
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Urban FE; Clow GD
Publication Date: 2016-01-01Type: Journal Article
A Green's function approach for assessing the thermal disturbance caused by drilling deep boreholes in rock or ice
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Clow GD
Published in: Geophysical Journal InternationalPublication Date: 2015-10-28
Type: Journal Article
Radar attenuation and temperature within the Greenland Ice Sheet
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth SurfaceMacGregor JA; Li J; Paden JD; Catania GA; Clow GD; Fahnestock MA; Gogineni SP; Grimm RE; Morlighem M; Nandi S...
- MacGregor JA
- Li J
- Paden JD
- Catania GA
- Clow GD
- Fahnestock MA
- Gogineni SP
- Grimm RE
- Morlighem M
- Nandi S
Publication Date: 2015-06-01
Type: Journal Article
Precise interpolar phasing of abrupt climate change during the last ice age
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D; Vaughn, Bruce H; Jones, Tyler R.; Markle, Bradley Ross; White, James William Carl
All Authors:
Published in: NatureBuizert C; Adrian B; Ahn J; Albert M; Alley RB; Baggenstos D; Bauska TK; Bay RC; Bencivengo BB; Bentley CR...
- Buizert C
- Adrian B
- Ahn J
- Albert M
- Alley RB
- Baggenstos D
- Bauska TK
- Bay RC
- Bencivengo BB
- Bentley CR
Publication Date: 2015-04-30
Type: Journal Article
The WAIS Divide deep ice core WD2014 chronology - Part 1: Methane synchronization (68-31 kaBP) and the gas age-ice age difference
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D; Markle, Bradley Ross
All Authors:
Published in: Climate of the PastBuizert C; Cuffey KM; Severinghaus JP; Baggenstos D; Fudge TJ; Steig EJ; Markle BR; Winstrup M; Rhodes RH; Brook EJ...
- Buizert C
- Cuffey KM
- Severinghaus JP
- Baggenstos D
- Fudge TJ
- Steig EJ
- Markle BR
- Winstrup M
- Rhodes RH
- Brook EJ
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Type: Journal Article
