Breadcrumb
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.
The State and Future of Mars Polar Science and Exploration
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Clifford S
Published in: IcarusPublication Date: 2000-04-01
Type: Journal Article
Past Temperatures Directly from the Greenland Ice Sheet
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Dahl-Jensen D; Mosegaard K; Gundestrup N; Clow GD; Johnsen SJ; Hansen AW; Balling N
Published in: SciencePublication Date: 1998-10-09
Type: Journal Article
Synchronous climate changes in Antarctica and the North Atlantic
All Authors:
Steig EJ; Brook EJ; White JWC; Sucher CM; Bender ML; Lehman SJ; Morse DL; Waddington ED; Clow GD
Published in: SciencePublication Date: 1998-10-02
Type: Journal Article
Temperature, accumulation, and ice sheet elevation in central Greenland through the last deglacial transition
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Cuffey KM; Clow GD
Published in: Journal of Geophysical ResearchPublication Date: 1997-11-30
Type: Journal Article
Acquistion of borehole temperature measurements from Taylor Dome and the Dry Valleys for paleoclimate reconstruction
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Clow; Waddinton ED
Published in: Antarctic journal of the United States / National Science FoundationPublication Date: 1996-01-01
Type: Journal Article
A new high-precision borehole-temperature logging system used at GISP2, Greenland, and Taylor Dome, Antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Saltus, Rick ; Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Clow GD; Saltus RW; Waddington ED
Published in: Journal of GlaciologyPublication Date: 1996-01-01
Type: Journal Article
LARGE ARCTIC TEMPERATURE-CHANGE AT THE WISCONSIN-HOLOCENE GLACIAL TRANSITION
CU Boulder Authors:
Saltus, Rick ; Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
CUFFEY KM; CLOW GD; ALLEY RB; STUIVER M; WADDINGTON ED; SALTUS RW
Published in: SciencePublication Date: 1995-10-20
Type: Journal Article
Heat flow at Cajon Pass, California, revisited
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Lachenbruch AH; Sass JH; Clow GD; Weldon R
Published in: Journal of Geophysical ResearchPublication Date: 1995-02-10
Type: Journal Article
The role of glacier geophysics in the GISP2 ice core program
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Publication Date: 1995-01-01Clow; Waddington ED; Morse DL; Alley RB; Bolzan JF; Hodge SM; Cutler NN; Schott-Hvidberg C; Raymond CF; Clow GD...
- Clow
- Waddington ED
- Morse DL
- Alley RB
- Bolzan JF
- Hodge SM
- Cutler NN
- Schott-Hvidberg C
- Raymond CF
- Clow GD
Type: Journal Article
The circum-Chryse region as a possible example of a hydrologic cycle on Mars: Geologic observations and theoretical evaluation
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Moore JM; Clow GD; Davis WL; Gulick VC; Janke DR; McKay CP; Stoker CR; Zent AP
Published in: Journal of Geophysical ResearchPublication Date: 1995-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Permafrost temperatures and the changing climate
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Clow; Lachenbruch AH
Publication Date: 1995-01-01Type: Journal Article
High-precision temperature logging at GISP2, Greenland, May 1992
CU Boulder Authors:
Saltus, Rick ; Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Clow; Saltus RW; Waddington ED
Publication Date: 1995-01-01Type: Journal Article
High-precision temperature measurements in the GISP2 and GRIP boreholes
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Clow; Waddington ED; Gunderstrup NS
Publication Date: 1995-01-01Type: Journal Article
Glacier geophysics at Taylor Dome, Year 4
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Waddington ED; Morse DL; Clow
Published in: Antarctic journal of the United States / National Science FoundationPublication Date: 1994-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Light transmission and reflection in perennially ice-covered Lake Hoare, Antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
McKay CP; Clow GD; Andersen DT; Wharton RA
Published in: Journal of Geophysical ResearchPublication Date: 1994-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Deconvolution of continuous borehole temperature logs: algorithms and accuracies
CU Boulder Authors:
Saltus, Rick ; Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Saltus RW; Clow
Publication Date: 1994-01-01Type: Journal Article
Perennial ice covers and their influence on Antarctic lake ecosystems
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Wharton RAJ; McKay CP; Clow; Andersen DT
Publication Date: 1993-01-01Type: Chapter
The extent of temporal smearing in surface-temperature histories derived from borehole temperature measurements
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Clow GD
Published in: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, PalaeoecologyPublication Date: 1992-12-01
Type: Journal Article
Computational modeling of Antarctic lake ice
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Lindner BL; McKay CP; Clow; Wharton RA
Publication Date: 1992-01-01Type: Chapter
The Canyon System of Mars
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Lucchitta BK; Clow; Geissler PE; McEwen AS; Schultz RA; Singer RB; Squyres SW
Publication Date: 1992-01-01Type: Chapter
Changes in ice cover thickness and lake level of Lake Hoare, Antarctica: Implications for local climatic change
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Wharton RA; McKay CP; Clow GD; Andersen DT; Simmons GM; Love FG
Published in: Journal of Geophysical ResearchPublication Date: 1992-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Climatological Observations and Predicted Sublimation Rates at Lake Hoare, Antarctica
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Clow GD; McKay CP; Simmons GM; Wharton RA
Published in: Journal of ClimatePublication Date: 1988-07-01
Type: Journal Article
Calculation of crater dimensions from oblique images
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Clow; Pike RJ
Publication Date: 1988-01-01Type: Chapter
Generation of liquid water on Mars through the melting of a dusty snowpack
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Clow GD
Published in: IcarusPublication Date: 1987-10-01
Type: Journal Article
Physical Properties of the Surface Materials at the Viking Landing Sites on Mars
CU Boulder Authors:
Clow, Gary D
All Authors:
Moore HJ; Hutton RE; Clow GD; Spitzer CR
Publication Date: 1987-01-01Type: Book
