Department
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Organization
University of Alberta
Email
martin.sharp@ualberta.ca
Phone
780-492-4156
Address
1-16 Earth Science Building
Edmonton , Alberta T6G 2E3Canada

Science Specialties

glaciology, glacial geochemistry, climate change

Current Research

-Remote sensing of dynamics/change of arctic glaciers and ice caps -Relationships between glacier hydrology, ice flow, and iceberg calving -Ice core studies of arctic climate change -Interactions between climate and arctic glacier mass balance -Microbial involvement in subglacial weathering and carbon cycling at polar glaciers -Characterization of organic matter from glacial environments