• Glacier surge propagation by thermal evolution at the bed 

  Murray, Tavi; Stuart, Graham W.; Miller, Paul J.; Woodward, John; Smith, Andrew M.; Porter, Philip R.; Jiskoot, Hester (American Geophysical UnionArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyUniversity of LeedsNatural Environmental Research Council (U.K.)University of Lethbridge, 2000)

  Bakaninbreen, southern Svalbard, began a prolonged surge during 1985. In 1986, an internal reflecting horizon on radio echo sounding data was interpreted to show that the position of the surge front coincided with a ...
• Late surge glacial conditions on Bakaninbreen, Svalbard, and implications for surge termination 

  Smith, A. M.; Murray, Tavi; Davison, B. M.; Clough, A. F.; Woodward, J.; Jiskoot, Hester (American Geophysical UnionArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyNatural Environmental Research Council (U.K.)University of LeedsLancaster UniversityBrunel UniversityUniversity of CalgaryUniversity of Lethbridge, 2002)

  Bakaninbreen is a polythermal glacier in southern Spitsbergen, Svalbard, that last surged between 1985 and 1995. Seismic reflection data were acquired during early quiescence in spring 1998, just upstream of the surge ...
• Is there a single surge mechanism? Contrasts in dynamics between glacier surges in Svalbard and other regions 

  Murray, Tavi; Strozzi, Tazio; Luckman, Adrian; Jiskoot, Hester; Christakos, Panos (American Geophysical UnionArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyUniversity of LeedsUniversity of WalesUniversity of Lethbridge, 2003)

  During the 1990s, Monacobreen, a 40-km-long tidewater glacier in Svalbard, underwent a major surge. We mapped the surge dynamics using ERS synthetic aperture radar images, differential dual-azimuth interferometry and ...
• Meteorological controls on snowpack formation and dynamics in the southern Canadian Rocky Mountains 

  Pigeon, Karine E.; Jiskoot, Hester (Taylor & Francis OpenArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://doi.org/10.1657/1523-0430(07-054)[PIGEON]2.0.CO;2, 2008)

  Considerable spatial variability in snow properties exists within apparently uniform slopes, often resulting from microscale weather patterns determined by local terrain. Since it is costly to establish abundant weather ...
• The Randolph Glacier inventory: a globally complete inventory of glaciers 

  Pfeffer, W. Tad; Arendt, Anthony A.; Bliss, Andrew; Bolch, Tobias; Cogley, J. Graham; Gardner, Alex S.; Hagen, Jon-Ove; Hock, Regine; Kaser, Georg; Kienholz, Christian; Miles, Evan S.; Moholdt, Geir; Molg, Nico; Paul, Frank; Radic, Valentina; Rastner, Philipp; Raup, Bruce H.; Rich, Justin; Sharp, Martin J.; The Randolph Consortium (International Glaciological SocietyArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyUniversity of ColoradoUniversity of AlaskaUniversity of ZurichTechnische Universitat DresdenTrent UniversityClark UniversityUniversity of OsloUppsala UniversityUniversity of InnsbruckUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of CaliforniaUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of AlbertaUniversity of Lethbridge, 2014)

  The Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI) is a globally complete collection of digital outlines of glaciers, excluding the ice sheets, developed to meet the needs of the Fifth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
• Flow and structure in a dendritic glacier with bedrock steps 

  Jiskoot, Hester; Fox, Thomas A.; Van Wychen, Wesley (International Glaciological SocietyArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyUniversity of LethbridgeUniversity of Ottawa, 2017)

  WeanalyseiceflowandstructuralglaciologyofShackletonGlacier,adendriticglacierwith multiple icefalls in the Canadian Rockies. A major tributary-trunk junction allows us to investigate the potential of tributaries to alter ...
• Heroes, mummies, and treasure: Near Eastern archaeology in the movies 

  McGeough, Kevin (American Schools of Oriental ResearchArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyUniversity of Lethbridge, 2006)
• Esther the hero: going beyond "wisdom" in heroic narratives 

  McGeough, Kevin (Catholic Biblical Association of AmericaArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyUniversity of Lethbridge, 2008)
• Preface: the environmental mapping and analysis program (EnMAP) mission: preparing for its scientific exploitation 

  Foerster, Saskia; Carrère, Véronique; Rast, Michael; Staenz, Karl (MDPIArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyHelmholtz Center Potsdam GFZ German Research Center for GeosciencesUniversity of NantesESA-ESRINUniversity of Lethbridge, 2016)

  The imaging spectroscopy mission EnMAP aims to assess the state and evolution of terrestrialandaquaticecosystems,examinethemultifacetedimpactsofhumanactivities,andsupport a sustainable use of natural resources. Once in ...
• Celluloid Esther: the literary carnivalesque as transformed through the lens of the cinematic epic 

  McGeough, Kevin M. (De GruyterArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyUniversity of Lethbridge, 2017)

  The reception of Esther has often been fraught with attempts to make the book more palatable to the audience receiving it and to interpret the book in a manner more consistent with the values of that community. This is ...
• The roles of violence in recent Biblical cinema: The Passion, Noah, and Exodus: Gods and Kings 

  McGeough, Kevin M. (University of Nebraska at OmahaArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyUniversity of Lethbridge, 2016)

  When The Passion was released, its extremely graphic violence horrified critics and scholars of religion although its success at the box office indicates that this, if anything, made the story of Jesus more appealing for ...
• Pyramid codes, playacting and veiled Israelite histories: pre-critical Biblical interpretation and Victorian archaeology 

  McGeough, Kevin M. (Department of Theology and Religion, University of OtagoArts and SciencesDepartment of GeographyUniversity of Lethbridge, 2015)

  Biblical archaeology is often thought to have emerged as a positivist hybrid of Victorian Near Eastern studies and the new critical approach to biblical studies. When the results of this emerging field were applied to ...
• Greenland's shrinking ice cover: "fast times" but not that fast 

  Kargel, J.S.; Ahlstrom, A.P.; Alley, R.B.; Bamber, J.L.; Benham, T.J.; Box, J.E.; Chen, C.; Christoffersen, P.; Citterio, M.; Cogley, J.G.; Jiskoot, Hester; Leonard, G.J.; Morin, P.; Scambos, T.; Sheldon, T.; Willis, I. (Copernicus PublicationsArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyUniversity of ArizonaGeological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS)Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity of BristolUniversity of CambridgeOhio State UniversityTrent UniversityUniversity of LethbridgeUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of ColoradoScience Media Centre (London, England), 2012)

  A map of Greenland in the 13th edition (2011) of the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World made headlines because the publisher’s media release mistakenly stated that the permanent ice cover had shrunk 15% since the ...
• Statistical modelling of the snow depth distribution in open alpine terrain 

  Grunewald, T.; Stotter, J.; Pomeroy, J.W.; Dadic, R.; Banos, I.M.; Marturia, J.; Spross, M.; Hopkinson, Christopher; Burlando, P.; Lehnig, M. (Copernicus PublicationsArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyWSL Institute for Snow and Avalance Research SLFEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneUniversity of InnsbruckUniversity of SaskatchewanInstitute of Environmental EngineeringVictoria University of WellingtonInstitut Geologic de CatalunyaUniversity of Lethbridge, 2013)

  The spatial distribution of alpine snow covers is characterised by large variability. Taking this variability into account is important for many tasks including hydrology, glaciology, ecology or natural hazards. Statistical ...
• A succinct report on the Department of Geography Map Library 

  Jakunis, Frank J. (Arts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyUniversity of Lethbridge, 1986)

  A brief summary describing the development and operation of the map library managed by the Department of Geography at the University of Lethbridge.
• Population ecology of vervet monkeys in a high latitude, semi-arid riparian woodland 

  Pasternak, Graham M.; Brown, Leslie R.; Kienzle, Stefan W.; Fuller, Andrea; Barrett, Louise; Henzi, Peter (South African National Parks, Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale ParkeArts and ScienceDepartment of PsychologyDepartment of GeographyUniversity of LethbridgeUniversity of South AfricaUniversity of the Witwatersrand, 2013)

  Narrow riparian woodlands along non-perennial streams have made it possible for vervet monkeys to penetrate the semi-arid karoo ecosystem of South Africa, whilst artificial water points have more recently allowed these ...
• Spatial variability mapping of crop residue using hyperion (EO-1) hyperspectral data 

  Bannari, Abderrazak; Staenz, Karl; Champagne, Catherine; Khurshi, K. Shahid (MDPI AGArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyArabian Gulf UniversityUniversity of LethbridgeAgriculture and Agri-Food CanadaMeteorological Service of Canada, 2015)

  Soil management practices that maintain crop residue cover and reduce tillage improve soil structure, increase organic matter content in the soil, positively influence water infiltration, evaporation and soil temperature, ...
• Where's the risk? : Landscape epidemiology of gastrointestinal parasitism in Alberta beef cattle 

  Beck, Melissa A.; Colwell, Douglas D.; Goater, Cameron P.; Kienzle, Stefan W. (Biomed Central LtdArts and ScienceDepartment of Biological SciencesDepartment of GeographyUniversity of LethbridgeLethbridge Research Centre, 2015)

  Background: Gastrointenstinal nematodes (GIN) present a serious challenge to the health and productivity of grazing stock around the globe. However, the epidemiology of GIN transmission remains poorly understood in northern ...
• Impacts of forest fires and climate variability on the hydrology of an alpine medium sized catchment in the Canadian Rocky Mountains 

  Springer, Johanna; Ludwig, Ralf; Kienzle, Stefan W. (M D P I A GArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographyLudwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen (LMU)University of LethbridgeUniversity of South Africa, 2015)

  This study investigates the hydrology of Castle River in the southern Canadian Rocky Mountains. Temperature and precipitation data are analyzed regarding a climate trend between 1960 and 2010 and a general warming is ...
• Slope estimation from ICESat/GLAS 

  Mahoney, Craig; Kljun, Natascha; Los, Sietse O.; Chasmer, Laura; Hacker, Jorg M.; Hopkinson, Christopher; North, Peter R. J.; Rosette, Jacqueline A. B.; van Gorsel, Eva (M D P I A GArts and ScienceDepartment of GeographySwansea UniversityLund UniversityUniversity of LethbridgeFlinders UniversityCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia), 2014)

  We present a novel technique to infer ground slope angle from waveform LiDAR, known as the independent slope method (ISM). The technique is applied to large footprint waveforms ( 60 m mean diameter) from the Ice, Cloud ...

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