ABOUT THE ALASKA
SCIENCE CENTER

• • Office Information
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  • Interdisciplinary Science

SCIENCE OFFICES

• • Biology
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Water

CONFERENCES

• Conferences and Workshops

USGS ALASKA DATA RESOURCES

• Alaska Geospatial Data
• Recent Earthquakes
• Science Questions and Information Requests
• Geotagged Oblique Aerial Photos from Alaska
• Permafrost and Climate Monitoring Network
• Water data
• Volcanoes

OTHER ALASKA AREA
SCIENCE OFFICES

• • U.S. Volcanoes and Current Activity Alerts
  • Alaska Volcano Observatory

Education and/or Training

B.A.	1975	Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
	1982-88	Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK	15 credits in Computer Science, Math, and Geology

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Glacier research, climate research, web page development

Professional Experience

1980-Present	Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Fairbanks, AK
1979-1980	Geologist, Dames and Moore Consulting Engineers, Anchorage, AK
1975-1979	Research Assistant, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

American Geophysical Union
International Glaciological Society

Significant Recent Publications

Mayo, L.R., Trabant, D.C., and March, R.S., 2004, A 30-Year Record of Surface Mass Balance (1966-95), and Motion and Surface Altitude (1975-95) at Wolverine Glacier, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1069, 105 p.

March, R.S., 2003, Mass Balance, Meteorology, Area Altitude Distribution, Glacier-Surface Altitude, Ice Motion, Terminus Position, and Runoff at Gulkana Glacier, Alaska, 1996 Balance Year: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4095, 33 p.

Trabant, D.C., March, R.S., Cox, L. H., Harrison, W.D, and Josberger, E.G., 2003, Measured Climate Induced Volume Changes of Three Glaciers and Current Glacier-Climate Response Prediction, SEARCH Open Science Meeting, Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS), October 27, 2003, Seattle, Washington, USA

Websites of Interest

http://ak.water.usgs.gov/glaciology/