Dr. Robin E. Bell
Fields of interest:
Linkages between ice sheet processes and subglacial geology,Interaction of ecosystems and geologic systems from microbes to benthic habitats within the Hudson River, Tectonic uplift and feedback mechanisms
Study of Subglacial Environments ( )
Process Based Studies of Estuaries & Rivers; The Hudson River ( )
Women in Science ( )
Education Columbia University, New York
B.A. (magna cum laude), Geology,
Middlebury College, Vermont
Honors & Awards:
Columbia University Department of Geological Sciences Storke Award 1992
Educational Activities:
Environmental Geophysics; Environmental Engineering Dept., Columbia
Public Lectures: Explorer's Club; Antarctic Treaty; Blauvelt Lions Club
Selected Publications:
Estimating the depth and shape of subglacial Lake Vostok's water cavity from aerogravity data ,
Studinger, M.; Bell, R. E.; Tikku, A. A. , Geophysical Research Letters, Jun 19, Volume 31, Issue 12, p.-, (2004), Doi 10.1029/2004gl019801
Process-related classification of acoustic data from the Hudson River Estuary ,
Nitsche, F. O.; Bell, R.; Carbotte, S. M.; Ryan, W. B. F.; Flood, R. , Marine Geology, Aug 30, Volume 209, Issue 1-4, p.131-145, (2004), DOI 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.05.023
Origin and fate of Lake Vostok water frozen to the base of the East Antarctic ice sheet ,
Bell, R. E.; Studinger, M.; Tikku, A. A.; Clarke, G. K. C.; Gutner, M. M.; Meertens, C. , Nature, Mar 21, Volume 416, Issue 6878, p.307-310, (2002)
Influence of subglacial geology on the onset of a West Antarctic ice stream from aerogeophysical observations ,
Bell, R. E.; Blankenship, D. D.; Finn, C. A.; Morse, D. L.; Scambos, T. A.; Brozena, J. M.; Hodge, S. M. , Nature, Jul 2, Volume 394, Issue 6688, p.58-62, (1998)
