James Davis

Geodesy

Lamont Research Professor

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Seismology Geology and Tectonophysics

210 Seismology

61 Route 9W - PO Box 1000

Palisades

10964-8000

Phone:

(845) 365-8425

Fax:

(845) 365-8150

jdavis@ldeo.columbia.edu

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Positional and physical geodesy using space-based and satellite techniques. Applications of space geodesy to studies of geophysics, climate, ice sheets, glacier dynamics and kinematics, and the atmosphere. Development and geophysical applications of permanent GPS networks. Research and development of technology aimed at the improvement of the accuracy of satellite geodetic systems.

Education

List of degrees from highest to lowest:

Ph.D.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

04/1986

B.S.

Michigan State University

05/1981

Selected Publications:

Spatial and temporal melt variability at Helheim Glacier, East Greenland, and its effect on ice dynamics, Andersen, M. L.; Larsen, T.B; Nettles, M.; Elósegui, P.; van As, D.; Hamilton, G. S.; Stearns, L. A.; Davis, J. L.; Ahlstrøm, A. P.; de Juan, J.; Ekström, G.; Stenseng, L.; Khan, S. A.; Forsberg, R.; Dahl-Jensen, D. , J. Geophys. Res., Volume 115, (2010), 10.1029/2010JF001760

Combination of geodetic observations and models for glacial isostatic adjustment fields in Fennoscandia, Hill, E. M.; Davis, J. L.; Tamisiea, M. E.; Lidberg, M , J. Geophys. Res., Volume 115, (2010), 10.1029/2009JB006967

Geodetic observations and global reference frame contributions to understanding sea-level rise and variability, Blewitt, G.; Altamimi, Z.; Davis, J. L.; Gross, R.; Kuo, C.-Y. ; Lemoine, F. G.; Moore, A. W.; Neilan, R. E.; Plag, H.-P.; Rothacher, M.; Shum, C. K.; Sideris, M. G.; Schöne, T.; Tregoning, P.; Zerbini, S. , Understanding Sea-Level Rise and Variability, p.428, (2010)

Detecting large-scale intracontinental slow-slip events (SSEs) using geodograms, Wernicke, B. P.; Davis, J. L. , Seismol. Res. Lett., Volume 81, p.694-698, (2010), 10.1785/gssrl.81.5.694

Sudden increase in tidal response linked to calving and acceleration at a large Greenland outlet glacier, de Juan, J.; Elosegui, P.; Nettles, M.; Larsen, T. B.; Davis, J. L.; Hamilton, G. S.; Stearns, L. A.; Andersen, M. L.; Ekström, G.; Ahlstrøm, A. P.; Stenseng, L.; Khan, S. A.; Forsberg, R. , Geophys. Res. Lett., Volume 37, (2010), 10.1029/2010GL043289

Precise Geodetic Infrastructure: National Requirements for a Shared Resource, Minster, J. B.; Altamimi, Z.; Blewitt, G.; Carter, W. E.; Cazenave, A.; Dragert, H.; Herring, T. A.; Larson, K. M.; Ries, J. C.; Sandwell, D. T.; Wahr, J. M.; Davis, J. L. , Washington, D.C., p.156, (2010)