Robin E. Bell

Palisades Geophysical Institute/Lamont Research Professor

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Marine Geology and Geophysics

Lecturer

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

107D Oceanography

61 Route 9W - PO Box 1000

Palisades

10964-8000

Phone:

(845) 365-8827

Fax:

(845) 365-8156

robinb@ldeo.columbia.edu

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Fields of interest:

Ice Sheet Dynamics and Mass Balance, Continental Dynamics, Estuarine Processes, Linkages between ice sheet processes and subglacial geology. Interaction of ecosystems and geologic systems from microbes to benthic habitats. Tectonic uplift and feedback mechanisms, Interaction of tectonics and ice sheet dynamics. Gravity and magnetic measurement techniques for marine and airborne applications. Gravity gradiometry.

Study of Subglacial Environments ( details )
Process Based Studies of Estuaries & Rivers; The Hudson River ( details )
Women in Science ( details )

Education

List of degrees from highest to lowest:

M.S., M. Phil, Ph.D.,

Columbia University, New York

1989

B.A. (magna cum laude), Geology,

Middlebury College, Vermont

1980

Honors & Awards:

Columbia University Department of Geological Sciences Storke Award 1992

Lamont Projects:

Educational Activities:

Exploring the Poles; Barnard College Course

Environmental Geophysics; Environmental Engineering Dept., Columbia

Earth to Class

Public Lectures: Explorer's Club; Antarctic Treaty; Blauvelt Lions Club

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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

Righting the Balance: Gender Diversity in the Geosciences, Bell, R. E. , EOS Transactions, Volume 84, Issue 31, p.292, (2003)

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)