Reginald R. Muskett

 

308 Wedgewood Dr., C-01

Fairbanks, AK 99771

rmuskett@iarc.uaf.edu

muskett@arsc.edu

reiji_muskett@excite.com

 

Education:

Ph.D. 2007 Geophysics (Glacier Geodesy), University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK

M.S. 1998 Geology (Geomagnetic Field and Seismology), University of Akron, OH

B.S. 1983 Geology (Structural Geology), University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL

 

Education as Visiting Graduate Student:

1994              (Fall Semester) Department of Geology, Kent State University, OH

1993-94   Departments of Geological Sciences and Geodetic Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

1990-93   Departments of Geology and Geography, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

1986-88   Departments of Geology and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

 

Training:

2006      Introduction to IDL, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, AK

2006      Distributed ABD Parallel Computing with MATLAB, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, AK

2006      Statistical Methods in MATLAB, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, AK

2005      Professional Grant Writing Workshop- Grant Writing Institute, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, AK

1999      PCI Geomatica and EV SAR, Univ. of Alaska Fairbansk, AK

1999      (Jan.-May) UNIX Advanced Course, University of Akron, OH

1997            (June-Aug.) Japanese Language Course, Summer Institute in Japan, Tokyo,

Yu Kikaku Japan Academy and the U.S. National Science Foundation

 

1991   (3-day course, Oct.) Deformation and Kinematics of High Strain Zones,

       Geological Society of America, San Diego, CA, Annual Meeting

1991   (5-day course, June) Structural Styles in Petroleum Exploration, Oil and Gas

       Consultants International, Inc., Jackson Hole, WY

1990   (3-day course, Oct.) Seismic Expression of Structural Styles, Geological

       Society of America, Dallas, TX, Annual Meeting

 

Certificate of Participation:

Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic and Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD

1993   (June) Digital Processing System (DPS) Production Start-up

 

Certificate of Completion:

Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic and Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD

1992            (Oct.) Digital Extraction/Segment Self-Paced Autotutorial System (SPAS)

 

Positions and Experience:

1998-1999       (August-June) Research Associate, Dept. of Geology, University of

Akron, OH

1992-1994        (Jan.-April) Senior Cartographer, Digital Products Department,

Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic and Topographic Center,

Bethesda, MD

1989-1992        (Nov.-Dec.) Digital Products Department, Defense Mapping Agency,

Hydrographic and Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD

1985-1989  (May-Nov.) Defense Mapping Agency, Louisville Field Office, KY

 

Awards:

1992         (June) Above Standards And Performance (ASAP), Feature Extraction/Segment-

  Interactive Terrain Digitization, Digital Products Department, Defense

Mapping Agency, Hydrographic and Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD

1991   (Oct.) The Department of Defense, Joint Meritorious Unit Award (First Oak

Leaf Cluster) for Exceptionally Meritorious Service

1991      (May) Defense Mapping Agency, Operation Desert Shield/Storm Achievement

              Award (Agency Level)

 

1991   (May) Defense Mapping Agency, Operation Desert Shield/Storm Achievement

              Award (Department Level)

 

Professional Societies:

American Geophysical Union

European Geoscience Union

International Association of Geodesy

 

Publications:

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, J.M. Sauber, B.T. Rabus, and W.V. Tangborn, Acceleration of Surface Lowering on the Tidewater Glaciers of Icy Bay, Alaska, U.S.A., from InSAR DEMs and ICESat Altimetry, Earth and Planetary Sci. Lett., accepted, 2007.

 

Atwood, D.K., R.M. Guritz, R.R. Muskett, C.S. Lingle, J.M. Sauber, and J.T. Freymueller, DEM Control in Arctic Alaska with ICESat Laser Altimetry, IEEE Trans. Geosci. and Remote Sensing, in press, 2007.

 

Sauber, J., B. Molnia, C. Carabajal, S. Luthcke, and R. Muskett, Ice elevation and surface change on the Malapina Glacier, Alaska, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L23S01, doi:10.1029/2005GL023943, 2005.

 

Kim, Y., H. Hatsushika, R.R. Muskett, and K. Yamazaki, Possible effect of boreal wildfire soot on Arctic sea ice and Alaska glaciers, Atm. Env., 39, p. 3513-3520, 2005.

 

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, W.V. Tangborn, and B.T. Rabus, Multi-decadal elevation changes on Bagley Ice Valley and Malaspina Glacier, Alaska, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30 (16), 1857, doi:10.1029/2003GL017707, 2003.

 

Muskett, R.R., JERS-1 SAR L-Band sigma naught signatures of glacier facies on Bagley Ice Valley, Alaska, from 1992 to 1998, Tohoku Geophys. Journ. (Sci. Rep. Tohoku Univ. Series 5), no. 4, 425-430, 2003.

 

 

 

Conference Presentations: Reginald R. Muskett

 

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, J.M. Sauber, K.A. Echelmeyer, A.S. Post, B.T. Rabus, and W.V. Tangborn, Accelerating wastage of the Malaspina Glacier system in Alaska, USA, 1972 to 2006, from airborne and spaceborne InSAR DEMs and small-aircraft and ICESat laser altimetry, [Oral, abstract] Geophys. Res. Absts., 9, 06861, 1607-7962/gra/EGU2007-A-06861, European Geoscience Union Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 2007.

 

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, J.M. Sauber, B.T. Rabus, and W.V. Tangborn, Acceleration of thinning of the tidewater glaciers of Icy Bay, Alaska, from InSAR DEMs and ICESat Laser Altimetry, [Oral, abstract] Proc. of the Seventh Int. Conf. on Global Change: Connection to the Arctic (GCCA-7), Fairbanks, Alaska, 189-191, 2007.

 

Muskett, R.R., J.M. Sauber, C.S. Lingle, B.T. Rabus, W.V. Tangborn, and K.A. Echelmeyer, Recent elevation changes on Bagley Ice Valley, Guyot and Yahtse Glaciers, Alaska, from ICESat altimetry, Star-3i airborne, and SRTM spaceborne DEMs, EOS Trans. AGU, 86 (52), Fall Meeting Suppl., oral invited by Chair, F459, 2005.

 

Muskett, R., C. Lingle, K. Echelmeyer, A. Post, B. Rabus, W. Tangborn, R. Motyka, and S. Zirnheld, Hubbard Glacier and the potential damming of Russell Fiord from analysis of small-aircraft laser altimeter data and NASA-USGS-Canada DEMs, EOS Trans. AGU, 85 (47), Fall Meeting Suppl., poster C31B-0321, F452, 2004.

 

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, B.T. Rabus, and W.V. Tangborn, Flow dynamics from

elevation changes on the Malaspina-Seward Glacier system, Alaska-Yukon, using high resolution airborne and SRTM InSAR-derived DEMs, Eos Trans. AGU, 84 (46), Fall Meeting Suppl., poster, F344, 2003.

 

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, B.T. Rabus, and W.V. Tangborn, Recent elevation changes on the glaciers of the Malaspina Complex, Alaska and their flow dynamics from airborne and SRTM InSAR-derived DEMs, 54th Arctic Science Conference, American Association for the Advancement of Science, oral, 21-23 Sept., 2003.

 

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, W.V. Tangborn, and B.T. Rabus, Elevation changes on Malaspina, Agassiz and Marvine Glaciers, Alaska, from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, EOS Trans. AGU, 83 (47), Fall Meeting Suppl., poster, F307, 2002.

 

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, W.V. Tangborn, and B.T. Rabus, Multi-decadal, elevation changes on Bagley Ice Valley and Malaspina Glacier, South-central Alaska, short-oral with poster, 3rd International Workshop on Global Change: Connection to the Arctic, 3-5 Nov., 2002.

 

Muskett, R.R., JERS-1 SAR L-band sigma naught signatures of glacier facies on Bagley Ice Valley, Alaska, short-oral with poster, 3rd International Workshop on Global Change: Connection to the Arctic, 3-5 Nov., 2002.

 

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, and W.V. Tangborn, Surge cycle accumulation forcing of elevation changes on Bagley Ice Valley, Alaska, 53rd Arctic Science Conference, American Association for the Advancement of Science, oral, 18-20 Sept., 2002.

 

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, K. A. Echelmeyer, W.V. Tangborn, V.B. Valentine, and D.H.

Elsberg, High resolution airborne InSAR DEM of Bagley Ice Valley, south-central Alaska: geodetic validation with airborne laser altimeter data, [abstract with figure] Glaciological Data: 25th Anniversary, Monitoring an Evolving Cryosphere, Summary of the NSIDC Special Session at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 10-14, 2001, p. 72, 2002.

 

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, K. A. Echelmeyer, W.V. Tangborn, V.B. Valentine, and D.H.

Elsberg, Map-plane elevation changes on Bagley Ice Valley, Alaska, during a surge cycle, Fast Glacier Flow Conference, International Glaciology Society, 10-14 June, 2002.

 

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, K.A. Echelmeyer, W.V. Tangborn, V.B. Valentine, and D.H.  Elsberg, High resolution airborne InSAR DEM of Bagley Ice Valley, south-central Alaska: geodetic validation with airborne laser altimeter data, [abstract] Eos Trans. AGU, 82 (47), Fall Meeting Suppl., oral, F538, 2001.

 

Muskett, R.R., C.S. Lingle, K.A. Echelmeyer, and V.B. Valentine, Mass balance of Bering Glacier and Bagley Ice Valley during a surge cycle, [abstract] Eos, Trans. AGU, 81 (48), Fall Meeting Suppl., poster, F403-F404, 2000.

 

Presentations as co-author

 

Sauber, J., J. Ramage, S. Kopcyznski, and R. Muskett, Interpretation of ICESat-derived elevation change on the Malaspina-Seward Glacier, Eos, Trans. AGU, 86, Fall Meeting Suppl., oral, 2005.

 

Kim, Y., H. Hatsushika, R.R. Muskett, and K. Yamazaki, Possible of black carbon wildfire soot on Arctic sea ice and Alaska glaciers, Eos, Trans. AGU, 86, Fall Meeting Suppl., poster, 2005.

 

Takeuchi, N, and R.R. Muskett, Distribution of cryoconite on the surface of a glacier derived from a Landsat TM image, Eos, Trans. AGU, 82, Fall Meeting Suppl., poster, 2002.