Prof. Dr. Olaf Eisen

Professor for Glaciology

Olaf Eisen
Division Geosciences | Glaciology
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Email Olaf Eisen
Phone +49(471)4831-1969 1969
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Address Alfred Wegener Institute

( Room D-3330)

Publications and more

Publications, Presentations and Reports: EPIC repository
Data: PANGAEA repository
ResearchGate | Google Scholar | ORCID


Responsibilities

I take care of field glaciology and geophysical methods for glaciologic applications, teaching glaciology at the University of Bremen, including a yearly excursion to the dying Vernagtferner in Austria to give students hands-on experience with ice before it is gone.


Research interests

Physical properties of glaciers and ice sheets;
Mass balance of ice masses;
Long-term observations;
Liquid water retention in firn and snow;
Relation of ice dynamics to climate change;
Paleo-climate reconstruction from ice-core records.