Contact information:

 

Michiel Helsen

 

Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht

Princetonplein 5, 3584 CC Utrecht

PO box 80000, 3508 TA Utrecht

The Netherlands

 

M.M.Helsen[at]uu.nl

 

tel:       +31 (0)30 253 3155

fax:      +31 (0)30 254 3163

 


Publications

2009

Glacial Isostatic Adjustment over Antarctica from combined ICESat and GRACE satellite data
Riva, R.E.M., B.C. Gunter, T.J. Urban, B.L.A. Vermeersen, R.C. Lindenbergh, M.M. Helsen, J.L. Bamber, R.S.W. van de Wal, M.R. van den Broeke, B.E. Schutz
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 288, 516-523.
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Geodetic measurements of vertical crustal velocity in West Antarctica and the implications for ice mass balance
Bevis, M., E. Kendrick, R. Smalley Jr., I. Dalziel, D. Caccamise, I. Sasgen, M. Helsen, F.W. Taylor, H. Zhou, A. Brown, D. Raleigh, M. Willis, T. Wilson, S. Konfal
Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 10, Q10005, doi:10.1029/2009GC002642.
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A comparison of coincident GRACE and ICESat data over Antarctica
B. Gunter, T. Urban, R. Riva, M. Helsen, R. Harpold, S. Poole, P. Nagel, B. Schutz and B. Tapley
Journal of Geodesy, doi: 10.1007/s00190-009-0323-4
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The role of radiation penetration in the energy budget of the snowpack at Summit, Greenland
Kuipers Munneke, P., M.R. van den Broeke, C.H. Reijmer, M.M. Helsen, W. Boot, M. Scheebeli and K. Steffen
The Cryosphere, 3, 155-165
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2008

Elevation changes in Antarctica mainly determined by accumulation variability
M.M. Helsen, M.R. van den Broeke, R.S.W. van de Wal, W.J. van de Berg, E. van Meijgaard, C.H. Davis, Y. Li, I. Goodwin
Science, 320, 1626-1629, doi: 10.1126/science.1153894
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A review of Antarctic surface snow isotopic composition: observations, atmospheric circulation and isotope modelling
V. Masson-Delmotte, S. Hou, A. Ekaykin, J. Jouzel, A. Aristarain, R.T. Bernardo, D. Bromwich, O. Cattani, M. Delmotte, S. Falourd, M. Frezzotti, H. Galee, L. Genoni, E. Isaksson, A. Landais, M.M. Helsen, G. Hoffmann, J. Lopez, V. Morgan, H. Motoyama, D. Noone, H. Oerter, J.R. Petit, A. Royer, R. Uemura, G.A. Schmidt, E. Schlosser, J.C. Simoes, E.J. Steig, B. Stenni, M. Stievenard, M.R. Van den Broeke, R.S.W. Van de Wal, W.J. Van de Berg, F. Vimeux, J.W.C. White
Journal of Climate, 21, 3359-3387, doi: 10.1175/2007JCLI2139.1
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2007

The isotopic composition of present-day Antarctic snow in a Lagrangian atmospheric simulation
M.M. Helsen, R.S.W. van de Wal, M.R. van den Broeke
Journal of Climate, 20 (4), 739-756.
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Strong-wind events and their impact on the near-surface climate at Kohnen Station on the Antarctic Plateau
D. van As, M.R. van den Broeke and M.M. Helsen
Antarctic Science, 19 (4), 507-519, doi: 10.1017/S095410200700065X
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2006

Modeling the isotopic composition of Antarctic snow using backward trajectories: Simulation of snow pit records
M.M. Helsen, R.S.W. van de Wal, M.R. van den Broeke, V. Masson-Delmotte, H.A.J. Meijer, M.P. Scheele, M. Werner
Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, D15109, doi:10.1029/2005JD006524
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On the interpretation of stable isotopes in Antarctic precipitation
M.M. Helsen
PhD Thesis, Utrecht University, 158 pp.
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Structure and dynamics of the summertime atmospheric boundary layer over the Antarctic Plateau I: Measurements and model validation
D. van As, M.R. van den Broeke and M.M. Helsen
Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, D07102, doi:10.1029/2005JD005948
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2005

Oxygen isotope variability in snow from western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica and its relation to temperature
M.M. Helsen, R.S.W. van de Wal, M.R. van den Broeke, D. van As, H.A.J. Meijer, C.H. Reijmer
Tellus, 57B (5), 423-435
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2004

Modelling the isotopic composition of snow using backward trajectories: a particular precipitation event in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica
M.M. Helsen, R.S.W. van de Wal, M.R. van den Broeke, E.R.Th. Kerstel, V. Masson-Delmotte, H.A.J. Meijer, C.H. Reijmer, M.P. Scheele
Annal of Glaciology 39, 293-299


2002

Magnitude-Frequency relationships for debris flows on the fan of the Chalance torrent, Valgaudemar (French Alps)
M.M. Helsen, P.J.M. Koop, H. van Steijn
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 27, 1299-1307
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2001

Geomorphic evolution of debris fans in the Du Toit's Kloof, Western Cape Mountains
J.C. Boelhouwers, F.C.W. Craemers, M.M. Helsen
South African Geographical Journal 83 (3), 263-273

Last update: January 2006