Frederick Chambers
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Arizona State, 1990
Office: NC 3621-A
Phone: 303.556.2619
E-mail: frederick.chambers@ucdenver.edu
Areas of Interest:
Physical Geography, Glaciology, Climatology, and Geomorphology
Teaching
- Introduction to Physical Geography
- Weather and Climate
- Geomorphology
- Natural Hazards
- Climates of Colorado
- Alpine Environments
- Glacial Geomorphology
Current Research
Linkages between Synoptic-scale Atmospheric Circulation Patterns and Glacier Mass Balance Regimes in Western North America. Major goals of this research are to 1) document how changes in upper air circulation affect glacier size through time, and 2) determine whether such changes in upper air circulation are altering precipitation patterns and snowpack distribution in the west -- a key issue in a region where snowmelt provides a majority of the water supply.
Select Publications
Chambers, F.B., 1997, Glaciology - Marginal glaciers and climate change in the Sierra Nevada, California. 1998 Science and Technology. Ed.: Sybil P. Parker, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, New York; pp. 168-172.
Marcus, M.G., Chambers, F.B., and Miller, M.M. Recent trends in the Lemon Creek Glacier, Alaska. Physical Geography, 16, 2, pp. 150-161.
Brazel, A.J., Chambers, F.B., and Kalkstein, L. Summer energy balance on West Gulkana Glacier, Alaska and Linkages to a temporal synoptic index. Annals fur Geomorphologie, Suppl.- Bd. 86, p. 15-34.
Chambers, F.B., Marcus, M.G., and Thompson, S. Mass balance of West Gulkana Glacier, Alaska. Geographical Review, 81, 1, pp. 70-86.
