Publications

Whenever possible, I have included a link to an electronic copy of the publication. Some, however, may not be available online or cannot be posted do to copyright restrictions. If you would like a copy of any of the following publications please email me at klein@geog.tamu.edu and a PDV version of my updated curriculum vitae is also available.

Refereed

Klein, A.G. Kincaid, J.L. and Merritt, K.E. in revision. Assessing the accuracy of mapping small tropical glaciers: a comparison of glacier mapping techniques applied to the glaciers on Mt. Jaya, Irian Jaya. Remote Sensing of Environment

Klein, A.G., Kennicutt, M.C. II, Wolff, G.A., Sweet, S.T., Gielstra, D.A. and Bloxom, T. in review. Disruption of sand-wedge polygons at McMurdo Station, Antarctica: an indication of the areal extent of physical disturbance. Geografiska Annaler.

Klein, A.G., Kennicutt, M.C. II, Wolff, G.A., Sweet, S.T., Bloxom, T., Gielstra, D.A. and Cleckley, M. accepted. The historical development of McMurdo Station, Antarctica, an environmental perspective. Polar Geography.

Klein, A.G. and Kincaid, J.L. 2006. Retreat of glaciers on Mt. Jaya, Irian Jaya determined from 2000 and 2002 IKONOS satellite images. Journal of Glaciology 52: 65-79.

Aly, M., Giardino J.R. and Klein A.G. 2005. A GIS approach to model geohazrds for suitability assessment of New Minia City, Egypt. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience XI: 259-269.

Smith, J.A., Seltzer, G.O., Rodbell, D.T. and Klein, A.G., 2005. Regional synthesis of last glacial maximum snowlines in tropical circum-Pacific South America. Quaternary International 138-139: 145-167.

Lee, S. Klein, A.G. and Over T. 2005. An assessment of the suitability of MODIS snow products for simulating streamflow in the Upper Rio Grande River Basin using the snowmelt runoff model. Hydrological Processes 19: 2951-2972.

Lee, S., Klein, A.G. and Over, T., 2004. Effects of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation on temperature, precipitation, snow water equivalent and resulting streamflow in the Upper Rio Grande River Basin. Hydrological Processes 18: 1053-1071.

Klein, A.G. and Barnett, A.C., 2003. Validation of daily MODIS snow cover maps of the Upper Rio Grande River Basin for the 2000-2001 snow year. Remote Sensing of Environment, 86: 162-176.

Klein, A.G. and Stroeve, J., 2002. Development and validation of a snow albedo algorithm for the MODIS instrument. Annals of Glaciology, 34: 45-52.

Hall, D. K., Foster, J. L., Salomonson, V. V., Klein, A.G., and Chien, J. Y. L., 2001. Development of a technique to assess snow-cover mapping accuracy from space. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 39: 432-438.

Klein, A.G. and Isacks, B.L., 1999. Spectral mixture analysis of Landsat thematic mapper images applied to the detection of the transient snowline on tropical Andean glaciers. Global and Planetary Change, 22: 139-154.

Tait, A.B., Hall, D.K., Foster, J., Chang, A. and Klein, A., 1999. Detection of snow cover using millimeter-wave imaging radiometer (MIR) Data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 68: 53-60.

Klein, A.G., Seltzer, G.O. and Isacks, B.L., 1999. Modern and last local glacial maximum snowlines in the Central Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and Northern Chile. Quaternary Science Reviews, 18: 63-84.

Hall, D.K., Foster, J.L., Verbyla, D.L., Klein, A.G. and Bensen, C.S., 1998. Assessment of snow-cover mapping accuracy in a variety of vegetation-cover densities in central Alaska. Remote Sensing of Environment, 66: 129-137.

Klein, A.G., Hall, D.K. and Riggs, G.A., 1998. Improving snow-cover mapping in forests through the use of a canopy reflectance model. Hydrological Processes, 12: 1723-1744.

Klein, A.G. and Isacks, B.L., 1998. Alpine glacial geomorphological studies in the central Andes using Landsat thematic mapper images. Glacial Geology and Geomorphology, rp01/1998. available at http://ggg.qub.ac.uk/papers/full/1998/rp011998/rp01.htm.

Duncan, C.C., Klein, A.G., Masek, J.G. and Isacks, B.L., 1998. Late Pleistocene and modern glaciations in central Nepal from digital elevation data and satellite imagery. Quaternary Research, 49: 241-254.

Klein, A.G., Isacks, B.L. and Bloom, A.L., 1995. Modern and last glacial maximum snowline in Peru and Bolivia: implications for regional climatic change. Bull. Inst fr. études andines, 24: 607-617.

General Readership

Klein, A., Kennicutt M.C. II, Sweet, S., Montanga, P. and S. Applebaum, 2004. Long-Term Environmental Monitoring at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Supported With GIS. ArcNews 26(3). pp. 34-35.

Klein, A.G., 2000. The Earth's changing glaciers. American Alpine Journal, 42: 139-150.

Klein, A.G. and Isacks, B.L., 1996. Tracking change in the Central Andes Mountains. GISWORLD, 9: 48-52.

Book Chapters

Kennicutt, M.C.I., Wolff, G.A., Klein, A. and Montagna, P., 2003. Spatial and temporal scales of human disturbance - McMurdo Station, Antarctic - preliminary findings. In: A.H.L. Huiskes et al. (Editors), Antarctic Biology in a Global Context. Backhuys Publishers, Lieden, Netherlands, pp. 271-277.

Klein, A.G. and Isacks, B.L., 1996. Mapping glaciers with SPOT imagery and GIS. In: S. Morain and S.L. Baros (Editors), Raster Imagery in Geographical Information Systems. OnWord Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico pp. 219-225.

Conference Proceedings

Morris, J.N., Poole, A.J. and Klein, A.G. in press. Retreat of Tropical Glaciers in Colombia and Venezuela from 1984 to 2004 as measured from ASTER and Landsat images. Proceedings of the 63rd Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Newark, Delaware, June7-9th, 2006.

Klein, A.G., Kennicutt M.C. II, Wolff, G.A., Sweet, S.T. Gielstra, D.A. and T. Bloxom 2004. Disruption of Sand-Wedge Polygons at McMurdo Station, Antarctica: An Indication of Physical Disturbance. Proceedings of the 61st Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Portland Maine, June 9-11, 2004, pp. 159-172.

Kincaid, J.L. and Klein, A.G. 2004. Retreat of the Irian Jaya Glaciers from 2000 to 2002 as Measured from IKONOS Satellite Images. Proceedings of the 61st Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Portland Maine, June 9-11, 2004. pp. 147-157.

Klein, A.G. 2003. Determination of broadband albedos of partially snow-covered sites for validation of MODIS snow albedo retrievals. Proceedings of the 60th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Sherbrooke, Quebec, June 9-11, 2003. pp. 23-35.

Hall, D.K., Salomonson, V.V., Riggs, G.A. and Klein, A.G., 2003. Snow and ice products from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, Proceedings of the 69th Annual American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS 2003) Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, May 5-9, 2003.

Lee, S., Klein, A. and Over, T., 2001. Effects of the El Nino/Southern Oscillation on temperature, precipitation, snow covered area, and resulting streamflow in the Upper Rio Grande River Basin, 58th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, May 17-19, 2001, pp. 49-59.

Klein, A.G., Hall, D.K. and Nolin, A.W., 2000. Development of a prototype snow albedo algorithm for MODIS, Proceedings of the 57th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Syracuse, New York, May 17-19, 2000, pp. 143-157.

Klein, A.G. and Hall, D.K., 1999. Snow albedo determination using the NASA MODIS instrument, Proceedings of the 56th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick, June 2-4, 1999, pp. 77-85.

Klein, A.G., Hall, D.K. and Siedel, K., 1998. Algorithm intercomparison for accuracy assessment of the MODIS snow--mapping algorithm, Proceedings of the 55th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Jackson, New Hampshire, June 2-3, 1998, pp. 37-45.

Hall, D.K., Foster, J.L., Salomonson, V.V., Klein, A.G. and Chien, J.Y.L., 1998. Error analysis for global snow-cover mapping in the Earth Observing System (EOS) era, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS'98), Seattle, Washington, July 6-10, 1998, pp. 1524-1526.

Klein, A.G. and Hall, D.K., 1998. Global Snow Cover Monitoring using MODIS, Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Tromsø, Norway, June 8-12, 1998, pp. 363-366.

Klein, A.G., Hall, D.K. and Riggs, G., 1997. Improving the MODIS global snow-mapping algorithm, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS'97), Singapore, August 3-8, 1997, pp. 619-621.

Klein, A.G., Masek, J.G. and Isacks, B.L., 1996. Shortwave radiation geometry and glacier distribution in the Cordillera Real, Bolivia. In: S. Colbeck (Editor), Glaciers, Ice Sheets and Volcanoes: a tribute to Mark F. Meier. CRREL Special Report 96-27, pp. 57-61.

Klein, A.G., Isacks, B.L. and Bloom, A.L., 1995. Modern and last glacial maximum snowline in Peru and Bolivia: implications for regional climatic change. In: P. Ribstein and B. Francou (Editors), Aguas Glaciares y Cambios Climaticos en los Andes Tropicales. ORSTOM-UMSA-SENAMHI-CONAPHI, La Paz, Bolivia, June 13-16, 1995. pp. 173-182.

Forster, R.R., Klein, A.G., Blodgett, T. and Isacks, B.L., 1993. Glaciological studies in the central Andes using AIRSAR/TOPSAR. In: J.v. Zyl (Editor), Summaries of the Forth Annual JPL Airborne Geoscience Workshop. JPL Publication 93-26 Vol. 3: 13-15.

Major Reports

Kennicutt, M.C. et al. 2006. Variability in Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances at McMurdo Station, Antarctica - Phase 1. Texas A&M University and the Marine Science Institute at the University of Texas, 111 pp.

Kennicutt, M.C. et al. 2003. Spatial and Temporal Scales of Human Disturbance, McMurdo Station, Antarctica Final Report, 2003. Geochemical and Environmental Research Group and Department of Geography Texas A&M University and Marine Science Institute, University of Texas, College Station, Texas. 184 pp.

Hall, D.K., Riggs, G.A., Salomonson, V.V. with contributions from Barton, J.S., Casey, K., Chien, J. Y. L., DiGirolamo, N.E., Klein, A.G., Powell, H.W. and Tait, A.B., 2001. Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) for the MODIS snow and sea ice-mapping algorithms, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland. September 2001. available online at
http://modis-snow-ice.gsfc.nasa.gov/atbd.html

Kennicutt, M., Wolff, G.A., Alsup, D. and Klein, A.G., 1999. Long-term monitoring, McMurdo Station, Antarctica: pilot project design. A report to the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation-Office of Polar Programs., Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. 37 pp. available online at http://www.gerg.tamu.edu/menu_fieldProgram/ant_res/report/report_4.pdf

Hall, D.K., Tait, A.B., Riggs, G.A., Salomonson, V.V. with contributions from Chien, J.Y.L., and Klein, A.G., 1998. Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) for the MODIS snow-, lake ice- and sea ice-mapping algorithms. Version 4, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland. 50 pp.

Other Publications

Klein, A.G., in press. Remote Sensing in Geomorphology. In: A.S. Goudie (Editor), IAG Encyclopedia of Geomorphology. Routledge, London.

Hardy, J.P., Pomeroy, J.W., Elder, K. and Klein, A.G., 2002. Preface [to the Special Eastern/Western Snow Conference issue]. Hydrological Processes, 16: 3527.

Klein, A.G., Seltzer, G.O. and Isacks, B.L., 2000. Correspondence on: Modern and Last Local Glacial Maximum snowlines in the Central Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and Northern Chile. Reply to correspondence by Uwe Dornbusch. Quaternary Science Reviews, 20: 1155-1158.

Thesis

All chapters of my dissertation along their descriptions are available from this page.

Abstracts

Abstracts may not be quite up to date...

Aly, M.H., Klein, A.G. and Giardino, J.R., in press. Discrimination of rock glaciers on Nevado Samaja, Bolivia, using remote sensing, 2003 Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Seattle, Washington, November 2-5, 2003.

Klein, A.G., 2003. Determination of broadband albedos of partially snow-covered sites for validation of MODIS snow albedo retrievals, 60th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Sherbrooke, Quebec, June 4-6, 2003.

Klein, A., Barnett, A. and Lee, S., 2003. Evaluation of MODIS snow cover products in the Upper Rio Grand River Basin, Geophysical Research Abstracts 5: 12420. presented at the EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly. Nice, France, April 6-11, 2003. Abstract appears in.

Bednarz, R., Bednarz, S. and Klein, A., 2002. Factors influencing the introduction of IT into K-12 Classrooms, 2002 ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego, California, July 5-7, 2002.
http://gis.esri.com/library/userconf/educ02/abstracts/a5204.html

Klein, A.G., 2002. Continued development and validation of a MODIS snow albedo algorithm through comparisons with in situ observations during the 2000-2001 snow season, Third International Workshop on Multiangular Measurements and Models (IWMMM-3), Steamboat Springs, Colorado, June 10-12, 2002.

Klein, A.G., 2002. Comparison of MODIS snow albedo retrievals and in situ observations during the 2000-2001 Snow Season, 59th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Stowe, Vermont, June 5-7, 2002.

Barnett, A. and Klein, A.G., 2002. Comparisons of MODIS and NOHRSC snowcover products for the Upper Rio Grande River Basin during the 2000-2001 Snow Season, 59th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Stowe, Vermont, June 5-7, 2002.

Lee, S., Klein, A. and Over, T., 2002. Effects of the El Nino/Southern Oscillation on temperature, precipitation, snow covered area, and resulting streamflow in the Upper Rio Grande River Basin, 59th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Stowe, Vermont, June 5-7, 2002.

Bednarz, S., Klein, A.G. and Bednarz, R., 2001. Spatial Skills for Science Education: Integrating Spatial Skills and Information Technology: ITS and Geoscience, 2001 ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego, California, July 6-8, 2001. presentation available at http://campus.esri.com/campus/library/ConfProc/ESRIEducation/2001/bednarz.ppt

Klein, A.G., 2001. Development and Validation of a Snow Albedo Algorithm for the MODIS Instrument, Fourth International Symposium on Remote Sensing in Glaciology, College Park, Maryland, June 3-8, 2001.

Klein, A.G., 2001. Validation of a MODIS snow albedo algorithm, 58th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, May 17-19, 2001.

Klein, A.G., 2001. Historical snow cover changes in the southern portion of Ross, Island Antarctica, 58thAnnual Eastern Snow Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, May 17-19, 2001.

Lee, S., Klein, A. and Over, T., 2001. Effects of the El Nino/Southern oscillation on temperature, precipitation, snow covered area, and resulting streamflow in the Upper Rio Grande River Basin, 58th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, May 17-19, 2001

Klein, A.G., Gielstra, D.A., Kennicutt, M.I. and Wolff, G.A., 2001. Developing an environmental monitoring system for McMurdo Station, Antarctica, using GIS and remote sensing, 97th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York, New York, February 27-March 3, 2001.

Mayfield, M.W., Perry, B. and Klein, A., 2001. Glacier retreat in the northern Cordillera Real, Bolivia, 97th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York, New York, February 27-March 3, 2001

Klein, A.G., 2000. Development of a prototype snow albedo algorithm for the NASA MODIS instrument, 96th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 4-8, 2000.

Klein, A.G., 2000. Remote Sensing of inundation area on the Bolivian Altiplano using SSM/I passive microwave data, Annual Meeting of the Southwest Division of the Association of American Geographers, College Station, Texas, November 2-4, 2000.

Klein, A.G., 2000. Development of a prototype snow albedo algorithm for MODIS, 57th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Syracuse, New York, May 17-19, 2000.

Klein, A.G. and Hall, D.K., 1999. Snow albedo determination using the NASA MODIS instrument, 56th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick, June 2-4, 1999.

Klein, A.G., 1999. Development of a prototype snow albedo algorithm for the NASA MODIS instrument, Annual Meeting of the Southwest Division of the Association of American Geographers, San Marcos, Texas, October 20-23, 1999.

Klein, A.G. and Hall, D.K., 1999. A snow albedo algorithm for the NASA MODIS Instrument, 95th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 23-27, 1999.

Klein, A.G. and Hall, D.K., 1998. Global snow cover monitoring using MODIS, 27th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Tromsø, Norway, June 8-12, 2000.

Klein, A.G., Hall, D.K. and Siedel, K., 1998. Algorithm intercomparison for accuracy assessment of the MODIS snow-mapping algorithm, 55th Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Jackson, New Hampshire, June 2-3, 1998.

Klein, A.G., Hall, D.K., Kaufman, Y.J. and Vermote, E.F., 1997. A computationally-frugal approach to detection and sub-pixel estimation of snow cover in forests. EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, 78, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H12B-13. presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall 1997 Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 8-12, 1997.

Klein, A.G., 1997. Satellite remote sensing of tropical glaciers in Peru and Bolivia, 1997 Joint Assemblies of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences & International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans, Melbourne, Australia, July 1-9, 1997: JMPH18-12.

Klein, A.G., 1996. Alpine glacial geomorphic studies in the central Andes using Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery, Inter American Institute for Global Change Workshop on Assessment of Present, Past and Future Climate Variability in the Americas from Treeline Environments, Jasper, Alberta, October 6-11, 1996

Klein, A.G., Isacks, B.L., Bloom, A.L. and Seltzer, G.O., 1996. Application of satellite remote sensing to modern and late Pleistocene glacial studies in the central Andes, A Forum for Integrating Multidisciplinary Research to Advance the Science of Global Change -A Graduate Fellowships for Global Change Conference. DOE, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, October 26-31, 1996.

Klein, A.G., Isacks, B.L. and Seltzer, G.O., 1996. Modern and Last Glacial Maximum Snowlines in the Peruvian-Bolivian Andes, International Conference on Quaternary Glaciation and Paleoclimate in the Andes Mountains, Mérida, Venezuela., June 17-20, 1996.

Forster, R.R., Isacks, B.L. and Klein, A.G., 1995. Spaceborne Imaging Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) glaciological investigations of the Patagonian Andes, EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union 76. Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H12C-5. presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall 1995 Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 5-11, 1995.

Klein, A.G., Masek, J.G. and Isacks, B.L., 1995. Shortwave radiation geometry and glacier distribution in the Cordillera Real, Bolivia. EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, 76: Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H12C-6. presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall 1995 Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 5-11, 1995.

Isacks, B.L., Duncan, C.C. and Klein, A.G., 1995. Modern and LGM glacial extents from satellite images and digital topography: Implications for LGM climate in the Bhutan Himalayas, International Himalyan/Tibetan Plateau Paleoclimate Workshop, Kathmandu, Nepal, April 2-7, 1995.

Forster, R.R., Isacks, B.L. and Klein, A.G., 1995. Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) Observation of Patagonian Icefield response to weather changes. EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union 76, Spring Meeting Supplement, Abstract P51A-7. presented at the American Geophysical Union Spring 1995 Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, May 30-June 2, 1995.

Klein, A.G. and Isacks, B. L., 1994. Glacial extent in the central Andes 15°-22° S during the Last Glacial Maximum. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Seattle Washington, October 24-27, 1994: A-446.

Forster, R.R., Isacks, B.L. and Klein, A.G., 1994. Modern and LGM glaciation of the Bolivian and Patagonian Andes. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Seattle Washington, October 24-27, 1994: A-129.

Duncan, C.C., Isacks, B.L., Fielding, E.F., Masek, J.G. and Klein, A.G., 1993. The topographic signatures of erosional regimes in the Himalayas. EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, 74, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract U21A-21. presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall 1993 Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 6-10, 1993.

Isacks, B.L., Klein, A.., Blodgett, T. and Fox, A.., 1993. Snow lines, climate change and erosion along the Himalayan and Andean mountain fronts. EOS Transactions American Geophyscial Union, 74, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract U31A-29. presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall 1993 Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 6-10, 1993.

Klein, A.G., Isacks, B.L. and Niemi, N., 1993. Transient snowline elevation determine in the central Andes from Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery. EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, 74, Spring Meeting Supplement, Abstract H12B-3. presented at the American Geophysical Union, Spring 1993 Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, May 24-28, 1993.

Isacks, B. L., Fielding, E. F., Fox, A. N., Masek, J. G., Klein, A.G., Bloom, A. L., and Jordan, T., 1991. Erosion, tectonics, and climate history in mountain belts, Science Foundations for the EOS Era, Physical Climate and Hydrology. Annual Workshop in Earth System Science, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania. July 22-26, 1991.

Klein, A.G., 1989. Remote Sensing of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. The PEW Midstates Science and Mathematics Consortium Undergraduate Scholar Research Reports Fall 1989: 60-61.


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