Dr. Hans-Peter Marshall is a snow scientist and glaciologist who uses geophysics and engineering tools to study the cryosphere. He joined the faculty of the Center for Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface (CGISS) and the Department of Geosciences at Boise State University in 2008. A major focus of his research involves quantifying the spatial variability of the seasonal snowcover and its effect on remote sensing measurements, snow hydrology, and snow avalanches. His interests also include snow slope stability modeling, snow and ice mechanics, and melt water pathways in both snow and temperate ice. Dr. Marshall holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado in Boulder, as well as a B.S. in Physics, with a Geophysics minor, from the University of Washington. In addition to his work at Boise State, Dr. Marshall serves as a Research Scientist at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (U. of Colorado/Boulder), a Geophysical Engineer (Expert Consultant) with the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, the Chair of the Research Committee, and a Professional Member, of the American Avalanche Association, and as a Cryosphere Representative to the Fall AGU Planning Committee.
Articles
Aspect Influences on Soil Water Retention and Storage (with I. J. Geroy, M. M. Gribb, D. G. Chandler, Shawn G. Benner, and James P. McNamara), Hydrological Processes (2011)
Many catchment hydrologic and ecologic processes are impacted by the storage capacity of soil water,...
Autonomous FMCW Radar Survey of Antarctic Shear Zone (with Gary Koh, James H. Lever, Steven A. Arcone, and Laura E. Ray), 13th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (2010)
Radar survey of the Antarctic shear zone was conducted using an ultra-wideband (2-10 GHz) frequency...
Snow-Mediated Ptarmigan Browsing and Shrub Expansion in Arctic Alaska (with Ken D. Tape, Rachel Lord, and Roger W. Ruess), Ecoscience (2010)
Large, late-winter ptarmigan migrations heavily impact the shoot, plant, and patch architecture of shrubs that...
Instruments and Methods Recording Microscale Variations in Snowpack Layering Using Near-Infrared Photography (with Ken D. Tape, Nick Rutter, Richard Essery, and Matthew Sturm), Journal of Glaciology (2010)
Deposition of snow from precipitation and wind events creates layering within seasonal snowpacks. The thickness...
Accurate Inversion of High-Resolution Snow Penetrometer Signals for Microstructural and Micromechanical Properties (with Jerome B. Johnson), Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface (2009)
Measurements of snow using a high-resolution micropenetrometer can be used to discriminate between different snow...