Randall Bonnell

Randall is a radar geophysicist who studies cryosphere phenomena, including snowpacks in the Arctic or the mountains, small mountain glaciers, and permafrost. He uses a variety of in situ, geophysical, and remote sensing approaches in his work. He has led studies on snowpack parameter retrieval from ground-based radar platforms and evaluated interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) methods for mapping the snow water equivalent stored in mountain environments. His most recent work involves winter field campaigns in alpine and near-alpine environments in Colorado. He is interested in science questions that address the physical processes at play in the complex cryosphere and how meltwater from snowpacks is connected to water resource management.