Bryan G. Mark
Address
Department of108 Scott Hall,
Current Positions
- Assistant
Professor of Geography,
The
- Researcher, Byrd Polar Research Center
Education and Training
- Ph.D.,
Earth Sciences,
- M.A.,
Geography (Climatology),
The
- A.B., History, Brown University, 1992
Research Interests
I am broadly interested in
glacier-hydrologic dynamics over different time scales, particularly in the
tropical
- Paleoenvironmental reconstruction and analysis
- Glacier-climate assessment
- Glacial water resources
My work is based on field work in the American
Cordillera, especially the Central Andes of
My research group entitled Glacier Environmental Change has a new website under development: http://bprc.osu.edu/glacierchange/
Interested students can consult a list of my current research opportunities available through the Department of Geography.
Teaching
- GEOG 210 Physical Geography and Environmental Issues
- GEOG 520 Climatology
- GEOG 820 Climate History (WI05) Mountain Environments (SP06) Current Issues in Climate, Water & Carbon (SP07, AU07)
Publications
Journals
Mark, B.G. and J.M. McKenzie, in press, August 2007. Tracing increasing tropical Andean glacier melt with stable isotopes in water. Environmental Science and Technology. ES&T NEWS feature 12 September 2007.
Mark, B.G., 2008 (in press Dec 2006). Tracing Andean glaciers over space and
time: some lessons and transdisciplinary implications. Global and
Planetary Change 60 (1-2), 101-114.
Mark, B. G. and K. F. Helmens, 2005. Reconstruction of glacier equilibrium-line altitudes for the Last Glacial Maximum on the High Plain of Bogotá, Eastern Cordillera, Colombia: climatic and topographic implications. Journal of Quaternary Science 20 (7-8), 789-800.
Mark, B. G., J. M. McKenzie, and J. Gomez, 2005. Hydrochemical evaluation of changing glacier meltwater contribution to stream discharge: Callejon de Huaylas, Peru. Hydrological Sciences Journal 50 (6), 975-987.
Mark, B.G., S. P. Harrison, Spessa, A., M. New, D. J. A. Evans, and K.F. Helmens, 2005: Tropical snowline changes at the LGM: a global assessment. Quaternary International 138-139, 168-201.
Benn, D.I., L.A. Owen, H. A. Osmaston, G. O. Seltzer, S. C. Porter and B. G. Mark, 2005: Reconstruction of equilibrium line altitudes for tropical and subtropical glaciers. Quaternary International 138-139, 8-21.
Mark, B. G and G. O. Seltzer, 2005. Evaluation of recent glacier recession in the Cordillera Blanca, Perú (AD 1962-1999): spatial distribution of mass loss and climatic forcing. Quaternary Science Reviews 24, 2265-2280.
Mark, B. G. and G. O. Seltzer, 2003. Tropical glacial meltwater contribution to stream discharge: a case study in the Cordillera Blanca, Perú. Journal of Glaciology 49 (165), 271-281.
Abbott, M. B., B. B. Wolfe, A. P. Wolfe, G. O. Seltzer, R. Aravena, B. G. Mark, P. J. Polissar, D. T. Rodbell, H. D. Rowe and M. Vuille, 2003. Holocene Paleohydrology and glacial history of the Central Andes using multiproxy lake sediment studies. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 194, 123-138.
Mark, B. G., 2002a: Observations of modern
deglaciation and hydrology in the Cordillera Blanca. Acta
Mark, B. G., G. O. Seltzer, D. T. Rodbell, and A. Y. Goodman, 2002b: Rates of deglaciation during the last glaciation and Holocene in the Cordillera Vilcanota-Quelccaya Ice Cap Region, SE Peru. Quaternary Research, 57 (3), 287-298.
Goodman, A. Y., G. O. Seltzer, D. T. Rodbell, and B. G. Mark, 2001: Subdivision of glacial deposits in Southeastern Peru based on pedogenic development and radiometric ages. Quaternary Research, 56 (1), 31-50.
Van der Veen, C. J., E. Mosley-Thompson, A. J. Gow, and B. G. Mark, 1999: Accumulation at South Pole: comparison of two 900-year records. Journal of Geophysical Research, 104 (D24), 31,067-31,076.
Book chapters
Mark, B. G., G. O. Seltzer, and D. T. Rodbell, 2004: Late
Quaternary Glaciations of
Mark, B. G. and G. O. Seltzer, in press. Deglaciation in the Peruvian Andes: climatic Forcing,
hydrologic impact and comparative rates over time. Invited contribution to:
Mountain Research Initiative, ‘State of
Mark, B. G. Quantifying the significance of recent glacier recession in the Cordillera Blanca, Perú: a case study of hydrological impact and climatic control. Invited contribution to: Knight, P. (ed) ‘Glaciology and Earth's Changing Environment’, Blackwell Publishing.
Book reviews
Mark, B. G., 2002. Hot Ice: Glaciers in the tropics are making the press. Hydrological Processes 16, 3297-3302.
Trade journals
Mark, B. G., 2001: Glacial Clues to Global Warming: Terrain Modeling and Geomorphology. GPS World, July 2001, 20-26.
Extra stuff of interest
"The
Science and Politics of Global Climate Change" a presentation by John
P. Holdren, delivered at the
Henry A. Osmaston obituaries: The Times; The Independent