VLADIMIR AIZEN

Ph.D., Moscow, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1988, Professor

• Alpine Glaciology

• Alpine Hydrology

• Alpine Climatology

Email: aizen@uidaho.edu

Website: http://www.sci.uidaho.edu/cae/index.html

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

Vladimir’s primary research emphasis is the potential consequences of climate variability and global change on very sensitive Alpine Ecosystems at the Mid-latitudes of the northern Hemisphere, which is home to the vast majority of the Earth's human population. His program has three focus areas: Water Resources including snow and glacier, Water Quality and the Earth-Geo-Ecosystems.

Vladimir working in collaboration with Dr. Elena Aizen, Dr. Scott Wood, Dr. John Marshall (University of Idaho), Dr. John Melack and Dr. Jeff Dozier (University of California, Santa Barbara), Dr. Kendrick Taylor (Desert Research Institute, Nevada), Dr. Michael Bishop, Dr. John Shroder (University of Omaha), Dr. Siri Jodha (University of Colorado), Dr. DeWayne Cecil (USGS, Idaho Falls), Dr. Karl Kreutz (University of Maine), Dr. Masayoshi Nakawo, Dr. Fujita Koji, Dr. Nazomu Takeuchi (Kyoto University, Japan), Dr. Hans-Arno Synal (Zurich Technological Institute, Switzerland), Dr. Ludwig Broun, Dr. Wilfried Hagg (Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Germany), Dr. Stanislav Nikitin (Tomsk State University, Russia), Dr. Suiyin Liu (Lanzhou Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Institute, China), Dr. Valeriy Kuzmichenok (Kyrgyz Institute Water Resources and Power, Kyrgyzstan).

Alpine Exploration in Central Asia

Outgoing Projects:

Siberian Altai paleoclimatic and Environmental Monitoring. Project supported by DOE/INEEL, NASA, Japanese Ministry of Science and Education and Russian Academy of Sciences. 2001-2006

Dynamics of Indo-Chinese Monsoon and Glacial Water Resources Variability in Southern Tibet. Project supported by DOE/INEEL, National Geographic, Asian Pacific Network and Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2002-2007.

Effect of Changes in Climate, Snow Pack, Glaciers, and Permafrost on River Runoff in Tien Shan, Central Asia. Project supported by NSF. 2003-2006

Effect of Climatic Changes on the Snow/Water Resources, Hydrochemistry and Water Regime in the Pacific Northwest, United States (Salmon River Basin). Project supported by INEEL. 2003-2008.

Latest Publications:

Aizen, V.B., V.A. Kuzmichenok, E.M. Aizen¹, A.B. Surazakov, Tien Shan glacier’s recession since the end of 19th century and during last 60 years by land instrumental, aerial photo and satellite remote sensing data. Proceedings, San Francisco AGU Fall Meeting, 2003.

Surazakov, A.B., V.B. Aizen, Y. Narojniy, S.A. Nikitin, Glacier Evolution in the Altai Mountains, South-West Siberia, for the Last Half Century (with use of Geo-Informational Catalogue). Proceedings, San Francisco AGU Fall Meeting, 2003.

Aizen, V.B., E.M. Aizen, D.R. Joswiak, Spatial variation of ionic and isotopic records from snow pits and shallow ice cores in Central and Southeast Asia. Proceedings, San Francisco AGU Fall Meeting, 2003.

Aizen, V.B., E.M. Aizen, Spatial and temporal variability of snow pack in Central Asia (Tien Shan), Japanese Islands and North America (Sierra Nevada) Mountains. Proceeding “International Symposium on Disaster Mitigation and Basin-Wide Water management”, pp. 25-36, Niigata, 2003.

Aizen, V.B., E.M. Aizen, K. Fujita, K.J. Kreutz, L.D. Cecil, S. A. Nikitin, Approaches to Ice Core Climatic Reconstruction in Central Asia (Tien Shan and Siberian Altai). Book: Ice-Coring Paleo-Climatic Research, Kluwer Publisher, 2003 (in press).

Karl J. Kreutz, Cameron P. Wake, Vladimir B. Aizen, L. DeWayne Cecil, Hans-Arno Synal, Seasonal deuterium excess in a Tien Shan ice core: Influence of moisture transport and recycling in Central Asia. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 30, No. 18, 1922, doi:10.1029/2003GL017896, 2003.

Aizen, V.B., Geography of Central Asia, 50-volumes Encyclopedia “World and its Peoples”, Brown Publisher, London, 2003 (in press)

Aizen, V.B., Geology of Central Asia, 50-volumes Encyclopedia “World and its Peoples”, Brown Publisher, London, 2003 (in press)

Aizen, V.B., E.M. Aizen, J.M. Melack, K.J. Kreutz, L.D. Cecil, C.P. Wake, Association between atmospheric patterns and ice-core records from a snow firn-field on the Inilchek Glacier, Central Tien Shan Mountains, Asia. J. Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 2003 (in press).

Aizen, V.B., E.M. Aizen, K. Fujita, K. Kreutz, Stable isotopes time series from the Altai glaciers, Siberia, recovered from firn-cores and snow samples. Journal of Glaciology, 2003 (in press).

Kreutz, K.J., C.P. Wake, V.B. Aizen, L.D. Cecil, J.R. Green, H-A. Synal, D.S. Introne., Seasonal deuterium excess in a Tien Shan ice core: influence of moisture transport and recycling in Central Asia. Proceedings, San Francisco AGU Fall Meeting, 2002.

Aizen, V.B, E. M. Aizen, J. M. Melack, T. Nakamura, S. Kobayashi. Estimation of the energy used to melt snow in Tien Shan mountains and Japanese Islands. Pergamon Elsevier Science, Global and Planetary Change, V. 32, Issue 4, pp. 349-359, 2002.

Aizen, V. B., E. M. Aizen, V. N. Nikitin. Glacier regime on the northern slope of the Himalaya (Xixibangma glaciers). Pergamon Elsevier Science, Quaternary International, V. 97-98, pp. 27-39, 2002.

Aizen, V.B., K.J. Kreutz, K. Fujita, L.D. Cecil, S.A. Nikitin. Ice Core Reconnaissance in Siberian Altai for Mid-latitudes Paleo-Climatic and Environmental Reconstruction. Proceedings, San Francisco AGU Fall Meeting, PP42B-0529, 2001.

Aizen V. B., E. M. Aizen, K.J. Kreutz, L.D. Cecil, C. P.Wake. An approach for interpretation of ice-core paleo-climatic records from the central Tien Shan based on complex of isotopes/major ions composition and long-term meteorological/synoptic data. Symposium on Ice Cores and Climate, International Glaciological Society, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, August 19-23, 2001.

Cecil, D, H. Synal, K. Kreutz, J. Green, C. Wake, V. Aizen. Cl-36 and I-129 in Ice Cores Collected from Inilchek, Nangpai Gosum, and Upper Fremont Glaciers. Symposium on Ice Cores and Climate, International Glaciological Society, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, August 19-23, 2001.

Kreutz, K.J., Wake, C.P., Aizen, V., and Cecil, L.D. Spatial and altitudinal variability of precipitation isotopes in the central Tien Shan mountains, Symposium on Ice Cores and Climate, International Glaciological Society, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, August 19-23, 2001.

Kreutz, K., V. Aizen, D. Cecil, and C. Wake. Dust deposition and isotopic composition of precipitation recorded in a shallow ice core, Inilchek glacier, central Tien Shan. J. Glaciology. V.47, No. 159, pp. 549-554, 2001.

Aizen, E.M, V. B. Aizen, J. M. Melack, T. Nakamura, T. Ohta. Precipitation and Atmospheric Circulation Patterns at Mid-Latitudes of Asia. International Journal of Climate, 21, pp. 535-556, 2001.

Aizen, E.M, V. B. Aizen, J. M. Melack, and A. N. Krenke. Heat exchange during snow ablation in plains and mountains of Eurasia. J. Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. Vol. 105, No. D22, pp. 27,013-27,022, 2000.

Aizen, V.B., E. M. Aizen , G. E. Glazirin, and H. A. Loaiciga, 2000. Simulation of daily runoff in Central Asian alpine watersheds. J. Hydrology. No. 186, 229-251.