HR job title
- Professor and Director of Distance Education Programs
- Contact Info
- 1 979 845 5219
- ORCiD
- 0000-0003-3804-8205
Klein, Andrew Professor
Positions
- Director of Distance Education Programs, Geography, College of Arts and Sciences
- Professor, Geography, College of Arts and Sciences
My current research interests lie in the application of remote sensing and geographic information science (GISci) techniques to study the cryosphere. I been actively involved in the development of algorithms to measure snow extent and snow albedo from data collected by NASA's MODIS instrument. I have spent 20 years studying human impacts in Antarctica.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Iken, K., Amsler, C. D., Gorman, K. B., Klein, A. G., Galloway, A., Amsler, M. O., ... McClintock, J. B.
(2023).
Macroalgal input into the coastal food web along a gradient of seasonal sea ice cover along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. 718, 1-22.
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Amsler, C. D., Amsler, M. O., Klein, A. G., Galloway, A., Iken, K., McClintock, J. B., ... Whippo, R.
(2023).
Strong correlations of sea ice cover with macroalgal cover along the Antarctic Peninsula: Ramifications for present and future benthic communities. Elementa.
11(1),
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Amsler, C. D., Amsler, M. O., Heiser, S., McClintock, J. B., Iken, K., Galloway, A., & Klein, A. G.
(2023).
Vertical distribution of brown and red macroalgae along the central Western Antarctic Peninsula. 67(1), 1-10.
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Palmer, T. A., Klein, A. G., Sweet, S. T., Frazier, A. J., Montagna, P. A., Wade, T. L., & Beseres Pollack, J.
(2022).
Using epibenthic fauna as biomonitors of local marine contamination adjacent to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN.
178, 113621-113621.
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Palmer, T. A., Klein, A. G., Sweet, S. T., Montagna, P. A., Hyde, L. J., Wade, T. L., & Beseres Pollack, J.
(2022).
Anthropogenic effects on the marine environment adjacent to Palmer Station, Antarctica. 34(1), 79-96.
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Swienton, H., Thompson, C. M., Billman, M. A., Bowlick, F. J., Goldberg, D. W., Klein, A., Horney, J. A., & Hammond, T.
(2021).
Direct Injuries and Fatalities of Texas Tornado Outbreaks from 1973 to 2007. 73(2), 171-185.
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Palmer, T. A., Klein, A. G., Sweet, S. T., Montagna, P. A., Hyde, L. J., Sericano, J., ... Beseres Pollack, J.
(2021).
Long-term changes in contamination and macrobenthic communities adjacent to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Science of the Total Environment.
764, 142798-142798.
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Chi, Z., & Klein, A.
(2021).
Understanding of an Iceberg Breaking Off Event Based on Ice-Front Motion Analysis of Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Remote Sensing.
13(24), 4983-4983.
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El-Kady, A. A., Wade, T. L., Sweet, S. T., & Klein, A. G.
(2019).
Spatial distribution and ecological risk assessment of trace metals in surface sediments of Lake Qaroun, Egypt. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
191(7), 413.
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Swienton, A., Goldberg, D., Hammond, T., Klein, A., & Horney, J.
(2019).
Effect of Tornado Outbreaks on Morbidity and Mortality in Texas. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine.
34(s1), s50-s50.
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Thapa, S., Chhetri, P. K., & Klein, A. G.
(2019).
Cross-Comparison between MODIS and VIIRS Snow Cover Products for the 2016 Hydrological Year. Climate.
7(4), 57-57.
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Khan, A. L., Klein, A. G., Katich, J. M., & Xian, P.
(2019).
Local Emissions and Regional Wildfires Influence Refractory Black Carbon Observations Near Palmer Station, Antarctica. Frontiers in Earth Science.
7, 49.
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Gearhart, S., Perez-Patron, M., Hammond, T. A., Goldberg, D. W., Klein, A., & Horney, J. A.
(2018).
The Impact of Natural Disasters on Domestic Violence: An Analysis of Reports of Simple Assault in Florida (1999-2007). Violence and Gender.
5(2), 87-92.
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Huang, Y., Liu, H., Yu, B., We, J., Kang, E. L., Xu, M., ... Chen, Y.
(2018).
Improving MODIS snow products with a HMRF-based spatio-temporal modeling technique in the Upper Rio Grande Basin. Remote Sensing of Environment.
204, 568-582.
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Goldberg, D. W., Klein, A. G., Wunneburger, D., Giardino, J. R., Laddusaw, S. D., Irwin, E., & Cairns, D. M.
(2016).
GIS Goes Far Beyond Geography at Texas A&M. ArcNews.
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Brannstrom, C., Tilton, M., Klein, A., & Jepson, W.
(2015).
Spatial Distribution of Estimated Wind-Power Royalties in West Texas. Land.
4(4), 1182-1199.
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Elkady, A. A., Sweet, S. T., Wade, T. L., & Klein, A. G.
(2015).
Distribution and assessment of heavy metals in the aquatic environment of Lake Manzala, Egypt. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS.
58, 445-457.
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Goldberg, D., Olivares, M., Li, Z., & Klein, A. G.
(2014).
Maps & GIS Data Libraries in the Era of Big Data and Cloud Computing. Journal of Map and Geography Libraries: advances in geospatial information, collections, and archives.
10(1), 100-122.
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Pfeffer, W. T., Arendt, A. A., Bliss, A., Bolch, T., Cogley, J. G., Gardner, A. S., ... Wyatt, F. R.
(2014).
The Randolph Glacier Inventory: a globally complete inventory of glaciers. Journal of Glaciology.
60(221), 537-552.
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Aly, M. H., Klein, A. G., Zebker, H. A., & Giardino, J. R.
(2012).
Land subsidence in the Nile Delta of Egypt observed by persistent scatterer interferometry. Remote Sensing Letters.
3(7), 621-630.
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Klein, A. G., Sweet, S. T., Wade, T. L., Sericano, J. L., & Kennicutt, M.
(2012).
Spatial patterns of total petroleum hydrocarbons in the terrestrial environment at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Antarctic Science.
24(5), 450-466.
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Aly, M. H., Giardino, J. R., Klein, A. G., & Zebker, H. A.
(2012).
InSAR Study of Shoreline Change along the Damietta Promontory, Egypt. Journal of Coastal Research.
28(5), 1263-1269.
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Dobreva, I. D., & Klein, A. G.
(2011).
Fractional snow cover mapping through artificial neural network analysis of MODIS surface reflectance. 115(12), 3355-3366.
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Pomeroy, J. W., & Klein, A. G.
(2010).
Eastern Snow Conference Preface. Hydrological Processes.
24(14), 1913-1913.
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Kennicutt, M., Klein, A., Montagna, P., Sweet, S., Wade, T., Palmer, T., Sericano, J., & Denoux, G.
(2010).
Temporal and spatial patterns of anthropogenic disturbance at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS.
5(3), 034010-034010.
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Aly, M. H., Zebker, H. A., Giardino, J. R., & Klein, A. G.
(2009).
Permanent Scatterer investigation of land subsidence in Greater Cairo, Egypt. Geophysical Journal International.
178(3), 1238-1245.
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Klein, A. G., Kennicutt, M., Wolff, G. A., Sweet, S. T., Bloxom, T., Gielstra, D. A., & Cleckley, M.
(2008).
The historical development of McMurdo station, Antarctica, an environmental perspective. Polar Geography.
31(3-4), 119-144.
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Buttle, J. M., Klein, A. G., & Pomeroy, J. W.
(2008).
Eastern snow conference/Canadian geophysical union hydrology section - Preface. Hydrological Processes.
22(15), 2727-2727.
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Wade, T. L., Sweet, S. T., & Klein, A. G.
(2008).
Assessment of sediment contamination in Casco Bay, Maine, USA. Environmental Pollution.
152(3), 505-521.
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Klein, A. G., & Kincaid, J. L.
(2008).
On the disappearance of the Puncak Mandala ice cap, Papua. Journal of Glaciology.
54(184), 195-198.
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., O. H., ., A., & ., R. S.
(2007).
Calibration of the Sleuth Model Based on the Historic Growth of Houston. Journal of Applied Sciences.
7(14), 1843-1853.
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Pomeroy, J., Elder, K., & Klein, A.
(2007).
Special issue - Eastern Snow Conference/Western Snow Conference - Preface. Hydrological Processes.
21(12), 1533-1533.
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Pomeroy, J. W., Elder, K., & Klein, A. G.
(2006).
Eastern Snow Conference/Western Snow Conference - Preface. Hydrological Processes.
20(4), 627-627.
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Klein, A. G., & Kincaid, J. L.
(2006).
Retreat of glaciers on Puncak Jaya, Irian Jaya, determined from 2000 and 2002 IKONOS satellite images. Journal of Glaciology.
52(176), 65-79.
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Lee, S. W., Klein, A. G., & Over, T. M.
(2005).
A comparison of MODIS and NOHRSC snow-cover products for simulating streamflow using the Snowmelt Runoff Model. 19(15), 2951-2972.
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Smith, J. A., Seltzer, G. O., Rodbell, D. T., & Klein, A. G.
(2005).
Regional synthesis of last glacial maximum snowlines in the tropical Andes, South America. Quaternary International.
138, 145-167.
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Aly, M. H., Giardino, J. R., & Klein, A. G.
(2005).
Suitability assessment for New Minia City, Egypt: A GIS approach to engineering geology. Environmental and Engineering Geoscience.
11(3), 259-269.
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Pomeroy, J. W., Elder, K., Garen, D., Klein, A. G., & Marks, D.
(2004).
Preface. Hydrological Processes.
18(18), 3469-3469.
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Lee, S., Klein, A., & Over, T.
(2004).
Effects of the El Nino-southern oscillation on temperature, precipitation, snow water equivalent and resulting streamflow in the Upper Rio Grande river basin. 18(6), 1053-1071.
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Pomeroy, J. W., Elder, K., & Klein, A. G.
(2004).
Preface. Hydrological Processes.
18(6), 1051-1051.
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Klein, A. G., & 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(2), 162-176.
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Hardy, J. P., Pomeroy, J. W., Elder, K., & Klein, A. G.
(2002).
Preface. Hydrological Processes.
16(18), 3527-3527.
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Hall, D. K., Foster, J. L., Salomonson, V. V., Klein, A. G., & Chien, J.
(2001).
Development of a technique to assess snow-cover mapping errors from space. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.
39(2), 432-438.
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Klein, A. G., Seltzer, G. O., & Isacks, B. L.
(2001).
Correspondence on:: Modern and Last Local Glacial Maximum snowlines in the Central Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and Northern Chile.: Quaternary Science Reviews 18, 63-84.: Reply to correspondence by Uwe!Dornbusch. 20(10), 1155-1158.
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Klein, A. G., Seltzer, G. O., & Isacks, B. L.
(2000).
Reply to correspondence by Uwe Dornbusch. Quaternary Science Reviews.
20(10), 1155-1158.
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Tait, A., Hall, D., Foster, J., Chang, A., & Klein, A.
(1999).
Detection of snow cover using millimeter-wave imaging radiometer (MIR) data. Remote Sensing of Environment.
68(1), 53-60.
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Klein, A. G., Seltzer, G. O., & 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(1), 63-84.
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Hall, D. K., Foster, J. L., Verbyla, D. L., Klein, A. G., & Benson, C. S.
(1998).
Assessment of snow-cover mapping accuracy in a variety of vegetation-cover densities in central Alaska. Remote Sensing of Environment.
66(2), 129-137.
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Klein, A. G., Hall, D. K., & Riggs, G. A.
(1998).
Improving snow cover mapping in forests through the use of a canopy reflectance model. Hydrological Processes.
12(10-11), 1723-1744.
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Duncan, C. C., Klein, A. J., Masek, J. G., & Isacks, B. L.
(1998).
Comparison of Late Pleistocene and Modern Glacier Extents in Central Nepal Based on Digital Elevation Data and Satellite Imagery. Quaternary Research.
49(3), 241-254.
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Klein, A. G., & Isacks, B. L.
(1996).
Tracking change in the central andes mountains. GIS World.
9(10), 48-X2.
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Klein, A. G., Isacks, B. L., & Bloom, A. L.
(1995).
Modern and Last Glacial Maximum snowline in Peru and Bolivia: implications for regional climatic change. 24(3), 607-617.
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Whippo, R., Iken, K., Amsler, C. D., Lowe, A. T., Schram, J. B., Klein, A. G., ... Galloway, A.
Fatty acid profiles and stable isotope composition of Antarctic macroalgae: a baseline for a combined biomarker approach in food web studies. Polar Biology.
1-20.
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Iken, K., Amsler, C. D., Gorman, K. B., Klein, A. G., Galloway, A., Amsler, M. O., ... McClintock, J. B.
(2023).
Macroalgal input into the coastal food web along a gradient of seasonal sea ice cover along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. 718, 1-22.
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chapter
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Sweet, S. T., Kennicutt, M., & Klein, A. G.
(2015).
THE GROUNDING OF THE BAHIA PARAISO, ARTHUR HARBOR, ANTARCTICA: DISTRIBUTION AND FATE OF OIL SPILL RELATED HYDROCARBONS. HANDBOOK OF OIL SPILL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
(pp. 547-556).
Wiley.
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Filler, D. M., Kennicutt, M., Snape, I., Sweet, S. T., & Klein, A. G.
(2015).
ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC SPILLS. HANDBOOK OF OIL SPILL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
(pp. 497-512).
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Filler, D. M., Kennicutt, M. C., Snape, I., Sweet, S. T., & Klein, A. G.
(2014).
Arctic and Antarctic Spills. Handbook of Oil Spill Science and Technology.
(pp. 495-512).
Wiley.
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Raup, B. H., Khalsa, S., Armstrong, R. L., Sneed, W. A., Hamilton, G. S., Paul, F., ... Konovalov, V.
(2014).
Quality in the GLIMS Glacier Database. Kargel, J. S., Leonard, G. J., Bishop, M. P., Kääb, A., & Raup, B. H. (Eds.),
Global Land Ice Measurements from Space.
(pp. 163-182).
Springer Nature.
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Albert, T., Klein, A., Kincaid, J. L., Huggel, C., Racoviteanu, A. E., Arnaud, Y., Silverio, W., & Ceballos, J. L.
(2014).
Remote sensing of rapidly diminishing tropical glaciers in the northern Andes. Kargel, J. S., Leonard, G. J., Bishop, M. P., Kääb, A., & Raup, B. H. (Eds.),
Global Land Ice Measurements from Space.
(pp. 609-638).
Springer Nature.
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Klein, A. G., Sweet, S. T., Kennicutt II, M. C., Wade, T. L., Palmer, T. A., & Montagna, P.
(2014).
Long-Term Monitoring of Human Impacts to the Terrestrial Environment at McMurdo Station. Antarctic Futures.
(pp. 213-227).
Springer Nature.
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Jo, I., Klein, A., Bednarz, R. S., & Bednarz, S. W.
(2011).
An Exploration of Spatial Thinking in Introductory GIS Courses. Teaching Geographic Information Science and Technology in Higher Education.
(pp. 211-229).
Wiley.
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Klein, A.
(2011).
Tropical glacier monitoring. McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology 2011.
(pp. 336-339).
McGraw-Hill Professional.
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Filippi, A., Dobreva, I., Klein, A. G., & Jensen, J. R.
(2010).
Self-Organizing Map-based Applications in Remote Sensing. Matsopoulos, G. K. (Eds.),
Self-Organizing Maps.
(pp. 231-248).
IntechOpen.
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McIntyre, D. H., & Klein, A. G.
(2008).
GIS and Homeland Security Education: Creating a Better Tomorrow in our Classrooms Today. Geojournal Library.
Sui, D. Z. (Eds.),
GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES AND HOMELAND SECURITY: RESEARCH FRONTIERS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES.
(pp. 331-344).
Springer Nature.
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Sweet, S. T., Kennicutt, M., & Klein, A. G.
(2015).
THE GROUNDING OF THE BAHIA PARAISO, ARTHUR HARBOR, ANTARCTICA: DISTRIBUTION AND FATE OF OIL SPILL RELATED HYDROCARBONS. HANDBOOK OF OIL SPILL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
(pp. 547-556).
Wiley.
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conference paper
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Klein, A.
(2007).
Covering the mass graves at the Belzec Death Camp, Poland; geotechnical perspectives. 149-155.
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Klein, A. G., & Stroeve, J.
(2002).
Development and validation of a snow albedo algorithm for the MODIS instrument. Annals of Glaciology.
45-52.
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Klein, A. G., & 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.
139-154.
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Klein, A. G., Hall, D. K., & Seidel, K.
(1998).
Algorithm intercomparison for accuracy assessment of the MODIS snow-mapping algorithm. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTY-FIFTH ANNUAL EASTERN SNOW CONFERENCE.
37-45.
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Hall, D. K., Foster, J. L., Salomonson, V. V., Klein, A. G., & Chien, J.
(1998).
Error analysis for global snow-cover mapping in the Earth Observation System (EOS) era. 1524-1526.
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Klein, A.
(2007).
Covering the mass graves at the Belzec Death Camp, Poland; geotechnical perspectives. 149-155.
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institutional repository document
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Chi, Z., & Klein, A. G.
(2020).
Inter-and Intra-annual Surface Velocity Variations at the Southern Grounding Line of Amery Ice Shelf from 2014 to 2018
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Chi, Z., & Klein, A. G.
(2020).
Inter-and Intra-annual Surface Velocity Variations at the Southern Grounding Line of Amery Ice Shelf from 2014 to 2018
Research
principal investigator on
- Collaborative Research: Sea Ice as a Driver of Antarctic Benthic Macroalgal Community Composition and Nearshore Trophic Connectivity awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2018 - 2021
- Toward Enhanced Monitoring of Human Impacts in Cold Regions awarded by United States Army - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2016 - 2018
- Toward Enhanced Monitoring of Human Impacts in Cold Regions awarded by United States Army - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2015 - 2016
Teaching
teaching activities
- GEOG232 Cartography And Visualization Instructor
- GEOG352 Gnss In The Geosciences Instructor
- GEOG361 Remote Sensing Geos Instructor
- GEOG390 Principles Of Gis Instructor
- GEOG476 Gis Practicum Instructor
- GEOG485 Directed Studies Instructor
- GEOG491 Research Instructor
- GEOG651 Remote Sensing Geog Anl Instructor
- GEOG660 Applications In Gis Instructor
- GEOG665 Gis Modelling Instructor
- GEOG678 Webgis Instructor
- GEOG685 Directed Studies Instructor
- GEOG685 Directed Studies Instructor
- GEOG685 Directed Studies Instructor
- GEOG689 Sptp:data Govrn In Geosci Instructor
- GEOG691 Research Instructor
- GEOG691 Research Instructor
- GEOG691 Research: In-ab Instructor
- GEOG691 Research:in-ab Instructor
- GEOL352 Gnss In The Geosciences Instructor
- GEOS613 Data Governance Geosciences Instructor
- GEOS676 Capstone Experience Instructor
- GEOS689 Sptp: Data Management In Geos Instructor
- OCNG491 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Aly, Mohamed Hassan (2009-05). Radar interferometry for monitoring land subsidence and coastal change in the Nile Delta, Egypt.
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Chi, Zhaohui 1982- (2012-12). Investigation of Glacial Dynamics in the Lambert Glacier-Amery Ice Shelf System (LAS) Using Remote Sensing.
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Dobreva, Iliyana D. (2010-07). Fractional Snow-Cover Mapping Through Artificial Neural Network Analysis of MODIS Surface Reflectance..
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Forrest, Timothy Lee (2007-04). Logistic regression models for predicting trip reporting accuracy in GPS-enhanced household travel surveys.
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Green, Carl A (2018-05). Greening of Recently Deglaciated Lands on the Kenai Peninsula.
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Ju, Yang (2017-05). Fractional Snow Cover Mapping through Polytopic Vector Analysis of MODIS Spectral Reflectance.
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Kincaid, Joni L. (2007-09). An assessment of regional climate trends and changes to the Mt. Jaya glaciers of Irian Jaya.
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Latterman, LaDonna (2012-02). Analysis of Glacier Recession in the Cordillera Apolobamba, Bolivia 1975-2010.
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Li, Yiran (2018-04). SEA ICE AND ICE SHEET SURFACE ROUGHNESS CHARACTERIZATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON BI-DIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE.
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Morris, Jennifer Nicole (2012-10). Quantification of Impurities in Prairie Snowpacks and Evaluation and Assessment of Measuring Snow Parameters from MODIS Images.
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Oguz, Hakan (2005-08). Modeling urban growth and land use/land cover change in the Houston Metropolitan Area from 2002 - 2030.
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Thapa, Shubhechchha (2017-08). Comparison of MODIS and VIIRS Snow Cover Products for the 2016 Hydrological Year.
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Tilton, Mary (2015-11). Using GIS to Estimate the Spatial Distribution of Wind-Power Royalties in West Texas.
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Zhao, Panshu (2012-07). Validation of Current Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Daily Snow Albedo Product and Spatial Analysis Based on Multiple Sensors.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, Cornell University - (Ithaca, New York, United States) 1996
- B.A. in Geology and Environmental Studies with Geography Core, Macalester College - (Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States) 1990
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Andrew
has last name
- Klein
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Geography
3147 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3147
USA
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- klein@tamu.edu