Ellyn Enderlin

Glaciologist studying ice-ocean interactions & glacier response to climate change. Outdoor adventure, dessert, & (good) beer enthusiast. Views my own

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

If you’ve ever heard of a “glacier surge”, you were probably told that it’s something like flipping a switch: a glacier goes from moving slowly to suddenly moving 10-100x faster. @jukes_liu’s latest paper shows it’s not that simple! https://t.co/gMFwImorrN

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

@Nike has an ‘always consider glaciers’ shirt!?!? As a #glacier scientist, can I get one? I would 100% wear it for outreach & a glaciologist promoting a glacier shirt seems like a win-win!

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

If you are going to #AGU25 in New Orleans this week, come find me to fill out your Cryosphere BINGO board! I'll be at CryoCoffee & the Nye lecture on Tuesday & milling around otherwise.

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

Better late than never: HUGE congrats to Rainey Aberle for completing her PhD + having @theAGU's GRL publish her excellent research showing how weekly time series of Alaskan #glacier #snow cover can be used to improve models of glacier change https://t.co/E6zmPlenoj

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

Highlights from the end of the year @BoiseState (so far): celebrating university awards w/ awesome grad students, getting a teaching award from grad students at our dept. picnic, & getting a gift for “badgering” students to do required paperwork

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

As the pole-tropics temp difference decreases, the jet stream slows. A slower jet stream wobbles more and allows the cold air to spill out of the Arctic to mid-latitudes. So, don’t let anyone tell you that cold snaps in winter are proof against global warming #ClimateEmergency

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

On a cold Inauguration Day, here’s a reminder that global warming can cause more extreme cold snaps in the winter. Why? Think about a spinning top. When it spins fast it doesn’t wobble but as it slows it starts to wobble…

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

The polar jet stream traps cold air in the Arctic. Its speed is controlled by the difference in temp (& therefore air pressure) between the poles & tropics. Since the Arctic is warming faster than the tropics, that temp difference is decreasing.

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

I can’t believe it… I won a Presidential Early Career Achievement in Science and Engineering (PECASE) award! I was nominated for my @NASA funded research on cryosphere remote sensing. Check of the Whitehouse Press release: https://t.co/BrmTPD9MJJ

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

Scary

Credit: @twisteddoodles

[Jay Cummings @LongFormMath]

This must be tweeted every Halloween. I don’t make the rules

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

When you’re trying to think through potential offsets between elevations from @NASA_ICESat2, geometry matters and your whiteboard might get a little crazy looking! #geometry #academia #STEM

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

A friendly reminder from someone who runs a huge, scaredy-cat dog: give people warning that you are going to pass them on your e-scooter or e-bike. My dog freaked out when someone snuck up on us with their e-scooter in the dark this morning. Good thing he’s a sweety. #running

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

If you've ever taken or taught a course on Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, do you have a recommended #textbook? I don't love the one I used last time I taught the course. Students are interested in the solid earth, glacier, oceans, & atmosphere. #teaching #Engineering #STEMed

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

The smoke from the Stanley wildfires has made its way to #Boise. The air is cruddy enough that you had to be within a few miles of downtown to see the @spiritofboise hot air balloons up in the air during the morning commute. #Idaho

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

@sarahwcooley This is such a nightmare & I'm sorry you're dealing with it. I've had patchy daycare too but not this bad. Infant care is the hardest to find but anything before preschool age is rough. Our daycare abruptly closed 2 summers ago & it was a miracle we found a new one. Solidarity!

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

@HydroLejo @OGGM_org @mkopera1 Awesome Lejo. It would nice to have you guest lecture for a week to have the students learn about atmospheric modeling from someone who does it.

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

I'm teaching a grad Geophysical Fluid Dynamics course this coming spring. Yes, I am starting prep this summer. Yes, I am a crazy planner. Anyone know of intro numerical models or tutorials for the #ocean or #atmosphere? @OGGM_org has great glacier resources. @mkopera1 @HydroLejo

[Gunjan @SilwalGunjan]

Incredible opportunity for women aged 21 to28 to participate in glacier research and expedition in the Himalayas. Apply by August 31, 2024, to gain hands-on experience in this unique field.
https://t.co/G0aaXR0wHT

[AccuWeather @accuweather]

The North American Monsoon brings flash flooding to Moab, Utah.

The Southwestern monsoon is caused by the change in wind direction when the breezes bring moist air northward from the Gulf of Mexico and the tropical Pacific Ocean. https://t.co/00uCP8zHUR

[Ellyn Enderlin @glacier_doc]

Not an “ocean devotion” like @MarloWordyBird posts, but a nice day at Lake Cascade in Idaho. Enjoying the quiet sound of waves lapping with my oldest kiddo. #vacation