J. M. Shea

6.0k citations

60 papers · 3.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 31

Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
Global and Planetary Change top 2%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 5%
Water Science and Technology top 2%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law top 1%

Co-authors: Walter W. Immerzeel Francesca Pellicciotti Marc F. P. Bierkens Philip Kraaijenbrink R. D. Moore S.M. de Jong Patrick Wagnon A. B. Shrestha
Topics: Cryospheric studies and observations (53 papers)Climate change and permafrost (31 papers)Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (19 papers)
Cited by: Atmospheric Science Water Science and Technology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Journals: ScienceSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaJournal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Partner nations: Canada Nepal Netherlands

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J. M. Shea

57 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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High-resolution monitoring of Himalayan glacier dynamics using unmanned aerial vehicles

2014 375 citations Walter W. Immerzeel, Philip Kraaijenbrink et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Comparison of snowmelt timing estimates from Sentinel-1 SAR and surface observations in British Columbia, Canada 2025 ·Remote Sensing of Environment ·(unknown),J. M. Shea,Chris Derksen	0
2	Snowmelt characterization from optical and synthetic-aperture radar observations in the La Joie Basin, British Columbia 2023 ·The cryosphere ·(unknown),J. M. Shea,Brian Menounos,(unknown),Georg Jost,Frank A. Weber	8
3	Glaciohydrology of the Himalaya-Karakoram 2021 ·Science ·Mohd Farooq Azam,Jeffrey S. Kargel,J. M. Shea,Santosh Nepal,Umesh K. Haritashya,Smriti Srivastava,Fabien Maussion,Nuzhat Qazi,Pierre Chevallier,A. P. Dimri,Anil V. Kulkarni,J. Graham Cogley,I. M. Bahuguna	145
4	Hydrometeorological, glaciological and geospatial research data from the Peyto Glacier Research Basin in the Canadian Rockies 2021 ·Earth system science data ·(unknown),John W. Pomeroy,Caroline Aubry‐Wake,D. Scott Munro,J. M. Shea,Michael N. Demuth,(unknown),Brian Menounos,Kriti Mukherjee	13
5	Multi-scale snowdrift-permitting modelling of mountain snowpack 2021 ·The cryosphere ·Vincent Vionnet,Christopher B. Marsh,Brian Menounos,Simon Gascoin,Nicholas E. Wayand,J. M. Shea,Kriti Mukherjee,John W. Pomeroy	52
6	Can ice-cliffs explain the debris-cover anomaly? New insightsfrom Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal, Central Himalaya 2018 ·Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union) ·Fanny Brun,Patrick Wagnon,Étienne Berthier,J. M. Shea,Walter W. Immerzeel,Philip Kraaijenbrink,Christian Vincent,(unknown),(unknown),Yves Arnaud	1
7	Ice cliff contribution to the tongue-wide ablation of Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal, central Himalaya 2018 ·The cryosphere ·Fanny Brun,Patrick Wagnon,Étienne Berthier,J. M. Shea,Walter W. Immerzeel,Philip Kraaijenbrink,Christian Vincent,(unknown),Dibas Shrestha,Yves Arnaud	108
8	Anomalous winter-snow-amplified earthquake-induced disaster of the 2015 Langtang avalanche in Nepal 2017 ·Natural hazards and earth system sciences ·Koji Fujita,Hiroshi Inoue,(unknown),Satoru Yamaguchi,(unknown),Sojiro Sunako,Kouichi Nishimura,Walter W. Immerzeel,J. M. Shea,Rijan Bhakta Kayastha,Takanobu Sawagaki,David F. Breashears,Hiroshi Yagi,Akiko Sakai	39
9	Evaluation of different methods to model near-surface turbulent fluxes for a mountain glacier in the Cariboo Mountains, BC, Canada 2017 ·The cryosphere ·Valentina Radić,Brian Menounos,J. M. Shea,(unknown),(unknown),Stephen J. Déry	27
10	Reduced melt on debris-covered glaciers: investigations from Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal 2016 ·Chris Vincent,Patrick Wagnon,J. M. Shea,(unknown),Philip Kraaijenbrink,Dibas Shrestha,Álvaro Soruco,(unknown),Fanny Brun,Étienne Berthier,Sonam Sherpa	8
11	Reduced melt on debris-covered glaciers: investigations from Changri NupGlacier, Nepal 2016 ·The cryosphere ·Christian Vincent,Patrick Wagnon,J. M. Shea,Walter W. Immerzeel,Philip Kraaijenbrink,Dibas Shrestha,Álvaro Soruco,Yves Arnaud,Fanny Brun,Étienne Berthier,Sonam Sherpa	123
12	Seasonal changes in surface albedo of Himalayan glaciers from MODIS data and links with the annual mass balance 2015 ·The cryosphere ·Fanny Brun,Marie Dumont,Patrick Wagnon,Étienne Berthier,Mohd Farooq Azam,J. M. Shea,Pascal Sirguey,Antoine Rabatel,AL. Ramanathan	70
13	Modelling glacier change in the Everest region, Nepal Himalaya 2015 ·The cryosphere ·J. M. Shea,Walter W. Immerzeel,Patrick Wagnon,Christian Vincent,S. R. Bajracharya	136
14	Reconciling high altitude precipitation in the upper Indus Basin with glacier mass balances and runoff 2015 ·Walter W. Immerzeel,Niko Wanders,Arthur Lutz,J. M. Shea,Marc F. P. Bierkens	15
15	Reconciling high-altitude precipitation in the upper Indus basin with glacier mass balances and runoff 2015 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·Walter W. Immerzeel,Niko Wanders,Arthur Lutz,J. M. Shea,Marc F. P. Bierkens	268
16	An approach to derive regional snow lines and glacier mass change from MODIS imagery, western North America 2013 ·The cryosphere ·J. M. Shea,Brian Menounos,R. D. Moore,(unknown)	44
17	Seasonal and annual mass balances of Mera and Pokalde glaciers (Nepal Himalaya) since 2007 2013 ·The cryosphere ·(unknown),Christian Vincent,(unknown),Étienne Berthier,E. Vuillermoz,Stephan Gruber,Martin Ménégoz,Adrien Gilbert,Marie Dumont,J. M. Shea,D. Stumm,Bijay Pokhrel	149
18	Glacier Water Resources on the Eastern Slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains 2011 ·Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques ·Shawn J. Marshall,(unknown),Michael N. Demuth,Tobias Bolch,Roger Wheate,Brian Menounos,M. J. Beedle,J. M. Shea	97
19	Estimating meteorological variables within glacier boundary layers, Southern Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada 2008 ·J. M. Shea	1
20	The Moon Mineralogy Mapper: Characteristics and Early Laboratory Calibration Results 2007 ·LPI ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Michael L. Eastwood,S. Geier,J. M. Shea	3

About J. M. Shea

J. M. Shea is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Water Science and Technology, having authored 60 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cryospheric studies and observations (53 papers), Climate change and permafrost (31 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (3.1k citations), Water Science and Technology (675 citations) and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (505 citations). J. M. Shea has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, Nepal and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Walter W. Immerzeel, Francesca Pellicciotti, Marc F. P. Bierkens, Philip Kraaijenbrink, R. D. Moore, S.M. de Jong, Patrick Wagnon, A. B. Shrestha, Niko Wanders and Christian Vincent. Their work appears in journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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