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Alia Khan

Associate Professor

Western Washington University

Affiliations

College of the Environment

College of the Environment Spatial Institute

Department Of Environmental Sciences

Department Of Urban And Environmental Planning And Policy

Institute for Watershed Studies

Studies Of Institute For Watershed

Department Of Environmental Studies And Geography

College of the Environment Spatial Institute

Institute Of Spatial

Western Washington University

Alia Khan is currently serving as a College Of The Environment Associate Professor at Western Washington University.

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Alia Khan

Western Washington University

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earth science environmental science cryosphere cold region science planetary sciences atmospheric science climate change climatology ecology remote sensing geophysical research atmospheric research sea ice climate dynamics atmospheric environment glaciers mcmurdo dry valleys geophysics oceanography aerosol science climatic change glacial process carbon black arid environments geoscientific model development earth system science geodynamics hydrometeorology hydrological process paleoclimatology terrestrial ecology periglacial process ice-water system algal research algal biology arctic engineering surface-water hydrology satellite imaging optical remote sensing earth observation snow avalanche seasonal snow north cascades geodesy digital earth computational imaging quaternary science freeze-thaw cycling marine genomics space environment satellite meteorology climate modelling mining environment meteorite impacts landscape connectivity high temperature geochemistry quaternary research regional climate response arctic structure bioacoustics acoustical oceanography phycology acoustic ecology glacier ice river flow algae drive greenland ice sheet bare ice antarctic ecosystem research black carbon footprint human presence pan-arctic melt ponds visible satellite imagery antarctic climate model projections paleo-proxy reconstructions

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Dissolved Black Carbon in North Cascades Snow, Meltwater and a Downstream River. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (2026)

sea level risecarbon blackearth sciencecryospheresnow avalanche

Record-Breaking 2023 Fires Signal a New Era of Smoke-Driven Darkening on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Research Square (2026)

environmental sciencewildfireswildfire smokecryosphereclimate change

Heavy Metal Imprints in Antarctic Snow From Research and Tourism. Nature Sustainability (2025)

ice-water systemcold region sciencesea iceearth sciencecryospherearctic engineeringheavy metal imprints

How Commercial Smallsats Are Revolutionizing the Remote Detection and Mapping of Snow Algae. Frontiers in Remote Sensing (2025)

earth observationoptical remote sensingspace explorationgeographysatellite imagingremote sensingenvironmental monitoringterrestrial sensingsynthetic aperture radarearth sciencecryospheresnow algaegeographic information systemsremote detectioncommercial smallsats

Quantifying the Light-Absorbing Impurities and Their Seasonal Variability in Snow in the Arctic and Their Impact on Accelerated Melting. (2025)

earth system scienceice-water systemextreme environmentsclimatologyperiglacial processclimate dynamicsatmospheric environmentatmospheric researchcold region sciencesea iceenvironmental sciencelight-absorbing impuritiesseasonal variabilityearth sciencecryosphereclimate changeatmospheric scienceaccelerated melting

Applicability of Relatively Low-Cost Multispectral Uncrewed Aerial Systems for Surface Characterization of the Cryosphere. Remote Sensing (2024)

atmospheric measurement techniquemultispectral imagingatmospheric researchsurface characterizationremote sensingatmospheric sensingearth scienceaerospace engineeringatmospheric soundingatmospheric science

Rapid Decline in Extratropical Andean Snow Cover Driven by the Poleward Migration of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies. Scientific Reports (2024)

Raúl R CorderoSarah FeronAlessandro DamianiShelley MacDonellJorge CarrascoJaime PizarroCyrus KarasJose JorqueraEdgardo SepulvedaFernanda CabelloFrancisco FernandoyChenghao WangAlia L KhanGino Casassa

periglacial processshort-term variabilityenvironmental sciencehydrometeorologyextratropical andeangeoscientific model developmentcryosphereecologypoleward migrationdroughtclimatologyclimate dynamicssouthern hemisphere westerliesforest meteorologyearth scienceglobal southclimate modelsglacial processclimatic changeclimate variabilityrapid declineclimate change

Albedo Change From Snow Algae Blooms Can Contribute Substantially to Snow Melt in the North Cascades, USA. Communications Earth & Environment (2023)

extreme environmentsperiglacial processsnow algae bloomscold region sciencegeographyenvironmental sciencenorth cascadesearth sciencecryosphereclimate changealbedo changesnow avalanche

Black Carbon Concentrations and Modeled Smoke Deposition Fluxes to the Bare-Ice Dark Zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The cryosphere (2023)

atmospheric chemistryglacial processbare-ice dark zonegreenhouse gasatmospheric environmentblack carbon concentrationssea iceenvironmental sciencesmoke deposition fluxescarbon blackearth sciencecryosphereatmospheric science

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Alia Khan

Associate Professor

Western Washington University

Affiliations

College of the Environment

College of the Environment Spatial Institute

Department Of Environmental Sciences

Department Of Urban And Environmental Planning And Policy

Institute for Watershed Studies

Studies Of Institute For Watershed

Department Of Environmental Studies And Geography

College of the Environment Spatial Institute

Institute Of Spatial

Western Washington University

Alia Khan is currently serving as a College Of The Environment Associate Professor at Western Washington University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Alia Khan

Western Washington University

Associate Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Dissolved Black Carbon in North Cascades Snow, Meltwater and a Downstream River. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (2026)

sea level risecarbon blackearth sciencecryospheresnow avalanche

Record-Breaking 2023 Fires Signal a New Era of Smoke-Driven Darkening on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Research Square (2026)

environmental sciencewildfireswildfire smokecryosphereclimate change

Heavy Metal Imprints in Antarctic Snow From Research and Tourism. Nature Sustainability (2025)

ice-water systemcold region sciencesea iceearth sciencecryospherearctic engineeringheavy metal imprints

How Commercial Smallsats Are Revolutionizing the Remote Detection and Mapping of Snow Algae. Frontiers in Remote Sensing (2025)

Quantifying the Light-Absorbing Impurities and Their Seasonal Variability in Snow in the Arctic and Their Impact on Accelerated Melting. (2025)

Applicability of Relatively Low-Cost Multispectral Uncrewed Aerial Systems for Surface Characterization of the Cryosphere. Remote Sensing (2024)

Rapid Decline in Extratropical Andean Snow Cover Driven by the Poleward Migration of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies. Scientific Reports (2024)

Albedo Change From Snow Algae Blooms Can Contribute Substantially to Snow Melt in the North Cascades, USA. Communications Earth & Environment (2023)

extreme environmentsperiglacial processsnow algae bloomscold region sciencegeographyenvironmental sciencenorth cascadesearth sciencecryosphereclimate changealbedo changesnow avalanche

Black Carbon Concentrations and Modeled Smoke Deposition Fluxes to the Bare-Ice Dark Zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The cryosphere (2023)

Comment on Tc-2022-258. (2023)

scientific communicationjournal citation report

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6
10 / page