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Leigh A. Stearns

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University of Kansas

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Geology

Leigh A. Stearns is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Professor at University of Kansas.

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earth science climate change cryosphere environmental science planetary sciences glaciers glacial process climatic change cold region science geomorphology climatology paleoclimatology earth observation climate dynamics oceanography geodynamics helheim glacier geophysics geology geophysical research quaternary science orogeny earth observation data ocean sciences geography east greenland arctic engineering geodesy west greenland arid environments atmospheric research coastal research fluvial process water science physical oceanography freeze-thaw cycling earth system science oceanic science geophysical flows ice-water system glacier flow nature regional climate response planetary geomorphology surface water arctic structure climate variability east antarctica greenland ice sheet byrd glacier sea-level change optical remote sensing sea ice greenland fjords glacial earthquakes geothermal heat flux operational oceanography friction synthetic aperture radar oceanographic research applied geophysics watershed management flow speed satellite imagery ice dynamics jakobshavn isbrae west antarctica mass balance planetary change paleoenvironmental change climate change mitigation climate resilience climate change adaptation multispectral imaging coastal geomorphology hydrological sciences climate education remote sensing satellite remote sensing numerical modeling (geology)

Notable Scholarly Works

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Grounding-Zone Wedge Formation and Effects on Ice-Stream Retreat and Stability. Authorea (Authorea) (2025)

John Erich ChristianAlexander A RobelGinny Anne CataniaLeigh A StearnsLauren E MillerSantiago Munevar Garcia

climate dynamicsice-structure interactioncryospheregrounding-zone wedge formationearth scienceice-stream retreat

Seasonal Changes of MéLange Thickness Coincide With Greenland Calving Dynamics. Nature Communications (2025)

Yue MengChing-Yao LaiRiley CulbergMichael G. ShahinLeigh A. StearnsJustin C. BurtonKavinda Nissanka

sea iceclimate dynamicsglacial processclimatologycryospheremélange thicknessearth system sciencegeographyglacier terminusnumerical modeling (geology)glaciersearth sciencegeoscientific model developmentgeophysics

Calving Mechanisms Inferred From Observations of Surface Depressions at Helheim Glacier, Greenland. Authorea (Authorea) (2024)

Michael G ShahinLeigh A StearnsCornelis J. van der VeenDavid C. FinneganAdam L LeWinterSarah F ChildShad O'NeelHoward Butler

glaciershelheim glaciersurface depressionsearth science

Ice MéLange Melt Changes Observed Water Column Stratification at a Tidewater Glacier in Greenland. The cryosphere (2024)

Nicole AbibDavid A. SutherlandRachel PetersonGinny CataniaJonathan D. NashEmily L. ShroyerLeigh A. StearnsTimothy C. Bartholomaus

climate dynamicsclimatic changecryospheretidewater glacierclimate changewater column stratificationglaciersearth scienceenvironmental scienceecology

Mapping Proglacial Headwater Streams in High Mountain Asia Using Planetscope Imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment (2024)

Jonathan A. FloresColin J. GleasonCraig B. BrinkerhoffMerritt E. HarlanM. Malisse LummusLeigh A. StearnsDongmei Feng

cartographyhydrologyclimatologycryosphereclimatic changeplanetary geomorphologyplanetscope imagerygeomorphologyremote sensingearth observationearth observation dataoptical remote sensinggeospatial mappingearth scienceproglacial headwater streamsenvironmental scienceeurasian geographyplanetary sciences

Characterizing Bed Roughness on the Antarctic Continental Margin. Journal of Glaciology (2023)

Santiago Munevar GarciaLauren Elizabeth MillerFrancesca Anna Maria FalciniLeigh Asher Stearns

bed roughnesscold region sciencecryosphereantarctic continental margingeomorphologycontinental marginsclimate changematerials scienceenvironmental sciencegeodynamicsplanetary sciences

Predicting Glacier Terminus Retreat Using Machine Learning. (2023)

Kevin ShionalynGinny CataniaDaniel TrugmanDenis FeliksonLeigh Stearns

glacier terminus retreatpredictive analyticsclimate changeforecastingglaciersearth sciencemachine learning

Segment Anything in Glaciology: An Initial Study Implementing the Segment Anything Model (Sam). Research Square (Research Square) (2023)

Siddharth ShankarLeigh A. StearnsCornelis J. van der Veen

segment anythingsegment anything modelclimate changeimplementation researchearth scienceinitial study

Semantic Segmentation of Glaciological Features Across Multiple Remote Sensing Platforms With the Segment Anything Model (Sam). Journal of Glaciology (2023)

Siddharth ShankarLeigh A. StearnsC. J. van der Veen

remote sensingsemantic segmentationearth sciencesegment anything model

Helheim Glacier Ice Velocity Variability Responds to Runoff and Terminus Position Change at Different Timescales. Nature Communications (2022)

Lizz UlteeDenis FeliksonBrent MinchewLeigh A. StearnsBryan Riel

glacial processclimatologycryosphereclimatic changeclimate variabilitygeomorphologyposition changeclimate changeglaciersdifferent timescalesearth scienceenvironmental scienceplanetary sciences

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Leigh A. Stearns

Professor

University of Kansas

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Geology

Leigh A. Stearns is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Professor at University of Kansas.

Honors

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University of Kansas

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Grounding-Zone Wedge Formation and Effects on Ice-Stream Retreat and Stability. Authorea (Authorea) (2025)

John Erich ChristianAlexander A RobelGinny Anne CataniaLeigh A StearnsLauren E MillerSantiago Munevar Garcia

climate dynamicsice-structure interactioncryospheregrounding-zone wedge formationearth scienceice-stream retreat

Seasonal Changes of MéLange Thickness Coincide With Greenland Calving Dynamics. Nature Communications (2025)

Yue MengChing-Yao LaiRiley CulbergMichael G. ShahinLeigh A. StearnsJustin C. BurtonKavinda Nissanka

Calving Mechanisms Inferred From Observations of Surface Depressions at Helheim Glacier, Greenland. Authorea (Authorea) (2024)

Michael G ShahinLeigh A StearnsCornelis J. van der VeenDavid C. FinneganAdam L LeWinterSarah F ChildShad O'NeelHoward Butler

glaciershelheim glaciersurface depressionsearth science

Ice MéLange Melt Changes Observed Water Column Stratification at a Tidewater Glacier in Greenland. The cryosphere (2024)

Nicole AbibDavid A. SutherlandRachel PetersonGinny CataniaJonathan D. NashEmily L. ShroyerLeigh A. StearnsTimothy C. Bartholomaus

climate dynamicsclimatic changecryospheretidewater glacierclimate changewater column stratificationglaciersearth scienceenvironmental scienceecology

Mapping Proglacial Headwater Streams in High Mountain Asia Using Planetscope Imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment (2024)

Jonathan A. FloresColin J. GleasonCraig B. BrinkerhoffMerritt E. HarlanM. Malisse LummusLeigh A. StearnsDongmei Feng

Characterizing Bed Roughness on the Antarctic Continental Margin. Journal of Glaciology (2023)

Santiago Munevar GarciaLauren Elizabeth MillerFrancesca Anna Maria FalciniLeigh Asher Stearns

bed roughnesscold region sciencecryosphereantarctic continental margingeomorphologycontinental marginsclimate changematerials scienceenvironmental sciencegeodynamicsplanetary sciences

Predicting Glacier Terminus Retreat Using Machine Learning. (2023)

Kevin ShionalynGinny CataniaDaniel TrugmanDenis FeliksonLeigh Stearns

glacier terminus retreatpredictive analyticsclimate changeforecastingglaciersearth sciencemachine learning

Segment Anything in Glaciology: An Initial Study Implementing the Segment Anything Model (Sam). Research Square (Research Square) (2023)

Siddharth ShankarLeigh A. StearnsCornelis J. van der Veen

segment anythingsegment anything modelclimate changeimplementation researchearth scienceinitial study

Semantic Segmentation of Glaciological Features Across Multiple Remote Sensing Platforms With the Segment Anything Model (Sam). Journal of Glaciology (2023)

Siddharth ShankarLeigh A. StearnsC. J. van der Veen

remote sensingsemantic segmentationearth sciencesegment anything model

Helheim Glacier Ice Velocity Variability Responds to Runoff and Terminus Position Change at Different Timescales. Nature Communications (2022)

Lizz UlteeDenis FeliksonBrent MinchewLeigh A. StearnsBryan Riel

glacial processclimatologycryosphereclimatic changeclimate variabilitygeomorphologyposition changeclimate changeglaciersdifferent timescalesearth scienceenvironmental scienceplanetary sciences

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