Twila Moon is a scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center known for her work on the Greenland ice sheet.
Twila Moon
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| Alma mater | University of Washington |
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| Thesis | Greenland outlet glacier behavior during the 21st century : understanding velocities and environmental factors (2014) |
Moon has a B.S. from Stanford University (2004) and an M.S. from the University of Washington (2008).[1] She earned her Ph.D. in 2014 from the University of Washington where she worked on ice mass loss from a Greenland glacier.[2] Following her Ph.D. she did postdoctoral work at the National Snow and Ice Data Center and the University of Oregon before joining the National Snow and Ice Data Center as a research scientist in 2017.[3][1]
Moon is best known for her research on the Greenland ice sheet. Her early research examined the position of the ice sheet,[4][5] and the change in the movement of the glacier.[6] She has examined how water produced at the bottom of icebergs contributes to the freshwater found in Greenland's fjords,[7] and defines the impact of the loss of the Greenland ice sheet on sea level rise.[8] She is part of the group working to establish long-term observations of the Greenland ice sheet.[9] Moon has examined the data quantifying the loss of ice from the Greenland ice sheet,[10] and shares these results via conversations with the media[11] and the United States House of Representatives.[12] She speaks on climate change with multiple venues in the media,[13][14] and is a co-author of Arctic report card.[15] Moon has spoken about the border between being a scientist and being an activist in the realm of climate science.[16]