Alex Fraser
My PhD (2007-2010) revolved around the detection of East Antarctic fast ice using satellite imagery (particularly MODIS imagery). Icebergs are my best friends, clouds my worst enemy!
I have recently (late 2010) started a postdoc position with the ACE CRC, and am now working on the (rather broad!) topic of remote sensing of the Antarctic ice sheet.
Education
Undergraduate degree: BComp/BSc (physics major) - University of Tasmania, 2003-2006.
Honours degree: BSc (Hons, first class) - University of Tasmania, 2007. Thesis title: Type II Polar Stratospheric Cloud Detection over East Antarctica using Satellite Imagery.
Postgraduate studies: My PhD thesis is currently (written in Feb, 2011) under examination. Thesis title: East Antarctic Landfast Sea-Ice Distribution and Variability, 2000-2008
Publications
Fraser, A. D.; Massom, R. A.; Michael, K. J.; Galton-Fenzi, B. K. & Lieser, J. L. (subm., 2010), East Antarctic landfast sea-ice distribution and variability, 2000-2008, Journal of Climate.
Fraser, A. D.; Massom, R. A. & Michael, K. J., Generation of High-Resolution East Antarctic Landfast Sea-Ice Maps from Cloud-Free MODIS Satellite Composite Imagery, Remote Sensing of Environment 114 (12), 2888-2896, DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2010.07.006
Fraser, A. D.; Massom, R. A. & Michael, K. J., A Method for Compositing Polar MODIS Satellite Images to Remove Cloud Cover for Landfast Sea-Ice Detection, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 47(9), 3272-3282, DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2009.2019726
Fraser, A. D.; Massom, R. A. & Michael, K. J. A method for composite MODIS satellite images to remove cloud cover Proceedings of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2009
Toyota, T.; Massom, R. A.; Tateyama, K.; Tamura, T. & Fraser, A., Properties of snow overlying the sea ice off East Antarctica in late winter, 2007, Deep-Sea Research Part II: Oceanographic Research Papers, DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.12.002.
Massom, R. A.; Giles, A. B.; Fricker, H. A.; Warner, R.; Legrésy, B.; Hyland, G.; Young, N. & Fraser, A. D. (2010), Examining the interaction between multi-year landfast sea ice and the Mertz Glacier Tongue, East Antarctica; Another factor in ice sheet stability?, Journal of Geophysical Research (Oceans) 115, C12027, DOI: 10.1029/2009JC006083.
Fraser, A. D. and Klekociuk, A. R. (in prep.) Detection of Antarctic Type II Polar Stratospheric Clouds using MODIS Imagery.
e-mail: adfraser AT utas.edu.au
phone: +61 3 6226 1763