Dr. Vladimir Mikhalenko
Date of birth: January 25, 1959
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Office address: 29 Staromonetny per, 119017 Moscow, Russia
Tel.: +7 (495) 125-9011
Fax: +7 (495) 959-0033
E-mail: vladimir@mikhalenko.ru
Educations
1981 M.S. Moscow State University, Geographical Faculty, Department of Glaciology and Cryolithogy
Title of dissertation: Distribution of snow cover in Khibiny Mountains (Russian Subarctic) and its influence for river runoff.
1990 Ph.D. in geography. Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Title of dissertation: The using of base glacier for mass balance studies of glacier systems.
2004 Dr. of Sciences in glaciology and geocryology. Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Title of dissertation: Interior composition of high-mountain glaciers.
Professional Experiences
1981-1985 Moscow State University, Geographical Department, Snow Avalanche Research Laboratory, Glacier Research Group,
Research Associate
1986-present Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Department of Glaciology
Senior Research Associate
Research Scientist
Senior Research Scientist
1989 3 months Visiting scientist at the Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology, Chinese Academy of Scienses, Lanzhou, China.
Scientific mentor: Prof. Xie Zichu
1990 3 months Visiting scientist at the Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, U.S.A.
Scientific mentor: Prof. L.G. Thompson
1998 6 months Visiting scientist at the Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, U.S.A.
Scientific mentor: Prof. L.G. Thompson
2002 6 months Visiting scientist at the Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, U.S.A.
Scientific mentor: Prof. L.G. Thompson
Academic Activities
1978-1980 Khibiny Mountains, Snow cover and slush avalanche studies. Member
1981-1983 Djankuat Glacier, Central Caucasus, Mass-balance and glacier runoff studies. Member
1982-1983 Djantugan Firn Plateau, Central Caucasus, Ice-core Drilling Project, Co-leader
1986-1989 Sary-Tor and Gregoriev Glaciers, Central Tien Shan, Mass-balance and glacier runoff studies, Co-leader
1987 Katyn Firn Plateau, Central Caucasus, Ice-core pilot studies, Leader
1987 Garabashi glacier (Elbrus), Central Caucasus, Mass-balance studies, Member
1990 Gregoriev Ice Cap, Central Tien Shan, Ice-core drilling project, Co-leader
1991 Inilchek glacier, Central Tien Shan, Paleoclimatic research project, Member
1992 Guliya Ice Cap, Western Kunlun, Ice-core drilling project, Member
1993 Huascaran glacier, Andes, Peru, Ice-core drilling project, Member
1994 Franz Josef Land, Russian Arctic, Ice-core drilling project, Member
1994 Abramov glacier, Pamir, Paleoclimatic research project, Member
1995 Kozelskiy and Tolbachik glaciers, mass-balance and paleoclimate studies, Member
1997 Franz Josef Land, Russian Arctic, Ice-core drilling project, Co-Leader
1997 Sajama Ice Cap, Andes, Bolivia, Ice-core drilling project, Member
1997 Dasuopu glacier, Shishapangma, Himalaya, China, Member
1999 Purogangri glacier, Central Tibet, China, Ice-core drilling project, Member
2000 Kilimanjaro glaciers, Tanzania, Ice-core drilling project, Member
2001 Purogangri glacier, Central Tibet, China, Ice-core drilling project, Member
2001 Gregoriev Ice Cap, Ice-core drilling project, Leader
2002 Bona-Churchil Firn Plateau, Alaska, U.S.A., Ice-core drilling project, Member
2002 Quelccaya Ice Cap, Andes, Peru, Ice-core drilling project, Member
2002 Gregoriev Ice Cap, Ice-core drilling project, Leader
2003 Quelccaya and Coropuna Ice Caps, Andes, Peru, Ice-core drilling project, Member
2003 Gregoriev Ice Cap, Ice-core drilling project, Leader
2004 Kyukyurtlyu Firn Plateau (Elbrus), Central Caucasus, Ice-core drilling project, Leader
2004 Naimona'nyi Glacier, Western Tibet, Ice-core drilling project, Member
2005 Crimean Peninsula, Dendrochronological project, Member
2005 Western Elbrus Firn Plateau, Central Caucasus, Radio-echo sounding project, Leader
2005 Central Tien Shan, Dendrochronological and glaciological project, Member
2006 Mt. Elbrus, Central Caucasus, Glaciological project, Leader
2007 Central Greenland, Ice-core drilling project, Member
Western Elbrus Firn Plateau, Central Caucasus, Glaciological project, Leader
Western Caucasus, Dendrochronological project, Member
2008 Western Elbrus Firn Plateau, Central Caucasus, Glaciological project, Leader
Selected Publications
Mikhalenko V.N., 1995. Mass-balance variability as a base for the interpreting ice-core data. – Annals of Glaciology, vol. 21, pp. 201-205.
Mikhalenko V.N., Solomina O.N., 1996. Long-term variations of mountain glaciers in the former USSR (FSU). Part 1. Mass balance reconstructions. – Zietschrift fur Gletcherkunde und Glazialgeologie, vol. 32, pp. 159-166.
Mikhalenko V.N., 1997. Changes in Eurasian glaciation during the past century: glacier mass balance and ice-core evidence. – Annals of Glaciology, vol. 24, pp. 283-287.
Zagorodnov V., Thompson L.G., Kelley J.J., Koci B., Mikhalenko V., 1998. Antifreeze thermal ice core drilling: an effective approach to the aquisition of ice cores. – Cold Regions Science and Technology, vol. 28, pp. 189-202 (PDF)
Thompson L.G., Davis M.E., Mosley-Thompson E., Sowers T.A., Henderson K.A., Zagorodnov V.S., Lin P.-N., Mikhalenko V.N., Campen R.K., Bolzan J.F., Cole-Dai J., Francou B., 1998. A 25,000 year tropical climate history from Bolivian ice core. – Science, vol. 282, pp. 1858-1864 (PDF)
Thompson L.G., Mosley-Thompson E., Davis M.E., Henderson K.A., Brecher H.H., Zagorodnov V.S., Mashiotta T.A., Lin P.-N., Mikhalenko V.N., Hardy D.R., Beer J., 2002. Kilimanjaro Ice Core Records: Evidence of Holocene Climate Change in Tropical Africa. – Science, vol. 298, pp. 589-593 (PDF)
Mikhalenko V.N., 2002. Environmental changes in the tropics and subtropics recognized from glacier ice core drilling. – Data of Glaciological Studies, vol. 93, pp. 3-16.
Arkhipov S.M., Mikhalenko V.N., Kunakhovich M.G., Thompson L.G., Zagorodnov V.S., Henderson K.A., 2002. Accumulation and ice formation conditions on the Vetreniy Ice Dome, Graham Bell Island, Franz Josef Land. – Data of Glaciological Studies, vol. 93, pp. 17-25 (PDF)
Mikhalenko, V.N., Arkhipov, S.M., Kutuzov S.S., 2004. Degradation of mountain glaciers under recent global warming. – Russian Academy of Sciences Letters, Geography, Vol. 4, pp. 35-41 (in Russian with English summary)
Mikhalenko, V.N., Kutuzov S.S., Faizrakhmanov F.F. et al., 2005. Glacier recession in the Tien Shan Mountains, Central Asia: ice-core and borehole temperature evidence. – Data of Glaciological Studies, Vol. 98, pp. 175-182 (in Russian with English summary) (PDF)
Mikhalenko, V.N., 2008. Inner structure of glaciers in non-polar regions. Moscow, LKI Press, 320 p. (in Russian)