Melvin G. Marcus, 1929-1997
[This brief biography chronicles the life and achievements of Dr. Mel Marcus, geographer and climatologist, who died 2 March 1997.] . His copious field work activities included research on glacier environments in Alaska and the Yukon, New Zealand, Mt. Ararat in Turkey, and the mountains of Nepal, Pe...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64174 2023-05-15T14:19:09+02:00 Melvin G. Marcus, 1929-1997 LaBelle, Joseph C. 1997-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64174 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64174/48109 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64174 ARCTIC; Vol. 50 No. 4 (1997): December: 289–399; 374-375 1923-1245 0004-0843 Arctic Institute of North America. Icefield Ranges Research Project Arctic Institute of North America. High Mountain Environment Project Biographies Climatology Geography Glaciology Marcus Melvin G 1929-1997 Mountaineering Scientists Agri Dagi Buyuk Turkey Alaska Axel Heiberg Island Nunavut Colorado Ellesmere Island Logan Mount Yukon Nepal New Zealand info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion obituary 1997 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:24Z [This brief biography chronicles the life and achievements of Dr. Mel Marcus, geographer and climatologist, who died 2 March 1997.] . His copious field work activities included research on glacier environments in Alaska and the Yukon, New Zealand, Mt. Ararat in Turkey, and the mountains of Nepal, Peru and Bolivia, plus vegetation studies in the Grand Canyon and urban environmental studies. He published about one hundred papers, books and book chapters. . At his death he was about to receive the Cullum Geographic Medal of the American Geographical Society, and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association of American Geographers. . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Institute of North America Arctic Axel Heiberg Island Ellesmere Island glacier Nunavut Alaska Yukon University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Axel Heiberg Island ENVELOPE(-91.001,-91.001,79.752,79.752) Ellesmere Island Heiberg ENVELOPE(13.964,13.964,66.424,66.424) Mount Yukon ENVELOPE(-140.969,-140.969,60.977,60.977) New Zealand Nunavut Yukon ARCTIC 50 4 |
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[This brief biography chronicles the life and achievements of Dr. Mel Marcus, geographer and climatologist, who died 2 March 1997.] . His copious field work activities included research on glacier environments in Alaska and the Yukon, New Zealand, Mt. Ararat in Turkey, and the mountains of Nepal, Peru and Bolivia, plus vegetation studies in the Grand Canyon and urban environmental studies. He published about one hundred papers, books and book chapters. . At his death he was about to receive the Cullum Geographic Medal of the American Geographical Society, and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association of American Geographers. . |
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