Biography

I am a research scientist at French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), hosted at Institut of Geosciences for the Environment (IGE), Grenoble, France. I work mainly in partnership with countries in the Global South and my research focuses on : • Spatio-temporal patterns of glacier changes across remote, high mountain areas (the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush, the Andes) using optical and radar remote sensing and geospatial techniques; • Evaluating the contribution of snow and ice to water resources, including mapping and monitoring of rock glaciers; • Human dimension of climate change, documenting local adaptation practices and human perception of change; I focus largely on capacity building in the South, via training workshops in the laboratory and in the field conducted annually to enhance institutional capacity.

Expertise

Research Type
Applied Research, Basic Research, Interdisciplinary Research, Transdisciplinary Research
Sectors
Education, Water supply, risks, climate change
Methods
Earth Observations, Field Observations, Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis
Spatial Scale of Expertise
Regional, local (basin-scale)
Time Scales
Decadal/Centennial, annual, seasonal
Statistical Focus
Variability
Mountain Ranges of Research Expertise
Andes, European Alps, Himalayas, Karakoram Range
Mountain Ranges of Research Interest
Andes, Himalayas, Karakoram Range, Tien Shan
Inputs / Participation to/in UN Conventions
UN Agenda 2030 (SDGs) / UN HLPF, UNESCO IY Glaciers 2025

Disciplines

Cryospheric Sciences
Glaciology, Permafrost and Solifluction, Snow Sciences
Earth Sciences
Physical Geography
Hydrospheric Sciences
Fresh Water Systems
Social Sciences and Humanities
Sociology, Social Work, participative science, indigenous knowledge

Projects

Start Date
Feb. 1, 2018
End Date
Dec. 31, 2024
Funding Source
UNESCO, IGCP
Role
PI
Homepage
https://www.igcp672-project.org/
Location
Himalayas (India and Nepal)
Country
Nepal

Start Date
June 1, 2023
End Date
Dec. 31, 2024
Funding Source
Campus France PHC (Franco-HK partnership)
Role
french PI
Homepage
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Location
Tibet
Country
China

Start Date
Jan. 1, 2024
End Date
Dec. 31, 2026
Funding Source
IRD France
Role
co-PI
Homepage
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Location
Himalayas
Country
India

Publications

Authors
Zhangyu Sun, and Yan Hu, and Adina Racoviteanu, and Lin Liu, and Stephan Harrison, and Xiaowen Wang, and Jiaxin Cai, and Xin Guo, and Yujun He, and Hailun Yuan
Journal
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Publication Year
2024
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2024-28

Authors
Anubha Aggarwal, and Holger Frey, and Graham McDowell, and Fabian Drenkhan, and Marcus Nüsser, and Adina Racoviteanu, and Martin Hoelzle
Journal
Climate and Development
Publication Year
2022
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2021.1971059

Authors
A.E. Racoviteanu, and L. Nicholson, and N.F. Glasser, and Evan Miles, and S. Harrison, and J.M. Reynolds
Journal
Journal of the Geological Society
Publication Year
2022
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2021-084

Authors
Adina Racoviteanu, and Neil Glasser, and Benjamin A. Robson, and Stephan Harrison, and Romain Millan, and Rijan B. Kayastha, and Rakesh Kayastha
Journal
Frontiers in Earth Science
Publication Year
2022
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.767317

Authors
Adina E. Racoviteanu, and Lindsey Nicholson, and Neil F. Glasser
Journal
The Cryosphere
Publication Year
2021
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4557-2021

Authors
Manja Žebre, and Renato R. Colucci, and Filippo Giorgi, and Neil Glasser, and Adina Racoviteanu, and Costanza Del Gobbo
Journal
Climate Dynamics
Publication Year
2021
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05525-7

Authors
Adina Racoviteanu, and Karl Rittger, and Richard Armstrong
Journal
Frontiers in Earth Science
Publication Year
2019
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2019.00220

Authors
Richard Armstrong, and Karl Rittger, and Mary J. Brodzik, and Adina Racoviteanu, and Andrew Barrett, and Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa, and Bruce H. Raup, and Alice Hill, and Alia L. Khan, and Alana M. Wilson, and Rijan Kayastha, and Florence Fetterer, and Betsy Armstrong
Journal
Regional Environmental Change
Publication Year
2018
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1429-0

Authors
A. E. Racoviteanu, and Y. Arnaud, and M. W. Williams, and W. F. Manley
Journal
The Cryosphere
Publication Year
2015
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-505-2015

Authors
Adina E. Racoviteanu, and Yves Arnaud, and I. M. Baghuna, and Samjwal R. Bajracharya, and Etienne Berthier, and Rakesh Bhambri, and Tobias Bolch, and Martin Byrne, and Ravinder K. Chaujar, and Regula Frauenfelder, and Andreas Kääb, and Ulrich Kamp, and Jeffrey S. Kargel, and Anil V. Kulkarni, and Gregory J. Leonard, and Pradeep K. Mool, and I. Sossna
Journal
Global Land Ice Measurements from Space
Publication Year
2014
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79818-7_24

Authors
Adina Racoviteanu, and Mark W. Williams
Journal
Remote Sensing
Publication Year
2012
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.3390/rs4103078

Authors
Molly Elizabeth Brown, and Hua Ouyang, and Shahid Habib, and Basanta Shrestha, and Mandira Shrestha, and Prajjwal Panday, and Maria Tzortziou, and Frederick Policelli, and Guleid Artan, and Amarnath Giriraj, and Sagar R. Bajracharya, and Adina Racoviteanu
Journal
Mountain Research and Development
Publication Year
2010
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd-journal-d-10-00071.1

Authors
Adina E. Racoviteanu, and Frank Paul, and Bruce Raup, and Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa, and Richard Armstrong
Journal
Annals of Glaciology
Publication Year
2009
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.3189/172756410790595804

Authors
Adina E. Racoviteanu, and Yves Arnaud, and Mark W. Williams, and Julio Ordoñez
Journal
Journal of Glaciology
Publication Year
2008
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.3189/002214308785836922

Authors
Adina E. Racoviteanu, and Mark W. Williams, and Roger G. Barry
Journal
Sensors
Publication Year
2008
External Reference
https://doi.org/10.3390/s8053355

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