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Remote Sensing, GIS, Modelling, Glaciology, Mountain Hydrology, UAVs
Netherlands

Biography

Philip Kraaijenbrink is Assistant Professor in Quantitative Methods in Extreme Environments. He is part of the Mountain Hydrology Group of the Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University.

Philip is a physical geographer with a strong technical skillset that he uses to study climate change impacts on the water cycle across scales, with a particular focus on mountains. For his research, he combines a broad range of quantitative research methods, such as cloud-enabled remote sensing, unmanned aerial systems, climate data analysis, numerical modelling, and (mountain) fieldwork.

Philip obtained his PhD degree in Physical Geography at Utrecht University cum laude (among top 3%) in 2018 for his pioneering research on unmanned aerial system (UAS) monitoring of debris-covered glaciers in the Himalaya. By upscaling the UAS data to the larger scale using large-scale remote sensing and numerical modelling, he has increased knowledge on the dynamics of debris-covered glaciers and the impacts of climate change on these systems. In 2021, he received the Martinus van Marum prize for the best PhD research in environmental sciences over the past five years.

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Employment (5)

Universiteit Utrecht: Utrecht, Utrecht, NL

2021-05-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Physical Geography)
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Universiteit Utrecht: Utrecht, Utrecht, NL

2018-10-01 to 2021-04-30 | Postdoctoral Researcher (Physical Geography)
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Universiteit Utrecht: Utrecht, Utrecht, NL

2014-09-01 to 2018-09-01 | PhD Candidate (Physical Geography)
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FutureWater: Wageningen, Gelderland, NL

2014 to 2014 | Hydrologist
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Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute: De Bilt, NL

2012 to 2013 | Intern
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Education and qualifications (4)

Universiteit Utrecht: Utrecht, Utrecht, NL

2014-09-01 to 2018-09-01 | PhD Physical Geography (cum laude)
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Universiteit Utrecht: Utrecht, Utrecht, NL

2010 to 2013 | Master Physical Geography (cum laude)
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Universiteit Utrecht: Utrecht, Utrecht, NL

2006 to 2010 | Bachelor Earth Sciences
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Coornhert Gymnasium: Gouda, NL

2000 to 2006 | Pre-university secondary education
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Professional activities (4)

Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen: Haarlem, Noord-Holland, NL

2021-06-18 | Martinus van Marum Prize
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American Geophysical Union: Washington, DC, US

2017-12 | "Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA)" at the AGU Fall Meeting 2017
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European Geosciences Union: Vienna, AT

2016-05 | "Outstanding Student Poster and PICO Award" at the EGU General Assembly 2016
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International Association of Cryospheric Sciences: Kathmandu, NP

2015-03-06 | "Best oral presentation" at the International Symposium on Glaciology in HMA
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Works (38)

Five years of change of two debris-covered glaciers monitored by unmanned aerial system

2025-01-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Philip Kraaijenbrink; Walter Immerzeel
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Monitoring 4D landslide displacement using very high resolution Pléiades satellite remote sensing.Case study of the La Valette landslide, French Alps

2025-01-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Sheng Fu; Steven M. de Jong; Wiebe Nijland; Mathieu Gravey; Philip Kraaijenbrink; Tjalling de Haas
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Recent ground thermo-hydrological changes in a southern Tibetan endorheic catchment and implications for lake level changes

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
2023-12-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Léo C. P. Martin; Sebastian Westermann; Michele Magni; Fanny Brun; Joel Fiddes; Yanbin Lei; Philip Kraaijenbrink; Tamara Mathys; Moritz Langer; Simon Allen et al.
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Exploring the pathways of precipitation, snowmelt and glacier melt through the subsurface in high resolution, coupled, data-driven modeling experiment of the Langshisha catchment in the Himalaya

2023-05-15 | Preprint
Contributors: Caroline Aubry-Wake; Lauren Somers; Varya Bazilova; Philip Kraaijenbrink; Sonu Khanal; Walter Immerzeel
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Recent ground thermo-hydrological changes in a Tibetan endorheic catchment and implications for lake level changes

2022-07-18 | Preprint
Contributors: Léo C. P. Martin; Sebastian Westermann; Michele Magni; Fanny Brun; Joel Fiddes; Yanbin Lei; Philip Kraaijenbrink; Tamara Mathys; Moritz Langer; Simon Allen et al.
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Impact of recent ground thermal changes on the hydrology of a Tibetan catchment and implications for lake level changes

2022-03-27 | Preprint
Contributors: Léo Martin; Sebastian Westermann; Michele Magni; Fanny Brun; Joel Fiddes; Yanbin Lei; Philip Kraaijenbrink; Tamara Mathys; Walter Immerzeel
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Mass loss of mountain glaciers does not translate directly to sea level rise

2022-03-27 | Preprint
Contributors: Philip Kraaijenbrink; Edwin Sutanudjaja; Roderik van de Wal; Marc Bierkens; Walter Immerzeel
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Climate change decisive for Asia’s snow meltwater supply

Nature Climate Change
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Philip D. A. Kraaijenbrink; Emmy E. Stigter; Tandong Yao; Walter W. Immerzeel
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Variable 21st Century Climate Change Response for Rivers in High Mountain Asia at Seasonal to Decadal Time Scales

Water Resources Research
2021-05 | Journal article
Contributors: S. Khanal; A.F. Lutz; P. D. A. Kraaijenbrink; B. van den Hurk; T. Yao; W. W. Immerzeel
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The spatial extent of hydrological and landscape changes across the mountains and prairies of Canada in the Mackenzie and Nelson River basins based on data from a warm-season time window

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
2021-05-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Paul H. Whitfield; Philip D. A. Kraaijenbrink; Kevin R. Shook; John W. Pomeroy
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Modeling recent permafrost thaw and associated hydrological changes in an endorheic Tibetan watershed

2021-03-04 | Other
Contributors: Walter Immerzeel; Léo Martin; Fanny Brun; Sebastian Westermann; Joel Fiddes; Philip Kraaijenbrink; Tamara Mathys
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Supplementary material to "The Spatial Extent of Hydrological and Landscape Changes across the Mountains and Prairies of Canada in the Mackenzie and Nelson River Basins Based on Data from a Warm Season Time Window"

2021-01-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Paul H. Whitfield; Philip D. A. Kraaijenbrink; Kevin R. Shook; John W. Pomeroy
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The Spatial Extent of Hydrological and Landscape Changes across the Mountains and Prairies of Canada in the Mackenzie and Nelson River Basins Based on Data from a Warm Season Time Window

2021-01-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Paul H. Whitfield; Philip D. A. Kraaijenbrink; Kevin R. Shook; John W. Pomeroy
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Towards understanding the pattern of glacier mass balances in High Mountain Asia using regional climatic modelling

The Cryosphere
2020-09-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Remco J. de Kok; Philip D. A. Kraaijenbrink; Obbe A. Tuinenburg; Pleun N. J. Bonekamp; Walter W. Immerzeel
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Climate change decisive for Asia’s snow meltwater supply

2020-03-23 | Other
Contributors: Philip Kraaijenbrink; Emmy Stigter; Tandong Yao; Walter Immerzeel
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Partitioning the Uncertainty of Ensemble Projections of Global Glacier Mass Change

2020-03-23 | Other
Contributors: Ben Marzeion; Regine Hock; Brian Anderson; Andrew Bliss; Nicolas Champollion; Koji Fujita; Matthias Huss; Walter Immerzeel; Philip Kraaijenbrink; Jan-Hendrik Malles et al.
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The Spatial Extent of Hydrological and Landscape Changes across the Mountains and Prairies of the Saskatchewan and Mackenzie Basins

2020-01-28 | Other
Contributors: Paul H. Whitfield; Philip D. A. Kraaijenbrink; Kevin R. Shook; John W. Pomeroy
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Heterogeneous Influence of Glacier Morphology on the Mass Balance Variability in High Mountain Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85067019162

Contributors: Brun, F.; Wagnon, P.; Berthier, E.; Jomelli, V.; Maharjan, S.B.; Shrestha, F.; Kraaijenbrink, P.D.A.
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Modeling the response of the langtang glacier and the hintereisferner to a changing climate since the little ice age

Frontiers in Earth Science
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85068470442

Contributors: Wijngaard, R.R.; Steiner, J.F.; Kraaijenbrink, P.D.A.; Klug, C.; Adhikari, S.; Banerjee, A.; Pellicciotti, F.; van Beek, L.P.H.; Bierkens, M.F.P.; Lutz, A.F. et al.
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Sediment supply from lateral moraines to a debris-covered glacier in the Himalaya

Earth Surface Dynamics
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85065982007

Contributors: Van Woerkom, T.; Steiner, J.F.; Kraaijenbrink, P.D.A.; Miles, E.S.; Immerzeel, W.W.
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Snowfall increase counters glacier demise in Kunlun Shan and Karakoram

2019-11-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Remco J. de Kok; Philip D. A. Kraaijenbrink; Obbe A. Tuinenburg; Pleun N. J. Bonekamp; Walter W. Immerzeel
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Review of Mölg et al.

2019-02-15 | Other
Contributors: Philip Kraaijenbrink
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Brief communication: The Khurdopin glacier surge revisited - Extreme flow velocities and formation of a dammed lake in 2017

Cryosphere
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85040633672

Contributors: Steiner, J.F.; Kraaijenbrink, P.D.A.; Jiduc, S.G.; Immerzeel, W.W.
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Ice cliff contribution to the tongue-wide ablation of Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal, central Himalaya

Cryosphere
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85056389763

Contributors: Brun, F.; Wagnon, P.; Berthier, E.; Shea, J.M.; Immerzeel, W.W.; Kraaijenbrink, P.D.A.; Vincent, C.; Reverchon, C.; Shrestha, D.; Arnaud, Y.
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Mapping surface temperatures on a debris-covered glacier with an unmanned aerial vehicle

Frontiers in Earth Science
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85049368757

Contributors: Kraaijenbrink, P.D.A.; Shea, J.M.; Litt, M.; Steiner, J.F.; Treichler, D.; Koch, I.; Immerzeel, W.W.
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Estimating lateral moraine sediment supply to a debris-covered glacier in the Himalaya

2018-09-11 | Preprint
Contributors: Teun van Woerkom; Jakob F. Steiner; Philip D. A. Kraaijenbrink; Evan S. Miles; Walter W. Immerzeel
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Can ice-cliffs explain the debris-cover anomaly? New insights from Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal, Central Himalaya

2018-03-29 | Preprint
Contributors: Fanny Brun; Patrick Wagnon; Etienne Berthier; Joseph M. Shea; Walter W. Immerzeel; Philip D. A. Kraaijenbrink; Christian Vincent; Camille Reverchon; Dibas Shresta; Yves Arnaud
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Impact of a global temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius on Asia's glaciers

Nature
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85030775850

Contributors: Kraaijenbrink, P.D.A.; Bierkens, M.F.P.; Lutz, A.F.; Immerzeel, W.W.
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Brief Communication: The Khurdopin glacier surge revisited – extreme flow velocities and formation of a dammed lake in 2017

2017-08-04 | Preprint
Contributors: Jakob F. Steiner; Philip D.A. Kraaijenbrink; Sergiu G. Jiduc; Walter W. Immerzeel
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Use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to assess recent surface elevation change of Storbreen in Norway

2017-01-05 | Other
Contributors: Walter Immerzeel; Philip Kraaijenbrink; Liss Andreassen
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Climate change impacts on the upper indus hydrology: Sources, shifts and extremes

PLoS ONE
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84994415974

Contributors: Lutz, A.F.; Immerzeel, W.W.; Kraaijenbrink, P.D.A.; Shrestha, A.B.; Bierkens, M.F.P.
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Geomorphic and geologic controls of geohazards induced by Nepal's 2015 Gorkha earthquake

Science
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84955062919

Contributors: Kargel, J.S.; Leonard, G.J.; Shugar, D.H.; Haritashya, U.K.; Bevington, A.; Fielding, E.J.; Fujita, K.; Geertsema, M.; Miles, E.S.; Steiner, J. et al.
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Object-based analysis of unmanned aerial vehicle imagery to map and characterise surface features on a debris-covered glacier

Remote Sensing of Environment
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84989179373

Contributors: Kraaijenbrink, P.D.A.; Shea, J.M.; Pellicciotti, F.; Jong, S.M.D.; Immerzeel, W.W.
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Quantifying volume loss from ice cliffs on debris-covered glaciers using high-resolution terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry

Journal of Glaciology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84984672522

Contributors: Brun, F.; Buri, P.; Miles, E.S.; Wagnon, P.; Steiner, J.; Berthier, E.; Ragettli, S.; Kraaijenbrink, P.; Immerzeel, W.W.; Pellicciotti, F.
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Reduced melt on debris-covered glaciers: Investigations from Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal

Cryosphere
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84983740578

Contributors: Vincent, C.; Wagnon, P.; Shea, J.M.; Immerzeel, W.W.; Kraaijenbrink, P.; Shrestha, D.; Soruco, A.; Arnaud, Y.; Brun, F.; Berthier, E. et al.
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Seasonal surface velocities of a Himalayan glacier derived by automated correlation of unmanned aerial vehicle imagery

Annals of Glaciology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84941662430

Contributors: Kraaijenbrink, P.; Meijer, S.W.; Shea, J.M.; Pellicciotti, F.; De Jong, S.M.; Immerzeel, W.W.
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Reduced melt on debris-covered glaciers: investigations from Changri Nup Glacier, Nepal

2016-05-02 | Preprint
Contributors: C. Vincent; P. Wagnon; J. M. Shea; W. W. Immerzel; P. D. A. Kraaijenbrink; D. Shrestha; A. Soruco; Y. Arnaud; F. Brun; E. Berthier et al.
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High-resolution monitoring of Himalayan glacier dynamics using unmanned aerial vehicles

Remote Sensing of Environment
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84900552014

Contributors: Immerzeel, W.W.; Kraaijenbrink, P.D.A.; Shea, J.M.; Shrestha, A.B.; Pellicciotti, F.; Bierkens, M.F.P.; De Jong, S.M.
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