After graduating in Geography from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Eñaut Izagirre Estibaritz completed a Master of Science in Antarctic Sciences with mention in Glaciology at the Universidad de Magallanes (Punta Arenas, Chile). In his master’s thesis, he focused on the geomorphology and variability of glaciers in the past and collaborated with various institutions such as the British Antarctic Survey. In 2015, he received a grant from the National Geographic Society for a research and exploration expedition to the southernmost icefield in South America. In 2018, he returned to the UPV/EHU to work as a predoctoral researcher; his PhD project focuses on the evolution of the Cordillera Darwin Icefield (Tierra del Fuego). He then worked as a lecturer at the Department of Geography from 2021 to 2023 and since February 2024 he has been part of the CryoPyr research group at the Instituto Pirenaico de Ecologia (IPE-CSIC).

References

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• Vidaller, I., Izagirre, E., del Rio, L. M., Alonso-González, E., Rojas-Heredia, F., Serrano, E., … & Revuelto, J. (2023). The Aneto Glacier (Central Pyrenees) evolution from 1981 to 2022: ice loss observed from historic aerial image photogrammetry and recent remote sensing techniques. The Cryosphere Discussions, 2023, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3177-2023
• Hodgson, D. A., Roberts, S. J., Izagirre, E., Perren, B. B., De Vleeschouwer, F., Davies, S. J., … & Aravena, J. C. (2023). Southern limit of the Patagonian Ice Sheet. Quaternary Science Reviews, 321, 108346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108346
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• Revuelto, J., Alonso-Gonzalez, E., Vidaller-Gayan, I., Lacroix, E., Izagirre, E., Rodríguez-López, G., & López-Moreno, J. I. (2021). Intercomparison of UAV platforms for mapping snow depth distribution in complex alpine terrain. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 190, 103344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2021.103344
• Morales, T., Clemente, J. A., Mollá, L. D., Izagirre, E., & Uriarte, J. A. (2021). Analysis of instabilities in the Basque Coast Geopark coastal cliffs for its environmentally friendly management (Basque-Cantabrian basin, northern Spain). Engineering Geology, 283, 106023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106023
• Zabaleta, A., Alvarez, I., Aranburu, A., Izagirre, E., Uriarte, J. A., Morales, T., & Antiguedad, I. (2020). Landforms of the lower Hushe Valley (Central Karakoram, Pakistan). Journal of Maps, 16(2), 724-735. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2020.1822939
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• López Moreno, J., Navarro, F., Izaguirre, E., Alonso, E., Rico, i., Zabalza, J., & Revuelto, J. (2020). Glacier and climate evolution in the Pariacacá Mountains, Peru. Cuadernos De Investigación Geográfica, 46(1), 127–139. https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.4331
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• Izagirre, E., Darvill, C. M., Rada, C., & Aravena, J. C. (2018). Glacial geomorphology of the Marinelli and Pigafetta glaciers, Cordillera Darwin Icefield, southernmost Chile. Journal of Maps, 14(2), 269-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2018.1462264

Zientzialari 44 – Eñaut Izagirre: “Glaziarrak klimaren indikatzaile sentikorrak dira” (©Katedra, 03/2016).

Keywords
glaciology, glacier dynamics, glacial geomorphology, physical geography, geomorphological mapping