Adrian Borsa

Adrian Borsa is a Professor in the Department of Geophysics at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. His primary affiliations include the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP), where he conducts research in geodetic remote sensing and hydrogeophysical applications. He is actively involved in the NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) mission, contributing to validation efforts for solid Earth deformation studies.

Research interests focus on elastic earth deformation due to crustal loading, remote sensing techniques for cryosphere monitoring, geodetic imaging of groundwater storage dynamics, and altimeter data validation. He develops advanced tools like BInSAR and GInSAR for processing InSAR and GPS data, and leads projects involving ICESat-2 altimetry for coastal erosion and Arctic DEM analysis. His work integrates geophysical observations with hydrological models to address water sustainability challenges.

Recent articles highlight trends in hydrogeodesy applications for drought monitoring, atmospheric river impacts, and glacier calving events in Greenland. He emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches combining machine learning with geodetic data for environmental assessments. No scientific awards are explicitly listed, but his contributions to geodetic methodologies suggest significant recognition potential in the field. Adrian advises no formal students but collaborates extensively on grants related to NISAR mission development and hydrogeological monitoring networks. He is affiliated with the IGPP research team and contributes to labs focusing on geodetic instrumentation and data analysis platforms like OpenAltimetry.