Category Archives: antarctica

Investigating the Dark Caverns of Antarctica

Posted on 21 November, 2022 by danaallen

By: Ryan Patmore I am an Oceanographer and I occasionally spend my time trying to find the best ways of understanding the point where ice meets the ocean. This naturally draws me to Antarctica – covered in penguins, yes, but … Continue reading →

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What sets the pattern of dynamic sea level change in the Southern Ocean?

Posted on 27 May, 2019 by danaallen

By: Matthew Couldrey Figure 1a: Multi-model mean projection of dynamic and steric (i.e. due to thermal and/or haline expansion/contraction) sea level rise averaged over 2081-2100 relative to 1986-2005 forced with a moderate emissions scenario (RCP4.5), including 0.18 m +/- 0.05 … Continue reading →

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Modelling Ice Sheets in the global Earth System

Posted on 8 April, 2019 by danaallen

By: Robin Smith As Till wrote recently, our national flagship climate model (UKESM1, the UK Earth System Model) has been officially released for the community to use, after more than six years in development by a team drawn from across … Continue reading →

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UKESM1 ready to use and in production for CMIP6

Posted on 25 February, 2019 by danaallen

By: Till Kuhlbrodt Development of the UK Earth System Model (UKESM1) has reached a major milestone. After six years of work on the model (see my earlier blog post here) the UKESM core group, and other scientists, are now running … Continue reading →

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Steps To Make Sea Ice Projections More Robust

Posted on 3 December, 2018 by danaallen

By David Schroeder Climate model projections are our best approach to make predictions about future sea ice in both hemispheres for the whole 21st century. Given the large spread between individual model projections and distinct discrepancies between model results and … Continue reading →

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It melts from the top too …

Posted on 5 June, 2017 by Stephen Burt

By David Ferreira The global sea level rises at about 3 mm/year. Oceans absorb nearly 90% of the heat trapped in the atmosphere by anthropogenic gases like carbon dioxide. As water warms, it expands: this effect explains about half of … Continue reading →

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