The iSTAR programme is starting to ramp down, but the data are still being analysed, and new discoveries are still being made and published. On 18–19 May, we held the iSTAR Science Integration Meeting, our final science meeting, at the University of Leeds. Programme leader Andy Smith has written a brief report of the meeting, just published in Eos.
Read Full »Local weather impacts melting of one of Antarctica’s fastest-retreating glaciers
Local weather plays an important part in the retreat of the ice shelves in West Antarctica, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications. The study led by scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) of the Pine Island Glacier (PIG) used a unique five-year record to study how the interactions between… Read more »
Read Full »Scientists unravel the process of meltwater in ocean depths
An international team of researchers has discovered why fresh water, melted from Antarctic ice sheets, is often detected below the surface of the ocean, rather than rising to the top above denser seawater. The research, led by the University of Southampton, is published this week in the journal Nature in association with colleagues at the… Read more »
Read Full »Report from Workshop on West Antarctica
The Royal Society hosted a workshop on “West Antarctica and future sea-level rise” on 3-4 March 2016. The final report of the meeting has now been published and can be downloaded here.
Read Full »PhD studentship at the University of Leeds
The School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds invites applications for a PhD studentship in observation and modelling of the Cryosphere. Vacancy will close when filled.
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