Taking the dazzle out of CryoSat yields a first
A paper published in Nature describes a new approach for removing the pesky problem of dazzle from surface meltwater to yield the first ever continuous, year-round, altimetry measurements of sea-ice …
Tags: cryosphere, living planet fellowship
Kristin Böttcher
“The fellowship provided me with the opportunity to concentrate on my own research work. Additionally, the research visit to ESA was an excellent opportunity to closely experience how the agency …
Penelope How
Penelope is a data scientist at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) with a background in Glaciology. She graduated from Lancaster University with a first-class bachelor degree in …
Examining GReenland’s Ice Marginal Lakes under a changing climate (GRIML)
Prime company: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND (DK)Living Planet Fellowship research project carried out by Penelope How. Sea level is predicted to rise drastically by 2100, with significant contribution from the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet. …
ASSESSING CRYOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE LINKAGES WITH EARTH OBSERVATIONS IN NORTHERN HIGH LATITUDES (CRYOBIOLINKS)
Prime company: FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE (SYKE) (FI)Living Planet Fellowship research project carried out by Kristin Bottcher. Climate warming in the northern high latitudes is twice as strong as the global average. Increasing surface temperatures drive significant changes in …
Mass balance and ice dynamics of Antarctic Peninsula glaciers (MIT-AP)
Prime company: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erl (DE)Living Planet Fellowship research project carried out by Thorsten Seehaus. Pronounced climatic changes have been observed at the Antarctic Peninsula within the past decades and its glaciers and ice caps …
Thorsten Seehaus
“The Living Planet Fellowship provides the opportunity to carry out your own research project and serves as a solid step stone for young scientists towards a successful career in science. …
Quantifying river ice movement through a combination of European satellite monitoring services
How to take advantage of optical satellites with near-simultaneous acquisitions to monitor fast displacements that occur at or near the Earth’s surface over large scales? Replying to this question with …
Spring melt pond fraction and sea ice in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Arctic sea ice extent during the summer months has declined considerably over the satellite record. Surface melt ponds, which form on sea ice during the spring, play an important role …
New studies to improve the estimation of sea ice thickness and seasonal growth rate
Accurate measurements of the sea ice area and thickness with the aid of ranging data provided by missions such as CryoSat-2 are crucial for the understanding of the transformations occurring …