CPOM have been monitoring the polar regions for almost quarter of a century, and the longevity of our datasets, and the accuracy of our models mean we have a broader view of past and possible future changes.

For instance, our IMBIE Project (Ice Sheet Mass Balance Intercomparison Project) provides a long-term satellite record of polar ice sheet melting in Greenland and Antarctica.

Taking advantage of satellite missions like CryoSat-2, IMBIE has made it possible to chart polar ice sheet losses every year ensuring the scientific community has the very latest estimates of polar ice losses.

These projections (UKESM, CMIP6 and IMBIE) contributed significantly to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), informing international thinking on the challenges which face us, and how we can plan for them.