Ice sheet models (scientific simulations which aim to predict future behaviour of ice sheets) often disagree on the timing and magnitude of sea level rise up until 2300. For example, projections of Antarctica’s contribution to sea level rise beyond 2100…
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£8.4M has been awarded to the British Antarctic Survey and the Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling to deliver the next 5 years of their long-term polar science activities. The UK Polar Research Expertise for Science and Society (PRESCIENT) programme…
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New publication in Nature Communications introduces GPSat, a tool that helps process constantly changing satellite data, more quickly and efficiently than older methods. This tool can help scientists better monitor changes in sea ice over time and help improve predictions…
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Last year (2023) winter Antarctic sea ice measured at its lowest since 1978 when satellite records began. Using the CMIP6 data set (climate dataset), British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM) researchers investigated this sea…
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CPOM PI Dr Sammie Buzzard (Northumbria University) is featured in stunning new Earth Defenders! planetarium production now showing at Life Science Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne. Sammie portrays a scientist in a televised documentary introducing Earth Defenders! which follows the…
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CPOM are currently recruiting a Sea Ice Data Scientist. For more information please click this link for the job description, personal specification and to apply. Apply before 9am Monday 17th June 2024 if you’re interested in this exciting position based at…
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There are many routes into polar science from maths to geography and physics. Our #CPOMOriginStories series of videos explores the different routes our scientists took to kick start their careers in glaciology and polar science. In the first of the series…
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Global mean sea level has been rising rapidly in recent years and will continue to do so for centuries. The Amundsen Sea Embayment in West Antarctica is a crucial region for ice loss and therefore sea level contributions. The Pine…
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CPOM’s Dr Inès Otosaka (Northumbria University) gave evidence yesterday to the Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research as part of The UK and Antarctic Environment Enquiry. The meeting, which took place at the House of Commons, also included evidence from…
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CPOM Director Prof Andrew Shepherd and CPOM Assistant Director Sammie Buzzard discuss the importance of protecting our polar regions and how we monitor them here at CPOM in this educational video from the Protecting Our Planet 2023 event run by…
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