Areas of expertise: Supraglacial Lakes; Ice Sheet Hydrology, Remote Sensing, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Data
Associated projects:
Jacqueline Otto is a PhD researcher at Lancaster University and joined CPOM in 2024. Her research focuses on ice sheet hydrology, specifically the evolution of supraglacial lakes on the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets during winter using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data. She has previously researched supraglacial meltwater processes on the Greenland ice sheet using optical satellite data.
Jacqueline completed a MA in Human Geography – Urban Studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, followed by a MSc in Physical Geography – Glaciology at Stockholm University, Sweden.
Email: j.otto@lancaster.ac.uk
ORCID ID:
Areas of expertise: Satellite Radar Altimetry; Ice Sheets
Associated projects:
Karla Boxall is a Research Associate at Lancaster University working on developing novel satellite radar altimetry processing chains and deriving state-of-the-art measurements of ice sheet elevation.
Her PhD research utilised synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery to identify seasonal ice velocity variability, and its environmental drivers, across the Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Email: k.boxall@lancaster.ac.uk
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6574-7717
Areas of expertise: Space Physics
Associated projects: GLOBE
Diego Moral Pombo is a Senior Research Associate in Ice Sheet Geodesy based at the University of Lancaster. Diego began working with CPOM in 2024. He is currently working on the Greenland Subglacial Lake Observatory (GLOBE) project, his research within this project focuses on detecting and tracking lakes beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet with the help of high-volume, high-resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEMs).
Diego completed his MA in Astrophysics at the Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, and got his PhD in Space Physics in Lancaster University. His PhD analysed both remote images and in situ data of the Jovian auroras.
E-mail: d.moralpombo@lancaster.ac.uk
ORCID: 0000-0002-9695-5295
Area of expertise: Iceberg Detection; Iceberg Properties; Physical Mechanisms of Icebergs; Backscattering SAR Polarimetry; Climate Change
Associated projects:
Sonny’s PhD focused on remote sensing of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to detect icebergs in the Arctic and understanding the backscattering mechanisms that different iceberg properties may induce, thus affecting the image acquisition/resolution. In the wider picture this research is important because icebergs are huge hazards to ships and maritime influences, and climate change is likely to result in a higher flux of icebergs. In particular, the project focuses on polarimetric SAR analysis of icebergs.
Email: j.bailey5@lancaster.ac.uk
ORCID: 0000-0002-3532-5353
Areas of expertise:
Associated projects:
Email: k.briggs@lancaster.ac.uk
Areas of expertise:
Associated projects:
Investigating the climate feedbacks that will determine the fate of the Greenland ice sheet
Email: yiliang.ma@pgr.reading.ac.uk
ORCID ID:
Areas of expertise: Sea Ice; Advanced Statistical Techniques
Associated projects:
Weibin Chen is a PhD researcher at UCL. His current research focuses on gaining an understanding of summer sea ice and its inherent uncertainty as currently monitored by satellites is crucial for climate change research. Weibin will complete this research using AI and Advanced Statistical Techniques.
Email: weibin.chen.23@ucl.ac.uk
ORCID ID:
Areas of expertise: Land Ice; Ice Sheets
Associated projects: ISMIP6; Terrafirma; OCEAN:ICE
Tony Payne is a professor of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences at the University of Liverpool. Tony’s research focuses on understanding the past and contemporary behaviour of ice sheets and predicting their future change. This is done through the development and application numerical models of ice sheet mass budget and dynamics to predict sea level change.
Tony Completed his PhD at the University of Edinburgh with his thesis focusing on the modelling of former ice sheets.
Email: A.J.Payne@liverpool.ac.uk
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8825-8425
Areas of expertise: Machine Learning Techniques; Remote Sensing; Sea Ice
Associated projects:
PhD project title: Fusion of CryoSat-2, ICESat-2, and MISR remote sensing data for sea ice surface characterisation.
Email: thomas.johnson.17@ucl.ac.uk
ORCID ID:
Areas of expertise: Environment; Climate Models; Sea Level Rise; Ice Sheet Modelling
Associated projects:
Tamsin Edwards is a Professor in climate science specialising in quantifying the uncertainties of climate model predictions, particularly for the ice sheet and glacier contributions to sea level rise. She was a Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report published in 2021.
Tamsin regularly provides expert advice on climate science to the public, policymakers, media and businesses, and is currently the first Parliamentary Thematic Research Lead for Climate & Environment, advising the UK Parliament on research evidence to better inform scrutiny, legislation and debate.
Email: tamsin.edwards@kcl.ac.uk
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4760-4704
