CPOM uses data from satellites to observe the dynamics of sea ice across the polar regions, monitoring sea ice thickness, concentration and movement, collaborating with space agencies on new satellite mission development and producing state-of-the-art observations. These contribute to our understanding of polar climate systems and their influence on the global climate.
We continue to develop our core capability in Sea Ice Earth Observation, maintaining consistent Earth Observation data archives and developing CPOM cryosphere and altimetry software packages, as well as maintaining and developing CPOM data portals for the dissemination and visualisation of CPOM cryosphere products and related information.
Related Projects
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BIOPOLE – Biogeochemical processes and ecosystem function in a changing polar system.
Providing a step change in the knowledge and predictive capability concerning how polar ecosystems regulate the chemical balance of the world’s oceans and, through it, their effect on global fish stocks and carbon storage.
CANARI – Climate change in the Arctic-North Atlantic region and impact on the UK.
Advancing the understanding of the impacts on the UK arising from climate variability and change in the Arctic-North Atlantic region.
Recent Publications
- Synoptic Variability in Satellite Altimeter-Derived Radar Freeboard of Arctic Sea Ice, Nab et al. (09 January 2023)
- Sea ice floe size: its impact on pan-Arctic and local ice mass and required model complexity, Bateson et al. (28 June 2022)
- Increasing Multiyear Sea Ice Loss in the Beaufort Sea: A New Export Pathway for the Diminishing Multiyear Ice Cover of the Arctic Ocean, Babb et al. (16 May 2022)
