Abstract. Supraglacial rivers may reduce ice-shelf instability by draining meltwater from the ice-shelf surface, limiting loading-induced stresses from ponded meltwater. However, if a supraglacial riv...

Discover the science and experimental design underpinning UKCI and how future climate information outputs will be generated.

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Antarctic sea-level contribution is largely controlled by coastal ice-sheet processes, emphasizing the need for detailed observations in this region Data gaps in the ice sheet's coastal zone are ...

Abstract. Surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet has intensified in recent decades, accelerating mass loss. Slush, i.e., water-saturated snow or firn, is a key component of the ice sheet's surface hy...

Abstract. Surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet has intensified in recent decades, accelerating mass loss. Slush, i.e., water-saturated snow or firn, is a key component of the ice sheet's surface hy...

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Isabelle Wicks  What is blue ice? Most the surface of Antarctica is covered in snow and firn (snow that has survived at least one melt season) (see firn). However, in mountainous regions and around th...

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A science team has reprocessed decades of observations from the European Space Agency’s Heritage Missions to deliver a more accurate understanding of changes to ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland.

Ice sheet evolution is the key unknown in future sea level projection. Numerical models are the best way to assess ice sheet response to future changes in