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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We are currently preparing our full dataset for publication, stay tuned 🙌

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Xylar Asay-Davis @xylarstorm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

wordie -- guess the Antarctic Ice Shelf xylar.github.io/wordie/ I made a game inspired by worldl.io that might appeal to Antarctic researchers and probably no one else.

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Alfred Wegener Institute @awi.de · 12/08/2026

Antarctica InSync is a global, interdisciplinary research initiative bringing scientists together to better understand how Antarctica’s interconnected systems are changing. The new Science Plan provides a roadmap for coordinating Antarctic research. The AWI is part of this international project. 🐧🌍

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Publication of the Antarctica InSync Science Plan - Antarctica Insync

We are pleased to announce the official publication of the Antarctica InSync Science Plan! This important milestone has been achieved through the outstanding collaboration, dedication, and expertise o...

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I finally made it to Oslo for the #SCAR2026 conference! 🇦🇶 Looking forward to present my latest PhD research in tomorrow‘s session S8 on Antarctic extreme events (Block II 14:00-15:30)⚡️🧊❄️ scar2026.org

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Home | SCAR Open Science Conference

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APECS Germany @apecs-germany.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Let’s Talk Antarctica InSync ✨ Join us online on 28 or 29 July for an introduction to the project and explore ways for you to get involved. Researchers involved in Antarctica InSync will share their experiences and explain how they contribute to the initiative. apecs-germany.de/lets-talk-an...

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

We at @apecs-germany.bsky.social are also planning an Early-Career meeting during the conference next year ✨ Save the date!👇👇

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DGPolar | Polarforschung @polarforschung.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

You want to connect with colleagues in alpine and polar research in Germany? Check out now our 2nd update for the upcoming 30th International Polar Conference! 🗓️ 22. - 26. February 2027 📍 Bremerhaven, Deutschland @awi.de at the old Nordsee-Museum 👉 www.polarforschung.de/en/news/30-i...

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30th International Polar Conference – 2nd Circular

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Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 27/05/2026

Pssst - interested in some of the coolest #Arctic climate data you can get your hands on? The @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social Arctic regional reanalysis is now out: 40 years of super high resolution data including weather, sea ice and glacier fields. climate.copernicus.eu/full-histori...

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Full historical CARRA2 data release offers new insights into Arctic extremes

The Arctic is warming at more than twice the global average, making it an important region for monitoring climate change. To support better understanding of key regional processes and inform decision-...

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Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) @soosocean.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

📣ECR Alert: Southern Ocean science needs more than just data—it needs connection. SOOS & APECS are seeking ECRs to join various SOOS leadership teams. Help connect science & people across regions—while building your network, visibility & experience 🗓 Apply by 18 May 👉 www.apecs.is/news/apecs-n...

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Dr. Tancrède Leger @legertancrede.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

New study by Werner et al. quantifying impact of model resolution for large-scale ice cover modelling (e.g. Icefields) with IGM. doi.org/10.5194/tc-2... We find coarse resolution creates much bias and impact of increasing res. on ice volume and speed is non-linear: more of a step-wise function

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APECS Germany @apecs-germany.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

3/x What questions do you have ❓ What do you wish someone had told you before your first field season❓ You can read a summary of our previous event by @erikloebel.bsky.social, @luisavonalbedyll.bsky.social, @reymourot.bsky.social & @lenanicola.bsky.social at polf.copernicus.org/articles/90/...

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Let's talk fieldwork: early-career scientists sharing practical knowledge about polar fieldwork

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I’m excited for these new events coming up, organised by us @apecs-germany.bsky.social 🙌🏼 Stay tuned for more information soon!

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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) @scar-antarctic.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

SCAR invites the Antarctic and Southern Ocean research community to provide feedback on the draft Antarctica InSync Science Theme White Papers. Public webinars will be held on 19 & 20 Jan to discuss progress and gather final feedback. Share your perspective by 31 January scar.org/scar-news/in...

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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) @scar-antarctic.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

📚 Hot off the press: The Polar Early Career World Summit Synthesis Report is now out! Published by @polarsecco.bsky.social and the APECS Directorate. The voices of 238 early-career polar researchers share priorities for ICARP IV & IPY-5. zenodo.org/records/1699...

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Thomas Bauska @tinyicybubbles.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Updated a classic.

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APECS Germany @apecs-germany.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

❄️ Die POLARSTUNDE geht in eine neue Runde! ❄️ Ab dem 15.10. erwarten Sie spannende Vorträge rund um Polar- und Klimaforschung. 🌍🐧 📩 Anmeldung per Mail an polarstunde@polarforschung.de @polarforschung.bsky.social

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APECS Germany @apecs-germany.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Have you heard of #AntarcticaInSync? A UNESCO-endorsed program for coordinated science in Antarctica & the Southern Ocean (www.antarctica-insync.org). We - APECS - aim to represent us early career scientists in the project 🙌🏼. You can find all FAQs on our new website: apecs-germany.de/antarctica-i...

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APECS Germany @apecs-germany.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Did your thesis focus on polar and cryosphere science? Show us what you researched – in a fun and creative video! 🎬 "Explain Your Thesis!" – APECS Germany & DGP’s new video competition 💸 Win up to €300 📅 Submit by October 1, 2025 Check out apecs-germany.de/explain-your... for more information!

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Very thankful to my co-authors @pik-potsdam.bsky.social who helped see through this/these project(s) 🙌🙏

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Using the same concept, in a follow-up study (Kreuzer et al), we explore how relative sea-level change can affect sub-shelf melting. 🌊 Sea-level shifts can alter ocean access to grounding lines ❄️ But its melt impact is small compared to climate-driven changes. 👉 tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...

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Bathymetry-constrained impact of relative sea-level change on basal melting in Antarctica

Abstract. Relative sea level (local water depth) on the Antarctic continent is changing through the complex interplay of processes associated with glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA). This involves nea...

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🔍 Several regions show gateway access 📈 We estimate upper bounds on melt rate increases if warm waters follow these paths into the ice-shelf cavities Also: we update our PICO basin mask to better align with bathymetric access; you can find it in our Zenodo repository! zenodo.org/records/1567...

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Data publication for "Bathymetry-constrained warm-mode melt estimates derived from analysing oceanic gateways in Antarctica" by Nicola et al. 2025

This archive contains relevant data and code to reproduce findings and figures from the following publication: Nicola, L., Reese, R., Kreuzer, M., Albrecht, T., and Winkelmann, R.: Bathymetry-constra...

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🧊 New study in The Cryosphere! We identify oceanic gateways that could channel warm water to Antarctic grounding lines, based on high-res bathymetry. These deep pathways could drive major ice-shelf melt when cavities switch from ‘cold’ to ‘warm’ melt conditions. 📄 doi.org/10.5194/tc-1...

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Bathymetry-constrained warm-mode melt estimates derived from analysing oceanic gateways in Antarctica

Abstract. Melting underneath the floating ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic continent is a key process for the current and future mass loss of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Troughs and sills on the con...

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APECS Germany @apecs-germany.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Exciting year ahead for APECS Germany! We’re happy to introduce our new Chair team for 2025/26: Lukas Monrad-Krohn will serve as Chair, supported by Co-Chairs Lena Nicola and Joana Steffens. We’re looking forward to a great year with the polar early-career community!❄️☺️

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

You can now read our assessment, ideas and suggestions in our paper published in Journal of Glaciology, concerning questions such as: What kind of community do we hope to build over the next fifty years? What are current challenges and barriers? 🔍 Link: doi.org/10.1017/jog....

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

With the paper, we are not trying to say what everyone in our field agrees on, but rather here is what we, some 42 authors, agree on and what we, with our various kinds of influence, biases and backgrounds, can or could do about it. Many thanks to my co-authors for their contributions and help 🙏

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Next to lectures on e.g. numerical modelling, polar meteorology or ice-ocean interactions, we also had the chance to reflect on how and by whom our science is done, and what role we, predominantly early-career researchers attending the school, play in shaping our community in the future. 💪

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

📣 New paper: Where do we want the glaciological community to be in 2073? Some context: The Karthaus summer school is an occasion where parts of our research community comes together — In 2023, I was lucky to participate myself and it was the year in which a new workshop was included in the program.

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Ruth Mottram @ruth-mottram.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/06/2025

What is SMB? @PolarRES has these fantastic storyboards explaining key parts of the project. I suppose more wil be added later too. polarres.github.io/Storyboards/smb

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PolarRES Storyboards

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Eduardo Alastrué de Asenjo @edualastrue.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

🚨 New paper alert! 🧪 🔥 How would heat extremes in Europe evolve under long-term net-zero emissions? Find out in our ERL article, co-written with @andrewkingclimate.bsky.social and Tilo Tiehn iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... Here’s a quick summary (1/n) 🧵

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European heat extremes under net-zero emissions - IOPscience

European heat extremes under net-zero emissions, Alastrué de Asenjo, Eduardo, King, Andrew David, Ziehn, Tilo

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Julius Garbe @juliusgarbe.github.io · 03/06/2025

🚨📢 New Publication Alert Our new study shows that the #WestAntarctic #IceSheet repeatedly crossed #TippingPoint thresholds in the past, with important implications for its future stability. Press release: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late... Study: www.nature.com/articles/s43... 🌊🧊⚒️🧪🥼

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Scientists say next few years vital to securing the future of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

03.06.2025 – Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be triggered with very little ocean warming above present-day, leading to a devastating four metres of global sea level rise to play out ove...

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Harry Zekollari @harryzeko.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

⛰️ In a new study in @science.org, we project that 39% of the global glacier mass is committed to be lost irrespective of future warming. However, a lot can still be saved - see title: “Glacier preservation doubled by limiting warming to 1.5°C versus 2.7°C” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... [1/n]

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Congratulations, such great news 👏🏼🎉

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H2020-PROTECT @h2020protect.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

PROTECT just had its final review meeting, thank you everyone who contributed to the project!! Discover our most impactful results: - Scientific articles - #SeaLevel projection tool - #Policy briefs for decision makers - #Educational resources - #Art exhibition - Webinars 👉https://protect-slr.eu

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Here it is! 🎧🎤 Hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht über unsere Arbeit bei APECS Germany, die deutsche Polarforschung oder die UN Ozeandekade mit @ecop-dach.bsky.social zu quatschen! (The podcast episode is in German only 🇩🇪🔈)

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APECS Germany @apecs-germany.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Listen to the latest episode of the Wellenbrecher podcast with our board members Lena and Joana! 🙂 open.spotify.com/episode/0mOt...

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Lena Nicola & Joana Steffens: Pinguine, Polarforschung und APECS Germany

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Leibniz-Gemeinschaft @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de · 30/04/2025

Wie können wir die #Zukunft der #Antarktis besser verstehen? Zum 30. Jubiläum der @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de befragen wir 30 junge Forschende: @lenanicola.bsky.social promoviert am @pik-potsdam.bsky.social im Fach Klimaphysik. www.leibniz-magazin.de/alle-artikel... #30umdie30 #leibnizmagazin

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Also excited to meet up with my wonderful co-authors from the Karthaus‘23 batch to catch up and share our publication summarising and reflecting on the first-of-its-kind #EDI workshop from our summer school! 🤝 👉 Thurs, 01.05 14:00, Hall X1, H1.183 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

All set for the #Train2EGU! Next week I will attend #EGU25 and present some work in progress of my PhD project 🙌🏼 Let’s talk about how we could study the impacts of heatwaves on Antarctic ice dynamics at my poster 🔥🧊 👉 Tues, 29.4, 14:00, Hall X4, X4.20 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

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Abstract EGU25-11651

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Amazing!! Congrats 🙌🏼🎉

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

🎙️🇩🇪🌊👩‍🔬 Kennt ihr schon den #Wellenbrecher Podcast von @ecop-dach.bsky.social? Ich habe gerade mit einer anderen von APECS Germany eine Folge mit Eva + Anabel aufgenommen! Stay tuned für unsere Unterhaltung über deutsche Polarforschung, die UN Ozeandekade und mehr! ➡️ open.spotify.com/show/3riN8pq...

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Wellenbrecher

Podcast · Anabel von Jackowski, Eva Rohlfer, Josefa Beyer · Anabel von Jackowski und Eva Rohlfer moderieren den Wellenbrecher Podcast! Die beiden sind Meereswissenschaftlerinnen und wollen über die de...

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Lena Nicola @lenanicola.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

As part of APECS Germany and the DGP board, I here and there help to highlight on-going activities (among others: financially supporting polar ECRs et al with small grants to help realise outreach projects, research stays, conference participations and more!) More info: polarforschung.de

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Home - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Polarforschung e.V.

Verschwindet das Eis in der Antarktis? Um diese Frage zu beantworten, müssen wir uns anschauen, wieviel Niederschlag dazukommt und wieviel Eis z.B. durch Kalben verloren geht. Man denke nur an die rie...

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