Antarctica

Earth system science professor teaches first session of climate change course from Antarctica

Ice-ocean interactions are accelerating melting into Amundsen Sea Embayment

Thinning of rift-healing slush is identified as a major cause of iceberg calving events

Initiative will create paths for first-generation and underrepresented students

Earth system scientists at UCI studied air trapped in compacted layers of Antarctic ice and snow to come up with some answers and a few new questions about the amount of molecular hydrogen in our planet’s atmosphere. H2 is a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion, biomass burning and the oxidation of methane, among other sources, […]

Climate model predictions made more precise through use of NASA GRACE satellite data

UCI, NASA scientists assess ice sheet with potential to raise global sea levels nearly 5 feet

UCI, NASA JPL project tracking Earth-sensing satellite turnover yields striking results

New findings will help scientists predict climate change impact on frozen continent

Project utilized 25 years of data from six international satellite missions