Antarctica

UC Irvine Ph.D. student defends dissertation at South Pole after 24-day research expedition

Satellite radar data show kilometer-scale seawater intrusion, causing ice to rise and fall

Researchers will use data from upcoming and existing international satellite missions

UC Irvine-led researchers identify contributions of downslope winds and ozone layer

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