UCI-led study helps explain Greenland glaciers’ varied vulnerability to melting
More accurate maps of bed topography reveal physical processes controlling retreat
March 14, 2018
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Eric Rignot
UCI researchers map oceanic troughs below ice sheets in West Antarctica
Channels give warm ocean water access to their undersides, speeding glacier retreat
January 18, 2017
Global reach
UCI is sustaining its outsized reputation for tracking and tackling environmental challenges
January 12, 2017
UCI and JPL find melting of Greenland’s glaciers worse than previously thought
New seafloor mapping techniques help scientists identify high-risk areas
April 22, 2016
Massive northeast Greenland glacier is rapidly melting, UCI-led team finds
Breakup of Zachariae Isstrom could substantially raise global sea levels
November 12, 2015
Greenland’s fjords are far deeper than previously thought, and glaciers will melt faster, researchers find
West Greenland’s fjords are vastly deeper than rudimentary models have shown, allowing intruding ocean water to badly undercut glacier faces, which will raise sea levels around the world much faster than previously estimated, a UCI-led research team has found.
July 14, 2015
Measuring Earth’s Meltdown
An expedition to Greenland with UCI glaciologists reveals ‘time bomb’ effects of global warming
April 01, 2015
Earth system scientists to conduct sky-high and ocean-deep research, thanks to NASA award
UC Irvine and other scientists have won a coveted $30 million NASA Earth Venture award for their Atmospheric Tomography Mission, which will study how air pollution affects fast-acting greenhouse gases in the global atmosphere.
January 14, 2015