Senior Sea Ice Model Development Scientist

Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling

My role, as a National Capability scientist, is to improve the climate sea ice model SI^3 by implementing new physics and to support and guide researchers at the University of Reading and along the wider UK Polar Research Community. This includes applying SI^3 in stand-alone mode as well as part of a Global Climate Model and providing technical and scientific support as well as exchanging experience and expertise about suitable model configurations. I have strong collaborations with the Met Office, National Oceanography Centre in Southampton (NOCS), the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the NEMO working group. I am part of the NERC Long Term project CANARI (Climate change in the Arctic - North Atlantic region and impacts on the UK).

Research Fields

• Polar research
• Sea ice modelling
• Melt ponds
• Ocean - sea ice - atmosphere interaction
• Climate modelling
• Climate change
• Remote sensing of sea ice
• Polynya studies

Publications

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Media engagement and public outreach

Annal predictions for Arctic September sea ice extent (since 2014):
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BAS press release about 2023 Antarctic Sea Ice minimum (May 2024)

Article in the Pacific Standard about Arctic sea ice melt (June 2017)

University of Reading press release about blooms of phytoplankton growing under Arctic sea ice (March 2017)

Perspective for International Business Times: How to predict when the Arctic sea ice will reach its lowest level?" (March 2017)

University of Reading press release about improved forecasts to predict Arctic ice melt (March 2017)

Guardian Science Weekly podcast about the fate of Arctic Sea Ice (September 2016)

University of Reading press release about Arctic sea ice predictions (September 2014)

University of Reading press release about new method to forecast Arctic sea ice melt (June 2014)

Last update: 1st July 2024