About
Dr Suzanne Bevan is a member of the Geography Department at Swansea University
Dr Suzanne Bevan
Research Officer,
Geography
Welsh language proficiency
Intermediate Welsh Speaker
Research Links
Research Office - 229E
Second Floor
Wallace Building
Singleton Campus
Second Floor
Wallace Building
Singleton Campus
Areas Of Expertise
- Earth Observation
- Glaciology
- Geographical Information Systems
Career Highlights
Teaching Interests
Research
Currently I am on a research post but I have co-ordinated or taught on a variety of courses in the past including Data Visualization, Approaches to Physical Geography, Meteorology, Glaciology, Dangerous Earth, Climate of the last Millenium, and the Vancouver Field Course.
My research interests lie in using observations acquired by satellite-borne instruments to detect and monitor global environmental change. I work primarily on cryospheric change — on the glaciers of Greenland and the ice shelves of Antarctica. In these regions I make use of optical and microwave data to measure surface flow, surface elevation, and surface melt. The techniques I use include feature tracking and radar interferometry.
My current research, as a postdoc on the NERC funded CALISMO (Calving Laws for Ice Sheet Models) project, focusses on analysing satellite observations of Greenland outlet glaciers and Antarctic ice shelves to inform and validate numerical models of calving processes.
Publications
Research Highlights
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Benn, D., Adusumilli, S., & Crawford, A. (2021). Brief communication: Thwaites Glacier cavity evolution. The Cryosphere, 15(7), 3317-3328.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Hendon, H., & Wang, G. (2020). The 2020 Larsen C Ice Shelf surface melt is a 40-year record high. The Cryosphere, 14(10), 3551-3564.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Benn, D., Cowton, T., & Todd, J. (2019). Impact of warming shelf waters on ice mélange and terminus retreat at a large SE Greenland glacier. The Cryosphere, 13(9), 2303-2315.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Khan, S., & Murray, T. (2015). Seasonal dynamic thinning at Helheim Glacier. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 415, 47-53.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Munneke, P., Hubbard, B., Kulessa, B., & Ashmore, D. (2018). Decline in Surface Melt Duration on Larsen C Ice Shelf Revealed by The Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT). Earth and Space Science, 5(10), 578-591.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Murray, T., Luckman, A., & Bevan, S. (2012). Glacier dynamics over the last quarter of a century at Helheim, Kangerdlugssuaq and 14 other major Greenland outlet glaciers. The Cryosphere, 6(5), 923-937.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Hubbard, B., Kulessa, B., Ashmore, D., Munneke, P., O'Leary, M., Booth, A., Sevestre, H., & McGrath, D. (2017). Centuries of intense surface melt on Larsen C Ice Shelf. The Cryosphere, 11(6), 2743-2753.
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Bevan, S., Murray, T., Luckman, A., Hanna, E., & Huybrechts, P. (2012). Stable dynamics in a Greenland tidewater glacier over 26 years despite reported thinning. Annals of Glaciology, 53(60), 241-248.
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Kulessa, B., Booth, A., O'Leary, M., McGrath, D., King, E., Luckman, A., Holland, P., Jansen, D., Bevan, S., Thompson, S., & Hubbard, B. (2019). Seawater softening of suture zones inhibits fracture propagation in Antarctic ice shelves. Nature Communications, 10(1)
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Hubbard, B., Luckman, A., Bevan, S., Ashmore, D., Kulessa, B., Munneke, P., Philippe, M., Jansen, D., Booth, A., Sevestre, H., Tison, J., O’Leary, M., & Rutt, I. (2016). Massive subsurface ice formed by refreezing of ice-shelf melt ponds. Nature Communications, 7(1), 11897
All Research
Journal Articles
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Goliber, S., Black, T., Catania, G., Lea, J., Olsen, H., Cheng, D., Bevan, S., Bjørk, A., Bunce, C., Brough, S., Carr, J., Cowton, T., Gardner, A., Fahrner, D., Hill, E., Joughin, I., Korsgaard, N., Luckman, A., Moon, T...., & Zhang, E. (2022). TermPicks: a century of Greenland glacier terminus data for use in scientific and machine learning applications. The Cryosphere, 16(8), 3215-3233.
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Benn, D., Luckman, A., Åström, J., Crawford, A., Cornford, S., Bevan, S., Zwinger, T., Gladstone, R., Alley, K., Pettit, E., & Bassis, J. (2022). Rapid fragmentation of Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf. The Cryosphere, 16(6), 2545-2564.
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Benn, D., Luckman, A., Åström, J., Crawford, A., Cornford, S., Bevan, S., Gladstone, R., Zwinger, T., Alley, K., Pettit, E., & Bassis, J. (2022). Rapid fragmentation of Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf. The Cryosphere, 16(6), 2545-2564.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Benn, D., Adusumilli, S., & Crawford, A. (2021). Brief communication: Thwaites Glacier cavity evolution. The Cryosphere, 15(7), 3317-3328.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Hendon, H., & Wang, G. (2020). The 2020 Larsen C Ice Shelf surface melt is a 40-year record high. The Cryosphere, 14(10), 3551-3564.
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Brisbourne, A., Kulessa, B., Hudson, T., Harrison, L., Holland, P., Luckman, A., Bevan, S., Ashmore, D., Hubbard, B., Pearce, E., White, J., Booth, A., Nicholls, K., & Smith, A. (2020). An updated seabed bathymetry beneath Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula. Earth System Science Data, 12(2), 887-896.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Benn, D., Cowton, T., & Todd, J. (2019). Impact of warming shelf waters on ice mélange and terminus retreat at a large SE Greenland glacier. The Cryosphere, 13(9), 2303-2315.
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Kulessa, B., Booth, A., O'Leary, M., McGrath, D., King, E., Luckman, A., Holland, P., Jansen, D., Bevan, S., Thompson, S., & Hubbard, B. (2019). Seawater softening of suture zones inhibits fracture propagation in Antarctic ice shelves. Nature Communications, 10(1)
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Brisbourne, A., Kulessa, B., Hudson, T., Harrison, L., Luckman, A., Pearce, E., Hubbard, B., Ashmore, D., Bevan, S., Holland, P., Nichols, K., White, J., Smith, A., & Booth, A. (2019). An updated seabed bathymetry beneath Larsen C Ice Shelf, west Antarctic. Earth System Science Data Discussions
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Sergeant, A., Mangeney, A., Yastrebov, V., Walter, F., Montagner, J., Castelnau, O., Stutzmann, E., Bonnet, P., Ralaiarisoa, V., Bevan, S., & Luckman, A. (2019). Monitoring Greenland ice sheet buoyancy-driven calving discharge using glacial earthquakes. Annals of Glaciology, 60(79), 75-95.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Munneke, P., Hubbard, B., Kulessa, B., & Ashmore, D. (2018). Decline in Surface Melt Duration on Larsen C Ice Shelf Revealed by The Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT). Earth and Space Science, 5(10), 578-591.
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Munneke, P., Luckman, A., Bevan, S., Smeets, C., Gilbert, E., Broeke, M., Wang, W., Zender, C., Hubbard, B., Ashmore, D., Orr, A., King, J., & Kulessa, B. (2018). Intense Winter Surface Melt on an Antarctic Ice Shelf. Geophysical Research Letters, 45(15), 7615-7623.
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Boncori, J., Andersen, M., Dall, J., Kusk, A., Kamstra, M., Andersen, S., Bechor, N., Bevan, S., Bignami, C., Gourmelen, N., Joughin, I., Jung, H., Luckman, A., Mouginot, J., Neelmeijer, J., Rignot, E., Scharrer, K., Nagler, T., Scheuchl, B., & Strozzi, T. (2018). Intercomparison and Validation of SAR-Based Ice Velocity Measurement Techniques within the Greenland Ice Sheet CCI Project. Remote Sensing, 10(6), 929
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King, J., Kirchgaessner, A., Bevan, S., Elvidge, A., Kuipers Munneke, P., Luckman, A., Orr, A., Renfrew, I., van den Broeke, M., Luckman, A., & Bevan, S. (2017). The Impact of Föhn Winds on Surface Energy Balance During the 2010-2011 Melt Season Over Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122(22), 12,062-12,076.
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Kuipers Munneke, P., McGrath, D., Medley, B., Luckman, A., Bevan, S., Kulessa, B., Jansen, D., Booth, A., Smeets, P., Hubbard, B., Ashmore, D., Van den Broeke, M., Sevestre, H., Steffen, K., Shepherd, A., & Gourmelen, N. (2017). Observationally constrained surface mass balance of Larsen C IceShelf, Antarctica. The Cryosphere Discussions, 1-24.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Hubbard, B., Kulessa, B., Ashmore, D., Munneke, P., O'Leary, M., Booth, A., Sevestre, H., & McGrath, D. (2017). Centuries of intense surface melt on Larsen C Ice Shelf. The Cryosphere, 11(6), 2743-2753.
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Munneke, P., McGrath, D., Medley, B., Luckman, A., Bevan, S., Kulessa, B., Jansen, D., Booth, A., Smeets, P., Hubbard, B., Ashmore, D., Broeke, M., Sevestre, H., Steffen, K., Shepherd, A., & Gourmelen, N. (2017). Observationally constrained surface mass balance of Larsen C ice shelf, Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 11(6), 2411-2426.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Hubbard, B., Kulessa, B., Ashmore, D., Munneke, P., O'Leary, M., Booth, A., Sevestre, H., & McGrath, D. (2017). Centuries of intense surface melt on Larsen C Ice Shelf. The Cryosphere Discussions, 1-21.
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Ashmore, D., Hubbard, B., Luckman, A., Kulessa, B., Bevan, S., Booth, A., Kuipers Munneke, P., O'Leary, M., Sevestre, H., & Holland, P. (2017). Ice and firn heterogeneity within Larsen C Ice Shelf from borehole optical televiewing. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
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Hubbard, B., Luckman, A., Bevan, S., Ashmore, D., Kulessa, B., Munneke, P., Philippe, M., Jansen, D., Booth, A., Sevestre, H., Tison, J., O’Leary, M., & Rutt, I. (2016). Massive subsurface ice formed by refreezing of ice-shelf melt ponds. Nature Communications, 7(1), 11897
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Jansen, D., Luckman, A., Cook, A., Bevan, S., Kulessa, B., Hubbard, B., Holland, P., Luckman, A., Kulessa, B., & Bevan, S. (2015). Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability. The Cryosphere, 9(3), 1223-1227.
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Paul, F., Bolch, T., Kääb, A., Nagler, T., Nuth, C., Scharrer, K., Shepherd, A., Strozzi, T., Ticconi, F., Bhambri, R., Berthier, E., Bevan, S., Gourmelen, N., Heid, T., Jeong, S., Kunz, M., Lauknes, T., Luckman, A., Merryman Boncori, J...., & Van Niel, T. (2015). The glaciers climate change initiative: Methods for creating glacier area, elevation change and velocity products. Remote Sensing of Environment, 162, 408-426.
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Luckman, A., Benn, D., Cottier, F., Bevan, S., Nilsen, F., & Inall, M. (2015). Calving rates at tidewater glaciers vary strongly with ocean temperature. Nature Communications, 6(1), 8566
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Murray, T., Scharrer, K., Selmes, N., Booth, A., James, T., Bevan, S., Bradley, J., Cook, S., Llana, L., Drocourt, Y., Dyke, L., Goldsack, A., Hughes, A., Luckman, A., McGovern, J., Luckman, A., Murray, T., & Bevan, S. (2015). Extensive Retreat of Greenland Tidewater Glaciers, 2000–2010. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 47(3), 427-447.
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Leeuw, G., Holzer-Popp, T., Bevan, S., Davies, W., Descloitres, J., Grainger, R., Griesfeller, J., Heckel, A., Kinne, S., Klüser, L., Kolmonen, P., Litvinov, P., Martynenko, D., North, P., Ovigneur, B., Pascal, N., Poulsen, C., Ramon, D., Schulz, M...., & Pinnock, S. (2015). Evaluation of seven European aerosol optical depth retrieval algorithms for climate analysis. Remote Sensing of Environment, 162, 295-315.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Khan, S., & Murray, T. (2015). Seasonal dynamic thinning at Helheim Glacier. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 415, 47-53.
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Khan, S., Kjeldsen, K., Kjær, K., Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Aschwanden, A., Bjørk, A., Korsgaard, N., Box, J., van den Broeke, M., van Dam, T., Fitzner, A., Luckman, A., & Bevan, S. (2014). Glacier dynamics at Helheim and Kangerdlugssuaq glaciers, southeast Greenland, since the Little Ice Age. The Cryosphere, 8(4), 1497-1507.
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Bevan, S., Los, S., & North, P. (2014). Response of vegetation to the 2003 European drought was mitigated by height. Biogeosciences, 11(11), 2897-2908.
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Inall, M., Murray, T., Cottier, F., Scharrer, K., Boyd, T., Heywood, K., & Bevan, S. (2014). Oceanic heat delivery via Kangerdlugssuaq Fjord to the south-east Greenland ice sheet. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 119(2), 631-645.
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Holzer-Popp, T., Leeuw, G., Griesfeller, J., Martynenko, D., Klüser, L., Bevan, S., Davies, W., Ducos, F., Deuzé, J., Graigner, R., Heckel, A., Hoyningen-Hüne, W., Kolmonen, P., Litvinov, P., North, P., Poulsen, C., Ramon, D., Siddans, R., Sogacheva, L...., & Bevan, S. (2013). Aerosol retrieval experiments in the ESA Aerosol_cci project. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 6(8), 1919-1957.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Murray, T., Luckman, A., & Bevan, S. (2012). Glacier dynamics over the last quarter of a century at Helheim, Kangerdlugssuaq and 14 other major Greenland outlet glaciers. The Cryosphere, 6(5), 923-937.
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Bevan, S., Murray, T., Luckman, A., Hanna, E., & Huybrechts, P. (2012). Stable dynamics in a Greenland tidewater glacier over 26 years despite reported thinning. Annals of Glaciology, 53(60), 241-248.
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Bevan, S., North, P., Los, S., & Grey, W. (2012). A global dataset of atmospheric aerosol optical depth and surface reflectance from AATSR. Remote Sensing of Environment, 116, 199-210.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Murray, T., & Bevan, S. (2012). Glacier dynamics over the last quarter of a century at Helheim, Kangerdlugssuaq and 14 other major Greenland outlet glaciers. The Cryosphere Discussions, 6(3)-1672.
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Carboni, E., Thomas, G., Sayer, A., Siddans, R., Poulsen, C., Grainger, R., Ahn, C., Antoine, D., Bevan, S., Braak, R., Brindley, H., DeSouza-Machado, S., Deuzé, J., Diner, D., Ducos, F., Grey, W., Hsu, C., Kalashnikova, O., Kahn, R...., & Bevan, S. (2012). Intercomparison of desert dust optical depth from satellite measurements. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 5(8), 1973-2002.
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Drocourt, Y., Borgo, R., Scharrer, K., Murray, T., Bevan, S., Chen, M., Murray, T., Bevan, S., & Borgo, R. (2011). Temporal Visualization of Boundary-based Geo-information Using Radial Projection. Computer Graphics Forum, 30(3), 981
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Bevan, S., North, P., Grey, W., Los, S., & Plummer, S. (2009). Impact of atmospheric aerosol from biomass burning on Amazon dry-season drought. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114(D9), n/a
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Bevan, S. (2009). Why the Amazon should quit smoking.. Planet Earth, Winter-17.SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14870
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Luckman, A., Quincey, D., & Bevan, S. (2007). The potential of satellite radar interferometry and feature tracking for monitoring flow rates of Himalayan glaciers. Remote Sensing of Environment, 111(2-3), 172-181.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Murray, T., Sykes, H., & Kohler, J. (2007). Positive mass balance during the late 20th century on Austfonna, Svalbard, revealed using satellite radar interferometry. Annals of Glaciology, 46(1), 117-122.
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Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Benn, D., Cowton, T., & Todd, J. (n.d.) Warming of SE Greenland shelf waters in 2016 primes large glacier for runaway retreat. The Cryosphere Discussion
Book Chapters
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Raup, B., Andreassen, L., Bolch, T., & Bevan, S. (2015). Remote sensing of glaciers. Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere-156).
Other Research Outputs
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Bevan, S., Cornford, S., Luckman, A., Hogg, A., Otosaka, I., & Surawy-Stepney, T. (2022). Exploring the sensitivity of modelled sea-level rise projections from the Amundsen Sea Embayment of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to model parameters
Taught Modules
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GEB301 Interdisciplinary Field Course to the Indian Himalayas (Sikkim)
This residential field course module explores the relationship between environment and society in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in NE India on the borders with China, Nepal, Tibet and West Bengal. The course is inter-disciplinary in approach and policy-oriented. Students work with members of University Staff in mixed groups of biologists, human geographers, physical geographers and zoologists. Through intensive inter-disciplinary group working students utilise (and pass on) their specialist skills in the group exercises and projects that are undertaken.
Career History
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Research officer, SOTEAS, Swansea University
2007 - Present
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Laboratory technician, SOTEAS, Swansea University
2007 - 2007
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Part-time temporary lecturer, SOTEAS, Swansea University
2007 - 2007
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NERC PhD studentship, Swansea University
2003 - 2007
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Copy Editor, Royal Meteorological Society
1996 - 2003
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HSO (Stream 1), Atmospheric chemistry, The Meteorological Office
1989 - 1992
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SO, Trials of surface-based instruments, The Meteorological Office
1987 - 1989
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Study leave to read Physics and Meteorology, Uni. of Readi, The Meteorological Office
1984 - 1987
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ASO, Trials of upper-air equipment, The Meteorological Office
1983 - 1984
Research Groups
Glaciology Group
A research group dedicated to furthering knowledge in the quantification of the past and future contribution from glaciers and ice sheets to sea-level rise; the processes driving the present rapid and dramatic changes observed in glaciers, and the instabilities inherent in glacial systems; and the record of palaeo-ice mass instabilities and the processes that drove these changes.