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Welcome to the Sea Ice Group
SEA ICE GROUP
Group Head: Dr. Jeremy Wilkinson
About the Group
Sea ice covers 7% of the surface of our planet. It is one of the most important and variable components of the planetary surface and is the key to understanding many basic questions about the energy balance of the Earth. The role of the Sea Ice Group is to study the mechanisms by which physical processes in the polar seas affect the global climate and global climatic change, and the nature and magnitude of the changes that are taking place.
The group was started in January 1976 by Professor Peter Wadhams, and until December 2002 was based at the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), University of Cambridge. In January 2003 the Group moved to SAMS. Peter subsequently returned to the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), University of Cambridge in January 2005 and runs the Polar Ocean Physics Group there.
People in the Group
| jeremy.wilkinson@sams.ac.uk | Office A0-14 | +44 (0)1631 559279 | |
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phil.hwang@sams.ac.uk | Office | +44 (0)1631 559428 |
Current Research Projects |
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Other Work
- ESA IPY AO #4103
Is there still a North East Water Polynya? Investigations into fundamental changes in the region - ESA IPY AO #4152
Investigations into the changing nature of Thermohaline Circulation in the Nordic Seas - ESA AO for ALOS ADEN #3722
Sea Ice Ridge Mapping using ALOS PALSAR - ESA AO for ALOS ADEN #3723
Svalbard Iceberg Tracking Using PALSAR (SIT-UP) - UK Hydrographic Office