Reversal of Antarctic Intermediate Water trends triggered by sea ice decline
Bennetts, L. G. et al. Closing the loops on southern ocean dynamics: from the circumpolar current to ice…
Atmospheric stabilization of the East Antarctic ice sheet under warming
Coupled atmosphere–ocean–ice-sheet model To determine the long-term evolution of the polar ice sheets to various CO2 forcings, we…
Resolving short-term meteorological variability amplifies projected glacier loss and sea-level rise
Improved mass balance representation through daily glacier modelling In our daily configuration (hereafter, “daily model”), GloGEM resolves surface…
Dynamic instability of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin Ice Sheet, East Antarctica
Stokes, C. R. et al. Response of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet to past and future climate change.…
Contrasting aerosol–cloud feedbacks across a warming Arctic
Pithan, F. & Mauritsen, T. Arctic amplification dominated by temperature feedbacks in contemporary climate models. Nat. Geosci. 7,…
Subglacial geology and thermal conditions regulate methane emissions from Svalbard glaciers
Pervasive methane supersaturation in glacial meltwaters Glacial river samples were collected in transects along the length of each…
Changes in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice properties and processes
Maykut, G. A. Energy exchange over young sea ice in the central Arctic. J. Geophys. Res. Ocean. 83,…
Multiyear tropical warm pool warming drives slowdown in Antarctic mass loss
Data Ice mass variability was quantified using GRACE and GRACE-FO gravimetry data50 spanning 2003–2024. SMB (precipitation minus meltwater…
Emergent decadal predictability in Antarctic contribution to sea-level rise
Noble, T. L. et al. The sensitivity of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to a changing climate: past, present,…
Amplified Arctic iceberg traffic reshapes benthic biodiversity
Iceberg imaging and sampling During expedition PS126 of RV Polarstern, the opportunity arose to visit a large iceberg…
Wind-triggered Antarctic sea-ice decline preconditioned by thinning Winter Water
Eayrs, C., Li, X., Raphael, M. N. & Holland, D. M. Rapid decline in Antarctic sea ice in…
Discovery of Antarctic moulting sites in satellite imagery reveals new threat to emperor penguins
WorldView2 analysis Satellite imagery has been routinely used for estimating emperor penguin numbers for over a decade11,12,33,34. In…