Department of Geosciences

While the intensity of the global ocean carbon uptake is well constrained using data driven as well as modeling approaches, the quantification of the net CO2 exchange between the coastal ocean and the atmosphere is still not quite as well understood and some debate remains regarding whether some poorly monitored regions behave as sources or...

Anthropogenic carbon emissions increase the atmospheric CO2 and lead to surface warming.

With continued enhanced warming of the Arctic, the region will likely experience unprecedented environmental change. Previous studies have shown that the hydrological cycle is expected to intensify throughout the twenty-first century with more precipitation projected.

Ice mass discharge from glaciers and ice streams into the ocean represent the major contribution to sea level rise. The flow dynamics of glaciers and ice streams are modulated by basal slip at the ice-bed interface, deformation within the ice interior, and lateral shear at the margins separating fast- and slow-moving ice.