Glaciology and climate modelling

Applicant has interest in combining satellite and in situ observations to improve climate projections. They are familiar with emergent observational constraints and have worked on projects where detailed uncertainty analysis of observations were carried out and propagated through to derivation of Essential Climate Variables, to improve the quality of long-term climate trends. Although previous research has focussed on desert and vegetated sites, applicant has a particular interest in oceans and the polar regions, as they have such an important role to play in the earth system and are likely significantly affected by changes in the climate. The ocean state is something they find very interesting, particularly how ocean currents can be affected by, and in turn also affect, local and global climate, ocean-atmosphere interaction, heat and carbon uptake. Applicant is fascinated by the feedbacks between different aspects of the earth system and potential tipping points as our climate changes. They would like to develop a project to build on experience of satellite and in situ observations, with a focus on improving our climate projections, particularly related to ocean and / or polar regions. They are open to addressing any significant gaps in current research that could be addressed