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SUMMARY:Lakes on the ice - modelling Antarctica's surface hydrology - Dr. 
 Sammie Buzzard (Northumbria University)
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DESCRIPTION:The formation of surface meltwater has been linked with the di
 sintegration of many ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula over the last 
 several decades. Despite the importance of surface meltwater production an
 d transport to ice shelf stability\, knowledge of these processes is still
  lacking. Understanding the surface hydrology of ice shelves is an essenti
 al first step to reliably project future sea level rise from ice sheet mel
 t.\n\n\nIn order to better understand the processes driving meltwater dist
 ribution on ice shelves\, we present the first comprehensive model of surf
 ace hydrology to be developed for Antarctic ice shelves\, enabling us to i
 ncorporate key processes such as the lateral transport of surface meltwate
 r. Recent observations suggest that surface hydrology processes on ice she
 lves are more complex than previously thought\, and that processes such as
  lateral routing of meltwater across ice shelves\, ice shelf flexure and s
 urface debris all play a role in the location and influence of meltwater. 
 Our model allows us to account for these and is calibrated and validated t
 hrough both remote sensing and field observations.\n\n\nIn this talk I'll 
 describe our modelling results\, as well as giving a brief flavour of some
  of the other research projects that Centre for Polar Observation and Mode
 lling are involved in\, ranging from monitoring Greenland using drones to 
 biochemistry in the Southern Ocean.
LOCATION:Scott Polar Research Institute\, main lecture theatre
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