Antarctic Peninsula Mapping and Glacier-change Research.
LOCATION
St. Chads College
18 North Bailey
Durham
Durham
DH1 3RH
United Kingdom
SPEAKER: Dr. Alison Cook, Durham University.
ABSTRACT: The Antarctic Peninsula is well known to be a beautiful place, but its ice-covered landscape is particularly vulnerable to changes in the surrounding atmosphere and ocean. Over the past 15 years I have been fascinated with understanding the glaciers in this region and the main drivers behind the extensive glacier retreat. My interest stems from being a cartographer at the British Antarctic Survey, where my jobs ranged from compiling topographic maps for other polar research scientists, undertaking aerial photography and GPS surveying, mapping changes in glacier fronts and using geographic data to improve our understanding of this remote and under-researched region. In my talk I will describe what it has been like to map this icy and rugged landscape, and what my research has revealed about how the glaciers have responded to changes in their environment.
SPEAKER: Dr. Alison Cook, Durham University.
ABSTRACT: The Antarctic Peninsula is well known to be a beautiful place, but its ice-covered landscape is particularly vulnerable to changes in the surrounding atmosphere and ocean. Over the past 15 years I have been fascinated with understanding the glaciers in this region and the main drivers behind the extensive glacier retreat. My interest stems from being a cartographer at the British Antarctic Survey, where my jobs ranged from compiling topographic maps for other polar research scientists, undertaking aerial photography and GPS surveying, mapping changes in glacier fronts and using geographic data to improve our understanding of this remote and under-researched region. In my talk I will describe what it has been like to map this icy and rugged landscape, and what my research has revealed about how the glaciers have responded to changes in their environment.