Polar Center Graduate Susheel Adusumilli Receives 2021 Edward A. Frieman Prize for Excellence in Research
Scripps (June 17th 2021)
Susheel Adusumilli received the 2021 Edward A. Frieman Prize for Excellence in Graduate Student Research for his work on a Nature Geosciencesstudy that examined the melting of Antarctica’s floating ice shelves.
New Study Identifies Atmospheric Rivers as Contributor to Increased Snow Mass in West Antarctica
Scripps News (March 2nd 2021)
A new study from lead author Susheel Adusumilli has identified atmospheric rivers, the phenomenon of high-altitude concentrations of water in the atmosphere, as a main source of snowfall on the West Antarctic ice sheet. The project makes use of data from the ICESat-2 satellite which provides measurements of snowpack by observing precise changes in elevation along the surface of the ice sheet.
Simulation vs Reality: Researchers Modify Climate Model to Explain Expanding Antarctic Sea Ice
Scripps News (February 18th 2021)
Comparing climate models with sea ice observations exposes an interesting dilemma: despite model predictions that Antarctic sea ice should be shrinking, it has steadily expanded from 1979 to 2015. Scripps oceanographer Ian Eisenman has collaborated with California Institute of Technology researcher Shantong Sun to address this problem, identifying disparities between sea ice drift between models and real life.