Sea-level rise is one of the major challenges to be faced by mankind in the oncoming decades. The final aim of our proposal is to contribute to the improvement of the estimates of the current contribution of glaciers to sea-level […]

Sea-level rise is one of the major challenges for mankind in the oncoming decades. The final aim of our proposal is to contribute to the improvement of the estimates of the current contribution of glaciers to sea-level rise, and the […]

Understanding the dynamic response of glaciers to climate changes The final aim of this project is the prediction of the dynamic response of glaciers to climate changes, with an emphasis on tidewater glaciers. The main tool will be the numerical modelling […]

Sensitivity of Svalbard glaciers to climate change (SvalGlac, 2010-2013)The aim of this research, developed within the European Science Foundation PolarCLIMATE programme, is to estimate how changes in climate can affect the future mass balance of Svalbard glaciers and, consequently, its […]

Glacier thermomechanics and mass balance: dynamic response of glaciers to climate changes (2009-2011)This polar project of our team spanned the period 2009-2011. Among its main achievements we highlight the following ones: 1) we did a complete reanalysis of the mass […]

GLACIODYN (2007-2009), an International Polar Year 2007-2008 projectGlobal warming will have a large impact on glaciers in the Arctic region. Changes in the extent of glaciers will effect sea level, and may lead to substantial changes in sediment and fresh […]

Within this polar project, spanning the period 2006-2008, we added a calving submodel to the available three-dimensional model of glacier dynamics and we optimised the treatment of basal sliding within the model. These improvements were applied to develop a 3D […]

Within this polar project of our team, spanning the period 2002-2005, we added a thermal submodel to the available three-dimensional model of glacier dynamics and we optimised the time discretization using semilagrangian methods. The main applications focused on Aldegondabreen, Spitsbergen […]

Within this polar project of our team, spanning the period 1999-2001, we developed the three-dimensional and time-dependent version of our model of glacier dynamics. Its main applications focused on Johnsons glacier, Livingston Island, Antarctica. We improved VIRL2 ground-penetrating radar, renamed […]

Within this polar project of our team, spanning the period 1998-1999, we developed a bidimensional model of the steady-state dynamics of temperate glaciers, which we applied to simulate the dynamics of flowplanes of Abramov glacier, Alai Ridge, Central Asia, and […]