Sentences with phrase «sheet modeling research»

Ice - sheet modeling research is in a state of rapid development.

Ice - sheet modeling research is in a state of rapid development.

Not exact matches

Murali Haran, a professor in the department of statistics at Penn State University; Won Chang, an assistant professor in the department of mathematical sciences at the University of Cincinnati; Klaus Keller, a professor in the department of geosciences and director of sustainable climate risk management at Penn State University; Rob Nicholas, a research associate at Earth and Environmental Systems Institute at Penn State University; and David Pollard, a senior scientist at Earth and Environmental Systems Institute at Penn State University detail how parameters and initial values drive an ice sheet model, whose output describes the behavior of the ice sheet through time.

The research, which was supported by the National Science Foundation and reported October 11th in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A, involved building a computer model to simulate the interaction between the two facets of a folded sheet, including how easily and how far the folds would bend and how much the flat planes would deform during movement.

Recent modelling by researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, as well as studies of past climate, suggest that the planet will soon have warmed enough to melt Greenland's ice sheet entirely — if it hasn't already become warm enough.

Materials scientists hope their computer model results will spark further research into the effects of carbon dioxide on fracturing in glaciers and ice sheets

Research by the UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM) at the University of Leeds has produced the first complete map of how the ice sheet's submarine edge, or «grounding line,» is shifting.

Several of the PlioMIP2 research groups are modeling how the polar ice sheets responded in the heat of the Pliocene.

In the Coast Guard's spring tests, small - scale models navigated an ice sheet as long as one - and - a-half Olympic - sized swimming pools at the National Research Council's ice - tank test facility in Newfoundland to measure various designs» resistance, power and maneuverability (shown below).

The international research initiative IceGeoHeat led by the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences establishes in the current online issue of Nature Geoscience that this effect can not be neglected when modeling the ice sheet as part of a climatresearch initiative IceGeoHeat led by the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences establishes in the current online issue of Nature Geoscience that this effect can not be neglected when modeling the ice sheet as part of a climatResearch Centre for Geosciences establishes in the current online issue of Nature Geoscience that this effect can not be neglected when modeling the ice sheet as part of a climate study.

Thomas, R.H., and C.R. Bentley, A model for Holocene retreat of the West Antarctic ice sheet, Quaternary Research, Vol.

In parallel we need significant investment in research on ice sheet models.

A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters has organized a Model Intercomparison Project (AMOCMIP) in order to realistically consider Greenland Ice Sheet melting in state - of - the - science global climate model projectModel Intercomparison Project (AMOCMIP) in order to realistically consider Greenland Ice Sheet melting in state - of - the - science global climate model projectmodel projections.

The President has directed NASA to accelerate the development of new satellites that the National Research Council recommended as Earth science priorities, in addition to flying several research satellites currently in development, conducting a campaign to monitor changes in polar ice sheets, and pursuing enhancements to climateResearch Council recommended as Earth science priorities, in addition to flying several research satellites currently in development, conducting a campaign to monitor changes in polar ice sheets, and pursuing enhancements to climateresearch satellites currently in development, conducting a campaign to monitor changes in polar ice sheets, and pursuing enhancements to climate models.

The Budget also supports several research satellites currently in development, a campaign to monitor changes in polar ice sheets, and enhancements to climate models.

Computer models suggest that just small amounts of melting in the coming decades could destabilize the entire ice sheet on the western part of the frozen continent, researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany say in a new study.

Reducing these uncertainties by improving models of the processes that cause ice sheets to lose mass is, therefore, a critical goal of Earth Science research.

The NSIDC DAAC provides data and information on snow, sea ice, glaciers, ice sheets, ice shelves, frozen ground, soil moisture, cryosphere, and climate interactions, in support of research in global change detection, model validation, and water resource management.

Prof David Vaughan, at the British Antarctic Survey and not part of the research team, said: «The new model includes for the first time a projection of how in future, the Antarctic ice sheet may to lose ice through processes that today we only see occurring in Greenland.

Research on crevasses in the Greenland ice sheet may help scientists build better computer models to predict the impact of ice bodies on rising sea levels.

Much process - based research coupling field work, remote sensing, and modeling is required to advance assessment of the likelihood of a threshold - crossing leading to abrupt sea - level rise from the ice sheets, as well as to improve projections of moregradual sea - level rise that could lead to threshold - crossing events in other systems.

Tagged as: Andrew Dessler, Antarctica, Anthony Watts, carbon dioxide, clean air act, Climate Audit, climate change, climate disruption, climate models, climate - change denial, climategate, ClimaTweet, CO2, CRU, ENSO, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas, Greenland, ice sheet, Independent Climate Chang Email Review, Institute of Medicine, James Hansen, Lord Oxburgh, Marc Morano, Massachusetts v. EPA, methane, Michael Mann, Monckton, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, nitrogen, ocean acidification, Penn State, Phil Jones, Pollutant, Richard Lindzen, Ross McKitrick, Royal Society, S. Fred Singer, Science & Technology, sea level rise, Sir Muir Russell, Sonia Boehmer - Christiansen, Steve McIntre, Steve Milloy, Supreme Court, Venus, Washington Times

Examples: Weertman (1976a)(Northwestern Univ., IL, and the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH); note also his pioneering calculation of ice sheet buildup and shrinkage times, Weertman (1964); Sergin (1979)(Laboratory for Mathematical Modeling of the Climate, Pacific Institute of Geography of Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, but written while visiting NCAR, Boulder, CO); Budd and Smith (1981)(Meteorology Dept., U. Melbourne); as a perhaps more typical example, Young (1979)(Antarctic Division, Dept. of Science and Technology, Kingston, Tasmania) conservatively showed a response time of perhaps 20,000 years; an especially influential model involving ice sheet buildup delay was Imbrie and Imbrie (1980); a good review is Budd (1981).

A plethora of research articles has appeared over the past year reporting new observations of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets along with associated modeling results.

Electro Mechanical Packaging Designer; Proficient in Wild Fire Designing Modeling Parts, Detailing, Small and Large Assemblies Packaging, Pro Diagram, Pro Harness, Pro Cable, Pro Sheet metal, Auto CAD, Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, seeks employment opportunity in defense, medical, research and development, or within related fields.