Ice Sheet Modelling team
About the team
Ice sheets are fundamental components of the Earth system. We currently have two ice sheets on Earth: Antarctica and Greenland. These masses of land ice are the largest drivers of global sea level change on centennial and longer timescales and play a fundamental role in regulating the amount of incoming solar radiation and in ocean and atmosphere circulation.
If we want to understand how the climate might change over the coming centuries, and the impact of these changes on all Earth systems, we need to accurately model the interactions between the ice sheets and the ocean and atmosphere.
Our team aims to integrate the new Ice Sheet and Sea-level System Model (ISSM) into the ACCESS climate suite to improve decadal- to centennial-scale projections of global mean and regional sea level and climate change.
We also aim to get users in Australia to adopt the ISSM model and support their transition, which includes supporting researchers to run the model and use the output data, developing training materials, organising workshops, and supporting the Cryosphere Modelling Community Working Group.
Engage with us
If you’re interested in learning more about our work or collaborating with us, we invite you to reach out or attend our monthly Cryosphere Modelling Community Working Group meetings, which are open to everyone, especially early-career researchers and students. Together, we can enhance our understanding of the cryosphere and its critical role in our planet’s climate system.
