What is going on at Tunabreen?
Tunabreen is a tidewater glacier in Svalbard that has recently been displaying some exciting activity. It is known as a surge-type glacier, with discrete per...
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Using meltwater plumes to infer subglacial hydrology at tidewater glaciers
PhD update: January 2017. Meltwater plumes are the upwelling of fresh water in front of a tidewater glacier. These are known to influence submarine melt rate...
PhD new year resolutions 2017
At the beginning of 2016, I set myself five new year resolutions specifically relating to my PhD work. Now it is the end of the year, I thought I would revie...
How time-lapse photography works in the study of glacial processes
Whilst preparing a talk for the Geography research seminar series at the University of Manchester, I decided to include some information on time-lapse method...
The Snow Tourist by Charlie English (Book Review)
I didn't know what to expect when I picked up a popular science book about snow, especially when its tagline is 'A search for the world's purest, deepest sno...