Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Project title: Computer simulations of the dynamics and time-evolution of ice-shelves and ice-streams.

Supervisors: Dr John Hunter (ACE CRC) and Dr Roland Warner (AGAD/ACE CRC).

This project uses a depth-integrated ice-shelf/ice-stream model to investigate the influence of various flow parameters and domain geometries on the growth and decay of ice-shelves. Particular studies include basal melt/freeze and response to climate change, and the influence of rifts on ice dynamics. The role of the grounding zone between ice-stream and ice-shelf flow is also being studied, with the aim of predicting grounding-line response to changes in flow parameters and to changes in melt patterns under the ice-shelf.

For more information:

Telephone: 03 6226 7482

Email: jpcourt@postoffice.utas.edu.au