Research • Reports | Announcements | Moodle
© Centre for Modeling & Simulation, Savitribai Phule Pune University
| Savitribai Phule Pune University |
| Title | Glacier Dynamics and Global Sea-level Rise |
| Speaker |
Dr. Argha Banerjee,
IISER Pune
Dr. Argha Banerjee is a Ph.D. in theoretical physics with a current keen interest in Himalayan glaciers that encompasses various problems such as decadal to millennial-scale variability of the glaciers, impacts of debris-cover on glacier response, glacier-climate interactions, hydrology of glacierised Himalayan catchments etc. Currently an Assistant Professor at the Earth and Climate Science wing of IISER, Pune, he is also a Scientific Editor for the Journal of Glaciology. |
| Date & Time | Saturday, 18 January 2020 | 11:30-12:30 |
| Venue | Kelkar Lab, CMS |
| Abstract | Mean sea level varies over time. On a relatively shorter timescale, it is controlled by the amount of landlocked ice and thermal expansion of water. While on a longer geological time scale, plate tectonics plays a role. In recent times, sea level is rising systematically as a result of anthropogenic global warming. The projected sea-level rise of a meter or so by 2100, may potentially impact several hundred millions of people across the globe. Existing projections of global sea-level rise, which requires computation of future global-scale glacier volume loss, are often based on computationally efficient low-dimensional models of glaciers. Sea-level histories and ways of reconstructing them will be discussed briefly along with the presenter's recent research related to glacier mass loss. |
| Organizer/Host | FARHAD PANTHAKI : farhad.panthaki@cms.unipune.ac.in, HARSHIT AGRAWAL: harshit.agrawal@cms.unipune.ac.in |
Want to know about the next programme? — Subscribe to our announcements list!