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Doug MacAyeal Professor in Geophysical Sciences Areas of Expertise:
Steve Koppes |
Background:
Doug MacAyeal conducts research on the break-up of ice shelves and the subsequent transport of icebergs into the surrounding ocean. He is the veteran of 10 seasons of fieldwork on the Ross Ice Shelf and in the Ross Sea. MacAyeal has particularly tracked the progress of Larsen B ice shelf, which broke up in 2002. He and his students now perform field work on the remaining Larsen B and Larsen C ice shelves to verify a hypothesis suggesting how ice shelves are linked to climate. An avid sailor, MacAyeal has competed many times in the Chicago-to-Mackinac race, the world’s longest freshwater sailboat race.
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News clippings:
Embracing icebergs sing eerie duets NEWSCIENTIST ENVIRONMENT July 9, 2008 Antarctic melting dwarfs ice shelf threat |
Press releases:
Alaskan storm cracks giant iceberg to pieces in faraway Antarctica Climate scientists spotlight Arctic warming, plight of polar bears |
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Chronicle articles:
Fourth-year has once-in-a-lifetime research experience studying iceberg April 12, 2001 Professor predicts recent, future iceberg calvings 'Facing the Challenges of Global Warming' |
Additional materials:
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