A new paper led by ESR’s @slhowardcryo.bsky.social shows that the NASA/CNES “SWOT” satellite, designed for surface water and ocean topography studies, can also measure changes in the Antarctic ice shelves: doi.org/10.1029/2026... 1/3

SWOT High‐Rate Raster Data Reveals Antarctic Ice Shelf Motion and Change in Response to Ocean and Ice Dynamics

SWOT high-rate raster data provides accurate swath-mapped surface heights over Antarctic ice shelves at sub-kilometer resolution These data quantify ice-shelf vertical motion due to ocean forcing...

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ESR was happy to join in the fun at Ridgecrest Elementary's STEAM night on Mar 26, 2026. ESR's @slhowardcryo.bsky.social and Julian Schanze led students through an exploration of density and demonstrated how it relates to the ocean. We are looking forward to our next event on Earth Day 🌎

ESR celebrates the selection of EDGE, a swath-mapping laser altimetry NASA satellite which is slated for launch as early as 2030. EDGE is led by Helen Fricker at @scrippsocean.bsky.social, and ESR is a Project Partner contributing to algorithms and applications to ice sheets, sea ice, and oceans.

UC San Diego-Led Satellite Mission Selected by NASA

The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) satellite is one of two next generation satellites selected by NASA to help better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events...

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Parts of the Antarctic Ice Sheet stick to the bed most of the time but lurch forward once or twice per day, synchronized to the daily ocean tides. A new study led by Zachary Katz, CO School of Mines, demonstrates that monthly and longer-term variability in tides affects the slip events.

This month, ESR's spotlight is on The Mount Baker Project. This Citizen Science project started from a high school mountaineering trip and has become a long-term climate research project, under the direction of Michael Town. www.esr.org/spotlight/th...

The Mount Baker Project: Citizen Science In Action – Earth and Space Research

The Mount Baker Project: Citizen Science In Action By Hana Hyde and ESR Staff How a high school mountaineering trip became a long-term climate research project. As science advances toward more open, t...

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We’re excited to celebrate the completion of the Earth and Space Research and Northeastern University partnership, showcased last week at the NU Expo. Through this collaboration, ESR scientists (Kathleen Dohan and Michael Town) mentored two student teams, on applied machine learning projects.

This Giving Tuesday, we are celebrating the people who make Earth and Space Research what it is. Meet Susan Howard. Susan is just one of the dedicated researchers, educators, and mentors at ESR whose work depends on community support. Learn more at ESR, and make a Giving Tuesday contribution!

Susan Howard is Mapping the Poles to Model the Future – Earth and Space Research

Susan Howard is Mapping the Poles to Model the Future By Hana Hyde and ESR Staff For nearly three decades, Susan Howard has been at the center of ESR’s polar research, building models, wrangling data,...

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Earth and Space Research (ESR) has a new look! Yesterday, we launched our redesigned website, including our new logo! The new site highlights ESR’s long-standing commitment to open data access, while also introducing Spotlights on people and research topics. See what’s new at ESR: www.esr.org!

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We had another great evening teaching kids about density and the oceans at Edmond Heights K-12 STEAM fair last night. For this event, ESR's @slhowardcryo.bsky.social and Jesse Anderson were joined by UMD glaciologist Taryn Black to present our hands-on exhibit.

ESR scientists were thrilled to spend Earth Day teaching students and parents about the importance of the oceans at the Sky Valley Education Center's Earth Day event on April 22. Susan Howard and Jesse Anderson explained the concept of density and discussed our work as physical oceanographers.

ESR was happy to once again participate in Echo Lake Elementary School’s Annual STEM Night on Wednesday, Feb 12th. Susan Howard @slhowardcryo.bsky.social, Jesse Anderson, and Kathleen Dohan presented several hands-on learning activities to teach kids about "Density and the Ocean.

A new paper about the Antarctic Ice Sheet in a special issue of @science.org reviews critical knowledge gaps in our understanding of how Antarctica responds to variations in global climate. Antarctica in 2025: Drivers of deep uncertainty in projected ice loss www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

ESR just celebrated its 30 year anniversary! We have been home to some great scientists, with leading roles in satellite missions, fieldwork, and journal editorships. We celebrate our many contributions to science through our collaborations, papers, data product development, and mentoring.

‪ ESR research scientist Michael Town is off to Troll Station with the Norwegian Polar Institute to install equipment for the Integrated Cloud Observatory (part of the part of the Troll Observing Network). Follow their progress, and learn more at: troll-observing-network.github.io/integrated-c...

ESR would like to Congratulate Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social on being honored as an AGU Fellow last night at the AGU 2024 honors ceremony. Well deserved 🎉

🌍 This #GivingTuesday, support cutting edge science at Earth and Space Research (ESR)! We’re dedicated to understanding the Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and polar regions. www.esr.org/support-esr/ Donate now to support ESR’s mission!

Really informative Monitoring solar radiation management for climate interventions @noaa www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/c...

The U.S. Is Building an Early Warning System to Detect Geoengineering

Balloon launches from around the world are part of a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country tries to dim the sun.

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