Dr Jeremy Wilkinson is an expert on sea ice dynamics, thermodynamics and mechanics, ocean wave propagation through sea ice, and deep-convection and water mass modification.

He represents the UK on the Arctic Ocean Science Board (AOSB) / International Arctic Science Committee’s (ISAC) Marine Science Working Group and is a member of the Programme Advisory Board for Arctic Science for the UK funding agency NERC. In addition he is regarded as one of the world experts on the use of AUVs in the polar oceans (under ice experience with Maridan, Autosub, Gavia, Sea-Bed AUVs).

His expertise also extends through a broad range of techniques, from the remote sensing and in-situ monitoring of sea ice, through to its visualisation through the use of upward-looking sonars, and the modelling of sea ice and the flow of oil spilled under sea ice.

Dr Wilkinson’s scientific fieldwork, both in the Arctic and Antarctic, has been performed from many different platforms, including autonomous underwater vehicles, ice-breakers, helicopters, aeroplanes and ice camps. In addition his experience extends to the planning, organisation and participation of polar field campaigns (> 20 campaigns) and logistics and plays a crucial role in guiding the technological development of autonomous instrumentation, including automatic weather stations, drifting buoys, tilt-meters and sea ice mass balance buoys.

Jeremy has substantial experience in large multidisciplinary programmes e.g. ESOP-1, ESOP-2, SITHOS, CONVECTION, and DAMOCLES, which in turn is serving to widen his horizons to the holistic approach to earth-system science, and providing him with a deep understanding of the process occurring in the polar regions.

Dr Wilkinson has a number of major grants active (> €/£250k): These include the EU FP7 Arctic Climate Change, Economy and Society project (ACCESS: 2011-15), the European Science Foundation funded programme Arctic Ocean Sea-ice and Ocean Circulation Changes Using Satellite Methods: (SATICE: 2010-13), the NERC funded Sea ice Processes and Mass Balance in the Bellingshausen Sea (IceBell: 2010-13), the ONR funded MIZ programme (2012-15). Jeremy is coordinator of the new €12 million FP7 programme ICE-ARC (2014-17). It is through these and other programmes he has built up a broad network of national and international collaboration.

• Bowler, E., Byrne, J., Leclerc, L., Roberto-Charron, A., Rogers, M., Cavanagh, R., Harasimo, J., Lancaster, M., Chan, R., Strickson, O., Wilkinson, J., Downie, R., Hosking, J., & Andersson, T. (2025). Pan-Arctic 93-day sea ice concentration forecasts from the IceNet model and mappings between sea ice concentration and Dolphin and Union caribou sea ice crossing-start times (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/8738b3cb-52c7-4b36-aa6d-6e15c0b46ba4

• Veyssiere, G., Wilkinson, J., Castellani, G., & Karcher, M. (2024). Incoming and transmitted irradiance through snow and sea ice in the Chukchi Sea in August 2019 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/48ab304d-1ff5-4ab1-981e-59fc827bd73d

• Andersson, T., & Hosking, J. (2021). Forecasts, neural networks, and results from the paper: ‘Seasonal Arctic sea ice forecasting with probabilistic deep learning’ (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/71820e7d-c628-4e32-969f-464b7efb187c

1. Improving how we measure Antarctic sea ice

   QUASAR uses AI to improve Antarctic sea ice measurements from satellites, making climate data more reliable for scientists tracking changes in polar regions.

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2. Creating Standards for Climate Experiments

   Eco-ICE studies whether making Arctic sea ice thicker could harm ocean life and creates tools to help decision-makers work out if climate projects are safe.

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3. PRESCIENT

   PRESCIENT supports long-term, strategically important measurements and capabilities for the wider science community.

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4. Uniting Arctic climate observation systems

   Arctic PASSION brought together international partners, including Indigenous and local communities, to improve how we monitor the rapidly changing Arctic and make environmental data freely available to those who need it.

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5. Tracking Antarctica’s Ice Fluctuations

   The recent extreme swings in Antarctic sea ice extent emphasise the need to increase our knowledge of the drivers and climate implications of Antarctic sea ice loss.

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6. Understanding changing Arctic sea ice

   physicists, chemists, biologists, economists, and sociologists from 21 institutes in 11 countries across Europe assess the rapid retreat and collapse of Arctic sea-ice cover

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1. Flying campaign to future-proof sea ice measurements

   An ambitious flying campaign out of British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station over the Weddell Sea this month (December) aims to calibrate the data collected from two important satellites that […]

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2. Study underway as Antarctic sea ice extent at record level

   A £5m project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to investigate the complex changes seen in sea ice around the Antarctic begins this month (March 2022) as the […]

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3. BAS Staff awarded the Polar Medal

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4. Arctic under spotlight at World Economic Forum

   A team of Arctic scientists – including British Antarctic Survey (BAS) climate scientist Dr Jeremy Wilkinson – are hosting their fourth Arctic Basecamp in Davos this week (20-24 January) at […]

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5. Scientists highlight Arctic at World Economic Forum

   A team of Arctic scientists – including British Antarctic Survey (BAS) climate scientist Dr Jeremy Wilkinson – are hosting their Arctic Basecamp in Davos this week (23 January) at the […]

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6. State of the Polar Oceans report published

   Report published July 2018

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7. Scientists gather in Davos to highlight Arctic climate change

   A team of leading Arctic scientists – including British Antarctic Survey glaciologist Dr Jeremy Wilkinson – are gathering in Davos this week at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting (23-24 […]

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8. BAS scientists at 2017 COP23 climate event in Bonn

   This week (10-11 November) leading scientists and experts from EU-funded research programmes engage with political leaders from the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic to examine the economic and social consequences […]

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9. Arctic sea ice at minimum extent for 2017

   Arctic sea ice extent has likely reached its minimum extent for the year, at 4.64 million square kilometers (1.79 million square miles) on September 13, 2017, according to a team […]

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10. Scientists gather for urgent meeting on Arctic change

    Leading scientists gather at Davos today (18 January), with Al Gore and Christiana Figueres, for an urgent meeting on Arctic change. Growing concern prompts ‘Arctic Basecamp’ at World Economic Forum […]

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11. Arctic sea ice heading towards second lowest on record

    This year the extent of summer sea ice in the Arctic is heading towards being the second lowest on record. The Arctic sea ice minimum marks the day – typically […]

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12. PRESS RELEASE: COP21 Side Event, ‘Climate Change in the Arctic’

    BAS Organises Side Event for 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21) Journalists wishing to arrange interviews with keynote speakers from this session should contact Heather Martin. As world attention focuses on […]

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13. NEWS STORY: Arctic sea ice 2015

    Arctic sea ice 2015 On September 11, the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) reported that Arctic sea ice reached its likely minimum extent for 2015. The minimum ice […]

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14. PRESS RELEASE: Mapping the ice from below

    Underwater robot sheds new light on Antarctic sea ice The first detailed, high-resolution 3-D maps of Antarctic sea ice have been developed using an underwater robot. Scientists from the UK, […]

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15. NEWS STORY: Sea ice minimum explained

    Arctic sea ice summer minimum 2014: A scientific perspective The Arctic sea ice minimum marks the day – typically in September – when sea ice reaches its smallest extent at […]

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