Pierre Dutrieux, Author at British Antarctic Survey

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Pierre Dutrieux

Shelf Seas Group Leader

Pierre Dutrieux received his Ph.D in Oceanography from the University of Hawaii in 2009. His PhD work investigated tropical ocean circulation and dynamics with a particular focus on meso-scale eddy variability. Since then he directed his attention to the interaction between the oceans and the polar ice sheets, first at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS, until 2015), at the Polar Science Center, APL-UW, at the LAmont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University and now back at BAS.
Using pioneering autonomous platforms (Autosub 3) to roam under at least 300 m thick ice for tens of kilometers, his research demonstrated that warm waters >3° above the in situ freezing point reaches the grounding line (where the ice sheet comes afloat and eventually extends into an ice shelf) of Pine Island Glacier, in West Antarctica. This water efficiently melts the ice shelf, reduces its buttressing effect on the flow of grounded ice into the ocean, and is now shown to be a key driver of a wide-spread glacial acceleration and retreat in the Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica, with important contributions to sea level rise, the freshwater budget of the Southern Ocean and possible impacts on the global thermohaline circulation and local primary production.
Using autonomous platforms, ship-borne ocean observations, ground-based and airborne radar observations, satellite observations and numerical modelling, Pierre further demonstrated that in this setting glacial melt is strongly modulated in time by remote climatic sources, and that the spatial distribution of melt is complex, varying at meters to kilometers scales, and carving and interacting with intriguing landscapes under the ice.

Developping new observational tools and integrating new understanding into predictive models, Pierre continues his work to shed light on the processes controlling the oceanic melting of glacial ice and its implications for the climate system.

A more complete set of publications is available via Google Scholar and ORCID

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Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2026

Muilwijk, Morven . Hattermann, Tore . Beadling, Rebecca L. Swart, Neil C. Nummelin, Aleksi . Guo, Chuncheng . Chandler, David M. . Langebroek, Petra M. . Zhou, Shenjie . Dutrieux, Pierre . Chen, Jia-Jia . Danek, Christopher . England, Matthew H. Griffies, Stephen M. . Haumann, F. Alexander . Jüling, André . Jouet, Ombeline . Li, Qian. Martin, Torge . Marshall, John. Pauling, Andrew G. . Purich, Ariaan. Song, Zihan . Smith, Inga J. Thomas, Max. Trombini, Irene . van der Linden, Eveline C. . Xu, Xiaoqi. (2026) Large regional differences in Antarctic ice shelf mass loss from Southern Ocean warming and meltwater feedbacks.

Mawbey, Elaine M. . Smith, James A. . Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter . Hendry, Katharine R. . McClymont, Erin L. . Greaves, Mervyn J. . Klages, Johann P. . Kuhn, Gerhard . Radionovskaya, Svetlana . Spencer-Jones, Charlotte L. Larter, Robert . Wellner, Julia S. . Dutrieux, Pierre . (2026) Ocean heat forced West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat after the Last Glacial Maximum.

Haigh, Michael . Holland, Paul R. . Caton Harrison, Thomas . Dutrieux, Pierre . (2026) Wind‐Driven Coastal Polynya Variability Drives Decadal Ice‐Shelf Melt Variability in the Amundsen Sea.

Zhou, Shenjie . Dutrieux, Pierre . Giulivi, Claudia. Meijers, Andrew . Lee, Won Sang . Kim, Tae-Wan . Hattermann, Tore . Janout, Markus . (2026) The OCEAN ICE hydrography profiles compilation and climatology [in review].

2025

Zhou, Shenjie . Dutrieux, Pierre . Giulivi, Claudia F. Jenkins, Adrian. Silvano, Alessandro . Auckland, Christopher . Abrahamsen, E. Povl . Meredith, Michael . Vaňková, Irena. Nicholls, Keith . Davis, Peter E.D. . Østerhus, Svein. Gordon, Arnold L. . Zappa, Christopher J. . Dotto, Tiago S. . Scambos, Ted . Gunn, Kathryn L. Rintoul, Stephen R. Aoki, Shigeru. Stevens, Craig . Liu, Chengyan. Yun, Sukyoung . Kim, Tae-Wan . Lee, Won Sang . Janout, Markus . Hattermann, Tore . Lauber, Julius . Darelius, Elin . Wåhlin, Anna . Middleton, Leo. Castagno, Pasquale. Budillon, Giorgio . Heywood, Karen J. . Graham, Jennifer . Dye, Stephen. Hirano, Daisuke . Miller, Una Kim. (2025) The OCEAN ICE mooring compilation: a standardised, pan-Antarctic database of ocean hydrography and current time series [Data description paper].

Lowery, Katie . Dutrieux, Pierre . Holland, Paul R. . Hogg, Anna E. Gourmelen, Noel. Wallis, Benjamin J. (2025) Spatio-temporal melt and basal channel evolution on Pine Island Glacier ice shelf from CryoSat-2.

Hoffman, Andrew O. . Conway, Howard. Anselin, Joséphine . Nicholls, Keith W. . Kingslake, Jonathan . Winberry, Paul . Koutnik, Michelle . Christianson, Knut . Dutrieux, Pierre . (2025) Discharge Promotes Melt and Formation of Submarine Ice‐Shelf Channels at the Beardmore Glacier Grounding Zone.

Selley, Heather L. . Hogg, Anna E. Davison, Benjamin J. . Dutrieux, Pierre . Slater, Thomas. (2025) Speed-up, slowdown, and redirection of ice flow on neighbouring ice streams in the Pope, Smith, and Kohler region of West Antarctica.

Zhou, Shenjie . Dutrieux, Pierre . Giulivi, Claudia. Silvano, Alessandro. Auckland, Christopher. Abrahamsen, Povl . Meredith, Michael . Vaňková, Irena. Nicholls, Keith . Davis, Peter . Østerhus, Svein. Gordon, Arnold. Zappa, Christopher. Segabinazzi Dotto, Tiago. Scambos, Ted. Gunn, Kathryn. Rintoul, Steve. Aoki, Shigeru. Stevens, Craig. Liu, Chengyan. Kim, Tae-Wan. Lee, Won Sang. Janout, Markus. Hattermann, Tore. Lauber, Julius. Darelius, Elin. Wåhlin, Anna. Middleton, Leo. Castagno, Pasquale. Budillon, Giorgio. Heywood, Karen. Graham, Jennifer. Dye, Stephen. Daisuke, Hirano. Miller, Una kim. (2025) Southern Ocean moored time series (south of 60°S) (OCEAN ICE D1.1).

Gourmelen, N. . Jakob, L. . Holland, P.R. . Dutrieux, P. . Goldberg, D. Bevan, S. . Luckman, A. . Malczyk, G. (2025) The influence of subglacial lake discharge on Thwaites Glacier ice-shelf melting and grounding-line retreat.

De Rydt, Jan. Jourdain, Nicolas C. Nakayama, Yoshihiro. van Caspel, Mathias. Timmermann, Ralph. Mathiot, Pierre. Asay-Davis, Xylar S. Seroussi, Hélène. Dutrieux, Pierre . Galton-Fenzi, Ben. Holland, David. Reese, Ronja. (2025) Experimental design for the marine ice sheet and ocean model intercomparison project – phase 2 (MISOMIP2).

2024

Caton Harrison, Thomas . Bracegirdle, Thomas J. . Davrinche, Cécile. Dutrieux, Pierre . Gilbert, Ella . Haigh, Michael . Jones, Julie M. Kent, Elizabeth C. . King, John . Lu, Hua . Price, Ruth . Schmidt, Christina. Vignon, Étienne. Wiener, Valentin. (2024) Advances and next steps in observing and modeling Antarctica’s coastal winds.

Joughin, Ian. Shapero, Daniel. Dutrieux, Pierre . (2024) Responses of the Pine Island and Thwaites Glaciers to Melt and Sliding Parameterizations.

O'Connor, Gemma K. Holland, Paul R. . Steig, Eric J. Dutrieux, Pierre . Hakim, Gregory J. (2024) Characteristics and rarity of the strong 1940s westerly wind event over the Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica.

2023

Bradley, Alexander T. . De Rydt, Jan. Bett, David T. . Dutrieux, Pierre . Holland, Paul R. . (2023) The ice dynamic and melting response of Pine Island Ice Shelf to calving.

Gómez‐Valdivia, Felipe . Holland, Paul . Siahaan, Antony. Dutrieux, Pierre . Young, Emma . (2023) Projected West Antarctic Ocean Warming Caused by an Expansion of the Ross Gyre.

Davison, Benjamin J. Hogg, Anna E. Rigby, Richard. Veldhuijsen, Sanne. van Wessem, Jan Melchior. van den Broeke, Michiel R. Holland, Paul R. . Selley, Heather L. Dutrieux, Pierre . (2023) Sea level rise from West Antarctic mass loss significantly modified by large snowfall anomalies.

2022

Holland, Paul R. . O'Connor, Gemma K. Bracegirdle, Thomas J. . Dutrieux, Pierre . Naughten, Kaitlin A. . Steig, Eric J. Schneider, David P. Jenkins, Adrian. Smith, James A. . (2022) Anthropogenic and internal drivers of wind changes over the Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica, during the 20th and 21st centuries.

Silvano, Alessandro. Holland, Paul R. . Naughten, Kaitlin A. . Dragomir, Oana. Dutrieux, Pierre . Jenkins, Adrian. Si, Yidongfang. Stewart, Andrew L. Peña Molino, Beatriz. Janzing, Gregor W. Dotto, Tiago S. Naveira Garabato, Alberto C. (2022) Baroclinic Ocean Response to Climate Forcing Regulates Decadal Variability of Ice‐Shelf Melting in the Amundsen Sea.

Davis, Peter E.D. . Jenkins, Adrian. Nicholls, Keith W. . Dutrieux, Pierre . Schröder, Michael. Janout, Markus A. Hellmer, Hartmut H. Templeton, Rob. McPhail, Stephen. (2022) Observations of Modified Warm Deep Water beneath Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica, from an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.

Bradley, A.T. . Bett, D.T. . Dutrieux, P. . De Rydt, J. Holland, P.R. . (2022) The influence of Pine Island Ice Shelf calving on basal melting.

Yang, H.W. Kim, T.-W. Dutrieux, Pierre . Wåhlin, A.K. Jenkins, Adrian. Ha, H.K. Kim, C.S. Cho, K.-H. Park, T. Lee, S.H. Cho, Y.-K. (2022) Seasonal variability of ocean circulation near the Dotson Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

Naughten, Kaitlin A. . Holland, Paul R. . Dutrieux, Pierre . Kimura, Satoshi. Bett, David T. . Jenkins, Adrian. (2022) Simulated twentieth-century ocean warming in the Amundsen Sea, West Antarctica.

Jacobs, S.S. Giulivi, C.F. Dutrieux, P. . (2022) Persistent Ross Sea freshening from imbalance West Antarctic Ice Shelf melting.

Yoon, Seung-Tae. Lee, Won Sang. Nam, SungHyun. Lee, Choon-Ki. Yun, Sukyoung. Heywood, Karen. Boehme, Lars. Zheng, Yixi. Lee, Inhee. Choi, Yeon. Jenkins, Adrian. Jin, Emilia Kyung. Larter, Robert . Wellner, Julia. Dutrieux, Pierre . Bradley, Alexander T. . (2022) Ice front retreat reconfigures meltwater-driven gyres modulating ocean heat delivery to an Antarctic ice shelf.

2021

Kim, Tae-Wan. Yang, Hee Won. Dutrieux, Pierre . Wåhlin, Anna K. Jenkins, Adrian. Kim, Yeong Gi. Ha, Ho Kyung. Kim, Chang-Sin. Cho, Kyoung-Ho. Park, Taewook. Park, Jisoo. Lee, SangHoon. Cho, Yang-Ki. (2021) Interannual Variation of Modified Circumpolar Deep Water in the Dotson-Getz Trough, West Antarctica.

Joughin, I. Shapero, D. Dutrieux, P. . Smith, B. (2021) Ocean-induced melt volume directly paces ice loss from Pine Island Glacier.

Wearing, M.G. Stevens, L.A. Dutrieux, P. . Kingslake, J. (2021) Ice‐shelf basal melt channels stabilized by secondary flow.

Joughin, Ian. Shapero, Daniel. Smith, Ben. Dutrieux, Pierre . Barham, Mark . (2021) Ice-shelf retreat drives recent Pine Island Glacier speedup.

Arnscheidt, C.W. Marshall, J. Dutrieux, P. . Rye, C.D. Ramadhan, A. (2021) On the settling depth of meltwater escaping from beneath Antarctic ice shelves.

Selley, Heather L. Hogg, Anna E. Cornford, Stephen. Dutrieux, Pierre . Shepherd, Andrew. Wuite, Jan. Floricioiu, Dana. Kusk, Anders. Nagler, Thomas. Gilbert, Lin. Slater, Thomas. Kim, Tae-Wan. (2021) Widespread increase in dynamic imbalance in the Getz region of Antarctica from 1994 to 2018.

2020

Barker, Laughlin D.L. Jakuba, Michael V. Bowen, Andrew D. German, Christopher R. Maksym, Ted. Mayer, Larry. Boetius, Antje. Dutrieux, Pierre . Whitcomb, Louis L. (2020) Scientific challenges and present capabilities in underwater robotic vehicle design and navigation for oceanographic exploration under-ice..

2017

Naveira Garabato, Alberto C. Forryan, Alexander. Dutrieux, Pierre . Brannigan, Liam. Biddle, Louise C. Heywood, Karen J. Jenkins, Adrian . Firing, Yvonne L. . Kimura, Satoshi . (2017) Vigorous lateral export of the meltwater outflow from beneath an Antarctic ice shelf.

Dutrieux, Pierre . Jenkins, Adrian . Nicholls, Keith W. . Editors: Dowdeswell, J.A. Canals, M. Jakobsson, M. Todd, B.J. Dowdeswell, E.K. Hogan, K.A. (2017) Ice-shelf basal morphology from an upward-looking multibeam system deployed from an autonomous underwater vehicle.

2014

Dutrieux, Pierre . Stewart, Craig. Jenkins, Adrian . Nicholls, Keith W. . Corr, Hugh F J. Rignot, Eric. Steffen, Konrad. (2014) Basal terraces on melting ice shelves.

Thurnherr, A. M. Jacobs, S. S. Dutrieux, P. . Giulivi, C. F. (2014) Export and circulation of ice cavity water in Pine Island Bay, West Antarctica.

De Rydt, J. Holland, P.R. . Dutrieux, P. . Jenkins, A. . (2014) Geometric and oceanographic controls on melting beneath Pine Island Glacier.

Dutrieux, Pierre . De Rydt, Jan. Jenkins, Adrian . Holland, Paul R. . Ha, Ho Kyung. Lee, Sang Hoon. Steig, Eric J. Ding, Quinghua. Abrahamsen, E. Povl . Schroeder, Michael. (2014) Strong sensitivity of Pine Island ice-shelf melting to climactic variability.

2013

Dutrieux, P. . Vaughan, D.G. . Corr, H.F.J. Jenkins, A. . Holland, P.R. . Joughin, I. Fleming, A.H. . (2013) Pine Island Glacier ice shelf melt distributed at kilometre scales.

Jacobs, S. Giulivi, C. Dutrieux, P. . Rignot, E. Nitsche, F. Mouginot, J. (2013) Getz Ice Shelf melting response to changes in ocean forcing.

Graham, Alastair G. C. Dutrieux, Pierre . Vaughan, David G. . Nitsche, Frank O. Gyllencreutz, Richard. Greenwood, Sarah L. Larter, Robert D. . Jenkins, Adrian . (2013) Sea-bed corrugations beneath an Antarctic ice shelf revealed by autonomous underwater vehicle survey: Origin and implications for the history of Pine Island Glacier.

2012

Vaughan, David G. . Corr, Hugh F. J. Bindschadler, Robert A. Dutrieux, Pierre . Gudmundsson, G. Hilmar . Jenkins, Adrian . Newman, Thomas. Vornberger, Patricia. Wingham, Duncan J. (2012) Subglacial melt channels and fracture in the floating part of Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica.

Jenkins, A. . Dutrieux, P. . Jacobs, S. McPhail, S. Perrett, J. Webb, A. White, D. (2012) Autonomous underwater vehicle exploration of the ocean cavity beneath an Antarctic ice shelf.

Qu, Tangdong. Chiang, Tzu-Ling. Wu, Chau-Ron. Dutrieux, Pierre . Hu, Dunxin. (2012) Mindanao current/undercurrent in an eddy-resolving GCM.

Tortell, Phillippe D. Long, Matthew C. Payne, Christopher D. Alderkamp, Anne-Carlijn. Dutrieux, Pierre . Arrigo, Kevin R. (2012) Spatial distribution of pCO2, ΔO2/Ar and dimethylsulfide (DMS)in polynya waters and the sea ice zone of the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica.

Kashino, Yuji. Espana, Norievill. Syamsudin, Fadli. Richards, Kelvin J. Jensen, Tommy. Dutrieux, Pierre . Ishida, Akio. (2012) Observations of the North Equatorial Current, Mindanao Current and Kuroshio current system during the 2006/07 El Nino and 2007/08 La Nina.

Jacobs, Stanley S. Jenkins, Adrian . Giulivi, Claudia F. Dutrieux, Pierre . (2012) Stronger ocean circulation and increased melting under Pine Island Glacier ice shelf.

2011

Slemons, Lia O. Murray, James W. Resing, Joseph. Paul, Barbara. Dutrieux, Pierre . (2011) Western Pacific coastal sources of iron, manganese, and aluminum to the Equatorial Undercurrent.

Cravatte, Sophie. Ganachaud, Alexandre. Duong, Quoc-Phi. Kessler, William S. Eldin, Gérard. Dutrieux, Pierre . (2011) Observed circulation in the Solomon Sea from SADCP data.

Timmermann, R. Le Brocq, A. Deen, T. Domack, E. Dutrieux, P. . Galton-Fenzi, B. Hellmer, H. Humbert, A. Jansen, D. Jenkins, A. . Lambrecht, A. Makinson, K. . Niederjasper, F. Nitsche, F. Nøst, O.A. Smedsrud, L.H. Smith, W.H.F. (2011) A consistent data set of Antarctic ice sheet topography, cavity geometry, and global bathymetry.

Small, R. Justin. Richards, Kelvin J. Xie, Shang-Ping. Dutrieux, Pierre . Miyama, Toru. (2011) Damping of tropical instability waves caused by the action of surface currents on stress.

2010

Bonnet, Sophie. Biegala, Isabelle C. Dutrieux, Pierre . Slemons, Lia O. Capone, Douglas G. (2010) Nitrogen fixation in the western equatorial Pacific: Rates, diazotrophic cyanobacterial size class distribution, and biogeochemical significance.

Ascani, François. Firing, Eric. Dutrieux, Pierre . McCreary, Julian P. Ishida, Akio. (2010) Deep equatorial ocean circulation induced by a forced- dissipated Yanai beam.

Jenkins, Adrian . Dutrieux, Pierre . Jacobs, Stanley S. McPhail, Stephen D. Perrett, James R. Webb, Andrew T. White, David. (2010) Observations beneath Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica and implications for its retreat.

Jordan, T., Heywood, K., Wahlin, A., Hall, R., Muto, A., Dutrieux, P., Hogan, K., Girton, J., Alley, K., & Pettit, E. (2025). Updated gravity-derived bathymetry for the Thwaites, Crosson and Dotson ice shelves (2009-2022) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/baef2e88-300f-42bc-8ccb-bfdff147a492
Lowery, K., Holland, P., Dutrieux, P., Hogg, A., & Gourmelen, N. (2025). MITgcm Model Outputs for the ocean in Pine Island Bay between 2011 and 2021 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/cbc6eb20-de95-457d-9000-c78b0ae9ee51
Lowery, K., Dutrieux, P., Holland, P., Hogg, A., Gourmelen, N., & Wallis, B. (2025). Digital Elevation Models and Basal Melt Maps of Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf using CryoSat-2 Surface Elevation data, 2011-2023 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d093b7b9-f590-48dd-8206-74d239cdbf30

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