Robert Arthern
Ice Sheet Modelling
Biography
Research interests
Collaborations
Publications from NERC Open Research Archive
2024
Bett, David T. ORCID record for David T. Bett, Bradley, Alexander T. ORCID record for Alexander T. Bradley, Williams, C. Rosie, Holland, Paul R. ORCID record for Paul R. Holland, Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Goldberg, Daniel N.. (2024) Coupled ice–ocean interactions during future retreat of West Antarctic ice streams in the Amundsen Sea sector. The Cryosphere, 18 (). 23 pp. 10.5194/tc-18-2653-2024
Bradley, Alexander T. ORCID record for Alexander T. Bradley, Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Bett, David T. ORCID record for David T. Bett, Williams, C. Rosie, Byrne, James ORCID record for James Byrne. (2024) WAVI.jl: Ice Sheet Modelling in Julia. Journal of Open Source Software, 9 (). pp. 10.21105/joss.05584
Bradley, Alexander T. ORCID record for Alexander T. Bradley, Bett, David T. ORCID record for David T. Bett, Holland, Paul R. ORCID record for Paul R. Holland, Williams, C. Rosie, Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, De Rydt, Jan. (2024) A framework for estimating the anthropogenic part of Antarctica’s sea level contribution in a synthetic setting. Communications Earth and Environment, 5 (). 12 pp. 10.1038/s43247-024-01287-w
2023
Hudson, T.S., Kufner, S.K., Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, Kendall, J.M., Smith, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Smith, Alley, R.B., Arthern, R.J. ORCID record for R.J. Arthern, Murray, T.. (2023) Highly variable friction and slip observed at Antarctic ice stream bed. Nature Geoscience, 16 (). 18 pp. 10.1038/s41561-023-01204-4
Davis, Peter E.D. ORCID record for Peter E.D. Davis, Nicholls, Keith W. ORCID record for Keith W. Nicholls, Holland, David M., Schmidt, Britney E., Washam, Peter, Riverman, Kiya L., Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Vaňková, Irena ORCID record for Irena Vaňková, Eayrs, Clare, Smith, James A. ORCID record for James A. Smith, Anker, Paul G.D. ORCID record for Paul G.D. Anker, Mullen, Andrew D., Dichek, Daniel, Lawrence, Justin D., Meister, Matthew M., Clyne, Elisabeth, Basinski-Ferris, Aurora, Rignot, Eric, Queste, Bastien Y., Boehme, Lars, Heywood, Karen J., Anadakrishnan, Sridhar, Makinson, Keith ORCID record for Keith Makinson. (2023) Suppressed basal melting in the eastern Thwaites Glacier grounding zone. Nature, 614 (). 21 pp. 10.1038/s41586-022-05586-0
2022
Hoffman, Andrew O., Christianson, Knut, Holschuh, Nicholas, Case, Elizabeth, Kingslake, Jonathan, Arthern, Robert ORCID record for Robert Arthern. (2022) The Impact of Basal Roughness on Inland Thwaites Glacier Sliding. Geophysical Research Letters, 49 (). 11 pp. 10.1029/2021GL096564
Bradley, Alexander T. ORCID record for Alexander T. Bradley, Williams, C. Rosie, Jenkins, Adrian, Arthern, Robert ORCID record for Robert Arthern. (2022) Asymptotic analysis of subglacial plumes in stratified environments. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 478 (). pp. 10.1098/rspa.2021.0846
2020
Hudson, T.S., Brisbourne, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Brisbourne, White, R.S., Kendall, J.M., Arthern, R. ORCID record for R. Arthern, Smith, A.M. ORCID record for A.M. Smith. (2020) Breaking the ice: Identifying hydraulically-forced crevassing. Geophysical Research Letters, 47 (). 9 pp. 10.1029/2020GL090597
Hogan, Kelly A. ORCID record for Kelly A. Hogan, Larter, Robert D. ORCID record for Robert D. Larter, Graham, Alastair G.C., Arthern, Robert ORCID record for Robert Arthern, Kirkham, James D. ORCID record for James D. Kirkham, Totten Minzoni, Rebecca, Jordan, Tom A. ORCID record for Tom A. Jordan, Clark, Rachel, Fitzgerald, Victoria, Wåhlin, Anna K., Anderson, John B., Hillenbrand, Claus-Dieter ORCID record for Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand, Nitsche, Frank O., Simkins, Lauren, Smith, James ORCID record for James Smith, Gohl, Karsten, Arndt, Jan Erik, Hong, Jongkuk, Wellner, Julia. (2020) Revealing the former bed of Thwaites Glacier using sea-floor bathymetry: implications for warm-water routing and bed controls on ice flow and buttressing. The Cryosphere, 14 (). 26 pp. 10.5194/tc-14-2883-2020
Cornford, Stephen L., Seroussi, Helene, Asay-Davis, Xylar S., Gudmundsson, G. Hilmar, Arthern, Robert ORCID record for Robert Arthern, Borstad, Chris, Christmann, Julia, Dias dos Santos, Thiago, Feldmann, Johannes, Goldberg, Daniel, Hoffman, Matthew J., Humbert, Angelika, Kleiner, Thomas, Leguy, Gunter, Lipscomb, William H., Merino, Nacho, Durand, Gaël, Morlighem, Mathieu, Pollard, David, Rückamp, Martin, Williams, C. Rosie, Yu, Hongju. (2020) Results of the third Marine Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project (MISMIP+). The Cryosphere, 14 (). pp. 10.5194/tc-14-2283-2020
2019
Slater, Thomas, Shepherd, Andrew, McMillan, Malcolm, Armitage, Thomas W.K., Otosaka, Inès, Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern. (2019) Compensating Changes in the Penetration Depth of Pulse-Limited Radar Altimetry Over the Greenland Ice Sheet. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 57 (). pp. 10.1109/TGRS.2019.2928232
Konrad, H., Hogg, A.E., Mulvaney, Robert ORCID record for Robert Mulvaney, Arthern, Robert ORCID record for Robert Arthern, Tuckwell, Rebecca ORCID record for Rebecca Tuckwell, Medley, B., Shepherd, A.. (2019) Observations of surface mass balance on Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica, and the effect of strain history in fast-flowing sections.. Journal of Glaciology, 65 (). 10 pp. 10.1017/jog.2019.36
2018
Goldberg, D.N., Snow, K., Holland, P. ORCID record for P. Holland, Jordan, J., Campin, J.-M., Heimbach, P., Arthern, R. ORCID record for R. Arthern, Jenkins, A. ORCID record for A. Jenkins. (2018) Representing grounding line migration in synchronous coupling between a marine ice sheet model and a z -coordinate ocean model. Ocean Modelling, 125 (). pp. 10.1016/j.ocemod.2018.03.005
Jordan, James R., Holland, Paul R. ORCID record for Paul R. Holland, Goldberg, Dan, Snow, Kate, Arthern, Robert ORCID record for Robert Arthern, Campin, Jean-Michel, Heimbach, Patrick, Jenkins, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Jenkins. (2018) Ocean-forced ice-shelf thinning in a synchronously coupled ice-ocean model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123 (). pp. 10.1002/2017JC013251
2017
Morris, E. M., Mulvaney, R. ORCID record for R. Mulvaney, Arthern, R.J. ORCID record for R.J. Arthern, Davies, D., Gurney, R.J., Lambert, P., De Rydt, J., Smith, A. ORCID record for A. Smith, Tuckwell, R.J. ORCID record for R.J. Tuckwell, Winstrup, M.. (2017) Snow densification and recent accumulation along the iSTAR traverse, Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica.. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 122 (). pp. 10.1002/2017JF004357
Snow, K., Goldberg, D.N., Holland, Paul R. ORCID record for Paul R. Holland, Jordan, James R., Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Jenkins, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Jenkins. (2017) The Response of Ice Sheets to Climate Variability. Geophysical Research Letters, 44 (). pp. 10.1002/2017GL075745
Bingham, Robert G., Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for David G. Vaughan, King, Edward C. ORCID record for Edward C. King, Davies, Damon, Cornford, Stephen L., Smith, Andrew M. ORCID record for Andrew M. Smith, Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Brisbourne, Alex M. ORCID record for Alex M. Brisbourne, De Rydt, Jan, Graham, Alastair G. C., Spagnolo, Matteo, Marsh, Oliver J., Shean, David E.. (2017) Diverse landscapes beneath Pine Island Glacier influence ice flow. Nature Communications, 8 (). 9 pp. 10.1038/s41467-017-01597-y
Lundin, Jessica M.D., Stevens, C. Max, Arthern, Robert ORCID record for Robert Arthern, Buizert, Christo, Orsi, Anais, Ligtenberg, Stefan R.M., Simonsen, Sebastian B., Cummings, Evan, Essery, Richard, Leahy, Will, Harris, Paul, Helsen, Michael M., Waddington, Edwin D.. (2017) Firn Model Intercomparison Experiment (FirnMICE). Journal of Glaciology, 63 (). pp. 10.1017/jog.2016.114
Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Williams, C. Rosie. (2017) The sensitivity of West Antarctica to the submarine melting feedback. Geophysical Research Letters, 44 (). pp. doi:10.1002/2017GL072514
2016
Kingslake, Jonathan, Martin, Carlos ORCID record for Carlos Martin, Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Corr, Hugh F.J., King, Edward C. ORCID record for Edward C. King. (2016) Ice-flow reorganization in West Antarctica 2.5 kyr ago dated using radar-derived englacial flow velocities. Geophysical Research Letters, 43 (). pp. doi:10.1002/2016GL070278
2015
Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern. (2015) Exploring the use of transformation group priors and the method of maximum relative entropy for Bayesian glaciological inversions. Journal of Glaciology, 61 (). pp. doi:10.3189/2015JoG15J050
Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Hindmarsh, Richard C.A. ORCID record for Richard C.A. Hindmarsh, Williams, C. Rosie. (2015) Flow speed within the Antarctic ice sheet and its controls inferred from satellite observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 120 (). pp. 10.1002/2014JF003239
2014
Williams, C. Rosie, Hindmarsh, Richard C.A. ORCID record for Richard C.A. Hindmarsh, Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern. (2014) Calculating balance velocities with a membrane stress correction. Journal of Glaciology, 60 (). pp. doi:10.3189/2014JoG13j092
2013
Fischer, H., Severinghaus, J., Brook, E., Wolff, E., Albert, M., Alemany, O., Arthern, R. ORCID record for R. Arthern, Bentley, C., Blankenship, D., Chappellaz, J., Creyts, T., Dahl-Jensen, D., Dinn, M., Frezzotti, M., Fujita, S., Gallee, H., Hindmarsh, R. ORCID record for R. Hindmarsh, Hudspeth, D., Jugie, G., Kawamura, K., Lipenkov, V., Miller, H., Mulvaney, R. ORCID record for R. Mulvaney, Parrenin, F., Pattyn, F., Ritz, C., Schwander, J., Steinhage, D., van Ommen, T., Wilhelms, F.. (2013) Where to find 1.5 million yr old ice for the IPICS “Oldest-Ice” ice core. Climate of the Past, 9 (). pp. doi:10.5194/cp-9-2489-2013
Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Corr, Hugh F.J., Gillet-Chaulet, Fabien, Hawley, Robert L., Morris, Elizabeth M.. (2013) Inversion for the density-depth profile of polar firn using a stepped-frequency radar. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 118 (). pp. 10.1002/jgrf.20089
Barrand, Nicholas E., Hindmarsh, Richard C.A. ORCID record for Richard C.A. Hindmarsh, Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Williams, C. Rosie, Mouginot, Jérémie, Scheuchl, Bernd, Rignot, Eric, Ligtenberg, Stefan R.M., Van Den Broeke, Michiel R., Edwards, Tamsin L., Cook, Alison J., Simonsen, Sebastian B.. (2013) Computing the volume response of the Antarctic Peninsula ice sheet to warming scenarios to 2200. Journal of Glaciology, 59 (). pp. doi:10.3189/2013JoG12J139
2012
Williams, C. Rosie, Hindmarsh, Richard C.A. ORCID record for Richard C.A. Hindmarsh, Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern. (2012) Frequency response of ice streams. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 468 (). pp. 10.1098/rspa.2012.0180
2011
Holland, Paul R. ORCID record for Paul R. Holland, Corr, Hugh F.J., Pritchard, Hamish D. ORCID record for Hamish D. Pritchard, Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for David G. Vaughan, Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Jenkins, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Jenkins, Tedesco, Marco. (2011) The air content of Larsen Ice Shelf. Geophysical Research Letters, 38 (). 6 pp. 10.1029/2011GL047245
2010
Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for David G. Vaughan, Rankin, Andrew M., Mulvaney, Robert ORCID record for Robert Mulvaney, Thomas, Elizabeth R. ORCID record for Elizabeth R. Thomas. (2010) In situ measurements of Antarctic snow compaction compared with predictions of models. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115 (). 12 pp. 10.1029/2009JF001306
Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Gudmundsson, Hilmar ORCID record for Hilmar Gudmundsson. (2010) Initialization of ice-sheet forecasts viewed as an inverse Robin problem. Journal of Glaciology, 56 (). pp.
2009
Pritchard, H.D. ORCID record for H.D. Pritchard, Arthern, R.J. ORCID record for R.J. Arthern, Vaughan, D.G. ORCID record for D.G. Vaughan, Edwards, L.A.. (2009) Extensive dynamic thinning on the margins of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Nature, 461 (). pp. 10.1038/nature08471
2007
Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for David G. Vaughan, Arthern, Robert ORCID record for Robert Arthern. (2007) Why is it hard to predict the future of ice sheets?. Science, 315 (). pp. doi:10.1126/science.1141111
2006
Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Hindmarsh, Richard C.A. ORCID record for Richard C.A. Hindmarsh. (2006) Determining the contribution of Antarctica to sea-level rise using data assimilation methods. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, A, 364 (). pp. doi:10.1098/rsta.2006.1801
Arthern, Robert J. ORCID record for Robert J. Arthern, Winebrenner, Dale P., Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for David G. Vaughan. (2006) Antarctic snow accumulation mapped using polarization of 4.3cm wavelength microwave emission. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 111 (). 10 pp. 10.1029/2004JD005667
2003
Arthern, R.J. ORCID record for R.J. Arthern, Hindmarsh, R.C.A.. (2003) Optimal estimation of changes in the mass of ice sheets. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108 (). 16 pp. 10/1029/2003JF000021
- RIFT-TIP
- OCEAN:ICE
- SURFEIT
- Digital Twins of the Polar Regions
- Geophysical Habitat of Subglacial Thwaites
- Melting at Thwaites Grounding Zone and its Control on Sea Level
- Ocean-driven ice-shelf thinning in Antarctica
- Ice Sheet Modelling
- iStar-D The contribution to sea-level rise from the Amundsen Sea sector of Antarctica
- Optimal estimation of changes in the mass of ice sheets
2017
Maps reveal landscape beneath Antarctica’s weak underbelly
News 20 November, 2017