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Naomi Ochwat, PhD
@drnaomio.bsky.social
Glaciologist and Lecturer at University of Innsbruck, Research Affiliate at CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder. From Antarctica to Alaska via remote sensing and fieldwork.
Reposted by Naomi Ochwat, PhD
New article by APRI member, @drnaomio.bsky.social and colleagues!

👆 Main takeaway: ice plain bedrock geometry can drive rapid retreats of glaciers if they undergo dynamic thinning, and in this case after the loss of stabilizing fast ice in 2022.

#UniInnsbruck #NatureGeoscience #Hektoriaglacier
Record grounded glacier retreat caused by an ice plain calving process - Nature Geoscience
An Antarctic glacier retreated after the loss of landfast ice at a peak rate almost an order of magnitude faster than previously recorded because of buoyancy-driven ice calving, according to an analys...
www.nature.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Reposted by Naomi Ochwat, PhD
⚒️ Article: Record grounded glacier retreat caused by an ice plain calving process

@adrianluckman.bsky.social @etienneberthier.bsky.social @drnaomio.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reposted by Naomi Ochwat, PhD
Introducing our Girls* on Rock expedition! Girls* on Rock is a rock-climbing adventure packed with (you guessed it!) rock climbing, arts and science workshops, backcountry camping, and more! Apply today at inspiringgirls.org/apply! 🧗‍♂️ Girls* on Rock applications are due February 9, 2025.
January 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Reposted by Naomi Ochwat, PhD
🚨 PostDoc Opportunity! 🚨
Join us in the frame of the #GLADDER project to unravel the mechanisms of subglacial lake formation and dynamics in Antarctica. 🧊❄️
📅 Start: March 2025
🔗 Find more info and apply at: apply.refline.ch/273855/1689/... #Antarctica #Glaciology
December 17, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Teaser: Hektoria Glacier retreated faster than any known glacier in modern history.
Come find out why today at 16:40!!
CIRES at #AGU24 on Thursday, December 12 — learn about West Nile Virus forecasting, aerosols, methane emissions, Hektoria Glacier in Antarctica, and more. Check out our selected list of CIRES talks and posters: cires.colorado.edu/news/cires-h...
December 12, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Came for the science, stayed for the puppies. #AGU2024
December 10, 2024 at 2:37 AM