Solid-earth deformation, geodesy, ice sheets, and sea level. Director @AntarcticSciAus. Professor at U Tasmania. Comments mine. Flawed follower of Jesus.
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Joined March 2014
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Matt King retweeted
👏 Watch ACEAS Chief Investigator Prof Matt King @deformedearth and Prof Andrew Mackintosh @AMacGlac from @saef_arc talk about the need for a globally coordinated research campaign to study the #WilkesSubglacialBasin in East #Antarctica.
Via @SBS World News Australia ⬇️
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If all the ice in the Wilkes Subglacial Basin melted, it would raise global sea levels 3 to 4 metres. It happened before – at temperatures we're heading towards @DeformedEarth @UTAS_ theconversation.com/tragedy-…
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The Arctic Has Lost Its Last Epishelf Lake
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Canada’s last epishelf lake—an ecosystem that survived for thousands of years—has disappeared after the collapse of the Milne Ice Shelf. It happened in the “Last Ice Area,” a region once expected to preserve Arctic ice longer than anywhere else. Its loss carries a simple message: Even the Arctic’s last refuges are not beyond change. What disappears at the edge of the world reminds us how closely our planet is connected.
#Arctic #LastIceArea #Cryosphere
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🌏 JUST OUT: a major international review paper, involving 80 scientists from 16 countries, has outlined a bold plan to address some of the biggest uncertainties in #Antarctic driven sea-level rise.
Read the paper ▶️ agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
ALT Review of Geophysics Toward an Improved Understanding of the Antarctic Coastal Zone and Its Contribution to Future Global Sea Level. Link to paper: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022RG000803
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🎤 TONIGHT: a special @nma panel discussion on 'The Future of #Antarctica' with ACEAS researcher Dr Indi Hodgson-Johnston (@UTAS_), Rhonda Bartley (AAD) and Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas (@Parks_Australia).
Live in Canberra, or anywhere online.
Bookings ▶️ nma.gov.au/antarctica/events…
Matt King retweeted
"Many of these changes were once considered unlikely to happen this quickly. Antarctica is sending us clear warning signs." – ACEAS outgoing Director, Professor Matt King (@UTAS_)
Read the news story ▶️ antarctic.org.au/warning-sig…
@DeformedEarth | @LaurePoncet
Matt King retweeted
🔔 ALARM BELLS FROM THE SOUTH: a new explainer unpacking recent Antarctic extremes, from record-low sea ice, to unprecedented heatwaves, emperor penguin breeding failures and the spread of H5N1 through parts of the Antarctic region.
Read & share ▶️ antarctic.org.au/explainers/
ALT Overview of recent Antarctic extremes. Credit: Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science.
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🌊 How far do ocean waves reach into Antarctic sea ice?
New research finds ~16% of Antarctic sea ice is wave-affected – changing how we understand a critical component of the Antarctic sea-ice system.
Read more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/mizing-in-a…
ALT Approximate climatological geographical distribution of the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ), drifting pack ice and stationary landfast ice in the Antarctic, around the time of maximum sea-ice extent (September for the Antarctic). The Antarctic MIZ is the largest in the world ocean. Antarctic sea ice has large year-to-year changes, and the MIZ represents its most variable component. Credit: Mark Horstman/AAPP, after Wongpan et al.
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Antarctic Science: Measuring research impact - a new paper on how to measure “science into policy”. @IMASUTAS @UTAS_
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🌊 An important new study led by ACEAS PhD researcher Annika Oetjens from @UTAS_ shows the Southern Ocean may be storing 40 to 60 per cent less carbon at certain depths than many climate models assume.
Learn more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/southern-oc…
ALT Photo of the Southern Ocean. Image Credit: Pete Harmsen/AAD.
Matt King retweeted
Antarctic Geopolitical Myths: an occasional series. No. 1: I have decided to run a series of threads to counter incessant basic mistakes made by #Antarctic analysts – especially those who should either know better, or who should have done just the minimum of research. 1/5
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Australia’s Tasmania Delegation Visits Korea’s Polar Research Institute — Exploring New Paths for Antarctic Cooperation
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A trade delegation from Tasmania, led by Deputy Premier Guy Barnett, visited the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) to discuss collaboration in Antarctic research and infrastructure.
Tasmania is one of the world’s key Antarctic gateway cities—home to the Australian Antarctic Division, the CCAMLR Secretariat, and the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. With direct flight and icebreaker links to Antarctica, the delegation introduced their port and aviation systems and explored opportunities for joint work.
KOPRI and Tasmania have maintained active exchanges since 2019, supported by the Korea–Australia Foundation. This visit brought together policymakers, scientists, and infrastructure managers to deepen cooperation across Antarctic logistics, science, and environmental research.
#Antarctica #KOPRI #Tasmania
Matt King retweeted
1/ Meet SAM.
The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is the Southern Hemisphere’s most influential #climate driver. When the SAM is in positive phase, the westerly winds tighten and move towards #Antarctica. In the negative, these winds expand back towards Australia.
(@BOM_au)
Matt King retweeted
🌏 Happy Antarctica Day! ❄️
Today we celebrate global cooperation in protecting and understanding one of Earth’s most unique and fragile environments.
A huge thanks to all our researchers for driving this work forward every day.
Learn more: youtube.com/watch?v=AGg3... 🎥
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We're recruiting an Academic Director ⬇️
This role is ideal for someone with strong academic and strategic research management expertise, and who is a respected researcher in the Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Earth Sciences domains. Closing 21 Dec: arc.gov.au/about-arc/work-wi…
ALT Graphic with a light blue background featuring three rounded dark blue bars stacked vertically. Each bar contains white text reading ‘WORK’, ‘WITH’, and ‘US’ respectively, forming the phrase ‘WORK WITH US’. The bars have a subtle shadow effect for depth.
Matt King retweeted
🌊 What is the Meridional Overturning Circulation
and why is it important?
The Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) – critical for transporting heat, carbon, oxygen and nutrients across the globe – is weakening under climate change.
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KOPRI has launched the Polar Gallery — a free public archive of polar photos & videos❄️
- ~6,500 records: penguins, auroras, Antarctic base life, expeditions etc
- Searchable by keyword, topic, year
- Free to use for education, exhibitions, publications, research
👉 Explore here: media.kopri.re.kr/gallery/
🔍 How to search
Search works only with Korean keywords.
Examples (Korean + English):
- 펭귄 (Penguin)
- 아델리펭귄 (Adélie penguin)
- 황제펭귄 (Emperor penguin)
- 젠투펭귄 (Gentoo penguin)
- 턱끈펭귄 (Chinstrap penguin)
- 북극곰 (Polar bear)
- 물범 (Seal)
- 고래 (Whale)
- 오로라 (Aurora / Northern lights)
- 빙하 (Glacier)
- 해빙 (Sea ice)
- 남극 (Antarctica)
- 북극 (Arctic)
- 세종기지 (King Sejong Station)
- 장보고기지 (Jang Bogo Station)
- 쇄빙연구선 아라온 (ARAON icebreaker)
- 극지연구소 (KOPRI)
#PolarGallery #KOPRI #Arctic #Antarctica #Aurora #Penguin
Matt King retweeted
🎥 On-camera media training at UNSW yesterday with our early career researchers Fabio Boeira Dias and @ZhiLi_Ocean! Great questions, plenty of enthusiasm, and lots of behind-the-scenes action📸 #AntarcticScience #EarlyCareerResearchers #ACEAS
Matt King retweeted
CCAMLR starts in just 4 weeks! 🐧🌊 Join us every Monday for bite-sized lessons on Antarctic governance 101. This week, learn who governs Antarctica and discover the unique treaty ensuring the continent remains dedicated to peace and science. Read more in our blog: ow.ly/AVzB50WURj4
