Team

Dr. Christine Dow

Assistant Professor
Canada Research Chair in Glacial Hydrology and Ice Dynamics
christine.down@uwaterloo.ca

I am a glaciologist with a focus on subglacial hydrology and ice dynamics. I use numerical models to examine water flow under glaciers and assess how this impacts the flow speed of the overlying ice. I am also researching ice shelves and their stabilty in a warming climate using data collected in the Antarctic and remote sensing techniques. The future of both the grounded and floating ice has significant implications for sea level rise and global climate.

My field work sites currently include:

-Lowell Glacier, Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory
-Nansen Ice Shelf, Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica