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Dr. Patrick Heimbach
Research Affiliate
Primary DLC
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
MIT Room:
54-1420
(617) 253-5259
heimbach@mit.edu
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Ocean Modeling and and State Estimation
Cryosphere
Climate Modeling Initiative
Research Summary
Dr. Heimbach's research interests include modeling of the ocean, sea ice, and ice sheets; inverse modeling, data assimilation and state estimation; ocean and climate variability with emphasis on the Arctic and the North Atlantic subpolar gyre; evolution of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets; ice sheet-ocean interactions
Recent Work
Projects
January 25, 2017
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Submarine Melting and Freshwater Export in Greenland's Glacial Fjords: The Role of Subglacial Discharge, Fjord Topography and Shelf Properties
Principal Investigator
Patrick Heimbach
August 27, 2015
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Glaciers in Greenland
Principal Investigator
Patrick Heimbach
February 21, 2014
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
A Bering Strait Ocean Observing System for the Pacific Inflow to the Arctic: A Fundamental Part of the Arctic Observing Network
Principal Investigator
Patrick Heimbach
Related Faculty
Prof. Tanja Bosak
Professor of Geobiology
Prof. Leigh H Royden
Cecil and Ida Green Professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Prof. Arlene Fiore
Peter H Stone and Paola Malanotte Stone Professor in Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences