PostDoctoral Research Fellowship

这是一个博士后奖学金。研究人员将研究南极冰下水力学和冰-基岩界面的传热，这是决定南极西部冰盖稳定性的重要因素。将建造一个尽可能模拟WAIS条件的实验水槽。它将用于表征冰下潜热通量，并将结果整合到申请人开发的水流和热力学数值模型中，作为其博士论文的一部分。该模式的结果预计将有助于解释大尺度的水平衡和冰盖底部可能的热力学反馈。

This award is for a postdoctoral fellowship. The investigator will study antarctic subglacial hydraulics and heat transfer at the ice-bedrock interface as an important factor determining the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). An experimental flume will be constructed with the capability of emulating WAIS conditions as much as possible. It will be used to characterize the subglacial latent heat flux, and the results will be integrated into a numerical model of water flow and thermodynamics that the applicant developed as part of the his doctoral dissertation. The model results are expected to help in interpreting the large-scale water balance and possible thermodynamic feedbacks at the base of the ice sheet.