Henri F. Drake
@henrifdrake.bsky.social
Physical Oceanographer
Assistant Professor at UC Irvine
https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/drakelab/
Opinions my own, not my employer's
Assistant Professor at UC Irvine
https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/drakelab/
Opinions my own, not my employer's
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Henri F. Drake
@henrifdrake.bsky.social
· May 29
Don't miss Adam's talk tonight!
See the rest of our stacked primetime talk schedule here:
wclivestream.com/schedule/
And tune in at any time of the day or night for a variety of excellent science talks!
See the rest of our stacked primetime talk schedule here:
wclivestream.com/schedule/
And tune in at any time of the day or night for a variety of excellent science talks!
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“We have observational evidence and ocean modeling results to document that kilometer-scale seawater intrusions beneath grounded ice generate a high melt in the [grounding zone of Thwaites Glacier].”
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Contrasting melt regime in the Ice Grounding Zone of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica | PNAS
The contribution of Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica, to sea level rise is influenced
by how quickly warm salty seawater of Circumpolar Deep Water orig...
www.pnas.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“We have observational evidence and ocean modeling results to document that kilometer-scale seawater intrusions beneath grounded ice generate a high melt in the [grounding zone of Thwaites Glacier].”
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
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The School of Marine Science & Policy at the University of Delaware is hiring! We are looking for a talented Coastal Physical Oceanographer to join us.
More information is available here, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
careers.udel.edu/en-us/job/50...
More information is available here, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
careers.udel.edu/en-us/job/50...
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The School of Marine Science & Policy at the University of Delaware is hiring! We are looking for a talented Coastal Physical Oceanographer to join us.
More information is available here, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
careers.udel.edu/en-us/job/50...
More information is available here, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
careers.udel.edu/en-us/job/50...
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Our paper on a new ice shelf basal melt parameterisation is out! tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...
Small-scale processes in the ocean drive ice shelf basal melt, and large-scale ocean models can’t resolve these processes. Therefore, models use melt parameterisations, but these can still be improved.
Small-scale processes in the ocean drive ice shelf basal melt, and large-scale ocean models can’t resolve these processes. Therefore, models use melt parameterisations, but these can still be improved.
Stratified suppression of turbulence in an ice shelf basal melt parameterisation
Abstract. Ocean-driven basal melting of Antarctic ice shelves is an important process that affects the Antarctic Ice Sheet, global climate and sea level. Basal melting is controlled by small-scale pro...
tc.copernicus.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Our paper on a new ice shelf basal melt parameterisation is out! tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...
Small-scale processes in the ocean drive ice shelf basal melt, and large-scale ocean models can’t resolve these processes. Therefore, models use melt parameterisations, but these can still be improved.
Small-scale processes in the ocean drive ice shelf basal melt, and large-scale ocean models can’t resolve these processes. Therefore, models use melt parameterisations, but these can still be improved.
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Libby Barnes moved to Boston University this year and is hiring new postdocs! Applicants who have a strong background in environmental science and deep learning are encouraged to apply. Feel free to DM me if you have questions 😊
www.barnes-research.com/jobs
www.barnes-research.com/jobs
Barnes Group - jobs
We Are Hiring!
The Barnes Group is a collaborative, creative and engaged community of world leaders in the exploration of novel uses of data science for Earth system research. Join us!
www.barnes-research.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Libby Barnes moved to Boston University this year and is hiring new postdocs! Applicants who have a strong background in environmental science and deep learning are encouraged to apply. Feel free to DM me if you have questions 😊
www.barnes-research.com/jobs
www.barnes-research.com/jobs
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The #ISMIP7 ice-ocean Antarctic focus group is recruiting a 2.5 year postdoc on ice-shelf basal melting at Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. A great way to develop international collaborations and contribute to the improvement of sea level projections!
work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...
work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...
work4.northumbria.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The #ISMIP7 ice-ocean Antarctic focus group is recruiting a 2.5 year postdoc on ice-shelf basal melting at Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. A great way to develop international collaborations and contribute to the improvement of sea level projections!
work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...
work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...
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With funding being slashed for science, my book on the history of oceanography is more relevant than ever. Thanks to #AmericanCampus for a great conversation and #science, #funding, #life.
americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...
americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...
Squids, subs, and the academic-military-industrial complex with Naomi Oreskes - American Campus Podcast
Oh my!References and suggested readings:Naomi Oreskes. 2025. Science on a Mission: How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don’t Know about the Ocean. University of Chicago Press. Naomi Oreske...
americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
With funding being slashed for science, my book on the history of oceanography is more relevant than ever. Thanks to #AmericanCampus for a great conversation and #science, #funding, #life.
americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...
americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...
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We're looking for a new colleague/collaborator. Please share widely!
On behalf of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, we are excited to invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling at the rank of assistant professor. www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa... position number 0082726
November 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We're looking for a new colleague/collaborator. Please share widely!
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On behalf of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, we are excited to invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling at the rank of assistant professor. www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa... position number 0082726
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
On behalf of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, we are excited to invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling at the rank of assistant professor. www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa... position number 0082726
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I am hiring 4 postdoctoral researchers for up to 4 years each. Topics include ice sheet reconstruction, GIA, spatial stats, and satellite geodesy. Based in Tasmania.
All details are here: careers.utas.edu.au/en/listing/ with titles below
I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)
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All details are here: careers.utas.edu.au/en/listing/ with titles below
I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)
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Current Vacancies
careers.utas.edu.au
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I am hiring 4 postdoctoral researchers for up to 4 years each. Topics include ice sheet reconstruction, GIA, spatial stats, and satellite geodesy. Based in Tasmania.
All details are here: careers.utas.edu.au/en/listing/ with titles below
I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)
1/n
All details are here: careers.utas.edu.au/en/listing/ with titles below
I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)
1/n
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We missed this paper when @rlshwom.bsky.social @lisgilmore.bsky.social and our colleagues wrote our tipping points critique, but wow --
On Thin Ice: Solar Geoengineering to Manage Tipping Element Risks in the Cryosphere by 2040
We risk crossing tipping thresholds in mid-century that mitigation could not prevent, though geoengineering could rescue the situation A polar solar geoengineering program potentially delay or av...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We missed this paper when @rlshwom.bsky.social @lisgilmore.bsky.social and our colleagues wrote our tipping points critique, but wow --
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New #FATESmodel job focused on fire modeling at UCIrvine :) recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09965
Postdoctoral Scholar: Remote Sensing to FATES: Wildfire Impacts on Western U.S. Forests
University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.uci.edu
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
New #FATESmodel job focused on fire modeling at UCIrvine :) recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09965
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Finally out! The outcome of a virtual workshop in Feb 2024 with modelers and observationalists to put together data and protocols to include historical changes in ice sheet/ice shelf discharge in CMIP models. Hopefully not too late for some CMIP7 runs!
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
Datasets and protocols for including anomalous freshwater from melting ice sheets in climate simulations
Abstract. Anomalous freshwater fluxes from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets and ice shelves are impacting the surrounding oceans, and we need to be able to account for these effects in climate m...
gmd.copernicus.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Finally out! The outcome of a virtual workshop in Feb 2024 with modelers and observationalists to put together data and protocols to include historical changes in ice sheet/ice shelf discharge in CMIP models. Hopefully not too late for some CMIP7 runs!
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...
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A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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⚖️ Most scientists agree #Greenland melt will likely tip the Atlantic currents, but can the #WestAntarcticIceSheet melt stabilize it?
Sacha Sinet @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social shares his findings soon to appear in @science.org #AMOC
Join #ClimTipWebinar 4 Nov 2-3pm CET
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Sacha Sinet @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social shares his findings soon to appear in @science.org #AMOC
Join #ClimTipWebinar 4 Nov 2-3pm CET
🔗 bit.ly/climtip-webi...
November 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
⚖️ Most scientists agree #Greenland melt will likely tip the Atlantic currents, but can the #WestAntarcticIceSheet melt stabilize it?
Sacha Sinet @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social shares his findings soon to appear in @science.org #AMOC
Join #ClimTipWebinar 4 Nov 2-3pm CET
🔗 bit.ly/climtip-webi...
Sacha Sinet @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social shares his findings soon to appear in @science.org #AMOC
Join #ClimTipWebinar 4 Nov 2-3pm CET
🔗 bit.ly/climtip-webi...
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Undergraduate opportunity! 📣 The NSF SOARS program is open for applications! SOARS is an undergrad-grad bridge program focusing on promoting and supporting research, mentoring, and community.
Learn more about eligibility and the app process:
ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_C...
Learn more about eligibility and the app process:
ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_C...
2026 NSF SOARS® First-Year Protege
Job Description Summary: UCAR is excited to announce the application opening of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) program...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Undergraduate opportunity! 📣 The NSF SOARS program is open for applications! SOARS is an undergrad-grad bridge program focusing on promoting and supporting research, mentoring, and community.
Learn more about eligibility and the app process:
ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_C...
Learn more about eligibility and the app process:
ucar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UCAR_C...
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
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October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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This gets at what I think is a fundamental problem with most well-intentioned, public minded SRM work — the governance requirements for ethical SRM would seem to be a subset of the governance requirements that would allow any plausible need for SRM to be avoided.
One needs to go back to Crutzen 2006 to find the same message I have: in order for SRM to work, public trust and public buy-in will always be necessary. Stardust’s methods go in the diametrically opposite direction. Their investors might tell themselves they’re concerned with climate change, but…
October 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This gets at what I think is a fundamental problem with most well-intentioned, public minded SRM work — the governance requirements for ethical SRM would seem to be a subset of the governance requirements that would allow any plausible need for SRM to be avoided.
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This very neat study into stalagmite shapes provides insight into isotope fractionation due to changes in growth rate
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Shapes of ideal stalagmites | PNAS
Stalagmites are isolated columns of calcium carbonate growing on a cave floor; their
growth is driven by the constant dripping of supersaturated so...
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This very neat study into stalagmite shapes provides insight into isotope fractionation due to changes in growth rate
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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For those interested, I’ll giving a departmental colloquium on “Nine months in the federal assault on climate science” on 10/29 at 11:30am EDT
Register here:
Register here:
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: EPS Colloquium 11:30am Oct 29 Robert Kopp Speaking. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Title: Nine months in the federal assault on climate science
Abstract: 2025 has witnessed rapid democratic backsliding in the United States, characterized by efforts by the federal executive to consol...
rutgers.zoom.us
October 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
For those interested, I’ll giving a departmental colloquium on “Nine months in the federal assault on climate science” on 10/29 at 11:30am EDT
Register here:
Register here:
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The snake is growing.
✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼
Vanderbilt, Texas, AZ…now’s the time.
The world is watching.
The resistance is here.
#NoLoyaltyOaths
#NoKings
#DefendHigherEd
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Vanderbilt, Texas, AZ…now’s the time.
The world is watching.
The resistance is here.
#NoLoyaltyOaths
#NoKings
#DefendHigherEd
October 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The snake is growing.
✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼
Vanderbilt, Texas, AZ…now’s the time.
The world is watching.
The resistance is here.
#NoLoyaltyOaths
#NoKings
#DefendHigherEd
✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼
Vanderbilt, Texas, AZ…now’s the time.
The world is watching.
The resistance is here.
#NoLoyaltyOaths
#NoKings
#DefendHigherEd
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Just arriving here. Let the adventure begin.
Expect: ice, climate science, quirky notes and insights.
Expect: ice, climate science, quirky notes and insights.
October 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Just arriving here. Let the adventure begin.
Expect: ice, climate science, quirky notes and insights.
Expect: ice, climate science, quirky notes and insights.
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I've always said this, but since last November, I've been pointing this out frequently in whatever venues to whatever audiences I can: "The planet NASA studies most is Earth."
A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
October 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I've always said this, but since last November, I've been pointing this out frequently in whatever venues to whatever audiences I can: "The planet NASA studies most is Earth."
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There's a good essay in @science.org about the importance of free global access to climate and weather data. The atmosphere doesn't know about borders, so paywalls anywhere hurt predictions everywhere; even more so for those who can't pay
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Free global access to climate and weather data must continue
Last month at the 80th session of the United Nations, the call to be “better together” was especially appropriate for discussions on the Early Warnings for All global initiative. About half the world’...
www.science.org
October 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
There's a good essay in @science.org about the importance of free global access to climate and weather data. The atmosphere doesn't know about borders, so paywalls anywhere hurt predictions everywhere; even more so for those who can't pay
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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🌊🌊JOB ALERT!! Are you an ice sheet modeler looking for a postdoc that does not rely on federal funding? Come join our research team at University of Wisconsin-Madison to study the physical and human dynamics of sea-level rise. www.linkedin.com/posts/andrea...
Job ad for postdoctoral research in ice sheet modeling | Andrea Dutton
🌊 🌊 JOB ALERT!! Looking for a postdoc that does not rely on federal funding?? Looking to live in a city that is routinely ranked as one of the best cities to live in across the entire U.S.? Come jo...
www.linkedin.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
🌊🌊JOB ALERT!! Are you an ice sheet modeler looking for a postdoc that does not rely on federal funding? Come join our research team at University of Wisconsin-Madison to study the physical and human dynamics of sea-level rise. www.linkedin.com/posts/andrea...