Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago
Deep Dive takes a deep look at the latest research from scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. In this episode, Scripps Director Margaret Leinen speaks with Dr. Fiamma Straneo.
Fiamma Straneo is a professor of oceans and climate at Scripps, and co-director of the Scripps Polar Center. Her research focuses on the climate of the polar regions, and how changes in the polar regions impact changes occurring at lower latitudes. Much of her recent work has focused on understanding the causes behind the recent high magnitude of ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet and, in turn, the impact of the ice loss on the ocean. She has pioneered the collection of oceanic, atmospheric, and glaciological data at the margins of Greenland’s glaciers, and led more than 15 field expeditions to the polar regions.
You can read more on Dr. Straneo here: https://fstraneo.scrippsprofiles.ucsd.edu.
Scripps Polar Center: https://polar.ucsd.edu
01:50 What issues are you looking at in the Arctic and Antarctic?
05:28 My research as been looking at how much the ocean can drive the melting of ice sheets.
06:50 My interest also became, "When an ice shelf melts, what impact does it have on the ocean?"
08:55 How do you go about pulling together a major expedition?
15:00 Video highlights of field work in Greenland's Sermilik Fjord.
20:00 Why study Sermilik Fjord?
25:58 You've beens studying Sermilik for 15 years. Have you already seen change?
30:58 Why was it important to you for Scripps Oceanography to become an AGU Bridge Partner?
34:30 What instruments have you helped develop to do research among the ice?
#PolarScience #IceOceanInteractions #DeepDive
Deep Dive takes a deep look at the latest research from scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. In this episode, Scripps Director Margaret Leinen speaks with Dr. Fiamma Straneo.
Fiamma Straneo is a professor of oceans and climate at Scripps, and co-director of the Scripps Polar Center. Her research focuses on the climate of the polar regions, and how changes in the polar regions impact changes occurring at lower latitudes. Much of her recent work has focused on understanding the causes behind the recent high magnitude of ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet and, in turn, the impact of the ice loss on the ocean. She has pioneered the collection of oceanic, atmospheric, and glaciological data at the margins of Greenland’s glaciers, and led more than 15 field expeditions to the polar regions.
You can read more on Dr. Straneo here: https://fstraneo.scrippsprofiles.ucsd.edu.
Scripps Polar Center: https://polar.ucsd.edu
01:50 What issues are you looking at in the Arctic and Antarctic?
05:28 My research as been looking at how much the ocean can drive the melting of ice sheets.
06:50 My interest also became, "When an ice shelf melts, what impact does it have on the ocean?"
08:55 How do you go about pulling together a major expedition?
15:00 Video highlights of field work in Greenland's Sermilik Fjord.
20:00 Why study Sermilik Fjord?
25:58 You've beens studying Sermilik for 15 years. Have you already seen change?
30:58 Why was it important to you for Scripps Oceanography to become an AGU Bridge Partner?
34:30 What instruments have you helped develop to do research among the ice?
#PolarScience #IceOceanInteractions #DeepDive
