Event information
The Unicorn of Remote Sensing: Reconstructing Antarctic Glaciers using Historic Aerial Photographs
Eva Rowe is a PhD candidate at the Scott Polar Research Institute and British Antarctic Survey after completing her MPhil at SPRI in 2024. Her work involves identifying and digitising archived aerial photographs to build Digital Elevation Models and calculate the change in surface elevation, extent and area of Antarctic glaciers.
From Eva:
I'll introduce some of the oldest Antarctic datasets, collected across the continent throughout the 20th Century, in the decades following the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. I'll discuss the importance of these historic aerial photographs and their role in modern science. For me, these photographs provide the key to unlocking the past, enabling me to measure long-term change of Antarctic Glaciers, and subsequently their response to climate change and contributions to global sea level rise.
Tea & Talks are designed for a non-academic audience and offer the chance to learn something new in a friendly environment. We'd also love to welcome curious GCSE and A-Level students, especially those studying Geography.
Bring along a notepad (or just an open mind) and join us for a cuppa.
Accessibility information:
We host the talks in the SPRI Lecture Theatre; there is step free access through the side entrance.
There is a row at the back for step-free seating options and space for wheelchair users along the rear wall.
The Lecture Theatre has four steps down to the chair seating area.
For further information, please visit the Polar Museum Accessibilty page or get in touch via groupvisits@spri.cam.ac.uk.
