Tian Li

I am interested in the profound impacts of climate change on polar glaciers and ice sheets. I use deep learning and Bayesian statistical models with extensive satellite remote sensing data to study glacier dynamics in the polar regions. My current research focuses on the calving processes of marine-terminating glaciers in the Arctic.

I completed my PhD at the Bristol Glaciology Centre, where I studied the grounding zone dynamics of the Antarctic Ice Sheet using NASA's ICESat-2 satellite laser altimetry data. During my PhD, I developed novel methodologies for mapping the Antarctic grounding zone, leading to the creation of the first ICESat-2-derived Antarctic Ice Sheet grounding zone data product. This dataset was published by the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center, and revealed significant retreats in the grounding lines of Moscow University and Totten Glacier ice shelves in East Antarctica over the past two decades. This research contributes to a better understanding of East Antarctic Ice Sheet instability and its potential implications for future sea-level rise.