Cryospheric Sciences

Ellie Fisher

Ellie Fisher is a PhD student in earth observation and glaciology at the University of Leeds. Her work focuses on quantifying and investigating the drivers of ice dynamic change on the Greenland Ice Sheet using satellite observations. She is also a data scientist with the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA), where she works with environmental datasets from public-funded science for data management, archival, and long-term preservation. Contact email: slrg0775@leeds.ac.uk

Robots in the Arctic: An autonomous adventure to Greenland’s outlet glaciers

Ellie Fisher, Yoram Terleth and Kaelan Weiss October 8, 2026

mountainous coast with a glacier cutting through the center, opening to ocean

Research cruises are a fundamental part of the cryospheric sciences. As the Arctic warms, the systems that shape our world look much different from one season to the next, making it more critical than ever to measure the changes of our icy world. Here, three early-career researchers share insights from a cruise they took part …[Read More]

About

Welcome to the blog of the Cryospheric Sciences (CR) Division of the European Geosciences Union. The aim of the blog is to get you, the reader, excited about all things related to ice, whether it be the tiniest ice crystals, permafrost, snow drifts, beautiful mountain glaciers or the vast polar ice sheets. Here, the latest fieldwork programmes, research projects, and scientific discoveries will be showcased by authors from within the cryospheric community.

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