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Cryospheric Sciences

Yingpu Xiahou

has recently concluded her PhD studies in Physics at the University of Auckland. Her research focuses on ocean circulation and variability within the Ross Ice Shelf cavity using multi-year in situ observations. She is the recipient of the 2026 SCAR INSTANT Fellowship and has recently been elected as a council member of APECS Oceania. Her work has been published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. She will soon begin a postdoctoral position at ENS Lyon, where she will study ice–ocean interactions using large-eddy simulation methods. She is on Bluesky as @yingpu.bsky.social. Contact Email: yxia590@aucklanduni.ac.nz

What Lies Beneath an Ice Shelf

, and May 22, 2026
an orange, rugged large tent is in an arctic landscape. researchers in cold-eather gear gather at the mouth of the tent.

Beneath Antarctica’s largest ice shelf lies a hidden ocean—dark, cold, and almost impossible to reach. Scientists drilled through hundreds of metres of ice to access it, revealing a world that plays a crucial role in how ice shelves melt. Years later, we had the chance to explore this unseen environment—not in the field, but through …[Read More]