Grant Macdonald

My current research is primarily focused on investigating how changing ice conditions in Antarctica impact emperor penguins, in order to better understand how they are being affected by climate change. I do this using satellite remote sensing to analyse colonies around the continent, alongside changes in sea ice and glaciers.

I also have a keen interest in sea ice and ice shelves at both poles, particularly using remote sensing to better understand their state and how this is changing in a warming climate. I have published work using SAR to investigate Arctic sea ice, polynyas in Antarctica, and ice-shelf stability and hydrology at both poles.

I am broadly interested in how the cryosphere impacts the natural world and humans, including implications for conservation, Arctic communities, sea level, and the wider climate system.