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Research overview
Dr Cowton's research focusses on the mechanisms controlling the response of glaciers, and in the particular the Greenland Ice Sheet, to climate change. Through a combination of field, modelling and remote sensing techniques, he has published research on themes including ice sheet hydrology, tidewater glacier processes and the physical oceanography of fjord systems.
Profile Keywords
Glaciers; Ice sheets; Fjords; Physical geography; Environmental change
Keywords
- GB Physical geography
- GE Environmental Sciences
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Controls on fjord temperature throughout Greenland in a reduced‐physics model
Mas e Braga, M., Cowton, T., Slater, D., Inall, M., Johnstone, E. & Fraser, N., 16 Sept 2025, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 52, 17, 10 p., e2025GL116902.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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FjordRPM v1.0: a reduced-physics model for efficient simulation of glacial fjords
Slater, D. A., Johnsone, E., Mas e Braga, M., Fraser, N. J., Cowton, T. & Inall, M., 21 Oct 2025, In: Geoscientific Model Development. 18, 20, p. 7475-7500 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Subglacial-discharge plumes drive widespread subsurface warming in northwest Greenland’s fjords
Cowton, T., Slater, D. & Inall, M., 29 Jul 2023, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 50, 15, 10 p., e2023GL103801.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modelling the effect of submarine iceberg melting on glacier-adjacent water properties
Davison, B., Cowton, T., Sole, A., Cottier, F. & Nienow, P., 7 Apr 2022, In: The Cryosphere. 16, 4, p. 1181–1196Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TermPicks: a century of Greenland glacier terminus data for use in machine learning applications
Goliber, S., Black, T., Catania, G., Lea, J., Olsen, H., Cheng, D., Bevan, S., Bjork, A., Bunce, C., Brough, S., Carr, R., Cowton, T., Gardner, A., Fahrner, D., Hill, E., Joughin, I., Korsgaard, N., Luckman, A., Moon, T. & Murray, T. & 3 others, , 12 Aug 2022, In: The Cryosphere. 16, p. 3215–3233 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Paired Fjord-Mouth and Near-Glacier CTD/AXCTD Profiles for 39 Greenlandic Fjords from 2016-2021 (dataset)
Cameron, E. F. (Creator), Cowton, T. (Supervisor), Bradley, A. T. (Supervisor) & Holland, P. R. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 15 Apr 2026
DOI: 10.17630/8dc6f997-8aa9-43f5-8339-83a0cef63b5b
Dataset
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Subglacial drainage evolution modulates seasonal ice flow variability of three tidewater glaciers in Southwest Greenland (dataset)
Davison, B. (Creator), Cowton, T. (Creator) & Slater, D. A. (Creator), Zenodo, 2020
Dataset
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Impact of warming shelf waters on ice mélange and terminus retreat at a large SE Greenland glacier (dataset)
Bevan, S. (Creator), Luckman, A. (Creator), Benn, D. I. (Creator), Cowton, T. (Creator) & Todd, J. A. (Creator), British Antarctic Survey, 2019
https://doi.org/10.5285/b317f707-2ef6-449c-acc3-6bb087efecb1 and 3 more links, https://doi.org/10.5285/c26e3873-e33e-45be-b76b-87f3b8827101, https://doi.org/10.5285/3bbacca6-d2cd-46be-b824-b828572ca486, https://doi.org/10.5285/61100705-dfbc-489d-b729-1268ec743bbf (show fewer)
Dataset
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Fjord Dynamics and Modulation of Ice: Fjord Dynamics and Modulation of Ice/Ocean Exchange
Cowton, T. (PI)
Natural Environment Research Council
1/11/22 → 31/10/25
Project: Standard
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DOMINOS: Disintegration of marine ice-sheets using novel optimised simulations (DOMINOS)
Benn, D. I. (PI) & Cowton, T. (CoI)
1/12/18 → 30/06/25
Project: Standard
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Calving Laws for Ice Sheet Models: Calving Laws for Ice Sheet Models CALISMO
Benn, D. I. (PI) & Cowton, T. (CoI)
Natural Environment Research Council
1/04/17 → 31/08/21
Project: Standard
Activities
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International Glaciological Society (External organisation)
Cowton, T. (Panel Member)
28 Apr 2026 → 27 Apr 2031Activity: Membership types › Membership of research network
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All Party Parliamentary Group on the Polar Regions
Cowton, T. (Participant)
9 Mar 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course
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Polar Science Day
Cameron, E. F. (Organiser), Robinson, L. A. (Participant), Young, T. J. (Participant), Cowton, T. (Participant) & Strickland, R. M. (Participant)
21 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course
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Polar Academy training day
Cowton, T. (Organiser) & Laurie, N. (Organiser)
20 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event
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Polar Science Outreach Workshop
Cameron, E. F. (Organiser), Cowton, T. (Participant), Strickland, R. M. (Participant), Young, T. J. (Participant) & Adland, H. (Participant)
22 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course