Clare Eayrs, Author at Eos

A researcher kneels on a large piece of sea ice to collect measurements as six other people stand in an inflatable powerboat nearby at the edge of the sea ice. A large, orange-hulled icebreaking vessel sits in the open water beyond the researchers in the boat.

Science Updates

Reliable AI Sea Ice Forecasts Depend on Sustained Observations

by Clare Eayrs, Zachary Labe, François Massonnet, Tian Tian and Malte Müller 9 October 20269 October 2026

Sea ice is a fundamental regulator of Earth’s climate and an increasingly urgent forecast target itself. Can we trust the AI systems now being built to predict it?

Sea ice in the Atlantic Southern Ocean from aboard an icebreaker

Antarctic Seasonal Sea Ice Melts Faster Than It Grows

by Clare Eayrs, D. Holland, D. Francis, R. Kumar, T. Wagner and X. Li 9 September 20199 August 2022

Winds are thought to play a significant role in driving the asymmetric seasonal cycle of Antarctic sea ice growth and melt.