Frank Mackenzie

Contact

Email: frank.mackenzie@vuw.ac.nz
Office: CO508

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) University of Otago (2021)
PhD Candidate in Paleoclimate modelling

PhD thesis

Working Title

Modelled ocean and atmosphere feedbacks associated with the West Antarctic ice sheet during the last interglacial period.

Supervisors

• Dr Liz Keller
• Prof Nancy Bertler

Project objectives and description

I use a range of Earth system models to simulate the feedbacks associated with a significantly reduced West Antarctic ice sheet (WAIS) under last interglacial (c 116 – 130 ka) conditions. The objectives of this are to elucidate likely ice sheet configurations for this period and investigate the global climate consequences of a reduced WAIS.

Publications

TBC