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Speakers:
Prof Duncan Wingham, Professor of Climate Physics, University College London
Dr Richard Francis, CryoSat-2 project manager, European Space Agency
Prof Alan O’Neill, Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
The European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 mission is designed to accurately measure the shape and thickness of Arctic and Antarctic ice and will allow scientists to assess how melting polar ice affects ocean circulation patterns, sea level and global climate. Key scientists involved with the mission came to the SMC to talk about its key aims ahead of the launch.