Dr. Michiel Van Den Broeke

Biography

Michiel van den Broeke is a Professor of Polar Meteorology at Utrecht University and a researcher at the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU). He was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015. His primary research focuses on understanding past, present, and future climate mass balance of large ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. These regions contain enough water to raise global mean sea level by more than 60 meters if completely melted. Van den Broeke's work includes extensive fieldwork in polar regions such as Antarctica, Greenland, Svalbard, and Iceland, combining experimental meteorological fieldwork with global and regional climate models. He collaborates closely with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) and utilizes satellite data to evaluate model predictions. His research is part of a large international network aimed at accurately predicting future sea level rise, a critical issue for low-lying countries like the Netherlands. Van den Broeke is also dedicated to training the next generation of climate scientists, ensuring they understand the interactions between the atmosphere, ice, and ocean, which are vital components of the climate system.

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