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Peter is a glaciologist and climate scientist working primarily to develop glacier ice core records of past climate, environmental conditions, and atmospheric chemistry. Peter’s current research focuses on better understanding recent climate of changing coastal regions in West Antarctica, areas which play a large role in uncertainty for future projections of sea level rise. He is the US leader of the "RAICA" effort, a South Korea - US effort to recover ice cores and construct a "Ross-Amundsen Ice Core Array." Peter is also working to capture the last 200-500 years of hydroclimate variability in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, recently recovering a 219 meter-long ice core from Mt. Waddington and now developing the southernmost annually-resolved ice core paleoclimate record in North America. Peter is the Director of Field Research and Data for the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX), a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center that seeks to find the oldest possible ice core records of past climate preserved in Antarctica. Peter shares widely about ice core climate science via Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Victoria University of Wellington
Award Date: Nov 15 2015
MS, University of Washington
Award Date: Apr 1 2012
BS, University of Washington
Award Date: Jun 30 2009
Research Interest Keywords
- Paleoclimate
- Antarctica
- Climate Science
- Climate Change
- Glaciology
- Geochemistry
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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RAPID: US-Korean collaboration to build a Ross-Amundsen Ice Core Array (RAICA) along the West Antarctic coastline
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
8/15/23 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
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RAICA: RAPID: US-Korean collaboration to build a Ross-Amundsen Ice Core Array (RAICA) along the West Antarctic coastline
8/15/23 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
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NSF Science & Technology Center: Center for OLDest Ice EXploration (COLDEX)
10/1/21 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project
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Constructing radar snow accumulation time series to improve understanding of surface mass balance processes and recent climate in coastal West Antarctica
Neff, P. D. & Andreasen, J. R.
9/1/21 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: Ice core and firn aquifer studies at Combatant Col, British Columbia, Canada
National Science Foundation, THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
7/15/20 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
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The new Kr-86 excess ice core proxy for synoptic activity: West Antarctic storminess possibly linked to Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) movement through the last deglaciation
Buizert, C., Shackleton, S., Severinghaus, J. P., Roberts, W. H. G., Seltzer, A., Bereiter, B., Kawamura, K., Baggenstos, D., Orsi, A. J., Oyabu, I., Birner, B., Morgan, J. D., Brook, E. J., Etheridge, D. M., Thornton, D., Bertler, N., Pyne, R. L., Mulvaney, R., Mosley-Thompson, E., Neff, P. D., & 1 others , Mar 15 2023, In: Climate of the Past. 19, 3, p. 579-606 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using ice core measurements from Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, to calibrate in situ cosmogenic 14C production rates by muons
Dyonisius, M. N., Petrenko, V. V., Smith, A. M., Hmiel, B., Neff, P. D., Yang, B., Hua, Q., Schmitt, J., Shackleton, S. A., Buizert, C., Place, P. F., Menking, J. A., Beaudette, R., Harth, C., Kalk, M., Roop, H. A., Bereiter, B., Armanetti, C., Vimont, I., Englund Michel, S., & 4 others , Feb 20 2023, In: Cryosphere. 17, 2, p. 843-863 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Review article: Existing and potential evidence for Holocene grounding line retreat and readvance in Antarctica
Johnson, J. S., Venturelli, R. A., Balco, G., Allen, C. S., Braddock, S., Campbell, S., Goehring, B. M., Hall, B. L., Neff, P. D., Nichols, K. A., Rood, D. H., Thomas, E. R. & Woodward, J., May 3 2022, In: Cryosphere. 16, 5, p. 1543-1562 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access12 Scopus citations -
Quantarctica, an integrated mapping environment for Antarctica, the Southern Ocean, and sub-Antarctic islands
Matsuoka, K., Skoglund, A., Roth, G., de Pomereu, J., Griffiths, H., Headland, R., Herried, B., Katsumata, K., Le Brocq, A., Licht, K., Morgan, F., Neff, P. D., Ritz, C., Scheinert, M., Tamura, T., Van de Putte, A., van den Broeke, M., von Deschwanden, A., Deschamps-Berger, C., Van Liefferinge, B., & 2 others , Jun 1 2021, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 140, 105015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access70 Scopus citations -
Amundsen Sea coastal ice rises: Future sites for marine-focused ice core records
Neff, P. D., Aug 19 2020, In: Oceanography. 33, 2, p. 88-89 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Open Access
Press/Media
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An undersea cable could bring speedy internet to Antarctica
11/26/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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High-speed internet could be coming to Antarctica
11/23/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Space Has Better Internet Than Antarctica, but That Might Change
7/19/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Space has better internet than Antarctica. That might change
7/19/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Did You See This: Secrets of Living in Antarctica
10/16/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities