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TerraFIRMA and UKESM at EGU26
TerraFIRMA and UKESM researchers will take part in the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU26) from Sunday 3 May until Friday 8 May 2026 in Vienna, Austria. The EGU will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. It provides a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.
This year, TerraFIRMA and UKESM researchers will present work spanning atmospheric science, geosciences, Earth system modelling and observation, oceanography, ecology, and hydrology. Topics include ice sheets and ice shelves, CO₂ and methane emissions, TIPMIP simulations, aerosols, carbon sinks, wetlands, extreme wildfires, and early warning systems.
Explore the details of our talks and posters for EGU26 below, and follow us at @terrafirmaclimate.bsky.social and @ukesm.bsky.social for updates.
Monday 4 May
Oral Presentation
Yiliang Ma (University of Reading) The Role of a Dynamic Greenland Ice Sheet in Future Climate: Insights from Multi-Centennial Coupled UKESM Simulations
Laura Gibbs (Met Office) State Dependence of Zero Emissions Commitment (ZEC) in Multi-Model TIPMIP Simulations
Poster presentation
Jeremy Emmett (University of Leicester) JULES Modelling of Tropical Wetland Methane
Limeng Zheng (University of Leicester) Understanding the drivers of wildfires using JULES model simulations and machine learning emulators
Alethea S. Mountford (Northumbria University) Towards ocean model simulations of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic ice shelf cavities forced by CMIP historical climate data
Tuesday 5 May
Oral Presentation
Thi Khanh Dieu Hoang (NCAS) Impacts of freshwater fluxes on ice shelves tipping points in UKESM
Andrea Rivosecchi (University of Reading) Evolution of global climate and regional hot extremes following CO2 emissions cessation
Wednesday 6 May
Oral Presentation
Laura Wilcox (NCAS) Anthropogenic and natural aerosols in regional climate change: From physical hazards to climate risk and impacts on nature and society
Ankit Bhandekar (University of Reading) Synoptic circulation control on aerosol loading over the Indo-Gangetic Plain: Implications for regional air quality
Poster presentation
Laura Wilcox (NCAS) Strengthening of the East Asian Summer Monsoon in response to local and remote reductions in anthropogenic aerosol
Thursday 7 May
Oral Presentation
Imogen Wadlow (University of Leeds/NCAS) Dual observational constraint of Arctic cloud-forming aerosols reveals structural error in UKESM
Rebecca Wagner (University of Sheffield) Wetland Restoration as a Nature-Based Climate Solution: Quantifying Methane Emissions and Climate Feedbacks
Sarah McClory (University of Leeds) Diffuse radiation and climate feedback effects on the land carbon sink
Zhongwei Liu (NCEO/University of Leicester) Attribution of Extreme Fire Weather under Climate Change: Insights from the 2024–2025 Fire Seasons
Poster presentation
Reinhard Schiemann (NCAS) An overview of the PROMOTE project: Progressing Earth System Modelling for Tipping Point Early Warning Systems
Friday 8 May
Poster presentation
Chandana Pantula (University of Leicester) Understanding changes in tropical wetlands with remote sensing, machine learning and land surface modelling
