Upper mantle dynamics and quaternary climate in cratonic areas (DynaQlim)-Understanding the glacial isostatic adjustment

Combining historical and modern terrestrial and space-borne geodetic observations with seismological investigations, studies of the postglacial faults and continuum mechanical modelling of GIA, the research goal of DynaQlim is to offer new insights into properties of the lithosphere and upper mantle. The joint inversion of different types of observational data is an important step toward providing a better understanding of GIA on all levels of Earth sciences. A primary regional focus of DynaQlim is the study of cratonic areas of northern Canada and Scandinavia. Greenland and Antarctica are also of great interest, as they represent observational examples of ice sheet dynamics and mass change in response to relatively strong present-day climate forcing.