Sienna Blanckensee, PhD student, Antarctic Oceanography, University of Queensland
Affiliation with the Antarctic Science Foundation
Assistant Ambassador for ASF on Antarctica Flights Season 2023/24
More About Sienna
Sienna is a PhD student researching Antarctic Oceanography. She is also looking at Antarctic Bottom Water, which is a very cold & salty layer of water formed in Antarctica. It is integral for driving the global thermohaline circulation. Sienna’s interest is why it forms, how it forms, and the impact climate change may have on this critical water mass. She uses observational data (e.g. from ships & elephant seals) and modelling (using ROMS).
Selected Publication:
This article was written for kids so it can be enjoyed by everyone, not just scientists!
Ohshima K and Blanckensee S (2023) Driving the Ocean “Pump”—Formation of Dense Water in the Antarctic. Front. Young Minds. 11:1057990. doi: 10.3389/frym.2023.1057990