Interdisciplinary Fellow at the University of Aberdeen. Digital twinning of the cryosphere. Earth Observation 🛰️, Glaciology 🧊, and Artificial Intelligence 🖥️.https://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3mks5litgsk26I have set of EGU contributions this year - hope to see many of you next week in Vienna! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/william-david-harcourt_another-year-another-egu-i-am-involved-share-7455957912545300480-qupp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACbbKJABHgpsBAc9Oaxmt8SZbE0LcmDNWtw01 May 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks5litgsk26https://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3mjemfvhygj27Ulvebreen (Svalbard) Fieldwork I have been in Svalbard for the last couple of weeks helping a team led by Whyjay Zheng ( install a set of GNSS stations on Ulvebreen in eastern Svalbard. Ulvebreen is a surge-type glacier, currently in its quiescent phase and last surged around 1900 i.e. over 100… http://williamharcourt.co.uk/2026/04/13/ulvebreen-svalbard-fieldwork/13 Apr 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjemfvhygj27https://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3mhkler5qzs2gIt’s the world day of glaciers - here, I give some brief thoughts on their importance to the world and us as humans. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhkler5qzs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3mhfhmabdaq23New review of surging glaciers in Svalbard! I am pleased to share our new paper in which we review the current distribution of surging glaciers in Svalbard! Published in Earth Science Reviews, you can find the full paper here: The surging Borebreen in 2024. In this review, we analyse the methods… http://williamharcourt.co.uk/2026/03/19/new-review-of-surging-glaciers-in-svalbard/19 Mar 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfhmabdaq23https://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3me4s3tngtn25SvalbardDT at ESA Workshop So much has been happening that I have not had a chance to keep up with posts on this website! You'll be seeing updates very soon... Let's start with the most recent - this week, SvalbardDT attended the ESA Digital Twin Earth Components: Open Science Meeting 2026' in… http://williamharcourt.co.uk/2026/02/05/svalbarddt-at-esa-workshop/05 Feb 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4s3tngtn25https://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3m3rmt3hybs2ySome downtime to enjoy the snow - Longyearbreen behind!22 Oct 2025 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rmt3hybs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3m3knntsths2yBack in the frozen north - Svalbard with more than a sprinkling of snow!19 Oct 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3knntsths2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3m36hje5tg42qNew paper out in Journal of Glaciology! We have a new paper out! Work with Leigh Stearns, Michael Shahin, and Sid Shankar studying the potential of new ICEYE SAR satellite imagery to study the dynamic behaviour of ice mélange around the margins of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The higher resolution… http://williamharcourt.co.uk/2025/10/14/new-paper-out-in-journal-of-glaciology/14 Oct 2025 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36hje5tg42qhttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3m36hfvgcqs2pWe have a new paper out! Work with @leighstearns.bsky.social, @laserglaciers.bsky.social, and Sid Shankar studying the potential of new ICEYE SAR satellite imagery to study the dynamic behaviour of ice mélange around the margins of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Read more here: tinyurl.com/mtc94juu14 Oct 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36hfvgcqs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lwy6fvlkhc2qWe have a new preprint out reviewing the monitoring & detection of Svalbard surging glaciers: https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/9988/ We also compiled a new database of Svalbard's surge-type glaciers: https://zenodo.org/records/15240754 @dannipearce.bsky.social @hazlovell.bsky.social @adrianluckman.bsky.social22 Aug 2025 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwy6fvlkhc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lwnzaq54f22lA challenging field season this year, with some unprecedented issues with the local gasoline supply (https://lnss.no/oppdatering-avvik-i-bensinkvalitet/)! Nonetheless, we still managed to continue our monitoring of Borebreen's surge, which is currently advancing through the fjord and showing no signs of stopping...18 Aug 2025 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwnzaq54f22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lvgmwcn3qc2jBack in my favourite place, Svalbard!02 Aug 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvgmwcn3qc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lrv7m4w4uk2pI am extremely happy to see my colleague Brice Rea be appointed as the next director of @scotsages.bsky.social! I am looking forward to seeing SAGES continue to flourish in the years to come! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrv7m4w4uk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lptackjdg22iAnother great @scotsages.bsky.social conference - a wonderful community producing great science! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 May 2025 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lptackjdg22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lnnambqvfo27EGU Contributions! Next week we will be at EGU in Vienna presenting some of our teams exciting new research! Please come and talk to us: Poster #1 🧊 The distribution of glacier surge behaviour in Svalbard and implications for understanding unstable ice flow📅 Poster | Monday, 28 Apr, 10:45–12:30… http://williamharcourt.co.uk/2025/04/25/egu-contributions/25 Apr 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnnambqvfo27https://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lnmrdemf7k2xNext week I will be at EGU in Vienna presenting some of our teams exciting new research - please come and talk to us! Here's a flavour of what we will be offering this year:25 Apr 2025 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnmrdemf7k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lnkjikr4cc2fNew paper on using the internal GPS data from seismometers to track ice flow! Great work by Wojciech Gajek, also inc. @adrianluckman.bsky.social @dannipearce.bsky.social & Richard Hann First paper on the Borebreen surge, watch this space for more coming soon… https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-glaciology/article/utilising-seismic-station-internal-gps-for-tracking-surging-glacier-sliding-velocity/347CA7BAC32E381CEC153E6465C534AE24 Apr 2025 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkjikr4cc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lkuwiqdl6c2yHappy #WorldDayforGlaciers! 🧊🧊 I will forever be captivated by these natural beauties.21 Mar 2025 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkuwiqdl6c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lkldont7rs2sNew ESA Project! We are pleased to share our new project that officially kicked off in 2025: 'Svalbard Cryosphere Digital Twin (SvalbardDT)'. Website here: The SvalbardDT project will build a Digital Twin Component (DTC) as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESAs) Destination Earth (DestinE)… http://williamharcourt.co.uk/2025/03/17/new-esa-project/17 Mar 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkldont7rs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lhv77hthx22eRunning along the beach in Aberdeen this morning with the wind and rain battering down. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but I must say I kind of enjoy it!11 Feb 2025 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhv77hthx22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lhbkljivzc2yWe are at the ESA Digital Twin workshop - great to be a part of the Destination Earth initiative!03 Feb 2025 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbkljivzc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/willharcourt.bsky.social/post/3lgpo33iqhc2nHear about how AI and other new technologies are set to transform climate research and build a sustainable future in Scotland and further afield! I was delighted to participate in this episode of the magnificent @scotsages.bsky.social Climate Podcast! https://youtu.be/1odPOyrwpWo?si=NOOTb58u4bwll9nA27 Jan 2025 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:7tabrvxruahqttp4ideejia2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgpo33iqhc2n