Projects per year
Personal profile
Key Research Interests
My research group tries to understand the processes occurring in the ocean that are important for climate. I am primarily an observational oceanographer, enjoying going on research cruises, but I also like to use numerical models, satellite remote sensing, or whatever tools seem appropriate. At the moment I am enthused by the new opportunities offered by ocean gliders, autonomous robots that can make measurements of the ocean in places that are otherwise too difficult. This includes trying to understand the ocean-ice interaction in the Antarctic.
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):
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Core Carbonate Chemistry Equipment
Lettice, F., Bakker, D., Gates, A., Heywood, K., Kaiser, J., Landini, S., Marin, M. J., Melendi-Espina, S., Nolte, S., Robinson, C. & Todd, J.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
3/01/23 → 2/07/24
Project: Research
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NSFGEO-NERC Collaborative, P2P: Predators to Plankton — Biophysical Controls in Antarctic Polynyas
Natural Environment Research Council
1/07/22 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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NSFGEO-NERC: Collaborative Research: Accelerating Thwaites Ecosystem Impactsfor the Southern Ocean (ARTEMIS)
Hall, R., Heywood, K., Cobas-Garcia, M. & Lee, G.
Natural Environment Research Council
1/11/21 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
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Constraining the EvoLution of the southern Ocean-carbon Sink (CELOS)
Le Quéré, C., Heywood, K. & Harold, J.
Natural Environment Research Council
1/07/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Observing ocean-atmosphere interaction from the poles to the tropics with an AutoNaut autonomous surface vehicle
1/10/19 → 30/06/23
Project: Training
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Gliders for passive acoustic monitoring of the oceanic environment
Cauchy, P., Heywood, K. J., Merchant, N. D., Risch, D., Queste, B. Y. & Testor, P., 9 Feb 2023, In: Frontiers in Remote Sensing. 4, 1106533.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of shelf break processes on the transport of warm waters onto the eastern Amundsen Sea Continental Shelf
Azaneu, M., Webber, B., Heywood, K. J., Assmann, K. M., Dotto, T. S. & Abrahamsen, E. P., May 2023, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 128, 5, e2022JC019535.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ocean cross-validated observations from R/Vs L'Atalante, Maria S. Merian, and Meteor and related platforms as part of the EUREC4A-OA/ATOMIC campaign
L'Hégaret, P., Schütte, F., Speich, S., Reverdin, G., Baranowski, D. B., Czeschel, R., Fischer, T., Foltz, G. R., Heywood, K. J., Krahmann, G., Laxenaire, R., Le Bihan, C., Le Bot, P., Leizour, S., Rollo, C., Schlundt, M., Siddle, E., Subirade, C., Zhang, D. & Karstensen, J., 25 Apr 2023, In: Earth System Science Data. 15, 4, p. 1801-1830Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Suppressed basal melting in the eastern Thwaites Glacier grounding zone
Davis, P. E. D., Nicholls, K. W., Holland, D. M., Schmidt, B. E., Washam, P., Riverman, K. L., Arthern, R. J., Vaňková, I., Eayrs, C., Smith, J. A., Anker, P. G. D., Mullen, A. D., Dichek, D., Lawrence, J. D., Meister, M. M., Clyne, E., Basinski-Ferris, A., Rignot, E., Queste, B. Y., Boehme, L. & 3 others, , 16 Feb 2023, In: Nature. 614, 7948, p. 479–485 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Southern Ocean mixed layer and its boundary fluxes: Fine-scale observational progress and future research priorities
Swart, S., du Plessis, M. D., Nicholson, S. A., Monteiro, P. M. S., Dove, L. A., Thomalla, S., Thompson, A. F., Biddle, L. C., Edholm, J. M., Giddy, I., Heywood, K. J., Lee, C., Mahadevan, A., Shilling, G. & de Souza, R. B., 26 Jun 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 381, 2249, 20220058.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Vigo glider dataset link
Rollo, C. (Creator), Heywood, K. (Creator), Hall, R. (Creator), Kaiser, J. (Creator), Barton, E. D. (Contributor), Brown, C. W. (Contributor) & Lee, G. A. (Creator), British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK , 3 Jan 2020
DOI: 10/dhr6, https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/9b3b453b-2afb-0abd-e053-6c86abc0a59c/
Dataset
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Glider observations of mesoscale physical-biological interactions off the coast of Oman (2015-2016)
Queste, B. (Creator), Heywood, K. (Creator) & Piontkovski, S. A. (Creator), British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK , 10 Apr 2018
DOI: 10.5285/697eb954-f60c-603b-e053-6c86abc00062
Dataset
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Ocean glider data from BoBBLE (Bay of Bengal Boundary Layer Experiment) in July 2016
Webber, B. (Creator), Matthews, A. (Creator), Queste, B. (Creator), Lee, G. (Creator), Cobas-Garcia, M. (Creator), Heywood, K. (Creator) & Vinayachandran, P. N. (Creator), British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK , 2019
DOI: 10.5285/996bf53d-5448-297a-e053-6c86abc0b996
Dataset
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Seaglider data from the Indian Ocean as part of the Equatorial Line Observations (ELO), January-April 2019
Do Valle Chagas Azaneu, M. (Creator), Matthews, A. (Creator), Lee, G. (Creator) & Heywood, K. (Creator), British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK , 15 Dec 2022
DOI: 10.5285/efcc09dc-ed05-775c-e053-6c86abc0bb49
Dataset
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Glider observations of northwestern inflows of Atlantic water to the North Sea (2013)
Berx, B. (Creator), Damerell, G. (Creator), Gallego, A. (Creator), Hall, R. (Creator), Heywood, K. (Creator), Lee, G. A. (Creator) & Queste, B. (Creator), British Oceanographic Data Centre - Natural Environment Research Council, UK , 8 Mar 2018
DOI: 10/ck8r
Dataset
Prizes
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Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Heywood, Karen (Recipient), Dec 2019
Prize: Election to learned society
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Activities
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European Geosciences Union, Alfred Wegener medal committee (External organisation)
Karen Heywood (Chair)
2023 → 2026Activity: Membership › Committee
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Ocean Science (Journal)
Karen Heywood (Co-Editor)
2023Activity: Editorial work › Publication editorial role
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Royal Society Hooke Committee (External organisation)
Karen Heywood (Member)
2023 → 2026Activity: Membership › Committee
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Ocean Science (Journal)
Karen Heywood (Editor)
1 Jan 2022 → …Activity: Editorial work › Publication editorial role
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Royal Society Global Environmental Research Committee (External organisation)
Karen Heywood (Member)
1 Jan 2022 → …Activity: Membership › Committee
Press/Media
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UEA marine science professor awarded OBE in Queen’s birthday honours list (June 2022)
1/06/22 → 3/06/22
34 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Ten Pioneering Women of Antarctica and the Places Named for Them (Apr 2022)
25/03/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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A Giant Iceberg Is Hampering Scientists From Studying The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ (Feb 2022)
4/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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UEA scientists guide mission to chart Antarctic sea-level rise - Prof Karen Heywood (ENV) mentioned (Jan 2022)
5/01/22 → 28/01/22
72 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media