Publications

In review

• Ockenden, H., Burgard, C., Mathiot, P., Kittel, C., Gellens, A., Agosta, C., Jourdain, N.C. (in review): “DeepMelt-GL v1: A neural network emulator of ice-shelf melt rates for use in ocean models which partially resolve ice-shelf cavities”, EGUsphere, doi: 10.5194/egusphere-2025-6314.

Peer-reviewed scientific publications

• Vancoppenolle, M., Jourdain, N.C., Fichefet, T., Fraser, A.D., , Massonnet, F., Mathiot, P., Madec, G., Mehlmann, C., Olivé Abelló, A., Atwater, D.P., Billy, C., Brearley, A., Delfieu, J., Kostov,Y., Lemaire, E., Marson, J.M., Petit, J., Pirlet, N., Wongpan, P., Burgard, C., de Lavergne, C., Holland, P.R., Hutchinson, K., Noël, M., Ortega, E., Piedagnel, E., Rampal, P., Ridley, J., Rousset, C., Sallée, J.-B., Thomas, M. (2025): “Why Icebergs and their Interactions with Sea Ice Should Be Included in Earth System Models?”, BAMS, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-25-0322.1.
• Schmidt, G. A., Mankoff, K. D., Bamber, J. L., Burgard, C., Carroll, D., Chandler, D. M., Coulon, V., Davison, B. J., England, M. H., Holland, P. R., Jourdain, N. C., Li, Q., Marson, J. M., Mathiot, P., McMahon, C. R., Moon, T. A., Mottram, R., Nowicki, S., Olivé Abelló, A., Pauling, A. G., Rackow, T., and Ringeisen, D. (2025): “Datasets and protocols for including anomalous freshwater from melting ice sheets in climate simulations”, Geosci. Model Dev., 18, 8333–8361, doi: 10.5194/gmd-18-8333-2025.
• Burgard C., Jourdain, N.C., Mosbeux, C., Caillet, J., Mathiot, P., and Kittel, C. (2025): “Ocean warming threatens the viability of 60% of Antarctic ice shelves”, Nature, doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09657-w.
• Lambert, E. and Burgard, C. (2025): “Brief Communication: Sensitivity of Antarctic ice-shelf melting to ocean warming across basal melt models”, The Cryosphere, 19, 2495–2505, doi: 10.5194/tc-19-2495-2025.
• Caillet, J., Jourdain, N.C., Mathiot, P., Gillet-Chaulet, F., Urruty, B., Burgard, C., Amory, C., Kittel, C., and Chekki, M. (2025): “Uncertainty in the projected Antarctic contribution to sea level due to internal climate variability”, Earth System Dynamics, 16, 293–315, doi: 10.5194/esd-16-293-2025.
• Burgard, C., Jourdain, N. C., Mathiot, P., Smith, R.S., Schäfer, R., Caillet, J., Finn, T. S. and Johnson, J.E. (2023). “Emulating present and future simulations of melt rates at the base of Antarctic ice shelves with neural networks.” Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 15(12), e2023MS003829, doi: 10.1029/2023MS003829
• Jourdain, N.C., Mathiot, P., Burgard, C., Caillet, J. and Kittel, C. (2022): “Ice shelf basal melt rates in the Amundsen Sea in the end of the 21st century”, Geophysical Research Letters, doi: 10.1029/2022GL100629.
• Burgard, C., Jourdain, N. C., Reese, R., Jenkins, A., and Mathiot, P. (2022): “An assessment of basal melt parameterisations for Antarctic ice shelves”, The Cryosphere, 16, 4931–4975, doi: 10.5194/tc-16-4931-2022.
• Smith, A., Jahn, A., Burgard, C., and Notz, D. (2022): ”Improving model-satellite comparisons of sea ice melt onset with a satellite simulator”, The Cryosphere, 16, 3235–3248, doi: 10.5194/tc-16-3235-2022.
• Durand, G., van den Broeke, M., Le Cozannet, G., Edwards, T.L., Holland, P.R., Jourdain, N.C., Marzeion, B., Mottram, R., Nicholls, R.J., Pattyn, F., Paul, F., Slangen, A.B., Winkelmann, R., Burgard, C., van Calcar, C.J., Barré, J.B., Bataille, A., and Chapuis, A. (2022): “Sea-Level Rise: From Global Perspectives to Local Services”, Frontiers in Marine Sciences, 8:709595. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.709595.
• Burgard, C., Notz, D., Pedersen, L. T., and Tonboe, R. T. (2020): The Arctic Ocean Observation Operator for 6.9 GHz (ARC3O) – Part 2: Development and evaluation, The Cryosphere, doi: 10.5194/tc-14-2387-2020.
• Burgard, C., Notz, D., Pedersen, L. T., and Tonboe, R. T. (2020): The Arctic Ocean Observation Operator for 6.9 GHz (ARC3O) – Part 1: How to obtain sea-ice brightness temperatures at 6.9 GHz from climate model output, The Cryosphere, doi: 10.5194/tc-14-2369-2020.
• Burgard, C. and D. Notz (2017). Drivers of Arctic Ocean warming in CMIP5 models, Geophysical Research Letters, 44, 4263-4271, doi: 10.1002/2016GL072342.
• Maahn, M., Burgard, C., Crewell, S., Gorodetskaya, I. V., Kneifel, S., Lhermitte, S., Van Tricht, K. & Lipzig, N. P. (2014). How does the spaceborne radar blind zone affect derived surface snowfall statistics in polar regions?. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 119(24). doi : 10.1002/2014JD022079

Theses

• PhD thesis: Rethinking the relationship between the observed, simulated and real sea-ice concentration, Universität Hamburg, 2019
• Master’s thesis: Drivers of past and future Arctic sea-ice evolution in CMIP5 models, Universität Hamburg, 2015
• Bachelor’s thesis: Schneebeobachtungen mittels Mikro-Regen-Radar in Polargebieten, Universität zu Köln, 2013

Other publications

• Generation Europe/Generation Europa 2023 (2024): Un nouveau souffle franco-allemand pour l’Europe (FR) / Ein neuer deutsch-französischer Impuls für Europa (DE). Short version FR/EN. Kurzversion/Version courte FR/DE.
• Burgard, C. (2023): Quand l’Antarctique prend un bain chaud, Le Rayon Blog.
• Bouissou, B., Burgard, C. and Jourdain, N.C. (2022): Parameterising ocean-induced melt of an idealised Antarctic ice shelf using deep learning, ECCOMAS22 Conference proceedings, doi: 10.23967/eccomas.2022.216.
• Burgard, C., Docquier, D., Scheel M. and van der Laan, L. (2022): Ice-hot news: A cryo-summary of the new IPCC assessment report!, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Regoto, P., Burgard, C. and Jones, C. (2022). What Do We Mean By “Climate” And “Climate Change”?, Frontiers for Young Minds, doi: 10.3389/frym.2022.671886.
• Nogherotto, R., Burgard, C. and Jones, C. (2022). What is causing our climate to change so quickly now?, Frontiers for Young Minds, doi: 10.3389/frym.2022.668763.
• Burgard, C. (2021). Lost in transl[ice]tion zwischen Simulation und Satellit, SciLogs - KlarText Blog.
• Coulon, V. and Burgard, C. (2021). Image of the Week – The mystery of the ice mushrooms, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Burgard, C. (2020). Lost in transl[ice]tion…, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Burgard, C. (2020). Did you know… the difference between sea-ice area and sea-ice extent?, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Burgard, C. (2019). Did you know about… nature’s street lights for Santa Claus?, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Rasmussen, L.H., Burgard, C. and Arthur, J. (2019). Ice-hot news: The IPCC Special Report on the Oceans and the Cryosphere under Climate Change, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Favier, L., Rasmussen, L.H. and Burgard, C. (2018). Ice-hot news: The cryosphere and the 1.5°C target, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Burgard, C. (2018). Image of the Week – Icy expedition in the Far North, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Frew, R., Turton, J. and Burgard, C. (2018). Image of the Week – Polar Prediction School 2018, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Burgard, C. (2018). Image of the Week – Edible cryosphere at EGU 2018!, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Burgard, C. (2017). Image of the Week – Fifty shades of snow, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Burgard, C. (2017). Image of the Week – The ups and downs of sea ice!, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Burgard, C. (2016). Image of the Week – Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…, EGU Cryosphere Blog.
• Burgard, C. (2016). Image of the Week – The Journey of a Snowflake, EGU Cryosphere Blog. - Best EGU Blog Post 2016
• Burgard, C. (2016). Image of the Week – See How Seasonal Sea Ice Decline Differs!, EGU Cryosphere Blog
• Bell, H., Burgard, C. , Winkler, A. and Yasir, M. (2015). Common Impacts of Mining, Natural Gas Extraction and Shipping Activities in the Arctic. ACCESS newsletter 11.