• SIMBA: Using technology to predict ice melt, avalanches and floods

  • Sep 29 2023
  • Length: 30 mins
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SIMBA: Using technology to predict ice melt, avalanches and floods

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    It's all contained within a yellow case, the size of a small suitcase, but the SIMBA instrument is revolutionising the way scientists measure ice melt rate and thickness and, more recently, how they assess avalanche and flood risk.

    SIMBA, or Snow Ice Mass Balance Apparatus, is developed and built by SAMS Enterprise and now has a number of applications. The research and development into this technology, spearheaded by senior engineer Phill Thompson, has seen it been deployed by avalanche forecasters in the Scottish mountains and on ice roads in northern Canada.

    In this episode, we speak to Dr Mark Hart and Craig Livingstone from the SIMBA team to find out more about the instrument and why SIMBA will be going to the International Snow Science Workshop in Oregon, USA.

    The Ocean Explorer podcast is produced by the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), an ocean research institute and partner of UHI based in Oban.
    In each episode, we take a deep dive into marine science topics with SAMS scientists and special guests.
    Interested in working or studying with us, or helping with our work? Visit www.sams.ac.uk to find out more.
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