Revealing the drivers of phytoplankton growth, their role in carbon cycling, and dynamics between ocean, seafloor and ice shelves
All part of the process: biology meets chemistry off an ice shelf Read More »
Like weather stations for the sea, the Denman Marine Voyage has installed three moorings off the ice shelf to monitor ocean heat
Moorings: Sentinels to monitor ocean heat when we’re not there Read More »
Covering more than twice the area of Australia at its winter peak, Antarctic sea ice is one of the largest biomes on Earth, providing critical habitat for ice algae
‘Vast unseen meadow’: Annual growth of sea-ice algae measured Read More »
A behind-the-scenes look at how sediment traps are prepared for a year in the deep ocean
Southern Ocean Time Series: Caring for your sediment trap Read More »
How our scientists are tracking warm currents in ocean waters thousands of metres deep
Diving deep: Exploring the Denman Glacier with CTDs Read More »
Hidden water flowing beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet plays a much bigger role in ice loss than current models assume
Antarctica’s hidden water flows are accelerating sea-level rise Read More »
While oceanographers plumb the depths, atmospheric scientists on the Denman Marine Voyage look skywards
Looking up: Tracing the secrets of Southern Ocean clouds Read More »
Low sea-ice cover means the Denman Marine Voyage can access places no humans have been before
Into the ice (or not) Read More »
On the Denman Marine Voyage, the plankton team is busy collecting tiny creatures with the ‘wet well’ on icebreaker RSV Nuyina
It’s the little things that count Read More »
As an oceanographer, I’m excited about the prospect of getting ocean, ice and climate data from a region where few observations have been collected
“Dream experiment”: Antarctic voyage a depth gauge for future sea-level rise Read More »