Voyage to investigate why deep ocean currents near Antarctica are slowing, whether the Southern Ocean will continue to absorb heat and carbon dioxide, and the formation of clouds.
From clouds to the deep: 60-day voyage probes Southern Ocean change Read More »
From space to the seafloor, an Australian and international research voyage has mapped a highly energetic ‘hotspot’ in the world’s strongest current simultaneously by ship and satellite, and uncovered an underwater mountain range.
Crew and scientists on CSIRO research vessel RV Investigator install an oceanographic ‘weather tower’ in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
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Scientists head for the heart of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to investigate how it leaks warm water into polar seas.
Four key projects involving AAPP researchers have been approved in the latest round of funding by the Australian Research Council.
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For the first time, scientists measure an increase in the magnitude of the Southern Ocean’s seasonal cycle of carbon dioxide over the last decade.
Increasing atmospheric carbon amplifies seasonal CO2 cycle in Southern Ocean Read More »
More than 200 scientists from 19 countries create the first comprehensive assessment of trends in Southern Ocean ecosystems, in a report written specifically for policy makers.
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A new study of the habitat needs of emperor penguins show that the iconic seabirds are more flexible in their abilities to choose a place to live than previously assumed.
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The first evidence is emerging of a regime shift underway in the Southern Ocean where Antarctic sea ice is entering a different state of lower coverage.
Failure to freeze: Low Antarctic sea ice may be ‘new abnormal’ Read More »
Probes dropped from helicopters through ice cracks help reveal that warm ocean water is melting the largest glacier ice shelf in East Antarctica from below.
Helicopters track warm ocean water melting Totten Glacier ice shelf Read More »