Deep-sea diving probe recovered from Southern Ocean
A state-of-the-art robotic float has been recovered from the Southern Ocean, in a first for CSIRO research vessel Investigator.
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Voyage to Southern Ocean ‘hotspot’ probes how planet’s strongest current helps melt Antarctic ice
Scientists head for the heart of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to investigate how it leaks warm water into polar seas.
AAPP scientists bring Antarctic focus to ARC funding
Four key projects involving AAPP researchers have been approved in the latest round of funding by the Australian Research Council.
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Increasing atmospheric carbon amplifies seasonal CO2 cycle in Southern Ocean
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.
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Sea change: a new blueprint for Southern Ocean survival
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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More than just ice: What makes the best address for an emperor penguin colony?
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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Failure to freeze: Low Antarctic sea ice may be ‘new abnormal’
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.
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Helicopters track warm ocean water melting Totten Glacier ice shelf
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.
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Antarctic researchers land prestigious DECRAs in Tasmania
Researchers with the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership awarded two of four DECRAs to Tasmania
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Urgent call for Southern Ocean science in a changing world
Hundreds of international scientists are sounding a clarion call for urgent expansion of Southern Ocean science in the emerging climate crisis.
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