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# AAPP

Antarctica, the Southern Ocean and global climate

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## Posts

- [Melting from the top: Ice shelf vulnerable to warm surface waters](https://aappartnership.org.au/melting-from-the-top-ice-shelf-vulnerable-to-warm-surface-waters/) - Modelling shows summer-warmed surface waters are the primary cause of melt in the Denman-Shackleton ice shelf system
- [‘Rollercoaster’ currents in Southern Ocean mapped by satellite and robot gliders](https://aappartnership.org.au/rollercoaster-currents-in-southern-ocean-mapped-by-satellite-and-robot-gliders/) - Intense vertical currents in cyclonic eddy stronger than previously thought
- [Into the ice (or not)](https://aappartnership.org.au/into-the-ice-or-not/) - Low sea-ice cover means the Denman Marine Voyage can access places no humans have been before
- [“Exclamation point”: Ice-shelf collapse signals East Antarctic instability](https://aappartnership.org.au/exclamation-point-ice-shelf-collapse-signals-east-antarctic-instability/) - Was the collapse of the Conger-Glenzer ice shelf in 2022 an early warning sign for East Antarctica?
- [Diving deep: Exploring the Denman Glacier with CTDs](https://aappartnership.org.au/diving-deep-exploring-the-denman-glacier-with-ctds/) - How our scientists are tracking warm currents in ocean waters thousands of metres deep
- [“Needle in a haystack”: history of volcanic eruptions in East Antarctic ice core](https://aappartnership.org.au/needle-in-a-haystack-history-of-volcanic-eruptions-in-east-antarctic-ice-core/) - Chemical fingerprints of Southern Hemisphere volcanic eruptions found in East Antarctic ice core
- ['MIZ-ing' in action: how much of Antarctic sea ice is affected by waves?](https://aappartnership.org.au/miz-ing-in-action-how-much-of-antarctic-sea-ice-is-affected-by-waves/) - Measuring the true extent of an under-studied and crucial region of the Antarctic sea-ice system for the first time
- [Temperature, salinity…and the need for speed](https://aappartnership.org.au/temperature-salinityand-the-need-for-speed/) - With EM-APEX floats measuring current velocity, what can they tell us about changes in the Southern Ocean?
- [From big things, little things grow](https://aappartnership.org.au/from-big-things-little-things-grow/) - Why are we studying a patch of the Southern Ocean just 100km wide and 200km long so intensively?
- [Voyage to Southern Ocean ‘hotspot’ probes how planet’s strongest current helps melt Antarctic ice](https://aappartnership.org.au/voyage-to-southern-ocean-hotspot-probes-how-planets-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.
- [Antarctic science meets policy](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-science-meets-policy/) - Communicating the importance of rapid changes in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean for Australian policy and the world
- [New leader for Antarctic research program](https://aappartnership.org.au/new-leader-for-antarctic-research-program/) - Sea-ice expert the next leader of the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership
- [Zoom, rotate, peel: Visualising ice sheets at your fingertips](https://aappartnership.org.au/zoom-rotate-peel-visualising-ice-sheets-at-your-fingertips/) - A new interactive three-dimensional mapping tool for ice and oceans in Greenland and Antarctica
- [Tasmania unites for Antarctic science](https://aappartnership.org.au/tasmania-unites-for-antarctic-science/) - Politicians and staff from three levels of government focus on Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
- [Tasmanian scientist in NASA mission to track ice with space lasers](https://aappartnership.org.au/tasmanian-scientist-in-nasa-mission-to-track-ice-with-space-lasers/) - First spaceborne laser altimeter system to monitor the impacts of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and ice simultaneously
- [Australia and Japan launch plan for joint Antarctic research](https://aappartnership.org.au/australia-and-japan-launch-plan-for-joint-antarctic-research/) - Japan and Australia working together in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
- [East Antarctic ‘sea ice factory’ revealed as unexpected global current driver](https://aappartnership.org.au/east-antarctic-sea-ice-factory-revealed-as-unexpected-global-current-driver/) - A surprising source of deep-ocean ventilation in East Antarctica, with implications for global ocean currents and climate systems
- [Expanding robotic float numbers a win for Australia’s ocean and climate insights](https://aappartnership.org.au/expanding-robotic-float-numbers-a-win-for-australias-ocean-and-climate-insights/) - A step-change in our understanding of marine ecosystems, carbon cycling, fisheries, and how the ocean responds to climate change
- [Australian Antarctic scientists in bid for NASA space mission](https://aappartnership.org.au/australian-antarctic-scientists-in-bid-for-nasa-space-mission/) - Next-generation satellite plan for monitoring sea ice and glaciers in unprecedented detail
- [Antarctic research shared with Australian politicians and policymakers](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-research-shared-with-australian-politicians-and-policymakers/) - Keeping Antarctica and the Southern Ocean front-of-mind for decision-makers
- [Adrift like Shackleton: Robot float survives Antarctic ice](https://aappartnership.org.au/adrift-like-shackleton-robot-float-survives-antarctic-ice/) - An amazing story of the little float that could – and what it means for global sea level rise
- [NASA eye in the sky to focus on Southern Ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/nasa-eye-in-the-sky-to-focus-on-southern-ocean/) - International research community values ocean colour data from PACE satellite
- [Unlocking how iron shapes ocean life and climate](https://aappartnership.org.au/unlocking-how-iron-shapes-ocean-life-and-climate/) - Biogeochemistry team win ARC Discovery Project grant to iron out wrinkles in climate models
- [Shifting foundations of the Antarctic food web](https://aappartnership.org.au/shifting-foundations-of-the-antarctic-food-web/) - “We may be witnessing a fundamental reorganisation of life around Antarctica": study tracks change in polar phytoplankton
- [2025 AAPP Workshop in pictures](https://aappartnership.org.au/2025-aapp-workshop-in-pictures/) - 'Midway point' for Antarctic research program
- [Rising star: excellence in ice-sheet research recognised](https://aappartnership.org.au/rising-star-excellence-in-ice-sheet-research-recognised/) - National award for Antarctic researcher
- [Antarctic atmospheric aerosols: tiny particles with global effects](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-atmospheric-aerosols-tiny-particles-with-global-effects/) - Why it's important to understand clouds over the Southern Ocean
- [Antarctic science underpins national assessment of climate risk](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-science-underpins-national-assessment-of-climate-risk/) - A rapidly changing Antarctica will drive some of the major impacts on Australia in the next 25 years
- [Abrupt Antarctic changes could have ‘catastrophic consequences for generations to come’, experts warn](https://aappartnership.org.au/abrupt-antarctic-changes-could-have-catastrophic-consequences-for-generations-to-come-experts-warn/) - Changes in Antarctica from global heating will impact entire planet
- [Antarctic ice-sheet research lauded by 'Tall Poppy' award](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-ice-sheet-research-lauded-by-tall-poppy-award/) - Early career researcher with AAPP recognised for science impact and communication
- [“More than the sum of its parts”: Japan-Australia brains-trust charts future for Antarctic science](https://aappartnership.org.au/more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-japan-australia-brains-trust-charts-future-for-antarctic-science/) - Scientists plan joint research projects in Antarctica and Southern Ocean
- [Japanese-Australian collaboration valuable for Antarctic early career researchers](https://aappartnership.org.au/japanese-australian-collaboration-valuable-for-antarctic-early-career-researchers/) - How international Antarctic partnerships benefit the life and work of researchers
- [Oceanographer calls for deeper Japan-Australia science partnership to address Antarctic climate risks](https://aappartnership.org.au/oceanographer-calls-for-deeper-japan-australia-science-partnership-to-address-antarctic-climate-risks/) - “The advances we can make together are much greater than we can make individually”: resolving uncertainties in global sea level rise
- [“We are addressing a critical challenge”: the future of marine ecosystem modelling](https://aappartnership.org.au/we-are-addressing-a-critical-challenge-the-future-of-marine-ecosystem-modelling/) - Tracking and projecting how our oceans respond to climate change
- [Antarctic summer sea ice: Global impacts of extreme lows](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-summer-sea-ice-global-impacts-of-extreme-lows/) - First synthesis of global impacts from Antarctic summer sea-ice loss
- [Securing Antarctic research: the 'roundabouts' of science funding](https://aappartnership.org.au/securing-antarctic-research-the-roundabouts-of-science-funding/) - Opinion piece by Prof Nathan Bindoff on the need for change to the system of funding Australian polar research
- [Royal Society of Tasmania medal for sea-ice researcher](https://aappartnership.org.au/royal-society-of-tasmania-medal-for-sea-ice-researcher/) - AAPP researcher wins prestigious award
- [Uncovering cadmium in the Southern Ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/uncovering-cadmium-in-the-southern-ocean/) - On the trail of cadmium from Western Australia to Antarctica
- [All part of the process: biology meets chemistry off an ice shelf](https://aappartnership.org.au/all-part-of-the-process-biology-meets-chemistry-off-an-ice-shelf/) - Revealing the drivers of phytoplankton growth, their role in carbon cycling, and dynamics between ocean, seafloor and ice shelves
- [SOLACE team arrives back in Hobart after a successful 6 week voyage](https://aappartnership.org.au/solace-team-arrives-back-in-hobart-after-a-successful-6-week-voyage/) - After a 1000 nautical mile steam from polar waters, the SOLACE voyage finishes today, as we dock in Hobart.
- [‘Twilight zone’ migrants moving carbon in the Southern Ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/twilight-zone-migrants-moving-carbon-in-the-southern-ocean/) - Each night trillions of zooplankton and small marine creatures move from the ocean deep to the surface and back, in the largest animal migration on Earth
- [Looking up: Tracing the secrets of Southern Ocean clouds](https://aappartnership.org.au/looking-up-tracing-the-secrets-of-southern-ocean-clouds/) - While oceanographers plumb the depths, atmospheric scientists on the Denman Marine Voyage look skywards
- [Seeding clouds: the power of partnerships in Antarctic research](https://aappartnership.org.au/seeding-clouds-the-power-of-partnerships-in-antarctic-research/) - Not only do tiny phytoplankton have a big impact on clouds, they also play a crucial role in the climate system
- [Southern Ocean Time Series: Caring for your sediment trap](https://aappartnership.org.au/southern-ocean-time-series-caring-for-your-sediment-trap/) - A behind-the-scenes look at how sediment traps are prepared for a year in the deep ocean
- [Moorings: Sentinels to monitor ocean heat when we’re not there](https://aappartnership.org.au/moorings-sentinels-to-monitor-ocean-heat-when-were-not-there/) - Like weather stations for the sea, the Denman Marine Voyage has installed three moorings off the ice shelf to monitor ocean heat
- [‘Vast unseen meadow’: Annual growth of sea-ice algae measured](https://aappartnership.org.au/vast-unseen-meadow-annual-growth-of-sea-ice-algae-measured/) - 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
- [Antarctica’s hidden water flows are accelerating sea-level rise](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarcticas-hidden-water-flows-are-accelerating-sea-level-rise/) - Hidden water flowing beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet plays a much bigger role in ice loss than current models assume
- [It's the little things that count](https://aappartnership.org.au/its-the-little-things-that-count/) - On the Denman Marine Voyage, the plankton team is busy collecting tiny creatures with the ‘wet well’ on icebreaker RSV Nuyina
- [“Dream experiment”: Antarctic voyage a depth gauge for future sea-level rise](https://aappartnership.org.au/dream-experiment-antarctic-voyage-a-depth-gauge-for-future-sea-level-rise/) - 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
- [‘Structural change’: no new steady state for Antarctica’s sea-ice system](https://aappartnership.org.au/structural-change-no-new-steady-state-for-antarcticas-sea-ice-system/) - The first monthly reconstruction of Antarctic sea-ice extent by sector and in total for the entire 20th century
- ["What's driving the changes we're seeing?": Research voyage heads to Denman glacier](https://aappartnership.org.au/whats-driving-the-changes-were-seeing-research-voyage-heads-to-denman-glacier/) - First opportunity for Australian marine research into one of East Antarctica's most rapidly retreating glaciers
- [First marine science voyage to probe vulnerable Antarctic glacier](https://aappartnership.org.au/first-marine-science-voyage-to-probe-vulnerable-antarctic-glacier/) - A two-month mission exploring the Denman Glacier region about 5,000 kilometres south of Australia
- [Teaching opportunities for PhD students through international collaboration](https://aappartnership.org.au/teaching-opportunities-for-phd-students-through-international-collaboration/) - Two AAPP PhD students travel from Western Australia to New Zealand on a German research vessel
- [Tracing the pathways of warmer waters melting ice shelves](https://aappartnership.org.au/fishing-for-a-glaciers-secrets/) - Join our scientists in East Antarctica as they explore underneath a floating ice shelf with a power tool, a long drill, lots of line — and plenty of stamina.
- [Shedding light on Antarctic ice algae in a changing climate](https://aappartnership.org.au/shedding-light-on-antarctic-ice-algae-in-a-changing-climate/) - AAPP PhD candidate wins SCAR Fellowship to research sea-ice algae in Norway
- [Sink or swim: Carbon transport by Antarctic krill](https://aappartnership.org.au/sink-or-swim-carbon-transport-by-antarctic-krill/) - New observations reveal details of the contribution of Antarctic krill to carbon transport in the Southern Ocean
- [Revealing Antarctica's underbelly: Ocean climatology under sea ice](https://aappartnership.org.au/revealing-antarcticas-underbelly-ocean-climatology-under-sea-ice/) - Sea ice is a natural barrier to measuring water temperature and salinity of the ocean around Antarctica.
- [Knut confirmed](https://aappartnership.org.au/knut-confirmed/) - Knut Heinatz researches the impact zooplankton can have on the ocean’s ability to store atmospheric carbon.
- [Research funding to build knowledge on critical climate challenges](https://aappartnership.org.au/research-funding-to-build-knowledge-on-critical-climate-challenges/) - Climate-related Antarctic research wins Discovery Project grants
- [Our Science, Your Future: Next Generation of Antarctic Scientists Call for Collaborative Action](https://aappartnership.org.au/next-generation-of-antarctic-scientists-call-for-collaborative-action/) - A statement from early-career researchers at the inaugural Australian Antarctic Research Conference
- [Hundreds gather for emergency summit on Antarctica’s future](https://aappartnership.org.au/emergency-summit-on-antarcticas-future/) - Nearly 500 polar experts meet for inaugural Australian Antarctic Research Conference
- [Carbon capture: World-first study of algal growth in Antarctic fast ice](https://aappartnership.org.au/world-first-study-of-algal-growth-in-antarctic-fast-ice/) - How much carbon is produced annually by algae in Antarctic fast ice?
- [New study of Antarctic landfast ice charts dramatic crash](https://aappartnership.org.au/new-study-of-antarctic-landfast-ice-charts-dramatic-crash/) - The first-ever broad review of Antarctic ‘landfast’ ice highlights its far-reaching importance in the Earth system while documenting a recent dramatic crash in its extent.
- [Opening the floodgates: Will Antarctica reshape the world?](https://aappartnership.org.au/opening-the-floodgates-will-antarctica-reshape-the-world/) - AAPP/ACEAS briefing paper sent to Australian politicians and policymakers
- [Taking temperature: how well do weather models simulate Antarctic sea ice?](https://aappartnership.org.au/taking-temperature-how-well-do-weather-models-simulate-antarctic-sea-ice/) - First research comparing how well Antarctic sea-ice surface temperature is represented in six commonly used weather models
- [Antarctic ocean scientist wins Tasmanian ‘Tall Poppy’ award](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-ocean-scientist-wins-tasmanian-tall-poppy-award/) - Antarctic research recognised by Australian Institute for Policy and Science
- [Double dip: Antarctic sea ice sinks to new low for winter](https://aappartnership.org.au/double-dip-antarctic-sea-ice-sinks-to-new-low-for-winter/) - For the second winter in a row, the extent of Antarctic sea ice has been exceptionally below average — and it has just set a new record low for this time of year.
- [Research awards for Antarctica in a changing climate](https://aappartnership.org.au/research-awards-for-antarctica-in-a-changing-climate/) - Antarctic and Southern Ocean science features in Tasmanian DECRA awards from Australian Research Council
- [Antarctic sea ice research wins award from Chief of Defence Force](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-sea-ice-research-wins-award-from-chief-of-defence-force/) - Fellowship to assist naval oceanograper and meteorologist to complete PhD
- [Southern Ocean volcanoes under the microscope at Australia’s Synchrotron](https://aappartnership.org.au/southern-ocean-volcanoes-under-the-microscope-at-australias-synchrotron/) - What does Antarctic ice, Southern Ocean algal blooms, Australia’s active volcanoes and a particle accelerator have in common?
- [Stay frosty: Antarctic science for kids, reviewed by kids](https://aappartnership.org.au/stay-frosty-antarctic-science-for-kids-reviewed-by-kids/) - Special collection of scientific articles launched in National Science Week
- [Under the pump: robot floats probe carbon pathways in the Southern Ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/under-the-pump-robot-floats-probe-carbon-pathways-in-the-southern-ocean/) - Combining observations from robotic floats and sediment traps to track carbon flows
- [How to drill an ice shelf — and why](https://aappartnership.org.au/how-to-drill-an-ice-shelf-and-why/) - Join the adventure as a small science team investigates a massive ice shelf in Antarctica — and what it means for the rest of the world
- [Of ice and fire: study of sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals Australia may be under-estimating bushfire risk](https://aappartnership.org.au/of-ice-and-fire-study-of-sea-salt-in-antarctic-snowfall-reveals-australia-may-be-under-estimating-bushfire-risk/) - The remarkable link between ice cores and severe fire weather
- [Down the sink: Following carbon in the Southern Ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/down-the-sink-following-carbon-in-the-southern-ocean/) - AAPP PhD study extends carbon exchange records for Southern Ocean Time Series station to cover two decades.
- [To find carbon, look in the ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/to-find-carbon-look-in-the-ocean/) - The largest reservoir of carbon on our planet is the ocean. Craig Neill is testing an old carbon analyser against his new design.
- [University wins $3.4 million for precision climate tracking project](https://aappartnership.org.au/university-wins-3-4-million-for-precision-climate-tracking-project/) - Monitoring the response of oceans and water cycle to reducing carbon emissions
- [Windblown dust from land boosts productivity in the Southern Ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/windblown-dust-from-land-boosts-productivity-in-the-southern-ocean/) - One-third of Southern Ocean biological activity fertilised by iron-rich dust blown from land
- [AAPP researcher to showcase ice sheets at climate change conference](https://aappartnership.org.au/aapp-researcher-to-showcase-ice-sheets-at-climate-change-conference/) - Ice sheet modeller wins award from Australian Academy of Science
- [Life in the Southern Ocean: cooling the planet while coping with climate change](https://aappartnership.org.au/life-in-the-southern-ocean-cooling-the-planet-while-coping-with-climate-change/) - AAPP-led studies on the future of Southern Ocean ecosystems in a changing world
- [Conference statement: Zooplankton research priorities for a changing world](https://aappartnership.org.au/conference-statement-zooplankton-research-priorities-for-a-changing-world/) - A global conference of zooplankton experts from 38 countries sets out urgent research priorities
- [A visual expedition to Antarctica’s past — and a clue to its future](https://aappartnership.org.au/a-visual-expedition-to-antarcticas-past-and-a-clue-to-its-future/) - What the voyage of the Belgica tells us about how Antarctic sea ice has changed in 120 years
- [Small but mighty: Marine zooplankton bring global meeting to Hobart](https://aappartnership.org.au/small-but-mighty-marine-zooplankton-bring-global-meeting-to-hobart/) - More than 340 scientists from 38 countries meet in Hobart about marine zooplankton
- [From carbon to clouds: Ocean detectives return with climate clues](https://aappartnership.org.au/from-carbon-to-clouds-ocean-detectives-return-with-climate-clues/) - Epic voyage comes home with one of the most comprehensive datasets ever collected in the Southern Ocean
- ['MISO-cosms': a miso soup unlike any other](https://aappartnership.org.au/a-miso-soup-unlike-any-other/) - Creating a miniature Southern Ocean for shipboard experiments on the links between biology and cloud formation
- [Trace metal team makes half-century](https://aappartnership.org.au/trace-metal-team-makes-half-century/) - Hard-working voyagers reach a milestone in the Southern Ocean
- [Good things don’t come in threes for Antarctic sea ice](https://aappartnership.org.au/good-things-dont-come-in-threes-for-antarctic-sea-ice/) - New AAPP-led research points to fundamental changes taking place in the Antarctic sea-ice system with immense global implications
- [AAPP sea-ice scientist wins global glaciology award](https://aappartnership.org.au/sea-ice-scientist-wins-global-glaciology-award/) - AAPP researcher Dr Pat Wongpan receives 2023 Early Career Scientist Award from International Glaciology Society
- [Life-cycle of an Antarctic cloud](https://aappartnership.org.au/life-cycle-of-an-antarctic-cloud/) - How the biology of the Southern Ocean is linked to the clouds in the atmosphere
- [Super-cool clouds, iron-starved plankton and vanishing deep water](https://aappartnership.org.au/super-cool-clouds-iron-starved-plankton-and-vanishing-deep-water/) - What does a changing Southern Ocean mean for climate?
- [From clouds to the deep: 60-day voyage probes Southern Ocean change](https://aappartnership.org.au/from-clouds-to-the-deep-60-day-voyage-probes-southern-ocean-change/) - 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.
- [How to measure an ocean?](https://aappartnership.org.au/how-to-measure-an-ocean/) - Why the MISO voyage is travelling across the Southern Ocean from Hobart to Fremantle via the Antarctic ice edge.
- [Tracing the metals that power the carbon pump](https://aappartnership.org.au/tracing-the-metals-that-power-the-carbon-pump/) - Sampling vanishingly low concentrations of trace metals, to understand what controls Southern Ocean biology and its connection to the carbon cycle and climate.
- [In search of Antarctic Bottom Water](https://aappartnership.org.au/in-search-of-antarctic-bottom-water/) - Venturing to the Adélie Depression, chasing the world's densest water that drives currents around the planet.
- [Tasting the many flavours of Antarctic ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/tasting-the-many-flavours-of-antarctic-ocean/) - Using the CTD to track change in the Southern Ocean and what it means for biological productivity and the future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet
- [In the land of frozen giants](https://aappartnership.org.au/in-the-land-of-frozen-giants/) - Experiences of an iceberg enthusiast on the MISO voyage
- [Women of the MISO voyage](https://aappartnership.org.au/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science/) - Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science aboard a research vessel in the Southern Ocean
- [Oceanography, seafloor mapping and satellite combine to explore world’s strongest current](https://aappartnership.org.au/oceanography-seafloor-mapping-and-satellite-combine-to-explore-worlds-strongest-current/) - 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.
- [Ode to FOCUS 23](https://aappartnership.org.au/ode-to-focus-23/) - A gallery of images and words by Bill Martin, Electro-Technical Officer on RV Investigator.
- [Triaxus in tow](https://aappartnership.org.au/triaxus-in-tow/) - The Triaxus 'flies' through the upper ocean as it is towed behind the ship while the SWOT satellite records the height of the sea surface.
- [Soaring on salty winds](https://aappartnership.org.au/soaring-on-salty-winds/) - Death glares from giant petrels, squadrons of great cormorants, fly-bys from fulmars, A-list of albatross: never a dull moment in the Southern Ocean
- [Snap-frozen salad from the Southern Ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/snap-frozen-salad-from-the-southern-ocean/) - Understanding how communities of phytoplankton and marine microbes are changing and what this could mean for the storage of carbon
- [Robot gliders cruise the currents](https://aappartnership.org.au/robot-gliders-cruise-the-currents/) - Three underwater gliders are released into the world's strongest water flow, the high-energy Antarctic Circumpolar Current
- [The FOCUS 42.2 marine marathon](https://aappartnership.org.au/the-focus-42-2-marine-marathon/) - What to do when a mad-keen trail-runner is on a research ship for 38 days? Run a marathon on a treadmill, of course!
- [The CTD: What goes down, must come up](https://aappartnership.org.au/the-ctd-what-goes-down-must-come-up/) - One item in our oceanographic toolkit gets more of a workout than others. Which is it and what does it tell us about the deep ocean?
- [Meet Hydrochem: our floating lab](https://aappartnership.org.au/meet-hydrochem-our-floating-lab/) - At the heart of this science ship is an advanced analytical lab for measuring the vital signs of the ocean
- [For the sheer excitement of being here](https://aappartnership.org.au/for-the-sheer-excitement-of-being-here/) - PhD student Andie Hay offers her thoughts about life on the high seas – and a poem
- [Living the oceanographic dream](https://aappartnership.org.au/living-the-oceanographic-dream/) - PhD student Polina Sholeninova about her experience living and working at sea on the FOCUS voyage
- [How to build a tall mooring](https://aappartnership.org.au/how-to-build-a-tall-mooring/) - Crew and scientists on CSIRO research vessel RV Investigator install an oceanographic 'weather tower' in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
- [We're in the zone](https://aappartnership.org.au/were-in-the-zone/) - The FOCUS voyage has now reached our survey area about 850 nautical miles south of Hobart (or 200nm west of Macquarie Island, halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica).
- [Deep-sea diving probe recovered from Southern Ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/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.
- [SWOT team zooms in on Southern Ocean from space](https://aappartnership.org.au/swot-team-zooms-in-on-southern-ocean-from-space/) - MEDIA RELEASE: An advanced new satellite to observe water on Earth in unprecedented resolution promises to revolutionise Australian research in the Southern Ocean.
- [AAPP scientists bring Antarctic focus to ARC funding](https://aappartnership.org.au/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.
- [Increasing atmospheric carbon amplifies seasonal CO2 cycle in Southern Ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/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.
- [Sea change: a new blueprint for Southern Ocean survival](https://aappartnership.org.au/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.
- [More than just ice: What makes the best address for an emperor penguin colony?](https://aappartnership.org.au/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.
- [Failure to freeze: Low Antarctic sea ice may be ‘new abnormal’](https://aappartnership.org.au/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.
- [Urgent call for Southern Ocean science in a changing world](https://aappartnership.org.au/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.
- [Helicopters track warm ocean water melting Totten Glacier ice shelf](https://aappartnership.org.au/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.
- [Antarctic researchers land prestigious DECRAs in Tasmania](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-researchers-land-prestigious-decras-in-tasmania/) - Researchers with the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership awarded two of four DECRAs to Tasmania
- [Antarctic sea ice scientist wins Future Fellowship grant](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-sea-ice-scientist-wins-future-fellowship-grant/) - Landfast ice is crucial for the Earth's climate
- [Eyes of the world on Southern Ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/eyes-of-the-world-on-southern-ocean/) - More than 250 people from 25 nations will meet in Hobart during August for the first-ever global conference of the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS).
- [Polar scientists call for urgent action in view of rapid Arctic and Antarctic change](https://aappartnership.org.au/polar-scientists-call-for-urgent-action-in-view-of-rapid-arctic-and-antarctic-change/) - Polar scientists are calling for an urgent intensification of national and international research and observational capabilities in view of rapid Arctic and Antarctic change.
- [Antarctic deep ocean currents have slowed in the past three decades](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-deep-ocean-currents-have-slowed-in-the-past-three-decades/) - Researchers have found that the deep ocean circulation around parts of Antarctica has slowed by 30 per cent since the 1990s, reducing oxygen levels across the world’s deep seas.
- [Science briefing: 'On Thin Ice'](https://aappartnership.org.au/science-briefing-on-thin-ice/) - Is this sudden shift in the Southern Ocean a response to climate change? We need to know how the Antarctic system is changing – and why.
- [Shining sunlight on the Southern Ocean with machine learning](https://aappartnership.org.au/shining-sunlight-on-the-southern-ocean-with-machine-learning/) - Using Artificial Intelligence to better simulate the amount of energy from the sun that strikes the Southern Ocean.
- [Antarctica’s heart of ice has skipped a beat. Time to take our medicine](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarcticas-heart-of-ice-has-skipped-a-beat-time-to-take-our-medicine/) - Sea-ice researchers join forces to release a science briefing for policy makers.
- [New ice core lab to analyse million-plus years of climate history](https://aappartnership.org.au/new-ice-core-lab-to-analyse-million-plus-years-of-climate-history/) - Through the Million Year Ice Core project, Tasmania is gaining an entirely new climate research capability at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in Hobart.
- [Deep freeze falters: Antarctic sea ice drops to new low](https://aappartnership.org.au/deep-freeze-falters-antarctic-sea-ice-drops-to-new-low/) - With three very extreme events of Antarctic sea ice loss in the last six years, it appears a regime shift is under way in the Southern Ocean.
- [New Antarctic map builds on forty years of sea ice data](https://aappartnership.org.au/new-antarctic-map-builds-on-forty-years-of-sea-ice-data/) - A new interactive Antarctic map called 'Nilas' promises to assist voyage planning and enhance climate research in the sea-ice zone.
- [Mind the gaps: marine zooplankton futures in a warming world](https://aappartnership.org.au/mind-the-gaps-marine-zooplankton-futures-in-a-warming-world/) - A global review about the impacts of warming oceans on marine zooplankton is published in Nature Communications.
- [Antarctic science leader awarded Order of Australia](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-science-leader-awarded-order-of-australia/) - Prof Tony Press honoured for distinguished service to the environment
- [Trail-blazing tractor trains on track for million-year-old ice site](https://aappartnership.org.au/trail-blazing-tractor-trains-on-track-for-million-year-old-ice-site/) - MEDIA RELEASE: The first traverse for the Million Year Ice Core project is well advanced in proving a route for ambitious climate research in the coming years.
- [Antarctica’s emperor penguins could be extinct by 2100 – and other species may follow if we don’t act](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarcticas-emperor-penguins-could-be-extinct-by-2100-and-other-species-may-follow-if-we-dont-act/) - Greater conservation efforts are needed to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and the populations of up to 97% of land-based Antarctic species could decline by 2100 if we don’t change tack, new research has found.
- [Key Antarctic research awarded ARC Discovery grants](https://aappartnership.org.au/key-antarctic-research-awarded-arc-discovery-grants/) - MEDIA RELEASE: Innovative research on Southern Ocean productivity and sea ice by the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP) will be advanced with three Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery projects.
- [Antarctic marine life under pressure](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-marine-life-under-pressure/) - The Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) convened in Hobart, Tasmania, during October 2022 to examine the state of marine life in the Southern Ocean. Professor Bettina Meyer (AWI) and Dr So Kawaguchi (AAD) published a Science editorial stressing the need for a new krill management strategy at the Antarctic Peninsula to ensure the balance of the Southern Ocean ecosystem.
- [Antarctica and the Southern Ocean: insights from the 2022 IPCC WGII report](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctica-and-the-southern-ocean-insights-from-the-2022-ipcc-wg2-report/) - The Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP) and the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) have released a report on IPCC WGII key findings for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
- [Scientists detect sudden loss of large Antarctic lake](https://aappartnership.org.au/scientists-detect-sudden-loss-of-large-antarctic-lake/) - Media Release: Scientists in Australia and the United States are reporting the sudden loss of a large ice-covered Antarctic lake which held more water than Sydney Harbour.
- [Antarctic ice cores reveal Australian drought risk worse than thought](https://aappartnership.org.au/antarctic-ice-cores-reveal-australian-drought-risk-worse-than-thought-2/) - Media Release: Antarctic ice core records have shown that eastern Australia’s drought risk is greater than thought. The research, led by Dr Tessa Vance from the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership and Dr Anthony Kiem from the University of Newcastle, and involving Australian Antarctic Division scientists, has significant implications for water security and management across Australia and internationally.
- [Study exposes role of sea ice in protecting Antarctic coast](https://aappartnership.org.au/study-exposes-role-of-sea-ice-in-protecting-antarctic-coast/) - Media Release: A new method for detecting and monitoring change in the exposure of the Antarctic coastline to the dynamic Southern Ocean, due to changing sea-ice distribution, could improve environmental monitoring and modelling of Antarctic ice loss and sea level rise. For the first time, Dr Phil Reid of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Dr Rob Massom of the Australian Antarctic Division investigated ‘coastal exposure length’ – a daily measure of when and where the Antarctic coastline lacks any protective sea-ice buffer offshore. The scientists used the long-term satellite sea-ice concentration record to determine Antarctic coastal exposure, and how it has changed over the past four decades.
- [PhD Opportunities at AAPP](https://aappartnership.org.au/phd-opportunities-at-aapp/) - The Australian Antarctic Program Partnership is now offering exciting PhD research projects, based at the University of Tasmania in Hobart.
- [Welcome Aboard TEMPO: Voyage Blog](https://aappartnership.org.au/welcome-aboard-tempo-voyage-blog/) - The Southern Ocean Large Areal Carbon Export voyage is now underway, aboard Australia's RV Investigator.
- [Krill research voyage ends in success](https://aappartnership.org.au/krill-research-voyage-ends-in-success/) - Media Release: The Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP) has welcomed the successful completion of a major krill research voyage into the Southern Ocean.
- [Why we study the ocean depths](https://aappartnership.org.au/why-we-study-the-ocean-depths/) - Why do oceanographers send scientific instruments thousands of metres below the ocean surface?
- [A quick KOMBI update](https://aappartnership.org.au/an-update-on-kombi/) - The TEMPO team has successfully deployed all three KOMBIs.
- [Dreams come true!](https://aappartnership.org.au/dreams-come-true/) - Our researchers on board TEMPO sprang into action, when an unusually long and thick krill swarm appeared on the echogram.
- [Meet the Predator Observers](https://aappartnership.org.au/meet-the-predator-observers/) - The Predator Observer team has recorded 445 sightings of marine mammals.
- [ABC Radio interviews Dr Rob King](https://aappartnership.org.au/abc-radio-interviews-dr-rob-king/) - 'The entire vessel is on a port list, because we're being hit by a 40 knot wind that's screaming down off Antarctica… it's pretty spectacular!'
- [Eye-to-eye with a krill swarm](https://aappartnership.org.au/krill-swarm/) - For decades scientists have wondered how the Antarctic krill population is distributed under the shield of Antarctic winter sea ice and the development of the KOMBI provides an opportunity to gain valuable clues at a time when humans cannot readily access this area.
- [KOMBIs away!](https://aappartnership.org.au/kombis-away/) - For decades scientists have wondered how the Antarctic krill population is distributed under the shield of Antarctic winter sea ice and the development of the KOMBI provides an opportunity to gain valuable clues at a time when humans cannot readily access this area.
- [TEMPO in transit](https://aappartnership.org.au/tempo-in-transit/) - All the years of preparation to make this voyage a reality are now bearing fruit - or in this case krill.
- [Supercomputers simulate Antarctic ice shelf melting](https://aappartnership.org.au/supercomputers-simulate-antarctic-ice-shelf-melting/) - High-powered physics and supercomputers are helping a team of Australian-based scientists explore the mysterious boundary between Antarctic ice and the Southern Ocean.
- [The Role and Response of the Southern Ocean in a Warming World: Prof. Stephen Rintoul](https://aappartnership.org.au/scar-2020-mini-symposium/) - AAPP Theme Leader Prof. Stephen Rintoul was recently invited to present at the SCAR 2020 Mini Symposium entitled Antarctica in a Warming World; Regional Changes, Global Consequences and Future Commitments.
- [Recent climate extremes have driven unprecedented changes in the deep ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/1833-2/) - New measurements reveal a surprising increase in the amount of dense water sinking near Antarctica, following 50 years of decline.
- [Robot fleet dives for climate answers in ‘marine snow’](https://aappartnership.org.au/robot-fleet-dives-for-climate-answers-in-marine-snow/) - A fleet of new-generation, deep-diving ocean robots will be deployed in the Southern Ocean, in a major study of how marine life acts as a handbrake on global warming.
- ['It's exciting to finally get going': ABC interview with Philip Boyd](https://aappartnership.org.au/its-exciting-to-finally-get-going-interview-with-philip-boyd/) - 'It's exciting to finally get going': ABC interview with Philip Boyd Chief Scientist on board the SOLACE voyage, Professor Philip Boyd, speaks with Leon Compton from ABC Radio's Statewide Mornings program.
- [Transporting carbon: Why micronekton are important](https://aappartnership.org.au/transporting-carbon-why-micronekton-are-important/) - Transporting carbon: Why micronekton are important Bree WoodsPhD Student The deep ocean is the largest habitat on earth and despite harsh environmental conditions, is full of life. The animals that live here are adapted to high pressure, low temperatures, and little-to-no sunlight. Such animals, which are collectively named micronekton, include fishes, squids and hard-bodied organisms
- [Sediment traps deployed to measure biological carbon uptake](https://aappartnership.org.au/sediment-traps-deployed-to-measure-biological-carbon-uptake/) - The centrepiece of the SOLACE voyage – a suite of seven repeat 3.5 day sampling cycles - commenced on 9 December with the deployment of an upper ocean mooring.
- [Stranger than Science Fiction: Images from PLAOS](https://aappartnership.org.au/stranger-than-science-fiction-images-from-plaos/) - A test deployment of our profiling lagrangian acoustic optical system (PLAOS), has revealed some of the treasures which lurk below the ocean’s surface.
- [Welcome Aboard SOLACE: Voyage Blog](https://aappartnership.org.au/welcome-aboard-solace-voyage-blog/) - The Southern Ocean Large Areal Carbon Export voyage is now underway, aboard Australia's RV Investigator.
- [Pas de deux in the oceans’ Twilight Zone](https://aappartnership.org.au/pas-de-deux-in-the-oceans-twilight-zone/) - In the last few days there has been little time to post any blogs on the SOLACE www site as most groups on board RV Investigator have been busy processing samples from midwater nets, bio-optics, deep water cameras, zooplankton nets, sediment traps, particle interceptors, and/or running experiments.
- [Pyrosomes as messenger for warm water in the Southern Ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/pyrosomes-as-messenger-for-warm-water-in-the-southern-ocean/) - Researchers on board RV Investigator had a very exciting catch on the SOLACE voyage in the subantarctic Southern Ocean! Pyrosomes of the species Pyrosoma atlanticum landed in our last Rectangular Midwater Trawl that we towed through the upper 200 m of the water column.
- [Who's who in the zoo? Micronekton of the Southern Ocean](https://aappartnership.org.au/whos-who-in-the-zoo-micronekton-of-the-southern-ocean/) - Micronekton are free-swimming pelagic animals around 2-20 cm in size and make up an important trophic link in the marine food web.
- [Home](https://aappartnership.org.au/home-reflections/) - A nomadic scientist's reflections of home, from the remote Southern Ocean.
- [Northern site completed, headed South](https://aappartnership.org.au/northern-site-completed-headed-south/) - We successfully completed our occupation of the subantarctic SOLACE site late on Sunday 20 December and are currently headed south-west towards a diatom-dominated polar site to commence our southern occupation.
- [5 things I didn’t know as a first time voyager](https://aappartnership.org.au/5-things-i-didnt-know-as-a-first-time-voyager/) - An IMAS PhD student and first time voyager gives an honest and up front account of her first three weeks on board RV Investigator.
- [A Whale of a Christmas Tail](https://aappartnership.org.au/a-whale-of-a-christmas-tail/) - Christmas on the SOLACE research voyage turned out to be a real cracker.
- [CTD profiles and Triaxus sections set the scene for SOLACE sites](https://aappartnership.org.au/ctd-profiles-and-triaxus-sections-set-the-scene-for-solace-sites/) - Two of the main workhorse instruments on board are the CTD and the Triaxus. The information obtained by these two instruments helps the SOLACE team make important calls on the suitability of a site for a longer term multi-week occupation.
- [Gels reveal particle types exported to the Twilight Zone](https://aappartnership.org.au/gels-reveal-particle-types-exported-to-the-twilight-zone/) - Polyacrylamide gels are providing a sneak peek at who's responsible for exporting carbon to the ocean's interior.
- [At War with a Machine to Measure Life from Gas](https://aappartnership.org.au/at-war-with-a-machine-to-measure-life-from-gas/) - The delicate balance of the natural world – what’s being created and what’s being lost – can largely be traced through the signature of the gas that’s left behind.
- [Our seabird entourage](https://aappartnership.org.au/our-seabird-entourage/) - Unlike whale-watching, birding never fails to deliver.
- [Scientists capture detailed snapshot of Southern Ocean’s role in carbon uptake](https://aappartnership.org.au/scientists-capture-detailed-snapshot-of-southern-oceans-role-in-carbon-uptake/) - Australian researchers today returned from a six-week marine science voyage investigating the critical role of ocean life in capturing atmospheric carbon.
- [Getting the measure of krill](https://aappartnership.org.au/getting-the-measure-of-krill/) - Media Release: Australian Antarctic Program scientists will use a range of novel technologies to measure krill, during a ground-breaking voyage to the Southern Ocean that departs tomorrow.
- [24 Hour Party Plankton](https://aappartnership.org.au/24-hour-party-plankton/) - They are microscopic, exhibit funky shapes and wear many different colours. Welcome to the amazing world of phytoplankton!
- [Welcome aboard SOLACE!](https://aappartnership.org.au/first-post/) - Welcome aboard SOLACE The Southern Ocean Large Areal Carbon Export (SOLACE) voyage has the following objectives. Improve water column measurement of the downward export flux of carbon of the biological pump using an integrated suite of new technological advances – from particle decomposition to mesopelagic vertical migrations.Integrate these improved estimates of the functioning of the
- [Antarctic ice cores are reshaping Australia's climate assumptions](https://aappartnership.org.au/ice-cores-and-drought-risk/) - From Antarctic ice, a new understanding of drought & flood risk in Australia
- [New Ice Database Fills an Important Piece of Global Climate Puzzle](https://aappartnership.org.au/new-ice-database-fills-important-piece-of-climate-puzzle/) - Researchers from the AAPP have completed another important piece of the Antarctic climate jigsaw puzzle, with the creation of the first detailed database of changes in land-fast sea ice.
- [The powerful but puzzling role of Southern Ocean clouds](https://aappartnership.org.au/parting-the-clouds/) - Atmospheric research by the AAPP is helping to address urgent questions about the role of Southern Ocean clouds in the Earth’s changing climate.
- [Going with the Wind - Our Changing Southern Ocean: Dr Edward Doddridge](https://aappartnership.org.au/going-with-the-wind-our-changing-southern-ocean-dr-edward-doddridge/) - Dr Edward Doddridge is an oceanographer and Theme Leader with AAPP's Nature and Impacts of Southern Ocean Change research theme. Dr Doddridge was recently invited to present at the Royal Society of Tasmania

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- [Home](https://aappartnership.org.au/) - AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP (AAPP) will improve our understanding of the role of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean within the global climate system and implications for marine ecosystems.
- [Our Researchers](https://aappartnership.org.au/our-researchers/) - OUR RESEARCHERS SUE COOK Research Associate Glaciologist (modelling) Co-leader Project 3: Ice shelves E: sue.cook@utas.edu.au Social Links More about Sue BiographyDr Sue Cook is a glaciologist and co-project leader for Australian Antarctic Program Partnership Project 3: Ice Shelves. This project aims to identify ocean-driven and cryosphere-driven mass loss from East Antarctic ice
- [Our Technicians](https://aappartnership.org.au/our-technicians/) - OUR TECHNICIANS CHELSEA LONG Ice Core Technician E: chelsea.long@utas.edu.au More about Chelsea BiographyI am interested in ice core research because it provides physical links to the Earth's past climate. This is extremely important for understanding the variability in our past, present and future climates. It has always been my ambition to work with ice cores,
- [Research stories](https://aappartnership.org.au/our-research/research-stories/) - RESEARCH STORIES Science and research activities by the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership to explore the role of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in the global climate system
- [Contact Us](https://aappartnership.org.au/contact-us/) - SIGN UP To receive a quarterly newsletter from AAPP about our science and research activities, please provide your name and email address: CONTACT US aapp.enquiries@utas.edu.au Submit Enquiry Postal Address AAPP GPO Box 367, Hobart Tasmania, 7001 Street Address Australian Antarctic Program Partnership Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies 20 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point Tasmania,
- [News](https://aappartnership.org.au/news/) - NEWS
- [Management Committee](https://aappartnership.org.au/management-committee/) - MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The Australian Antarctic Program Partnership is managed through a committee known as the Management Committee, which is chaired by Sue Weston. The Management Committee consists of representatives of all principal partners and associate partners, including the AAPP Program Leader and a secretary. The Management Committee provides strategic oversight and monitors the Partnership's performance
- [Our Contributed Staff](https://aappartnership.org.au/our-contributed-staff/) - OUR CONTRIBUTED STAFF SIMON ALEXANDER Atmospheric physicist Co-leader, Project 1: Atmosphere E: simon.alexander@aad.gov.au Social Links AAD Profile More about Simon Biography Dr Simon Alexander is a Senior Research Scientist at the Australian Antarctic Division. His research interests include Southern Ocean and Antarctic clouds, precipitation and aerosols. Clouds remain one of the key sources
- [Project 6](https://aappartnership.org.au/project-6/) - PROJECT 6: Sea Ice Broad-scale measurements of sea ice will be made during transits of sea ice areas by RSV Nuyina, with autonomous vehicles, and by satellite remote sensing. The RSV Nuyina will allow multi-disciplinary process studies to be carried out within the sea ice, targeting different sea-ice regimes and seasons. Long-term records from satellites
- [Project 5](https://aappartnership.org.au/project-5/) - PROJECT 5: Biogeochemistry Changes in the physical environment of the Southern Ocean will be assessed by comparing new observations to past measurements. Models will be used to test hypotheses and assess the sensitivity to changes in forcing, as well as to make projections of future change. This effort will use a variety of observational platforms,
- [Project 3](https://aappartnership.org.au/project-3/) - PROJECT 3: Ice Shelves Ice shelves buttress the Antarctic Ice Sheet, providing a force that resists the flow of ice from the continent to the ocean. Understanding the sensitivity of ice shelves to changes in ocean, sea ice and atmosphere is therefore critical to assess the Antarctic contribution to future sea level rise. The AAPP
- [Project 7](https://aappartnership.org.au/project-7/) - PROJECT 7: Krill and Ecosystems The implications of changes in sea ice and other environmental factors (e.g., warming, acidification, nutrient supply) for marine ecosystems will be assessed using several related approaches. Multi-disciplinary voyages will provide simultaneous measurements of environmental and ecological variables to assess coupling of physical and biological processes. The unique krill aquarium at
- [Project 2](https://aappartnership.org.au/project-2/) - PROJECT 2: Ice Cores Ice cores provide the most powerful tool we have to determine how the Earth's climate has varied in the past. AAD will drill a deep ice core in the interior of Antarctica between 2021 and 2026. The AAPP will contribute to the analysis of the ice core, which has the potential
- [Theme 1](https://aappartnership.org.au/theme-1/) - THEME 1 Antarctica's Influence on Climate and Sea Level The AAPP will deliver new insights into linkages between the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) and the climate of Australia and the rest of the globe. Knowledge of past climate variability and change, combined with improved understanding of the dynamics of Antarctic ice shelves, of sea ice-ocean
- [Project 1](https://aappartnership.org.au/project-1/) - PROJECT 1: Atmosphere Climate models have persistent biases in high southern latitudes. These biases reduce the skill of climate model projections not just in Antarctica but globally. Of particular importance are biases in the radiation budget arising from inadequate representation of cloud processes and aerosols over the Southern Ocean which impacts simulated temperature at the
- [Publications](https://aappartnership.org.au/publications/) - PUBLICATIONS PUBLICATIONS The Australian Antarctic Program Partnership has supported the research undertaken in these publications: REPORTS, TECHNICAL PAPERS and BRIEFING PAPERS East Antarctica in a Changing Climate A Research Strategy for Continental Shelf Waters (2025-2039) Download the Full Report Report of the 5th joint Australia-Japan workshop on Antarctic science AAPP and Australia-Japan Foundation July 2025
- [Feature stories](https://aappartnership.org.au/features/) - FEATURE STORIES Earth has natural climate archives that preserve information about past environments: tree rings, cave deposits, corals, ocean sediments - and ice cores. Although difficult to get, ice cores are among the most useful and highest-quality climate recorders. READ 'The memory of ice' When a team of researchers started to put together a paper
- [Australian Antarctic Research Conference 2026](https://aappartnership.org.au/aarc-2026/) - The second Australian Antarctic Research Conference will be held at the UTAS Stanley Burbury Theatre in Hobart in 2026: Monday 24 August for an Early Career Researchers Day, followed by the conference from Tuesday 25 to Friday 28 August. The themes of this national conference are: Antarctic ice loss and its impacts Protecting Antarctica from
- [Our Students](https://aappartnership.org.au/our-students/) - OUR STUDENTS Daniel Atwater PhD Student E: daniel.atwater@utas.edu.au Date Commenced: 03.05.2021 Accurate simulation of Antarctic landfast sea ice and its impacts Project 6: Sea Ice This PhD project aims to model fast ice in the East Antarctic which will elucidate the primary mechanism for the observed variation and changes of the continental shelf sea-ice mass
- [Southern Signals](https://aappartnership.org.au/southern-signals/) - SOUTHERN SIGNALS To communicate our research and inform policy making, AAPP produces a quarterly email bulletin called 'Southern Signals'. Read 'Southern Signals' no. 1, March 2023 Read 'Southern Signals' no. 2, June 2023 Read 'Southern Signals' no. 3, September 2023 Read 'Southern Signals' no. 4, December 2023 Read 'Southern Signals' no. 5, March 2024 Read
- [Reporting - Memberships](https://aappartnership.org.au/reporting-memberships/) - Leadership roles and memberships The list below represents leadership roles and memberships (i.e. SCAR, SCOR, IODP, etc.) that have already been reported to the AAPP. You can use the search function to check your name or membership. If you remain unsure, please report it again and our quality control processes will pick up the
- [Portal Resources](https://aappartnership.org.au/portal-resources/) - PORTAL RESOURCES PROCEDURES FORMS TEMPLATES IDENTITY GUIDELINES / LOGOS ORG CHART COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY LEADERSHIP ROLE DESCRIPTIONS PROJECT AND WORK PLANS PROGRESS REPORTS (submitted) AGREEMENTS (grants, etc) STAFF MEETINGS CONTACTS LIST 2023 PLAN PROCEDURES AAPP Publications Process AAPP Top-up Scholarship AAPP Adjuncts and Affiliates AAPP Applying for Grants AAPP Sponsorship of Events AAPP Travel Approval Process
- [Vacancies](https://aappartnership.org.au/vacancies/) - VACANCIES Research Associate - Sea-Level Analyst We are seeking to appoint a full-time Research Associate - Sea-Level Analyst in the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) at the University of Tasmania, as part of the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP). The Opportunity In close collaboration with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), this position will
- [PhD Projects](https://aappartnership.org.au/phd-projects/) - PHD PROJECTS AAPP PhD Projects and Scholarships A number of PhD research projects related to the research program of the AAPP will be advertised below and on the University of Tasmania Graduate Research website. Applicants will be able to apply for Stipend Scholarships and fee waivers from the University of Tasmania or from other sources.
- [Reporting - Outputs](https://aappartnership.org.au/reporting-outputs/) - Outputs List The list below represents outputs (publications, data, etc) that have already been reported to the AAPP. You can use the search function to check your name (surname), DOI, or Title. Note that all publications resulting from AAPP funding should be reported, this includes collaborative works whereby AAPP-funded researchers, equipment, or infrastructure were
- [About Us](https://aappartnership.org.au/about_us/) - ABOUT US AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP The Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP) is a ten-year Australian Government funded initiative through the Antarctic Science Collaboration Initiative program to better understand the role of the Antarctic region in the global climate system and the implications for marine ecosystems. Our activities are summarised in this report on 'Research
- [Our Research](https://aappartnership.org.au/our-research/) - OUR RESEARCH Through three inter-dependent themes, the AAPP will provide increased environmental and ecological understanding essential for the sound stewardship of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. The AAPP will focus research on the Australian Antarctic Territory and adjacent Southern Ocean, addressing priorities within the Australian Antarctic Science Strategic Plan. The outcomes of the AAPP will include:
- [Australian Antarctic Research Conference 2024](https://aappartnership.org.au/aarc-2024/) - The inaugural 2024 Australian Antarctic Research Conference brought together Australia's polar research community for our first national meeting in many years. It was held at the University of Tasmania in nipaluna/Hobart from Tuesday 19 to Friday 22 November 2024. An Early Career Researcher (ECR) day preceded the conference on Monday 18 November. Summary report Conference
- [Denman Marine Voyage](https://aappartnership.org.au/dmv/) - Denman Marine Voyage The Denman Marine Voyage (DMV) will take 60 scientists to the Denman glacier region in East Antarctica for 60 days (50 science days) in February-May 2025. The aim of the DMV is to gain a better understanding of how the glacier system behaved historically, how it is being affected by global warming
- [Program Management](https://aappartnership.org.au/program-management/) - PROGRAM MANAGEMENT DELPHINE LANNUZEL Program Leader - AAPP E: delphine.lannuzel@utas.edu.au UTAS profile Social Links More about Delphine Biography Delphine was awarded her PhD in 2006 at Université Libre de Bruxelles upon presentation of a thesis on "The Biogeochemistry of Iron in the Antarctic sea ice Environment". She was the first to report the high iron
- [Seminars](https://aappartnership.org.au/seminars/) - WORKSHOPS and SEMINARS Southern Ocean Bio-optics Workshop Reconciling bio-optics, photophysiology and floristics in the PACE era The Southern Ocean plays key roles in the ocean carbon cycle and is projected to encounter complex changes in the coming decades of the Anthropocene. Despite multiple decades of ocean colour observations, uncertainty in derived parameters for this oceanic
- [Fieldwork blogs](https://aappartnership.org.au/blogs/) - FIELDWORK BLOGS View Denman Marine Voyage DENMAN MARINE VOYAGE (2025) View MISO Voyage MISO VOYAGE (2024) View FOCUS Voyage FOCUS VOYAGE (2023) View TEMPO Voyage TEMPO VOYAGE (2021) More About SOLACE Voyage SOLACE VOYAGE (2020)
- [Resources](https://aappartnership.org.au/resources/) - RESOURCES Delivering knowledge to Australian decision-makers in government, industry and the community of how change in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean will affect Australia and the rest of the globe is one of the AAPP's key roles. Here you will find a range of resources that report on AAPP research. View Annual meetings ANNUAL MEETINGS
- [SOLACE](https://aappartnership.org.au/solace/) - Welcome aboard SOLACE! The Southern Ocean Large Areal Carbon Export voyage aboard Australia's RV Investigator was successfully completed on Friday, 15 January 2021. The six week voyage was aimed at developing an approach to quantify the changing effectiveness of CO2 sequestration by the ocean's biological pump using remote-sensing by satellites and autonomous vehicles. The images
- [MISO](https://aappartnership.org.au/miso/) - Welcome aboard MISO! The MISO voyage on CSIRO research vessel RV Investigator sailed from Hobart on 5 January 2024. MISO stands for: Multidisciplinary Investigations of the Southern Ocean. The aim of the 60-day voyage is to improve our ability to anticipate the impacts of future climate change. 39 scientists in five teams (CTD, Carbon,
- [FOCUS](https://aappartnership.org.au/focus/) - Welcome aboard FOCUS! The FOCUS voyage on CSIRO research vessel Investigator sailed from Hobart on 15 November 2023. FOCUS stands for: Fine-scale Observations of the (Antarctic Circumpolar) Current Under SWOT. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the strongest on Earth and acts as a barrier to help keep the icy continent frozen. This voyage
- [Project 4](https://aappartnership.org.au/project-4/) - PROJECT 4: Oceanography The infrequent ship-board sampling will be complemented by investment in autonomous profiling floats that will provide year-round observations of the East Antarctic sector of the Southern Ocean, including novel biogeochemical sensors and new floats capable of profiling the full ocean depth. The profiling floats provide the only feasible means of tracking changes
- [Theme 2](https://aappartnership.org.au/theme-2/) - THEME 2 Nature and Impacts of Southern Ocean Change The AAPP will determine how and why the physical and biogeochemical environment of the Southern Ocean adjacent to the AAT is changing and assess the impacts of change on climate, sea level, sea ice and marine ecosystems. The Southern Ocean influences climate by taking up and
- [Reporting - Media](https://aappartnership.org.au/reporting-media/) - Media coverage The list below represents media related to the AAPP that have already been reported. You can use the search function to check your name or story title. If you remain unsure, please report it again and our quality control processes will pick up the duplication. Thank you. Media Reporting Form After submission,
- [Annual meetings](https://aappartnership.org.au/annual-meetings/) - ANNUAL MEETINGS More about 2021 Symposium 2021 SYMPOSIUM More about 2022 Workshop 2022 WORKSHOP
- [AAPP Travel/Conference Attendance Request Form](https://aappartnership.org.au/portal-resources/travel-conference-attendance-request-form/)
- [Reporting Hub](https://aappartnership.org.au/reporting-hub/) - REPORTING HUB For AAPP reporting purposes, it is a requirement for all Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP) staff (cash and in-kind) and HDRs to report on activities completed under the Antarctic Science Collaboration Initiative. Please click on the tiles below to submit your entries. Submit Outputs OUTPUTS (publications, data, etc.) Submit Media MEDIA Submit Awards
- [Reporting - Training & Teaching](https://aappartnership.org.au/reporting-training-teaching/) - Training & Teaching List The list below represents training and teaching that have already been reported to the AAPP. You can use the search function to check your name or title. If you remain unsure, please report it again and our quality control processes will pick up the duplication. Thank you. Training & Teaching
- [Reporting - Presentations](https://aappartnership.org.au/reporting-presentations/) - Presentations List The list below represents presentations that have already been reported to the AAPP. You can use the search function to check your name or title. If you remain unsure, please report it again and our quality control processes will pick up the duplication. Thank you. Presentations Reporting Form After submission, you will
- [Reporting - Collaborations](https://aappartnership.org.au/reporting-collaborations/) - Collaborations List The list below represents collaborations that have already been reported to the AAPP. You can use the search function to check your name or collaboration. If you remain unsure, please report it again and our quality control processes will pick up the duplication. Thank you. Collaborations Reporting Form After submission, you will
- [Reporting - Grants](https://aappartnership.org.au/reporting-grants/) - Grants List Congratulations on your grant! The list below represents grants that have already been reported to the AAPP. You can use the search function to check your name or title. If you remain unsure, please report it again and our quality control processes will pick up the duplication. Thank you. Grants Reporting Form
- [Reporting - Awards](https://aappartnership.org.au/reporting-awards/) - Awards/Honours/Commendations List Congratulations on your award/honour/commendation! The list below represents awards, honours and commendations that have already been reported to the AAPP. You can use the search function to check your name or title. If you remain unsure, please report it again and our quality control processes will pick up the duplication. Thank you.
- [Reporting - Suggestion Box](https://aappartnership.org.au/suggestion-box/)
- [AAPP Symposium 2021](https://aappartnership.org.au/resources/aapp-symposium-2021/) - Symposium 2021 Progress and Priorities in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean 26 - 27 October 2021 We thank all those who participated in the 2021 AAPP Symposium, in person and online. The Symposium was a wonderful opportunity for staff and stakeholders to come together to showcase research achievements from our first two years of operation,
- [Cle(v)er Reporting Hub](https://aappartnership.org.au/clever/)
- [Theme 3](https://aappartnership.org.au/theme-3/) - THEME 3 Future of Antarctic Sea Ice, Krill and Ecosystems The AAPP will deliver new understanding of the processes controlling variability and change of Antarctic sea ice and associated ecosystems. Changes in Antarctic sea ice influence many aspects of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean environment, with consequences that can have global impact, including the global
- [AAPP Symposium 2022](https://aappartnership.org.au/resources/aapp-symposium-2022/) - AAPP 2022 WORKSHOP About one hundred people attended AAPP's science workshop in December 2022 at the Hobart conference centre, either in person or online. More than 30 presentations and panel discussions were given over the two days. Many people provided posters, 'lightning talks' and synopses of the planned fieldwork program (summarised in the downloadable programs
- [Antarctic Policy & Research Forum](https://aappartnership.org.au/forum/) - ANTARCTIC POLICY & RESEARCH FORUM PAST FORUMS International Partnerships in Antarctic Science 19 May 2022 The scientific questions around Antarctica's future are too urgent to be tackled by one nation alone. This session will address the need for international cooperation to answer the continent's biggest scientific questions, and the benefits and challenges of coordinating across
- [Portal Login](https://aappartnership.org.au/portal-login/)
- [Login](https://aappartnership.org.au/login/)
- [Digital Antarctica](https://aappartnership.org.au/digital-antarctica/) - DIGITAL ANTARCTICA Digital Antarctica is an agreed standardised framework to facilitate data sharing across multiple Antarctic research organisations in ways that aligns with the FAIR data principles, which advocate that data should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. The project commenced in July 2020 and wrapped up in July 2022. In late 2020, the Digital
- [Our Partners](https://aappartnership.org.au/our-partners/) - OUR PARTNERS
- [TEMPO](https://aappartnership.org.au/tempo/) - Welcome aboard TEMPO The TEMPO research voyage sailed from Hobart on 29 January 2021. This voyage to Antarctica will investigate the distribution, density and connectivity of populations of Antarctic krill, and better understand the distribution and contribution of deep-sea krill to overall krill biomass. TEMPO stands for Trends in Euphausiids off Mawson, Predators, and Oceanography.

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