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Foraging economics and performance of polar and subpolar Atlantic seabirds
1 December, 1991
Seabirds of high latitudes in the North and South Atlantic (chiefly penguins, Procellariformes, alcids, shags, Gannet and Kittiwake) are compared (on absolute and energy-, mass- and time-specific scaled bases) in…Read more on Foraging economics and performance of polar and subpolar Atlantic seabirds
Campanian-Maastrichtian (Cretaceous) stratigraphy of the James Ross Island area, Antarctica
1 December, 1991 by Alistair Crame
One of the most important outcrops of uppermost Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian) sedimentary rocks in the southern high latitudes occurs within the James Ross Island group, northeastern Antarctic Peninsula. These rocks comprise…Tectonomagmatic controls on Gondwana break-up models: Evidence from the Proto-Pacific Margin of Antarctica
1 December, 1991
Geochemical and isotopic data are presented that suggest the existence of a large, Middle Jurassic subduction‐related magmatic province common to both the Antarctic Peninsula and southern South America. We argue…The population structure and transmission of Escherichia coli in an isolated human community; studies on an antarctic base
1 December, 1991
The population structure and transmission of Escherichia coli in a small group of individuals isolated for 26 weeks on an Antarctic base were studied by multilocus electrophoresis of eight enzymes…Signature of burst particle precipitation on VLF signals propagating in the Antarctic Earth-ionosphere waveguide
1 November, 1991
The burst precipitation of energetic electrons (≥40 keV), induced by interactions with lightning‐generated whistler mode waves, has been observed to cause phase and amplitude perturbations on subionospheric VLF signals (“Trimpi”…A one-dimensional model of ice shelf-ocean interaction
1 November, 1991 by Adrian Jenkins
Large‐scale oceanic circulation beneath Antarctic ice shelves is driven by the thenmohaline differences which result from mass and energy exchange at the ice‐ocean interface. Dense, saline waters are drawn underneath…Read more on A one-dimensional model of ice shelf-ocean interaction
Effects of ridge crest-trench interaction on Antarctic-Phoenix Spreading: Forces on a young subducting plate
1 November, 1991 by Robert Larter
Precise measurements of spreading rates on marine magnetic profiles collected to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula have enabled some consideration of the forces governing plate motion, since Antarctic—Phoenix motion…Ocean circulation beneath the Ronne ice shelf
1 November, 1991 by Keith Makinson, Keith Nicholls
THE intimate thermal contact between the base of Antarctic ice shelves and the underlying ocean enables changes in climate to have a rapid impact on the outflow of ice from…Variations in phytoplanktonic nitrogen assimilation around South Georgia and in the Bransfield Strait (Southern Ocean)
1 November, 1991
Nitrogen assimilation was measured in two austral summers in the Scotia Sea around the island of South Georgia as well as the Bransfield Strait. Nitrate and ammonium assimilation was measured…Dynamics of the Ross Ice Shelf
29 October, 1991 by John Turner
Observations of multispecies seabird flocks around South Georgia
1 October, 1991
We observed 195 multispecies feeding flocks of birds near Bird Island, South Georgia, between 4 February and 5 March in 1986. Up to 19 seabird species plus Antarctic fur seals…Read more on Observations of multispecies seabird flocks around South Georgia
Sporadic-E as a tracer for atmospheric waves
1 October, 1991
During three days of quiet geomagnetic conditions in August 1988, both the EISCAT UHF radar and the NOAA digital ionospheric sounder (Dynasonde) were operated from 12:00 to 22:00 U.T. Sporadic-E…Hydrocarbons in the Antarctic marine environment
1 September, 1991
The Antarctic marine ecosystem contains low concentrations of a range of hydrocarbons, overwhelmingly biogenic in origin. The low natural levels of hydrocarbons and the small amount of local human activity…Read more on Hydrocarbons in the Antarctic marine environment
The spatial distribution of microalgae on Antarctic fellfield soils
1 September, 1991
The horizontal and vertical distributions of cyanobacteria and algae on soil polygons on Signy Island were investigated. Soil chlorophyll concentrations increased from the centre to the edge of the polygons.…Read more on The spatial distribution of microalgae on Antarctic fellfield soils
Primary production by benthic microalgae in nearshore marine sediments of Signy Island, Antarctica
1 September, 1991
During the austral summer of 1987/1988, three 24 h in situ primary productivity measurements were made at a nearshore sublittoral site on the east coast of Signy Island, Antarctica. The…Freshwater stream ecosystems of James Ross Island, Antarctica
1 September, 1991
The freshwater streams of James Ross Island share many of the features common to other Antarctic streams. There is a diel variation in temperature and discharge, which follows the daily…Read more on Freshwater stream ecosystems of James Ross Island, Antarctica
A continuous 770-year record of volcanic activity from east Antarctica
1 September, 1991
A 100‐m ice core from site G 15 (accumulation rate 0.1 m water yr−1, mean annual temperature −38°C) on the Mizuho plateau, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, has been analysed…Read more on A continuous 770-year record of volcanic activity from east Antarctica
Water-loss and anhydrobiotic survival in nematodes of Antarctic fellfields
1 September, 1991
The Antarctic fellfield habitat is an extreme terrestrial environment in which the survival of organisms depends upon an ability to withstand both very low temperatures and severe water shortage. The…Read more on Water-loss and anhydrobiotic survival in nematodes of Antarctic fellfields
Electric fields at L = 2.5 during geomagnetically disturbed conditions
1 September, 1991
We have used observations of the group time delay and Doppler shift of ducted VLF whistler mode signals propagating near L = 2.5 to deduce the azimuthal component of the…Read more on Electric fields at L = 2.5 during geomagnetically disturbed conditions
Aerobiology and colonization in Antarctica — the BIOTAS Programme
1 September, 1991
Little is known about the aerial transport of microbes, plants and animals into and between Antarctic terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Isolation by the circumpolar Southern Ocean restricts propagules to three…Read more on Aerobiology and colonization in Antarctica — the BIOTAS Programme
Diving behaviour in relation to water temperature in the southern elephant seal: foraging implications
1 August, 1991
A time-depth-temperature recorder provided a continuous record of diving by a female southern elephant seal in relation to water temperature for 27 days (1939 dives) after completion of moult. Mean…The effects of electric field and ring current energy increases onFlayer irregularities at auroral and subauroral latitudes
1 July, 1991
A model of the dynamics of magnetic storms is proposed which describes the effects of magnetospheric activity on irregularities at F layer heights for auroral and subauroral latitudes. For high…Concentrations and sources of metals in the Antarctic Peninsula aerosol
1 July, 1991
Aerosol samples were collected at a remote site near the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral summer of 1984/85. Filter samples were analyzed for Al (as a…Read more on Concentrations and sources of metals in the Antarctic Peninsula aerosol
Microphytobenthic seasonality in near-shore marine sediments at signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
1 July, 1991
The seasonal pattern of the microphytobenthic community at a near-shore site on the east coast of Signy Island (60°43′S, 45°38′W), South Orkney Islands, was examined over a period of 18…Unusual diatom layers in upper pleistocene sediments from the northern Weddell Sea
1 July, 1991
A sediment core from Jane Basin, northern Weddell Sea, contains distinct bands, up to 3 cm thick, of well preserved diatom frustules, contrasting with the generally poor preservation of adjacent…Read more on Unusual diatom layers in upper pleistocene sediments from the northern Weddell Sea
On the nature of Pc3 pulsations at L = 4 and their solar wind dependence
1 July, 1991
The results are presented of a statistical study of the occurrence, strength, frequency and polarization characteristics of magnetic pulsations in the Pc3 frequency range (0.022–0.1 Hz) recorded at Halley, L…Read more on On the nature of Pc3 pulsations at L = 4 and their solar wind dependence
Magnetic storm effects on the mid-latitude plasmasphere
1 July, 1991 by Mark Clilverd
Whistler mode group delays observed at Faraday, Antarctica (65°S, 64°W) decrease after the onset of magnetic storms, and slowly recover to normal levels in 1 or 2 days. This is…Read more on Magnetic storm effects on the mid-latitude plasmasphere
Time budgets and foraging characteristics of lactating Antarctic fur seals
1 June, 1991
(1) We investigated time allocation to parental care ashore and foraging at sea by lactating Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South Georgia, during 1988-89 and 1989-90 and related this…Read more on Time budgets and foraging characteristics of lactating Antarctic fur seals
Vertical thermospheric winds at the equatorward edge of the auroral oval
1 June, 1991
A study has been made of vertical thermospheric winds in the vicinity of Halley, Antarctica (75.5°S, 26.8°W; L = 4.2). Strong downward winds, up to 50 m s−1, are frequently…Read more on Vertical thermospheric winds at the equatorward edge of the auroral oval
Relation between alkalic volcanism and slab-window formation
1 June, 1991
Ridge crest-trench interactions along continental destructive plate margins may result in the development of slab-free windows beneath the continental margin. Slab windows were generated at various locations along the Pacific…Read more on Relation between alkalic volcanism and slab-window formation
Temperature and metabolic rate in sedentary fish from the Antarctic, North Sea and Indo-West Pacific Ocean
1 June, 1991 by Andrew Clarke, Peter Ward
Resting metabolic rate(V ˙ O 2[rest] ) (V˙O2[rest]) was measured in demersal stages of the teleostNotothenia neglecta Nybelin from the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, from 1985 to 1987. The relationship…Effectiveness of different shooting techniques in Antarctic firn
1 June, 1991 by Ed King
The British Antarctic Survey has commenced a programme of multichannel seismic reflection work over the Antarctic continental ice sheet and surrounding ice shelves. This is part of an integrated geophysical…Read more on Effectiveness of different shooting techniques in Antarctic firn
Late Cretaceous stratigraphy and sedimentology of Cape Lamb, Vega Island, Antarctica
1 June, 1991 by Alistair Crame
An important new section for the latest Cretaceous marine sedimentary record is described from Cape Lamb, Vega Island, Antarctica. Some 480 m thick, it has been divided into three lithostratigraphic…Read more on Late Cretaceous stratigraphy and sedimentology of Cape Lamb, Vega Island, Antarctica
On the characteristics of eddies in the stable atmospheric boundary layer
1 June, 1991
A discussion of the cross-spectral properties of eddies in the lowest 40 m of the nocturnal boundary layer is presented. The study involves the analysis of meteorological data collected by…Read more on On the characteristics of eddies in the stable atmospheric boundary layer
Model plasmasphere calculations for L-values near 2.5 at the longitude of Argentine Islands, Antarctica
1 June, 1991
A model of the terrestrial plasmasphere that includes an eccentric dipole geomagnetic field has been developed. Calculations are carried out for tubes of plasma at the longitude of Argentine Islands,…Review and revision of measurements of stratospheric N2O5
1 June, 1991 by Howard Roscoe
Measurements of N2O5 in the stratosphere and of its spectrum at 1240 cm−1 in the laboratory are reviewed. Errors in previous publications about N2O5 are discussed briefly. The earliest stratospheric…Read more on Review and revision of measurements of stratospheric N2O5
Chick growth and survival in gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua): effect of hatching asynchrony and variation in food supply
1 June, 1991
In the gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua, we examined the effects of intra-clutch egg size differences and hatching asynchrony on differential chick growth and survival (including post-fledging survival), in five years…Reactions on sulphuric acid aerosol and on polar stratospheric clouds in the Antarctic stratosphere
1 June, 1991 by Eric Wolff, Robert Mulvaney
Heterogeneous chemistry producing active chlorine has been identified as crucial to Antarctic ozone depletion. Most attention has focussed on reactions on solid polar stratospheric cloud (PSC) particles, although there is…Environmental and physiological factors controlling the reproductive cycles of pinnipeds
1 May, 1991
The reproductive pattern of pinnipeds is characterised by embryonic diapause, annual reproduction, and synchronous breeding cycles. Active gestation lasts about 8 months in most species, but the duration of embryonic…A review of observational, theoretical and numerical studies of VLF triggered emissions
1 May, 1991
We review theoretical and numerical studies of VLF triggered emissions generated by manmade signals propagating in the whistler mode in the magnetosphere. Instead of listing all the past studies on…Read more on A review of observational, theoretical and numerical studies of VLF triggered emissions
NO2 overnight decay and layer height at Halley Bay, Antarctica
1 April, 1991
Ground‐based measurements of stratospheric slant column NO2 amounts made at Halley Bay, Antarctica in 1987 are compared with ozone and temperature profiles from balloon‐borne sondes. Sunrise‐to‐sunset (am/pm) ratios of NO2…Read more on NO2 overnight decay and layer height at Halley Bay, Antarctica
Size, shape and shell morphology in the Antarctic limpet Nacella concinna at Signy Island, South Orkney Islands
1 April, 1991
Comparison of the size, shape and shell morphology in littoral and sub-littoral morphs of the Antarctic limpet Nacella concinna reveal differences in shell morphology which are enhanced by structural anomalies…lonosonde signatures of Pc1 pulsations
1 March, 1991
The first observations of the signatures of Pc1 pulsations in ionosonde echo data are reported. Oscillations are frequently observed in Doppler velocity, echo amplitude, group range and skymap echo-location position,…Changes in plasma progesterone and prolactin concentrations during the annual cycle and the role of prolactin in the maintenance of lactation and luteal development in the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)
1 March, 1991
Progesterone in Antarctic fur seals was undectable from 1–2 days before parturition to 4–6 days after parturition. There was a rapid increase in progesterone to 20 ng/ml between 6 and…Rapid disintegration of the Wordie Ice Shelf in response to atmospheric warming
1 March, 1991 by David Vaughan
THE breaking up of ice shelves around the Antarctic Peninsula has been cited1 as a “sign that a dangerous warming is beginning in Antarctica”. Here we present satellite images showing…Read more on Rapid disintegration of the Wordie Ice Shelf in response to atmospheric warming
Studies of conjugate plasma convection in the vicinity of the Harang discontinuity
1 March, 1991 by Michael Pinnock
Two case studies are presented of the large-scale nightside ionospheric plasma convection observed simultaneously in the two polar regions using HF backscatter radars. The case studies occur during geomagnetically quiet…Read more on Studies of conjugate plasma convection in the vicinity of the Harang discontinuity
The bivalve Aulacomyella from the Early Tithonian (Late Jurassic) of Antarctica
1 March, 1991
The bivalve Aulacomyella is described formally from Tithonian deposits of the Antarctic Peninsula region for the first time. Two species are recognized. A. willeyi Kelly sp. nov. was collected in…Read more on The bivalve Aulacomyella from the Early Tithonian (Late Jurassic) of Antarctica
An ionospheric signature of possible enhanced magnetic field merging on the dayside magnetopause
1 March, 1991 by Michael Pinnock
Identifying the causative mechanisms at the magnetopause that produce a variety of transient plasma velocity signatures in the high latitude ionosphere is difficult. Correct identification is of fundamental importance in…Life cycles of Calanoides acutus, Calanus simillimus and Rhincalanus gigas (Copepoda: Calanoida) within the Scotia Sea
1 February, 1991
The life cycles and distribution of three dominant copepods,Calanoides acutus, Calanus simillimus andRhincalanus gigas were studied from the “Discovery” collections in the Scotia Sea earlier this century.C. simillimus is a…What is cold adaptation and how should we measure it?
1 February, 1991 by Andrew Clarke
Cold adaptation encompasses all those aspects of an organism's physiology that allow it to live in polar regions. With the exception of the special case of the need to avoid…Read more on What is cold adaptation and how should we measure it?
Stress response in the Antarctic teleosts (Notothenia neglecta Nybelin and N. rossii Richardson)
1 February, 1991
Blood chemistry and haematological parameters have been determined in the Antarctic teleosts, Notothenia neglecta Nybelin and Notothenia rossii Richardson at 2° C. Samples were taken using chronically implanted dorsal aortic…Pangea in Permian to Jurassic time
1 February, 1991
The apparent polar wander paths (= APWPs) for the northern and southern continents have been redetermined using revised time-scales and data. When plotted on the conventional Pangea, Pangea A, the…Annual variation in breeding biology of macaroni penguins,Eudyptes chvysolophus, at Bird Island, South Georgia
1 February, 1991
The breeding biology of the macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus, was studied over four years, 1976 and 1986–88, at Bird Island, South Georgia. Birds were migratory, being absent during winter (May…The history of place-names in the British Antarctic Territory
1 January, 1991
Volume 1 contains the introduction and history, as well as place names A-L.; Volume 2 contains names L-Z as well as references and a list of associated place-names.Read more on The history of place-names in the British Antarctic Territory
Diving patterns and performance in male and female blue-eyed cormorants Phalacrocorax atriceps at South Georgia
1 January, 1991
The diving pattems of two male and one female Blue-eyed Cormorants Phalacrocorax atriceps were recorded with continuous-recording time-depth recorders for l0-13 days during the 1990 breeding season. For the female…The rapid fading of radio waves reflected from sporadic-E ionization
1 January, 1991
A digital ionosonde has been used at Halley (75°31′S, 26°59′W) to examine the fading on time scales of a few seconds of 4.5 MHz signals reflected from sporadic-E ionization. Fourier…Read more on The rapid fading of radio waves reflected from sporadic-E ionization
Mass changes and metabolism in territorial male Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella)
1 January, 1991
Energy expenditure of fasting territorial male Antarctic fur seals at South Georgia was measured by mass loss and analysis of carcass composition using tritium dilution in 1987 and 1988. Mean…Muscle growth in the Antarctic teleost, Notothenia neglecta (Nybelin)
1 January, 1991
A histochemical and electron microscopy study was carried out on muscle growth in demersal stages of the Antarctic teleost Notothenia neglecta Nybelin. The total number of myotomal muscle fibres was…Read more on Muscle growth in the Antarctic teleost, Notothenia neglecta (Nybelin)
The intense magnetic storm of December 19, 1980: Observations atL= 4
1 January, 1991
The intense magnetic storm of December 19, 1980 occurred during a major rocket and balloon geophysical research campaign at Siple Station, Antarctica. A balloon flight measuring the electric field and…Read more on The intense magnetic storm of December 19, 1980: Observations atL= 4
Stratigraphic and paleoclimatic studies of a 5500-Year-old moss bank on Elephant Island, Antarctica
1 January, 1991
Analyses of a core from the deepest known moss peat bank in Antarctica, on Elephant Island, South Shetlands, show that this Chorisodontium aciphyllum-dominated bank began to grow ca. 5500 14C…Relict flow stripes on the Ross Ice Shelf
1 January, 1991 by John Turner
Analysis of AVHRR data collected during the summer and winter over the Ross Ice Shelf reveals complex patterns of curvilinear stripes. In particular, a large, looping pattern of stripes is…Egg Size and Reproductive Output in the Deep-Water Prawn Pandalus borealis Kroyer, 1838
1 January, 1991 by Andrew Clarke
The deep-water prawn Pandalus borealis Kroyer, 1838 was sampled at six locations from Krossfjord, Spitsbergen (79⚬N, close to the known northerly limit of distribution) to Kosterfjord, Sweden (58⚬N, close to…Read more on Egg Size and Reproductive Output in the Deep-Water Prawn Pandalus borealis Kroyer, 1838
The physiology of polar marine zooplankton
1 January, 1991 by Andrew Clarke, Lloyd Peck
The polar marine environment is characterised by low stable temperatures with seasonal variations ranging from ±3°C at lower latitudes to only ±0.2°C at high latitudes. The Arctic basin is dominated…The annual variation in quiet time plasmaspheric electron density, determined from whistler mode group delays
1 January, 1991 by Mark Clilverd
Whistler mode group delays from the VLF Doppler experiment at Faraday, Antarctica (65°S, 64°W) show an annual variation that has a maximum in December and a minimum in June/July. Assuming…Diving patterns and performance in the Antarctic blue-eyed shag Phalacrocorax atriceps
1 January, 1991
The pattern and characteristics of diving of two male blue‐eyed shags Phalacrocorax atriceps were studied, using continuous‐recording time‐depth recorders, for a total of 15 consecutive days during which the depth,…Read more on Diving patterns and performance in the Antarctic blue-eyed shag Phalacrocorax atriceps