The importance of the Antarctic in atmospheric sciences
A prime objective of atmospheric science research in Antarctica is to use the special conditions found there to throw new light on global problems and, in particular, to test theories […]
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Read more of: The importance of the Antarctic in atmospheric sciences
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Ozone measurements at British Antarctic Survey stations
Read more of: Ozone measurements at British Antarctic Survey stationsOzone measurements have been made regularly at Argentine Islands and Halley Bay since 1957. A recent critical review of the data revealed inconsistencies in the extraterrestrial constants adopted for the […]
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Radio wave doppler studies of the Antarctic ionosphere
Read more of: Radio wave doppler studies of the Antarctic ionosphereThe occurence of propagating wave-like disturbances in the atmosphere at ionospheric heights is well documented, but their causes and role in the energy balance of the atmosphere is poorly understood. […]
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Very low frequency electromagnetic phenomena: ‘whistlers’ and micropulsations
Read more of: Very low frequency electromagnetic phenomena: ‘whistlers’ and micropulsationsObservations of natural electromagnetic phenomena, embracing frequencies ranging from millihertz to tens of kilohertz, have made a major contribution to our knowledge of the terrestrial environment extending out to many […]
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Glaciological research in the Antarctic Peninsula
Read more of: Glaciological research in the Antarctic PeninsulaThe Antarctic Peninsula is a good place for studies that take advantage of its wide range of latitude. Other worthwhile investigations are those that set in context the glacier/climate relationships […]
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Towards a more certain reconstruction of Gondwanaland
Read more of: Towards a more certain reconstruction of GondwanalandIn the absence of identified magnetic anomalies in the southernmost Atlantic and Indian Oceans, palaeomagnetic data provide the most precise test of the initial relative positions of East and West […]
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Seals and whales of the Southern Ocean
Read more of: Seals and whales of the Southern OceanThere are fewer species of marine mammals in the Antarctic than in the Arctic, probably because of the wide deep ocean with no geographical barriers to promote speciation. The stocks […]
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Growth of a fur seal population
Read more of: Growth of a fur seal populationThe Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella is a polygynous Otarid in which a single pup is produced annually by cows over the age of 2 years. Following exploitation to the […]
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Antarctic marine secondary production and the phenomenon of cold adaptation
Read more of: Antarctic marine secondary production and the phenomenon of cold adaptationFor several years marine biologists of British Antarctic Survey have been studying the nearshore communities at Signy Island and South Georgia. Most of these studies have been continued throughout the […]
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A limnological survey of the Ablation Point area, Alexander Island, Antarctica
Read more of: A limnological survey of the Ablation Point area, Alexander Island, AntarcticaThe ice-free area around Ablation Point (70° 49′ S, 68° 25′ W) is of particular limnological interest. Numerous ponds and pools lie on coastal moraines and large, permanently ice-covered lakes […]
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Aquatic primary production in the Antarctic
Read more of: Aquatic primary production in the AntarcticA review is presented of studies, including recent work by members of the British Antarctic Survey, on the primary productivity of plankton, ice-flora and benthos in both marine and freshwater […]
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Terrestrial ecosystems in the Antarctic
Read more of: Terrestrial ecosystems in the AntarcticThe composition of the terrestrial Antarctic flora and fauna and the distribution patterns of a number of species and of the principal vegetation types is now reasonably well established, at […]