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Open-ocean polynyas in the Weddell Sea of Antarctica are the product of deep convection, which transports Warm Deep Water (WDW) to the surface and melts sea ice or prevents its […]
Copepods are present in numerous aquatic environments, playing key roles in food webs, and are thought to be useful indicators of environmental change. Boeckella is a calanoid copepod genus distributed […]
Aboard the Porcupine rockets, bursts of noise were detected in the electron whistler range during the operation of a xenon plasma gun on a package ejected from the main payload. […]
South Georgia contains a diverse suite of rocks representing different stages in the development of a back-arc basin on the Gondwana margin during the Mesozoic. Basin formation initially involved intrusion […]
Two methods were used to locate the grounding line on the Rutford Ice Stream. The first method determined where the glacier was floating in hydrostatic equilibrium, while the second method […]
The resistance of Halozetes marinus (Cryptostigmata) and Hyadesia maxima (Astigmata) to cold and heat, to submergence in water and to anoxia was studied to determine their adaptations to the intertidal […]
Most of Beauchêne Island in the South Atlantic is covered by tussac, the tussock-forming grass Poa flabellata (Lam.) Rasp., which has produced a deep accumulation of exceptionally dense peat during […]
Southernmost of the Falkland Islands, Beauchêne Island (52° 54′ S, 59° 09′ W, area 3 km2) is a wildlife reserve with large colonies of Black-browed albatrosses and Rockhopper penguins. Discovered […]