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Improving Thermospheric Density Predictions in Low‐Earth Orbit With Machine Learning
Read more of: Improving Thermospheric Density Predictions in Low‐Earth Orbit With Machine LearningThermospheric density is one of the main sources of uncertainty in the estimation of satellites’ position and velocity in low-Earth orbit. This has negative consequences in several space domains, including […]
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An outsider on the Antarctic Peninsula: A new record of the non-native moth Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Read more of: An outsider on the Antarctic Peninsula: A new record of the non-native moth Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)We report the first record of the microlepidopteran Plodia interpunctella beyond the South Shetland Islands at the Chilean Yelcho scientific station (64°52′33.1428″ S; 63°35′1.9572″ W), Doumer Island, close to the […]
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TerrANTALife 1.0 Biodiversity data checklist of known Antarctic terrestrial and freshwater life forms
Read more of: TerrANTALife 1.0 Biodiversity data checklist of known Antarctic terrestrial and freshwater life formsIncomplete species inventories for Antarctica represent a key challenge for comprehensive ecological research and conservation in the region. Additionally, data required to understand population dynamics, rates of evolution, spatial ranges, […]
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Molecular analyses support revision of species diversity of the moss genus Bryum in Antarctica
Read more of: Molecular analyses support revision of species diversity of the moss genus Bryum in AntarcticaBryum is a moss genus that is widely distributed across the planet. Many of its species are characterized by large phenotypic and morphological plasticity, generating uncertainty in species identification exclusively […]
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How Might Plastic Pollution Affect Antarctic Animals?
Read more of: How Might Plastic Pollution Affect Antarctic Animals?Antarctica is the least populated place on Earth, but the frozen continent and its surrounding Southern Ocean are still affected by human activities. Scientists have found large pieces of plastic […]
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Prioritize environmental sustainability in use of AI and data science methods [Comment]
Read more of: Prioritize environmental sustainability in use of AI and data science methods [Comment]Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science will play a crucial role in improving environmental sustainability, but the energy requirements of these methods will have an increasingly negative effect on the […]
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When ice and sea are not barriers for flies: First report of Trichocera maculipennis (Diptera) in South America
Read more of: When ice and sea are not barriers for flies: First report of Trichocera maculipennis (Diptera) in South America1. During the 2022/2023 austral winter, large swarms of Trichocera (Saltrichocera) maculipennis Meigen, 1818 (Diptera: Trichoceridae), were observed around house roofs in Puerto Williams (Navarino Island, southern Chile, 54° S). In […]
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Characterizing Radiation‐Belt Energetic Electron Precipitation Spectra: A Comparison of Quasi‐Linear Diffusion Theory With In Situ Measurements
Read more of: Characterizing Radiation‐Belt Energetic Electron Precipitation Spectra: A Comparison of Quasi‐Linear Diffusion Theory With In Situ MeasurementsHigh energy electron precipitation from the Earth’s radiation belts is important for loss from the radiation belts and atmospheric chemistry. We follow up investigations presented in Reidy et al. (2021, […]
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Firn on ice sheets
Read more of: Firn on ice sheetsMost of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are covered with firn — the transitional material between snow and glacial ice. Firn is vital for understanding ice-sheet mass balance and […]
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Quantifying zoobenthic blue carbon storage across habitats within the Arctic’s Barents Sea
Read more of: Quantifying zoobenthic blue carbon storage across habitats within the Arctic’s Barents SeaIntroduction: The Arctic sea ice extent in September (when it is at its lowest) has declined 13% Q10 per decade, and the Arctic Ocean is becoming a more Atlantic-influenced system. […]