Data as Art: POLAR AESTHETICS
British Antarctic Survey has an ongoing science & art collaboration with Royal College of Art PhD candidate Wayne Binitie. Wayne has visited BAS a number of times to develop his […]
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A recent pause in Antarctic Peninsula warming
Read more of: A recent pause in Antarctic Peninsula warmingThe rapid warming of the Antarctic Peninsula, which occurred from the early-1950s to the late 1990s, has paused. Stabilisation of the ozone hole along with natural climate variability were significant in bringing about the change. Together these influences have now caused the northern part of the peninsula to enter a temporary cooling phase. Temperatures remain higher than measured during the middle of the 20th Century and glacial retreat is still taking place. However, scientists predict that if greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise at the current rate, temperatures will increase across the Antarctic Peninsula by several degrees Centigrade by the end of this century.
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Ocean warming primary cause of glacier retreat
Read more of: Ocean warming primary cause of glacier retreatA new study has found for the first time that ocean warming is the primary cause of retreat of glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula. The Peninsula is one of the largest current contributors to sea-level rise and this new finding will enable researchers to make better predictions of ice loss from this region.
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FEATURED PAPER: Improved modelling of ice-ocean processes
Read more of: FEATURED PAPER: Improved modelling of ice-ocean processesPine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is currently one of the single biggest contributors to sea-level rise with an estimated volume loss of 1.2mm sea-level equivalent per decade. The loss […]
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On the ice opportunity for PhD students and Early Career Researchers
Read more of: On the ice opportunity for PhD students and Early Career Researchers16 PhD students and Early Career Researchers have a unique opportunity to gain practical skills for working safely and effectively in the polar regions.
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FEATURED PAPER: Recent snowfall increase
Read more of: FEATURED PAPER: Recent snowfall increaseThis paper reveals that the amount of snowfall in coastal West Antarctica has increased during the 20th century, with annual snow accumulation since the 1990s the highest we have observed […]
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PRESS RELEASE: West Antarctica snow accumulation
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: West Antarctica snow accumulationWest Antarctic coastal snow accumulation rose 30 percent during 20th century Annual snow accumulation on West Antarctica’s coastal ice sheet increased dramatically during the 20th century, according to a new […]
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PolarGAP
Read more of: PolarGAPPolarGAP is an ambitious international mission to capture new and critical data about the Earth’s global gravity field.
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NEWS STORY: New polar ship bidder selected
Read more of: NEWS STORY: New polar ship bidder selectedGovernment announces preferred bidder to build new polar ship Minister of State for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson announced today that the preferred bidder to build a new polar research […]
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DATA AS ART #10
Read more of: DATA AS ART #10Ice layers Radio waves can be transmitted down through an ice sheet, ice stream or glacier and are reflected off the internal layers in the ice as well as off […]
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DATA AS ART #09
Read more of: DATA AS ART #09Volcanic ash Ice cores are cylinders of ice (approximately 10cm wide) drilled out of an ice sheet or glacier. On the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, these can be up to […]
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NEWS STORY: Predicting polar ice loss
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Predicting polar ice lossMost comprehensive ice loss model A new international study is the first to use a high-resolution, large-scale computer model to estimate how much ice the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could […]
