FEATURED PAPER: Ocean upwelling and increasing winds
As the southern westerly winds drive the Antarctic circumpolar current around Antarctica, deep waters are forced up to the surface south of the polar front. Changes in the intensity with […]
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A23 repeat section
Read more of: A23 repeat sectionUnderstanding Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) and its affect on global ocean circulation.
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Rothera Time Series
Read more of: Rothera Time SeriesOne of the longest‑running ocean monitoring programmes in the Southern Ocean.
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The role of the Southern Ocean in regulating atmospheric CO2 on glacial-interglacial timescales
Read more of: The role of the Southern Ocean in regulating atmospheric CO2 on glacial-interglacial timescalesThis project attempts to reconstruct changes in the intermediate-deep ocean density gradient in the South Atlantic across the last deglaciation in order to assess the link between deep ocean stratification and atmospheric CO2.
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Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Sea-Surface
Read more of: Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Sea-SurfaceA project studying the impact of ocean acidification on pteropods, small shelled marine animals considered a sentinel species for ocean acidification.
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BEAMISH: Basal Conditions on Rutford Ice Stream
Read more of: BEAMISH: Basal Conditions on Rutford Ice StreamBEAMISH drilled through over 2 km of ice on Rutford Ice Stream to discover when the West Antarctic Ice Sheet last collapsed and how water and soft sediments beneath it help the ice flow towards the sea.
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Carbon capture by Antarctic seabeds
Read more of: Carbon capture by Antarctic seabedsThe ASCCC Project investigates, quantifies and understands the role of polar and subpolar seabeds in the carbon cycle, particularly in response to climate change.
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NEWS STORY: Columns widespread in Southern Ocean
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Columns widespread in Southern OceanOceanographers discover ‘Taylor columns’ are widespread in Southern Ocean according to new research published recently in the Journal of Geophysical Research Lead author Professor Mike Meredith, a Senior Oceanographer at […]
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NEWS STORY: Glacier project on stamps
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Glacier project on stampsStamp of approval for iSTAR The iSTAR programme, which is looking at the stability of Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica, is featured in a new set of British Antarctic Territory […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Mapping the ice from below
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Mapping the ice from belowUnderwater robot sheds new light on Antarctic sea ice The first detailed, high-resolution 3-D maps of Antarctic sea ice have been developed using an underwater robot. Scientists from the UK, […]
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NEWS STORY: Southern Ocean dynamics
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Southern Ocean dynamicsThe Southern Ocean: new insights into circulation, carbon and climate A special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A has been published today (Monday 2 June) which […]
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NEWS STORY: Marine award for scientist
Read more of: NEWS STORY: Marine award for scientistBAS Scientist receives prestigious award BAS oceanographer, Dr Emily Shuckburgh, has been presented with the Rosenstiel Award at a ceremony in Miami in the United States. The Rosenstiel Award, created […]
