PRESS RELEASE: Ozone hole link to sea ice extent
Increasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by […]
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A new bathymetric compilation highlighting extensive paleo-ice sheet drainage on the continental shelf, South Georgia, sub-Antarctica
Read more of: A new bathymetric compilation highlighting extensive paleo-ice sheet drainage on the continental shelf, South Georgia, sub-AntarcticaA grid derived from a new compilation of marine echo-sounding data sets has allowed us to visualize and map the geomorphology of the entire continental shelf around South Georgia at […]
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Flow dynamics and till genesis associated with a marine-based Antarctic palaeo-ice stream
Read more of: Flow dynamics and till genesis associated with a marine-based Antarctic palaeo-ice streamGeophysical and geological data indicate that during the last glacial cycle a palaeo-ice stream drained the Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet (APIS) through Marguerite Bay to the edge of the continental […]
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse – the fall and rise of a paradigm
Read more of: West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse – the fall and rise of a paradigmIt is now almost 30 years since John Mercer (1978) first presented the idea that climate change could eventually cause a rapid deglaciation, or “collapse”, of a large part of […]
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Scientists observe drumlin beneath ice sheet
Read more of: Scientists observe drumlin beneath ice sheetScientists have discovered a warehouse-sized drumlin – a mound of sediment and rock – actively forming and growing under the ice sheet in Antarctica. Its discovery, and the rate at […]
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Tidal motion influences Antarctic ice sheet
Read more of: Tidal motion influences Antarctic ice sheet20 December 2006 New research into the way the Antarctic ice sheet adds ice to the ocean reveals that tidal motion influences the flow of the one of the biggest […]
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Radar opens new window into the ice for Antarctic scientists
Read more of: Radar opens new window into the ice for Antarctic scientists16 October 2006 PR No. 16/2006 Scientists are getting their first glimpse into the inner secrets of an ice shelf, thanks to the innovative application of a new radar technique […]
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New structure found deep within West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Read more of: New structure found deep within West Antarctic Ice Sheet21 September 2004 No. 13/2004 Scientists have found a remarkable new structure deep within the West Antarctic Ice Sheet which suggests that the whole ice sheet is more susceptible to […]
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Halley Diary — November 2007
Read more of: Halley Diary — November 2007Thump – Thump – Splash’ > Good ‘Thud’ > Bad Leaving aside the strange title of this diary, November has been a pretty eventful month for the Halley crew. We […]
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UK scientists join international effort to study changing Southern Ocean
Read more of: UK scientists join international effort to study changing Southern OceanA major new EU-funded project is bringing together 27 research institutions from around the world, including the British Antarctic Survey, to build a step-change in how we observe and understand the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.
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One Antarctic bay, 28 years: why long-term monitoring at Rothera matters
Read more of: One Antarctic bay, 28 years: why long-term monitoring at Rothera mattersScientists have been monitoring the ocean at Rothera Research Station almost without interruption since 1997. All that data adds up into a unique picture of the polar ocean.
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My summer of science: internships at British Antarctic Survey
Read more of: My summer of science: internships at British Antarctic SurveyThis summer British Antarctic Survey (BAS) hosted two paid internships through the 10,000 Black Interns scheme. We are committed to creating a workplace that is fair and inclusive and where […]
