NEWS STORY: Surfaces of glaciers studied
The effects of microbial life on glaciers and ice sheets Around 10% of the Earth’s surface is covered by glacial ice (glaciers and ice sheets), some of which melt as […]
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Subglacial bed properties from normal-incidence seismic reflection data
Read more of: Subglacial bed properties from normal-incidence seismic reflection dataRecent applications of the normal-incidence seismic reflection technique to studying subglacial conditions are summarized. Some of the important aspects of the technique are discussed, including critical acquisition parameters and particular […]
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Bathymetry of the Amundsen Sea continental shelf: implications for geology, oceanography, and glaciology
Read more of: Bathymetry of the Amundsen Sea continental shelf: implications for geology, oceanography, and glaciologyThe Amundsen Sea continental shelf is one of the most remote areas of coastal Antarctica and was relatively unexplored until the late 1980s. Over the last two decades, increased oceanographic […]
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International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES) 2011
Read more of: International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES) 2011BAS scientists are participating in the prestigious International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES) in Edinburgh this week (11–15 July). Over 500 experts in the fields of geology and glaciology […]
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Comment on Shaw J., Pugin, A. and Young, R. (2008): “A meltwater origin for Antarctic shelf bedforms with special attention to megalineations”, Geomorphology 102, 364-375
Read more of: Comment on Shaw J., Pugin, A. and Young, R. (2008): “A meltwater origin for Antarctic shelf bedforms with special attention to megalineations”, Geomorphology 102, 364-375The submarine glacial geomorphology and sedimentology of the cross-shelf troughs and the adjacent continental slope around the Antarctic Peninsula and West Antarctica have been the focus of a series of […]
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King Edward Point Diary – May 2010
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – May 2010The start of the month seemed to bring a health drive as most members of base had agreed to take part in a virtual 6,000km race across Antarctica, from the […]
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Rothera Diary — March 2010
Read more of: Rothera Diary — March 2010March — the month of change in an Antarctic context! Welcome to March, a month in the Antarctic calendar that signifies change, a rising sense of panic and relief. Depending […]
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November – Welcome to Rothera
Read more of: November – Welcome to RotheraMost people at home have a slightly false impression of Antarctica in the summer. As I’m saying final farewells some people think I’m mad and others think it’s a great […]
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King Edward Point Diary – June 2004
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – June 2004Midwinter The psychology of a sub-Antarctic winter, and how to survive it… That there can be nothing worse than a depressive dark isolated winter has been clearly stated by Frederich […]