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Summary: Sea ice plays a crucial role in the life cycles of many Antarctic organisms, from the algae at the base of food chains, to seals and penguins at the top.
The connections between sea ice and climate
Authors: James Renwick
Year Published: 2023
Document Type:
Cold Call Articles
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: Antarctic sea ice has an annual seasonal cycle of formation and melting, plus it’s exposed to the winds and storms of the Southern Ocean and to a range of climate influences from near and far.
Summary: Formation of Antarctic sea ice affects ocean circulation across the globe. Understanding the mechanisms linking these phenomena is crucially important to understand the impacts of future change in Antarctica.
Delineating Polynya Area Using Active and Passive Microwave Sensors for the Western Ross Sea Sector of Antarctica
Authors: G.Burada, A.McDonald, J.Renwick, B.Jolly
Year Published: 2023
Document Type:
Papers
Ownership: Remote Sensing
Summary: 40m scale polynya information over the western Ross Sea from high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Sentinel-1 C-band data.
Bringing Antarctica to the lab: a polar desert environmental chamber to study the response of Antarctic microbial communities to climate change
Summary: A custom-designed Polar Desert Environmental Chamber to perform off-continent experimental ecological research - characterising arid edaphic bacterial communities collected from the McMurdo Dry Valleys.
ASP response to MBIE mid-term programme review
Authors: Nancy Bertler
Year Published: 2023
Document Type:
Reports, Publications
Ownership: ASP
Summary: The ASP’s response to, and to be read in conjunction with, MBIE’s mid-term review report of the Antarctic Science Platform’s performance to June 2022.
MBIE mid-term review report of Antarctic Science Platform
Authors: MBIE
Year Published: 2023
Document Type:
Publications
Ownership: MBIE Strategic Investments Team
Summary: A mid-term review of performance to June 2022 to provide recommendations on any changes to improve delivery and implementation for the remainder of the contract.
Funding Aotearoa New Zealand’s commitment to the Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area
Authors: Ian Hawes, Melissa Climo
Year Published: 2023
Document Type:
Reports
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: This document explores how Aotearoa New Zealand can best support our commitment to the Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area and its Research and Monitoring Plan.