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Summary: Antarctic Science Platform researchers are using satellite data to determine the spatial extent of polynya with better accuracy, which unlocks the ability to quantify their role in large-scale processes, such as sea-ice formation, ocean circulation and their impact on marine ecosystems.
Sea ice and ecosystems
Authors: Rowan Howard-Williams, Ian Hawes
Year Published: 2023
Document Type:
Cold Call Articles
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
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.
New Southern Ocean transfer function for subsurface temperature prediction using radiolarian assemblages
Summary: A Southern Ocean-wide transfer function (TF) for subsurface temperature reconstructions (subST) using the Southern Ocean RAdiolarian Dataset (SORAD).
Phytoclass: A pigment-based chemotaxonomic method to determine the biomass of phytoplankton classes
Authors: A.Hayward, M.Pinkerton, A. Gutierrez-Rodriguez
Year Published: 2023
Document Type:
Papers
Ownership: Limnology and Oceanography: Methods
Summary: An alternative chemotaxonomic method that utilizes simulated annealing with a steepest descent algorithm to derive class abundances and pigment-to-Chl a ratios.
Survival of emperor penguins depends on emissions reductions
Authors: Rowan Howard-Williams and Michelle LaRue
Year Published: 2022
Document Type:
Cold Call Articles
Ownership: Antarctic Science Platform
Summary: Emperor penguins are an iconic Antarctic species, but their dependence on sea ice means they are expected to be impacted substantially by climate change.
Antarctic Sea Ice #2: Biological Importance
Authors: Kyle Clem, Rob Massom, Sharon Stammerjohn and Phillip Reid
Year Published: 2022
Document Type:
Reports
Ownership: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Summary: Antarctic sea ice, in the form of immobile coastal “fast ice” and the more extensive moving pack ice supports one of the most extensive and productive ecosystems on Earth and is crucial to the structure and function of Southern Ocean marine ecosystems that are highly attuned to its presence and seasonal rhythms. This summary on SCAR's Antarctic Environments Portal is based on the best available science.
Case Study: Machine learning-assisted meta-analysis of biological research in Antarctica
Authors: Antarctic Science Platform
Year Published: 2022
Document Type:
Case Studies, Science
Summary: To understand what Antarctic ecosystems may look like in a warming world, it’s critical to first comprehensively understand the current-day biodiversity and biogeography.
Case Study: Bespoke technology is advancing Antarctic research
Authors: Antarctic Science Platform
Year Published: 2022
Document Type:
Case Studies
Summary: The long-term perspective of the Antarctic Science Platform has afforded research partners the certainty to invest in new equipment.