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Antarctica

A wave glider takes flux measurements in the southern ocean.
Posted inScience Updates

New Approaches for Air-Sea Fluxes in the Southern Ocean

by S. Gille, S. Josey and S. Swart 13 May 201617 August 2022

Air-Sea Fluxes for the Southern Ocean: Strategies and Requirements for Detecting Physical and Biogeochemical Exchanges; Frascati, Italy, 21–23 September 2015

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Antarctica Gets a New Gravity Map

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 18 March 201628 October 2021

A comprehensive collection of variation in Earth's gravity could aid studies of the Antarctic geoid and of Antarctica's geology and ice sheet dynamics.

Posted inNews

Scientists Find the Point of No Return for Antarctic Ice Cap

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 10 March 201618 October 2022

Varying amounts of glacial debris in a core of ancient sediment show the ice cover grew and shrank until airborne carbon dioxide levels fell below 600 parts per million, spurring steady growth.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Ocean Waves Vibrating the Ross Ice Shelf

by L. Strelich 26 February 201613 January 2022

Scientists use seismic stations to study ice shelf vibrations generated by ocean waves to better understand their impact on the integrity of the Ross Ice Shelf.

Posted inNews

Pleistocene Rocks Tell Tale of Past Ice Sheet Melting

by S. Kelleher 11 February 20163 July 2023

Researchers examine evidence from a past interglacial period to predict sea level rise in the future.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracking the Fate of Antarctica's Ice

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 9 February 201617 March 2023

New, more accurate satellite data provide researchers with ice shelf thickness measurements that will allow for better ice loss monitoring.

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Antarctic Meltwater Makes the Ocean Warmer and Fresher

Cody Sullivan by C. Sullivan 1 February 20169 August 2022

Scientists model how Antarctic meltwater from specific locations could affect the Antarctic Bottom Water, ocean temperatures, and salinity.

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Antarctic Ice May Harbor Huge Network of Canyons

by S. Kelleher 22 January 20166 June 2022

Scientists saw hints in satellite data of dramatic geologic features under thousands of meters of ice in a little-probed part of East Antarctica. Now they are using airborne radar to explore further.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Climate Change Drives Increasing Snowfall in Western Antarctica

by L. Strelich 21 January 201614 March 2023

Using ice core records from West Antarctica, researchers look back at the past 300 years of snowfall over the Amundsen Sea.

Posted inScience Updates

Drones in a Cold Climate

by G. D. Williams, A. D. Fraser, A. Lucieer, D. Turner, E. Cougnon, P. Kimball, T. Toyota, T. Maksym, H. Singh, F. Nitsche and M. Paget 19 January 201611 January 2022

As climate change reshapes the Earth's polar regions, scientists turn to drone-mounted cameras to measure sea ice. One expedition found out that flying drones near Antarctica isn't easy.

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