Issue 8 - Autumn 2005
Supporting big picture science[PDF]
The Australian Antarctic Division's ability to conduct its scientific research depends on a range of supporting activities, individuals and tools.
650 years in an ice core[PDF]
An ice core from Antarctica contains a 650 year record of the Earth's climate.
Southern Ocean studies reveal widespread changes[PDF]
The deep waters of the Southern Ocean are cooler and less salty than they were 10 years ago.
Shedding light on seaweed[PDF]
An innovative piece of scientific equipment is helping scientists understand how macroalgae, growing beneath the sea ice, respond to changes in their environment.
Cosmic hole-in-one: capturing dust from a meteoroid's fiery demise[PDF]
Dust from a meteoroid explosion over Antarctica was detected by the Davis lidar.
Dodging Armageddon[PDF]
Meteorite impacts on Earth.
New space weather telescope[PDF]
A telescope to be built in Germany will monitor sun activity.
Radars map atmospheric phenomena[PDF]
A new radar in New Zealand will help map aurora, meteors and ocean waves.
A developing programme for the International Polar Year[PDF]
The International Polar Year will bring Antarctic and Arctic researchers together for an intensive programme of polar projects.
Census of Antarctic Marine Life[PDF]
A census of Antarctic marine life will investigate species biodiversity, abundance and distribution throughout Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
Antarctic marine protists captured in new book[PDF]
The protists of Antarctica - microscopic, single-celled plants and animals - are catalogued in a new book.
It's BROKE…again[PDF]
The second Baseline Research on Oceanography, Krill and the Environment voyage gets underway.
Tsunami detected at Antarctic stations[PDF]
The effects of the Aceh earthquake were detected by tide gauges in Antarctica.
Call of the Weddell[PDF]
Weddell seals may be noisy but they're also courteous.
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels[PDF]
This international agreement aims to conserve albatross and petrel species.
Planning to protect albatrosses and petrels[PDF]
A Threat Abatement Plan to protect albatrosses and petrels in longline fisheries has expanded its effective range to waters south of 25 degrees.
Antarctic tourists support seabird conservation[PDF]
Lectures on board tourist cruise ships have raised thousands of dollars for seabird research.
Seabird-safe longline fishing at Heard Island[PDF]
Measures to reduce seabird bycatch by longline vessels are working.
Protecting the Antarctic environment[PDF]
Significant events in the history of protecting the Antarctic environment.
Australian Antarctic stations comply with strict environmental procedures[PDF]
Results of an independent audit of Australia's Antarctic stations.
Treaty inspections – still important 40 years on[PDF]
Australian officials recently inspected the stations, activities and equipment of their Antarctic Treaty partners.
Extreme medicine in Australia's Antarctic programme[PDF]
The AAD's Polar Medicine Unit plays a critical role in supporting scientific research in Antarctica.
Ice Doctors[PDF]
Two doctors describe their experiences in Antarctica.
Medical emergency at sea[PDF]
Saving the life of a fisherman in the Southern Ocean
Containerised medicine[PDF]
A complete medical and surgical facility in a shipping container.
From penguins to patients[PDF]
A penguin researcher volunteered to become Mawson station's anaesthetic assistant.
Antarctic expeditioners assist bone loss study[PDF]
Is vitamin D deficiency a problem for Antarctic expeditioners?
Medicine for Mars[PDF]
Similarities between Antarctica and space make the frozen continent an excellent platform for space-related research.
Doctoring in Antarctica: then and now[PDF]
Work as a doctor in 1978 was quite different from today.
Ginger and Gadget in Antarctica[PDF]
The ups and downs of our CASA 212-400s in Antarctica.
Leading the charge to Antarctica[PDF]
Voyage leaders are critical to the success of scientific and/or resupply voyages to Antarctica.
In Brief[PDF]
Awards, Arts Fellows, heritage listings and a new Australia-Antarctica air-link.
Freeze Frame[PDF]
Christopher R Clarke photographs Antarctica.
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