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MAGnetic Data Acquisition System (MAGDAS) Project at the International Center for Space Weather Science and Education (ICSWSE) YOSHIKAWA, Prof. Akimasa Davis, Macquarie Island

SERC, Kyushu University, has deployed MAGDAS magnetometers at 57 stations along the 210- and 96-degree magnetic meridians (MM) and the magnetic Dip equator, and three FM-CW radars along the 210o MM during the Years 2005 through 2011.

The Windmill-Bunger connection: a key to geodynamic models for the Precambrian Australian-Antarctic continent HAND, Prof. Martin Casey, Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands), Australia (or home country)

The rocks comprising the Windmill Islands and Bunger Hills form part of a vast but now largely unexposed system that runs through the formerly contiguous Antarctic-Australian continent.

Team cohesion, collaboration, and effectiveness KOZLOWSKI, Prof. Steve Other, Casey, Davis, Macquarie Island, Mawson, Other Antarctic Location (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands)

The purpose is to study events that foster good team "processes" (collaboration, cohesion, interaction processes) and team effectiveness. Most research has been cross-sectional, where a set of measures is collected at a single time point along with team process and effectiveness ratings.

Mesospheric OH Climate Assessment (MOHCA) FRENCH, Dr William (John) Australia (or home country), Davis

This project aims to continue an established 17-year climate history of temperature in the upper atmosphere over Davis derived from passive spectroscopic observations of hydroxyl airglow. These measurements are integrated into the international Network for Detection of Mesospheric Change (NDMC:

Toxicity of chemically and physically dispersed fuels on Antarctic marine biota - applicability of dispersant use for fuel spill response planning HARRISON, Prof. Peter Casey, Macquarie Island, Australia (or home country)

Large quantities of fuels are transported and used in Antarctic shipping and research station operations.

Antarctic Mass Balance: Data Mining and Assimilation of Geodetic Observations MCCLUSKY, Dr Simon Australia (or home country)

This research project addresses the question of Antarctic mass balance change by mining publicly accessible geodetic databases and assimilating existing terrestrial and space based geodetic observations collected on and around the Antarctic continent over the last decade.

A Free Ocean CO2 Enrichment Experiment (FOCE) to estimate effects of ocean acidification on benthic habitats STARK, Dr Jonathan (Jonny) Casey, Australia (or home country)

Currently, a quarter of the CO2 we emit is absorbed by the ocean. CO2 absorption in seawater changes its chemistry – reducing ocean pH (raising its acidity) – which has significant impacts on biological processes and serious implications for the resilience of marine ecosystems.

High resolution studies of cosmogenic beryllium isotopes (10Be and 7Be) at Law Dome. SMITH, Dr Andrew Casey

Energy from the Sun drives the Earth’s climate system but this energy varies: there is an 11 year solar cycle and the Sun’s intensity has varied over longer timescales.

Southern Ocean Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey (SO-CPR Survey) KITCHENER, Mr John Marine Science

Antarctic plankton are expected to be sensitive and vulnerable to climate change. SO-CPR was established in 1991 by the AAD as a monitoring program on krill and zooplankton.

Residual toxicity and risk assessment of petroleum hydrocarbons in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic soils. HOSE, A/Prof. Grant Casey, Australia (or home country), Macquarie Island

Fuel contamination poses significant environmental risk to cold regions. Key to cleaning up contaminated sites in cold regions is understanding how petroleum products degrade over time to less toxic residual products.

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