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Climatic and sea-level changes during the glacial/Holocene transition inferred from isotope ratios of trace metals in Law Dome ice cores ROSMAN, Prof. Kevin Australia (or home country)

Records of past climate change are a key to gaining an understand the mechanisms driving climatic change and the likely effects of anthropogenic inputs to the atmosphere.

Cross-shelf exchange created by dense water cascading in the presence of submarine channels: physical-biological implications KAEMPF, A/Prof. Jochen Australia (or home country)

Descent of dense water from shallow Antarctic shelves into great depths of the ocean contributes to the global deep circulation of the oceans and influences the climate.

Baseline metals in Antarctic environments: Casey area and Bunger Hills GASPARON, Dr Massimo Bunger Hills, Casey, Davis, Mawson

The aim of this study is to 1) determine the baseline concentrations of trace metals in the Casey area and in the Bunger Hills, and 2)characterise the trace metal reactions taking place in a natural system.

Tracing the interaction of seawater with the ocean crust during mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal alteration: Unique opportunities from exposed oceanic basement on Macquarie Island TEAGLE, Dr Damon Macquarie Island

Seawater:ocean crust interaction is a major mechanism of heat loss from the Earth’s interior and a primary influence on the composition of the oceans.

VHF Radar Studies of the Antarctic Mesosphere, Stratosphere and Troposphere MORRIS, Dr Raymond (Ray) Davis

Atmospheric VHF radars use VHF (Very High Frequency) band radio waves to measure atmospheric parameters such as wind speed and direction. They do this by transmitting radio pulses upwards and recording the extremely weak echoes that come from disturbances in the clear air.

Plankton dynamics and geochemistry of Beaver Lake LAYBOURN-PARRY, Prof. Johanna (Jo) Beaver Lake, Davis

Epishelf lakes are freshwater lakes situated adjacent to ice-shelves. Their basins continue beneath the ice-shelf, thereby providing hydraulic connection to the sea.

Applying e-science to evaluating antarctic lakes as indicators of climate change LAYBOURN-PARRY, Prof. Johanna (Jo) Vestfold Hills, Davis, Larsemann Hills ASMA

E-science is an exciting new branch of inter-disciplinary science which effectively uses powerful computers, high speed networks and sophisticated visualisation techniques to address important questions.

The influence of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation on Antarctic and subantarctic climate SIMMONDS, Prof. Ian Australia (or home country)

The project explores the extent to, and the manner in, which the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon influences the Antarctic and subantarctic region, particularly in the Pacific sector. Recent changes in Antarctic climate will be assessed in light of changes in ENSO activity.

Investigating the relation between aerosol optical depth, dimethylsulphide production and phytoplankton dynamics in the Antarctic Southern Ocean GABRIC, Prof. Albert (Al) Australia (or home country)

Understanding the strength of possible biological feedbacks is crucial to the science of climate change. This project aims to improve our understanding of one such feedback, the biogenic production of dimethylsulphide (DMS) and its impact on atmospheric aerosols.

Mass flux measurements across the margin of the Antarctic ice sheet YOUNG, Mr Neal Amery Ice Shelf, Australia (or home country), Bunger Hills, Casey, Wilkes Land Coast, Davis, Mawson

This project is a cooperative venture between Australian and Italian institutes in a study of the mass budget of a large sector of the East Antarctic ice sheet.

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