Summary

In September 2007, a multi-disciplinary sea-ice voyage, jointly organised by the Australian Government Antarctic Division and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, sailed from Hobart. The focus of the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystems Experiment (SIPEX) was to understand the links between sea-ice physics, sea-ice biology and the pelagic food web. The 55-day program was carried out in the region east of Australia¡¯s Casey station (110-130 ¢ªE) during early spring. An international team consisting of scientists from eight nations studied processes on the ice surface, as well as within and under the ice using a suite of cutting-edge technologies including airborne laser-altimetry and radar, an instrumented Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and a custombuilt Surface and Underice Trawl (SUIT). The talk will give an overview of our sampling program and will provide first findings from the different disciplines.

Authors:Meiners K. Lieser J. Published in: 2007 Category 3: Conference paper Program area: Ice, Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate
Meiners K., Lieser J. (2007) SIPEX "Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystems EXperiment" - an overview of the science carried out on V1/2007, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC Symposium, Hobart, 2007 1;

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