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Analysis of planetary wave activity in mesopause OH* temperature fluctuations at different measurement stations during the first NDMC Campaign in September/October 2009 EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 02 – 07 May 2010, 2010 (Ref: 14034)
Authors:
Höppner K.Bittner M.Schmidt C.Ammosov P.French J.Knieling P.Koppmann R.Offermann D.López-González M.J.Scheer J.Semenov A.Steinbrecht W.
Category 3: Abstract

The Network for the Detection of Mesopause Change (NDMC) is a global program with the mission to promote international cooperation among research groups investigating the mesopause region (80-100 km) with the goal of early identification of changing climate signals.

On the weighting of SABER temperature profiles for comparison with ground based hydroxyl rotational temperatures Geophysical Research Abstracts, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 02 – 07 May 2010, 2010 (Ref: 14033)
Authors:
French J.Mulligan F.
Category 3: Abstract

Kinetic temperature profiles are retrieved from limb-emission radiance measurements of CO2 at 15 and 4.3 um … by the SABER (Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry) instrument on the TIMED … (Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics) satellite.

Solar cycle and linear trend analysis of the 15 year hydroxyl rotational temperature record over Davis station, Antarctica Geophysical Research Abstracts, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 02 – 07 May 2010, 2010 (Ref: 14032)
Authors:
French J.
Category 3: Abstract

A climatology of hydroxyl (6-2) band temperatures has been derived from 15 consecutive years of scanning … spectrometer measurements at Davis station (68°S, 78°E), Antarctica.

Temporal and spatial metabolic rate variation in an Antarctic springtail Journal of Insect Physiology, 2010 (Ref: 13998)
Authors:
McGaughran A.Convey P.Redding G.P.Stevens M.I.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Spatial and temporal environmental variation in terrestrial Antarctic ecosystems are known to impact … species strongly at a local scale, but the ways in which organisms respond (e.g. physiologically, behaviourally) to such variation are poorly understood. Further…

Comparing plasma and faecal measures of steroid hormones in Adelie penguins Pygoscelis adeliae Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2010 (Ref: 13996)
Authors:
Ninnes C.E.Waas J.R.Ling N.Nakagawa S.Banks J.C.Bell D.G.Bright A.Carey P.W.Chandler J.Hudson Q.J.Ingram J.R.Lyall K.Morgan D.K.J.Stevens M.I.Wallace J.Möstl E.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Physiological measurements of both stress and … sex hormones are often used to estimate the consequences … of natural or human-induced change in ecological studies of … various animals. DiVerent methods of hormone measurement … exist…

Contrasting phylogeographical patterns for springtails reflect different evolutionary histories between the Antarctic Peninsula and continental Antarctica Journal of Biogeography, 2010 (Ref: 13995)
Authors:
McGaughran A.Torricelli G.Carapelli A.Frati F.Stevens M.I.Convey P.Hogg I.D.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Aim We examined the genetic structure among populations and regions for the … springtails Cryptopygus antarcticus antarcticus and Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni … (Collembola) to identify potential historical refugia and subsequent colonization … routes…

Dome C site testing: implications for science and technology of future telescopes Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14029)
Authors:
Lawrence J.S.Ashley M.C.B.Burton M.G.Gillingham P.G.McGrath A.Haynes R.Saunders W.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Conference paper

Site testing data provides an essential part of the justi¯cation … for funding any new astronomical facility by de¯ning the technological … design and determining the telescope performance, thus allowing the … scienti¯c objectives to be prioritised.

Dome A site testing and future plans Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14028)
Authors:
Gong X.Wang L.Cui X.Feng L.Yuan X.Ashley M.C.B.Allen G.Bonner C.S.Bradley S.G.Everett J.R.Hengst S.Hu J.Jiang Z.Kulesa C.A.Lawrence J.S.Li Y.Luong-Van D.M.McCaughrean M.J.Moore A.M.Pennypacker C.Qin W.Riddle R.Shang Z.Storey J.W.V.Sun B.Suntzeff N.Tothill N.F.H.Travouillon T.Walker C.K.Yan J.Yang H.Yang J.York D.G.Zhang X.Zhang Z.Zhou X.Zhu Z.
Category 3: Conference paper

In January 2005, members of a Chinese expedition team … were the first humans to visit Dome A on the Antarctic plateau, a site … predicted to be one of the very best astronomical sites on earth. In 2006, the Chinese Center for Antarctic Astronomy (CCAA)…

PLATO - A robotic observatory for the Antarctic plateau Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14026)
Authors:
Ashley M.C.B.Allen G.Bonner C.S.Bradley S.G.Cui X.Everett J.R.Feng L.Gong X.Hengst S.Hu J.Jiang Z.Kulesa C.A.Lawrence J.S.Li Y.Luong-Van D.M.McCaughrean M.J.Moore A.M.Pennypacker C.Qin W.Riddle R.Shang Z.Storey J.W.V.Sun B.Suntzeff N.Tothill N.F.H.Travouillon T.Walker C.K.Wang L.Yan J.Yang H.Yang J.York D.Yuan X.Zhang X.Zhang Z.Zhou X.Zhu Z.
Category 3: Conference paper

PLATO is a fully-robotic observatory designed for operation … in Antarctica. It generates its own electricity (about 1kW), heat … (sufficient to keep two 10-foot shipping containers comfortably above … 0◦C when the outside temperature is at −70◦C)…

The best site on Earth? Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14025)
Authors:
Saunders W.Lawrence J.S.Storey J.W.V.Ashley M.C.B.Kato S.Minnis P.Winker D.M.Liu G.Kulesa C.
Category 3: Conference paper

We compare the merits of potential observatory sites on the … Antarctic Plateau, in regard to the boundary layer, cloud cover, free … atmosphere seeing, aurorae, airglow, and precipitable water vapour. We find that (a)…

THz astrophysics from Dome A Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14024)
Authors:
Tothill N.F.H.Kulesa C.A.Walker C.K.Yang J.Ashley M.C.B.Lawrence J.S.Luong-Van D.Storey J.W.V.Yang H.Zhou X.Zhu Z.Bardin J.Cui X.Everett J.Feng L.Golish D.Gong X.Hu J.Jacobs K.Jiang Z.Jones G.Li Y.Martin C.L.McCaughrean M.J.Qin W.Schein M.Shang Z.Siegel P.Sun B.Walsh W.Wang L.Weinreb S.Xu Z.Yan J.Yuan X.Zhang X-G.
Category 3: Conference paper

The THz spectral region includes a number of important … transitions which allow us to trace the evolution of the interstellar … medium. Because of the opacity of the atmosphere in this spectral … range, the best sites for ground-based THz observations are on the … Antarctic Plateau; of these sites…

A wide-field, optical/infrared, 2.5m class telescope for Antarctica Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14022)
Authors:
Burton M.G.Burgarella D.Andersen M.Busso M.Eiroa C.Epchtein N.Maillard J-P.Persi P.
Category 3: Conference paper

This report provides the recommendations of ARENAWork- … ing Group 1 concerning the development of and objectives for a wide- … field, optical / infrared, 2.5m class telescope for Antarctica. It discusses … the key science drivers for such a telescope…

PILOT - where to next from here? Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14021)
Authors:
Storey J.W.V.Saunders W.Lawrence J.S.Gillingham P.R.Haynes R.
Category 3: Conference paper

The Phase A design study of PILOT|the Path nder for an … International Large Optical Telescope|has demonstrated that a wide- … eld 2.5 m optical/IR telescope can be constructed at Concordia for a … reasonable cost. There are no technical \show stoppers"…

Proposal for a Phase B study of PILOT An astronomical observatory at Dome C, Antarctica for the next decade, Proceedings of the 3rd ARENA Conference, EAS Publications Series, 2010 (Ref: 14020)
Authors:
Ansorge W.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Conference paper

Construction of PILOT at the existing French/Italian Con- … cordia Station at Dome C in Antarctica would bring about major bene- … ts for the astronomical research activities of the European and interna- … tional astronomical communities. Because of these potential bene ts…

Assessing the internal consistency of the CARINA database in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean Earth System Science Data, 2010 (Ref: 13975)
Authors:
Lo Monaco C.Alvarez M.Key R.M.Lin X.Tanhua T.Tilbrook B.Bakker D.van Heuven S.Hoppema M.Metzl N.Rios A.Sabine C.Velo A.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Parasite diversity of Nyctiphanes simplex and Nematoscelis difficilis (Crustacea: Euphausiacea) along the northwestern coast of Mexico Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2010 (Ref: 13971)
Authors:
Gómez-Gutiérrez J.Robinson C.J.Kawaguchi S.Nicol S.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The diversity of parasites found on Nyctiphanes simplex and Nematoscelis difficilis … (Order Euphausiacea) was compared during 10 oceanographic cruises made off both coasts of the … Baja California peninsula, Mexico. We tested the hypothesis that N.

Planetary wave activity in the polar lower stratosphere Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2010 (Ref: 13970)
Authors:
Alexander S.P.Shepherd M.G.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Temperature data from the COSMIC GPS-RO … satellite constellation are used to study the distribution and … variability of planetary wave activity in the low to midstratosphere … (15–40 km) of the Arctic and Antarctic from … September 2006 until March 2009.

Evaluation of new cosmic radiation monitors designed for aircrew exposure assessment Space Weather, 2010 (Ref: 13966)
Authors:
Getley I.L.Bennett L.G.I.Lewis B.J.Bennett B.Dyer C.S.Hands A.D.P.Duldig M.L.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

With the development of next generation aircraft designs capable of ultralong-range flight and … extended flight endurance…

Biophysical coupling in remotely-sensed wind stress, sea surface temperature, sea ice and chlorophyll concentrations in the South Indian Ocean Deep-Sea Research II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 2010 (Ref: 14125)
Authors:
Schwarz J.N.Raymond B.Williams G.D.Pasquer B.Marsland S.J.Gorton R.J.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Chapter 5 Snow and Sea Ice Sea Ice. 2nd Edition, 2009 (Ref: 14064)
Authors:
Sturm M.Massom R.A.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

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Phytoremediation of hydrocarbon contaminants in sub-Antarctic soils Bachelor of Advanced Environmental Science (Honours), University of Wollongong, Australia, 2009 (Ref: 15324)
Authors:
Bramley-Alves J.
Category 3: Thesis, higher degree

Soil invertebrate community response to petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants in sub-Antarctic soils over an organic carbon gradient 13th Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology (ASE) Conference, 20-23 September 2009, Adelaide, Australia, 2009 (Ref: 15545)
Authors:
Mooney T.J.King C.K.Wasley J.Andrew N.R.
Category 3: Verbal presentation

There have been a number of fuel spills (diesels and lubricating oils) on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island associated with fuel storage and power generation for the island’s research station. The Australian Antarctic Division is currently working to remediate these sites over the next 5-10 years.

Impacts of metal-contaminated sediments on marine communities: a temperate-polar investigation PhD Thesis, University of New South Wales, Australia, 2009 (Ref: 15326)
Authors:
Hill N.A.
Category 3: Thesis, higher degree

Microstructural and Chemical Study of Borosilicate Minerals in Pegmatites from the Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica. Masters of Science (Earth Science) thesis, University of Maine, United States, 2009 (Ref: 14212)
Authors:
Wadoski E.R.
Category 3: Thesis, higher degree

Phytoremediation of hydrocarbon contaminants in sub-Antarctic soils 13th Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology (ASE) Conference, Adelaide, SA, 20-23 September 2009, 2009 (Ref: 15325)
Authors:
Wasley J.King C.Bramley-Alves J.Powell S.
Category 3: Verbal presentation

In response to several fuel spills on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island associated with research station operations, the Australian Antarctic Division has initiated a 5-10 year plan to remediate the island’s contaminated sites using low cost in-situ techniques.

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