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How can we understand the Antarctic atmosphere? Proceedings of the Optical Turbulence Characterization for Astronomical Applications:, 2009 (Ref: 14019)
Category 3: Conference paper

The Antarctic Plateau offers many benefits to astronomers, including dark and … transparent infrared skies, long periods of uninterrupted observations, and very low levels … of atmospheric turbulence. Efforts to quantify these benefits are ongoing.

First E-region observations of meso-scale neutral wind interaction with auroral arcs Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., 2009 (Ref: 14072)
Category 3: Abstract

We report the first observations of E-region neutral wind fields and their … interaction with auroral arcs at meso-scale spatial resolution during … geomagnetically quiet conditions at Mawson, Antarctica. This was achieved by … using a scanning Doppler imager…

Impacts of local human activities on the Antarctic environment Antarctic Science, 2009 (Ref: 13609)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

We review the scientific literature, especially from the past decade, on the impacts of human … activities on the Antarctic environment. A range of impacts has been identified at a variety of spatial and … temporal scales.

Lead isotopic signatures in Antarctic marine sediment cores: A comparison between 1 M HC1 partial extraction and HF total digestion pre-treatments for discerning anthropogenic inputs Science of the Total Environment, 2009 (Ref: 13927)
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Sensitive analytical techniques are typically required when dealing with samples from Antarctica as even … low concentrations of contaminants can have detrimental environmental effects. Magnetic Sector ICP-MS is … an ideal technique for environmental assessment as it offers high sensitivity…

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