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The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels: rationale, history, progress and the way forward Marine Ornithology, 2006 (Ref: 13335)
Authors:
Cooper J.Baker G.B.Double M.C.Gales R.Papworth W.Tasker M.L.Waugh S.M.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) is a newly-constituted international treaty that as yet may be little … known to marine ornithologists around the world. We outline the rationale for the existence of the Agreement, the history of its development…

Macquarie Island, Australia Extreme Tourism - Lessons from the World's Cold Water Islands, 2006 (Ref: 13266)
Authors:
Kriwoken L.K.Ellis C.Holmes N.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Behaviour and breeding success of gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua in areas of low and high human activity Polar Biology, 2006 (Ref: 13263)
Authors:
Holmes N.D.Giese M.Achurch H.Robinson S.Kriwoken L.K.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

A key factor influencing wildlife responses to … human activity is the degree to which animals have been … previously exposed to human stimuli. On subantarctic … Macquarie Island, gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua … breed in areas of high and low human activity (on and … off-station, respectively).

PLATO - the next generation AASTINO for robotic site-testing on the Antarctic plateau XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 33, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12915)
Authors:
Hengst S.Lawrence J.Luong-Van D.Everett J.Ashley M.C.B.Storey J.W.V.Hall S.
Category 3: Poster

Atmospheric scintillation at Dome C, Antarctica: implications for photometry and astrometry XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 33 Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12914)
Authors:
Kenyon S.Lawrence J.Ashley M.C.B.Storey J.W.V.Tokovinin A.Fossat E.
Category 3: Poster

The Gattini cameras for optical sky brightness measurements in Antarctica XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 33, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12913)
Authors:
Moore A.Aristidi E.Ashley M.C.B.Busso M.Candidi M.Lawrence J.Storey J.le Roux B.Ragazzoni R.Salinari P.Tosti G.Travouillon T.Kenyon S.Luong-Van D.
Category 3: Poster

The Antarctic Plateau: The ideal terrestrial site for extrasolar planet transit surveys XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 33, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12912)
Authors:
Christiansen J.L.Ashley M.C.B.Caldwell D.
Category 3: Poster

SNODAR: measuring the atmospheric turbulence in the lowest 100metres in Antarctica XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 33, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12911)
Authors:
Bonner C.Ashley M.C.B.Lawrence J.S.Luong-Van D.Storey J.W.V.Bradley S.
Category 3: Poster

Optical sky brightness at Dome C, Antarctica XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 29, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12910)
Authors:
Kenyon S.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Poster

PILOT: optical configuration and instrumentation XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 33, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12909)
Authors:
Lawrence J.Ashley M.C.B.Burton M.G.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Poster

LAPCAT: the Large Antarctic Plateau Clear-Aperture Telescope XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 31, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12908)
Authors:
Storey J.W.V.Angel R.Lawrence J.Hinz P.Ashley M.C.B.Burton M.G.
Category 3: Poster

AstroPoles - the astronomical program for the International Polar Year XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 25, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12907)
Authors:
Burton M.G.
Category 3: Poster

The history of astronomy in Antarctica XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 24, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12906)
Authors:
Indermuehle B.Burton M.Maddison S.
Category 3: Poster

Technology for a remote automated Antarctic observatory XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 22, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12905)
Authors:
Ashley M.C.B.Lawrence J.Storey J.W.V.Burton M.G.Hengst S.Luong-Van D.
Category 3: Poster

Science with the High Elevation Antarctic Terahertz Telescope XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 20, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12904)
Authors:
Walsh W.Burton M.G.Storey J.W.V.Ashley M.C.B.Walker C.
Category 3: Poster

LAPCAT: the Large Antarctic Plateau Clear-Aperture Telescope Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes, Proceedings of the SPIE, 2006 (Ref: 12901)
Authors:
Storey J.Angel R.Lawrence J.Hinz P.Ashley M.Burton M.
Category 3: Conference paper

We present a proposal for an 8.4 metre off-axis optical/IR telescope to be located at Dome C, Antarctica. LAPCAT will use a mirror identical to the offset segment recently cast for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) as a completely unobscured f/2.1 primary.

A large array of telescopes in Antarctica with all-sky imaging every 5 seconds Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes, Proceedings of SPIE, 2006 (Ref: 12900)
Authors:
York D.G.Wang L.Pennypacker C.Cui X.Cappellaro E.Blouke M.Lamb D.Storey J.Malina R.Ashley M.C.B.Basa S.Zhou X.Hu J.Yuan X.Harper D.Sandford D.Lawrence J.Thorburn J.
Category 3: Conference paper

We describe a large-angle survey for fast, optical transients: gamma ray bursts (GRBs), supernovae (SNe), lensed and … transiting planets, AGNs and serendipitously found objects.

Site testing Dome A, Antarctica Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes, Proceedings of the SPIE, 2006 (Ref: 12899)
Authors:
Lawrence J.S.Ashley M.C.B.Burton M.G.Cui X.Everett J.R.Indermuehle B.T.Kenyon S.L.Luong-Van D.Moore A.M.Storey J.W.V.Tokovinin A.Travouillon T.Pennypacker C.Wang L.York D.
Category 3: Conference paper

Recent data have shown that Dome C, on the Antarctic plateau, is an exceptional site for astronomy, with atmospheric conditions superior to those at any existing mid-latitude site. Dome C, however, may not be the best site on the Antarctic plateau for every kind of astronomy.

Nigel and the optical sky brightness at Dome C, Antarctica Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes, Proceedings of the SPIE, 2006 (Ref: 12898)
Authors:
Kenyon S.L.Ashley M.C.B.Everett J.Lawrence J.S.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Conference paper

The brightness of the night sky at an astronomical site is one of the principal factors that determine the quality … of available optical observing time. At any site the optical night sky is always brightened with airglow, zodiacal … light, integrated starlight…

Ground-layer turbulence profiling using a lunar SHABAR Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy, Proceedings of the SPIE, 2006 (Ref: 12897)
Authors:
Moore A.Aristidi E.Ashley M.Busso M.Candidi M.Everett J.Kenyon S.Lawrence J.Luong-Van D.Phillips A.Le Roux B.Ragazzoni R.Salinari P.Storey J.Taylor M.Tosti G.Travouillon T.
Category 3: Conference paper

Profiling the ground layer turbulence for daytime seeing applications using an array of photodiodes has been documented … in literature, in particular by Beckers who coined the term “SHABAR” for the instrument, short for Shadow Band … Ranger.

The Gattini cameras for optical sky brightness measurements in Antarctica Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes, Proceedings of the SPIE, 2006 (Ref: 12896)
Authors:
Moore A.Aristidi E.Ashley M.Busso M.Candidi M.Everett J.Kenyon S.Lawrence J.Luong-Van D.Phillips A.Le Roux B.Ragazzoni R.Salinari P.Storey J.Taylor M.Tosti G.Travouillon T.
Category 3: Conference paper

The Gattini cameras are two site testing instruments for the measurement of optical sky brightness, large area cloud … cover and auroral detection of the night sky above the high altitude Dome C site in Antarctica. The cameras have been in … operation since January 2006.

Exoplanet detection from Dome C, Antarctica: opportunities and challenges IAU Colloquium 200, Direct Imaging of Exoplanets: Science and Techniques, Nice, France, 2006 (Ref: 12895)
Authors:
Lawrence J.S.Ashley M.C.B.Burton M.G.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Conference paper

Many methods have been proposed for the detection of exoplanets. The minimum … detectable planetary size and mass, and the maximum distance from us at which exoplanets are … observable, are determined by both technological and environmental constraints.

PILOT - a Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope in Antarctica XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 10, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12903)
Authors:
Ashley M.C.B.Burton M.G.Lawrence J.S.Storey J.W.V.
Category 3: Abstract

An overview of astronomy in Antarctica XXVI IAU General Assembly, Special Session 7, No. 1, Astronomy in Antarctica, Prague, 22-23 August 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12902)
Authors:
Burton M.G.
Category 3: Abstract

Atmospheric scintillation at Dome C, Antarctica: implications for photometry and astrometry Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2006 (Ref: 12858)
Authors:
Kenyon S.L.Lawrence J.S.Ashley M.C.B.Storey J.W.V.Tokovinin A.Fossat E.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

We present low-resolution turbulence pro les of the atmosphere above Dome C, Antarctica, measured with the MASS instrument during 25 nights in March { May 2004. Except for the … lowest layer, Dome C has signi cantly less turbulence than Cerro Tololo and Cerro Pachon. In … particular…

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