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Insignificant change in Antarctic snowfall since the International Geophysical Year. Science, 2006 (Ref: 12647)
Authors:
Monaghan A.J.Bromwich D.H.Fogt R.L.Wang S.-H.Mayewski P.A.Dixon D.A.Ekaykin A.Frezzotti M.Goodwin I.Isaksson E.Kaspari D.Morgan V.I.Oerter H.Van Ommen T.D.Van der Veen C.J.Wen J.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Antarctic snowfall exhibits substantial variability over a range of time scales, with consequent … impacts on global sea level and the mass balance of the ice sheets. To assess how snowfall has … affected the thickness of the ice sheets in Antarctica and to provide an extended perspective…

Selenium distribution in the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean. Abstracts from the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12605)
Authors:
Wake B.D.Butler E.C.V.Bowie A.R.Haddad P.R.
Category 3: Poster

Selenium is an essential micronutrient but its role in oceanic biology is relatively unknown. Whilst this essentiality has been shown in laboratory work for some marine phytoplankton … species, the concentration, chemical species and incorporation methods are unknown.

Fronts and transport variability of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current south of New Zealand. Abstracts from the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12604)
Authors:
Budillon G.Rintoul S.R.
Category 3: Poster

Twenty one XBT sections across the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) between New … Zealand and Antarctica, collected in the frame of the Italian CLIMA project (1994-2006), are … used to study the upper ocean thermal structure and to infer the baroclinic transport. The … Subantarctic Front (SAF)…

An Observational Strategy for Estimating the Southern Ocean Uptake of CO2. Abstracts from the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12601)
Authors:
Lenton A.Matear R.J.Tilbrook B.Trull T.W.
Category 3: Poster

A sampling strategy to estimate the annual mean CO2 uptake by the Southern Ocean was … developed by applying 2D Fourier transforms and signal-to-noise ratios to the simulated airsea … CO2 fluxes and ∆pCO2 from an ocean biogeochemical model driven with NCEP-R1.

The CLIVAR/CliC/SCAR Southern Ocean Region Implementation Panel and the IPY CASO proposal Abstracts from the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12600)
Authors:
Sparrow M.D.Rintoul S.Renfrew I.Speer K.
Category 3: Poster

The CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability)/CliC (Climate and Cryosphere)/ SCAR … (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) Southern Ocean region panel is charged with … refining and implementing the science plans of CLIVAR, CliC and SCAR in the Southern … Ocean Sector.

Large temporal air-sea CO2 flux variations in the Southern Ocean, south of Tasmania. Abstracts from the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12599)
Authors:
Brévière E.Poisson A.Tilbrook B.Metzl N.
Category 3: Poster

The distribution of carbon dioxide partial pressure (pCO2) in surface seawaters South of … Tasmania has been compared for two very different years; summer 1996/1997 and summer … 2002/3. Field data were obtained in the summer of 2002/3 during cruises onboard the S.S.

Iron distributions and speciation along the Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT). Eos Transactions AGU, Ocean Sciences Meeting Supplement., 2006 (Ref: 12623)
Authors:
Ussher S.Bowie A.Achterberg E.Worsfold P.
Category 3: Abstract

Past and recent dissolved iron (dFe) and total dissolvable iron (TDFe) datasets from the Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) program are presented.

A specific Bio-optical primary production model tuned to the Kerguelen Iron-enriched region. Eos Transactions AGU, Ocean Sciences Meeting Supplement., 2006 (Ref: 12622)
Authors:
Utiz J.Claustre H.Griffiths B.Ras J.
Category 3: Abstract

HPLC-pigment measurements, Production vs Irradiance and daily primary production experiments were carried out on the Kerguelen Plateau during the KEOPS cruise in January and February 2005. The respective contribution of three phytoplankton size classes, namely micro- (> twenty micron)…

Spatial and temporal distribution of Fe, Ni, Cu and Pb along 140E in the Southern Ocean in 2001/2002 austral summer. Eos Transactions AGU, Ocean Sciences Meeting Supplement., 2006 (Ref: 12621)
Authors:
Sohrin Y.Lai X.Norisuye K.Midata M.Minami T.Bowie A.R.
Category 3: Abstract

The distribution of dissolved (D) and acid-dissolvable (AD) Fe, Ni, Cu and Pb in upper water (0-300 m depth) was determined along a transect in the Australia sector (140E) of the Southern Ocean during three cruises conducted from November 2001 to March 2002.

Preliminary results of chlorofluorocarbons in Australia Antarctic Basin obtained in 2004/2005 cruises. Eos Transactions AGU, Ocean Sciences Meeting Supplement., 2006 (Ref: 12620)
Authors:
Sasaki K.Watanabe S.Sagishima K.Rintoul S.Fukasawa M.
Category 3: Abstract

: We have conducted two hydrographic cruises crossing Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) in Australia Antarctic Basin and measured chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Western region of the basin (around Kerguelen Plateau)…

Photosynthetic parameters, size-fractionated chlorophyll and primary production durintg the KEOPS Expedition east of Kerguelen Island January-February 2005. Eos Transactions, AGU, Ocean Sciences Meeting Supplement., 2006 (Ref: 12619)
Authors:
Griffiths B.Uitz J.
Category 3: Abstract

: P vs E experiments determining photosynthetic parameters and daily primary production were carried out east of Kerguelen Island during the KEOPS cruise in January and February 2005. The Kerguelen Plateau region is naturally enriched with iron, while deeper waters (>1000m) nearby may not be.

Sinking particle properties determined from image analysis of polyacrylamide gels deployed in drifting sediment traps during KEOPS: Implications for ecosystem controls on carbon export in the presence of persistent natural iron inputs. Eos Transactions AGU, Ocean Sciences Meeting Supplement., 2006 (Ref: 12618)
Authors:
Ebersbach F.Trull T.Moy C.
Category 3: Abstract

: The KErguelen : Ocean and Plateau compared Study (KEOPS) examined the origin of elevated phytoplankton biomass over the Kerguelen plateau in the Southern Ocean in mid-summer (Jan. - Feb. 2005).

Nutrient supply and uptake in the Subantarctic mixed layer: Constraints from the isotopes of nitrate. Eos Transactions AGU, Ocean Sciences Meeting Supplement., 2006 (Ref: 12617)
Authors:
DiFiore P.J.Sigman D.Trull T.Lourey M.Karsh K.
Category 3: Abstract

The isotopes of nitrate, which show different dynamics than nitrate concentration during physical transport and nitrate assimilation, provide a complementary constraint in the effort to understand nutrient transport and biogeochemical fluxes in the Southern Ocean. For instance…

Nitrogen and oxygen isotopes in nitrate from contrasting sites in the Pacific. Eos Transactions AGU, Ocean Sciences Meeting Supplement., 2006 (Ref: 12616)
Authors:
Casciotti K.L.Dehairs F.Trull T.
Category 3: Abstract

: As part of the VERTIGO research program, samples for nitrogen (d15N) and oxygen (d18O) isotopic signatures in nitrate were analyzed from depth profiles and surface transects from the northwest pacific, near station K2 and the subtropical gyre, near station ALOHA. Contrasting productivity, ecology…

Tracking the Antarctic Circumpolar Current fronts using penguin and seal dive data. Abstracts from the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12607)
Authors:
Sokolov S.Rintoul S.R.Wienecke B.Hindell M.
Category 3: Abstract

Vertical temperature profiles collected by king penguins and elephant seals are used to map … oceanographic fronts south of Australia and New Zealand. Independently, the Southern … Ocean front locations are derived using satellite synoptic maps of sea surface height (SSH).

Oceanography along East Antarctica (30-80º E) during the BROKE-West survey (CCAMLR Area 58.4.2) in the Austral summer of 2006. Abstracts from the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12606)
Authors:
Williams G.Bindoff N.Aoki S.Marsland S.Nicol S.Yuji I.Klocker A.Meigers A.
Category 3: Abstract

A second East Antarctic Baseline Regional Oceanography Krill and Environment survey, termed BROKE-West, was conducted January 10th – February 25th 2006 and covered … CCAMLR Area 58.4.2 west of the Princess Elizabeth Trough in the Weddell-Enderby Basin.

Rapid freshening of Antarctic bottom water. Abstracts from the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12603)
Authors:
Rintoul S.R.
Category 3: Abstract

Roughly equal amounts of dense water sink in the high latitudes of both hemispheres to … ventilate the deep oceans and supply the lower limb of the global thermohaline (or … overturning) circulation.

Modes of interannual to multi-century water-mass variability in the Southern Ocean. Abstracts from the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12602)
Authors:
England M.H.Santoso A.
Category 3: Abstract

Detection of long-term climate change requires knowledge of natural variability in the oceanatmosphere … system. In the Southern Hemisphere, climate variability is evident on time-scales … of days to centuries, yet we know relatively little about how this forces interior ocean … fluctuations…

Upper ocean variability in carbon dioxide, south of Australia. Abstracts from the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12598)
Authors:
Tilbrook B.Lenton A.Pretty M.
Category 3: Abstract

Surface carbon dioxide (CO2) observations are integral to understanding the role of the … Southern Ocean in the global carbon cycle, and to developing reliable predictions of … biogeochemical responses to altered climatic conditions. Carbon dioxide (CO2)…

A 20th century acceleration in global sea-level rise. Geophysical Research Letters, 2006 (Ref: 12611)
Authors:
Church J.A.White N.J.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Antarctic cosmic ray astronomy. Highlights of Astronomy, 2006 (Ref: 12663)
Authors:
Duldig M.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Real-time cosmic ray monitoring system for space weather. Space Weather, 2006 (Ref: 12662)
Authors:
Kuwabara T.Bieber J.Clem J.Evenson P.Pyle R.Munakata K.Yasue S.Kato C.Akahane S.Koyama M.Fujii Z.Duldig M.Humble J.E.Silva M.R.Trivedi N.B.Gonzalez W.D.Schuch N.J.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Satellite-linked instrument deployments on Southern Elephant Seals at Marion Island. Abstracts of the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12633)
Authors:
Tosh C.A.Bester N.M.Bornemann H.Burton H.Pistorius P.Plötz Ramdohr S.Steward B.van den Hoff J.
Category 3: Poster

Antarctic marine conservation: Policy and marine protected area selection options. Abstracts of the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12589)
Authors:
Harris J.W.Haward M.G.Woehler E.
Category 3: Poster

Marine conservation on the high seas has emerged on the international agenda as a critical … issue requiring the application of novel approaches, international cooperation and political will. In the Southern Ocean…

The role of juvenile foraging ecology and growth in the evolution of life history strategies for southern elephant seals. Abstracts of the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12634)
Authors:
Field I.C.Bradshaw C.J.A.Burton H.R.Hindell M.A.
Category 3: Abstract

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are a major consumer of biomass in the … Southern Ocean with a global distribution.

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