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Quantifying the role of orographic gravity waves in influencing polar stratospheric cloud occurrence. Davos Atmosphere and Cryosphere Assembly 2013, Davos, Switzerland, 8-12 July 2013, 2013 (Ref: 15130)
Category 3: Poster

Polar Stratospheric Cloud (PSC) composition class information is extracted from the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) curtains for four Antarctic PSC seasons (2007 - 2010) and four Arctic PSC seasons (2006/07 - 2009/10). Orographic gravity wave (OGW)…

The 2013 Antarctic ozone hole. Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry Observations and Modelling Conference incorporating the Cape Grim Annual Science Meeting, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia 27-29 November 2013, 2013 (Ref: 15135)
Category 3: Conference paper

The 2013 ozone hole was relatively small, with about 15-17 ozone holes out of the last 20 (1994-2013) having been bigger/deeper (depending on the metric used), and only 2-4 having been smaller (2002, 2004, 2010, 2012).

Calculations of Ozone Loss Rates within the Antarctic “Ozone Hole” using Quasi-Lagrangian Measurements of Ozone made during the Concordiasi Long-duration Balloon Campaign. Quadrennial Ozone Symposium 2012, Toronto, Canada, 27-31 August, 2012 (Ref: 15105)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

Considerable progress in our understanding of the causes of polar stratospheric ozone loss has been made during the past two decades. However, model calculations are still limited by uncertainties in both chemical and dynamical factors.

Influences of circulation changes on the distribution of Antarctic stratospheric ozone. Davos Atmosphere and Cryosphere Assembly 2013, Davos, Switzerland, 8-12 July 2013, 2013 (Ref: 15132)
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The cause of seasonal trends in the zonal asymmetry of the total ozone column (TOC) at high southern latitudes are examined. Using ERA-Interim assimilated meteorological data, we examine characteristics of extra-tropical Rossby waves…

Improving gravity wave drag parameterization in climate models. Davos Atmosphere and Cryosphere Assembly 2013, Davos, Switzerland, 8-12 July 2013, 2013 (Ref: 15131)
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Links between changes in the southern polar stratosphere and tropospheric climate have been identified in both modelling and observational studies, highlighting the importance of an accurate stratosphere in climate models. However…

Southern polar stratospheric metrics of the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator (ACCESS). 3rd International Conference on Earth System Modelling, Hamburg, Germany, 17-21 September 2012, 2012 (Ref: 15126)
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We use a set of metrics for the polar atmosphere to compare coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation models (AOGCMs) experiments for the 5th Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) with results from chemistryclimate models (CCMs) of the 2nd Chemistry-Climate Model Validation (CCMVal-2)…

Impacts of ocean acidification on early development of Antarctic krill. Third International Symposium on the Ocean in a High CO2 World, Monterey, California, USA, 24-27 September 2012, 2012 (Ref: 15091)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

Antarctic krill (hereafter krill) is the key species of the Antarctic marine ecosystem as well as a target of commercial fishery in the Southern Ocean, which compels careful predictions about potential impacts of Ocean Acidification (OA)…

Fitting Euphausia superba into Southern Ocean food-web models: a review of data sources and their limitations. CCAMLR Science, 2012 (Ref: 15092)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

This paper aims to provide the overview needed to include krill in food-web models and to guide modellers to key sources of data. It describes the strengths of each method of sampling krill, i.e. with nets (for historical time series, demographic information and live krill), acoustics (distribution…

Aesthetic value in Antarctica: beautiful or sublime? The Polar Journal, 2011 (Ref: 15024)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Protection of the wilderness and aesthetic values of Antarctica is mandated by the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, the “Madrid Protocol,” which came into force in 1998. Despite the passage of over 13 years…

Parameterization of gravity wave drag in models and the impact on predictions of the Southern Hemisphere stratosphere. 19th annual conference of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, Melbourne, Australia, 11-13 February 2013, 2013 (Ref: 15038)
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Category 3: Verbal presentation

Links … between … changes … in … the … southern … polar … stratosphere … and … tropospheric … climate … have … been … identified … in … both … modelling … and … observational … studies, highlighting … the … importance … of … an … accurate … stratosphere … in … climate … models. However…

Climate forcings and variability during the last 2 ka. International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences First Open Science Conference, 1-5 October 2012, Presqu’île de Giens, Côte d’Azur, France, 2012 (Ref: 15035)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

Antarctic ice core records offer a key resource for understanding late Holocene climate … in the high latitude Southern Hemisphere, and potentially beyond.

Satellite tracking of pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) off Western Australia. Report to the Western Australian Marine Science Institution, 2012 (Ref: 14822)
Category 6: Report

This study aimed to describe the migratory distribution and behaviour of pygmy blue whales … that feed in the Perth Canyon region off the coast of Western Australia.

Cryosat-2 Validation over Law Dome and the Totten Glacier In East Antarctica – Aircraft Trajectory Accuracy Assessment. 20 Years of Progress in Radar Altimetry, Venice, Italy, 24-29 September 2012, 2012 (Ref: 14998)
Category 3: Conference paper

The TotCal / CryoVExANT2011 project is an Australian and German collaboration that contributes to the validation of the CryoSat-2 radar altimetry mission through investigations of a key portion of East Antarctica near the Australian Casey Station.

Reprocessing of the Broadmeadows and Macquarie Island ozonesonde record as part of the SI2N Past Changes in the vertical distribution of ozone initiative. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) National Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 11-13 February 2013, 2013 (Ref: 14977)
Category 3: Poster

An … important … component … of … the … SPARC/IO3C/IGACO-­‐O3/NDAACC … (SI2N) initiative … "Past … Changes … in … the … Vertical … Distribution … of … Ozone" … is … the … "Ozone … Sonde … Data … Quality … Assessment … (O3S-­‐DQA)" … activity … currently … underway.

Trends in the distribution of Antarctic stratospheric ozone: relationships with circulation changes. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) National Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 11-13 February 2013, 2013 (Ref: 14973)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

We … examine … the … cause … of … seasonal … trends … in … the … zonal … asymmetry … of … the … total … ozone … column … (TOC) at … high … southern … latitudes. Grystai … et … al. [2007]…

The 2012 Ozone Hole and updated Equivalent Effective Stratospheric Chlorine data. Atmospheric Composition Observations and Modelling Conference incorporating the Cape Grim Annual Science Meeting 2012, South Durras, NSW, Australia, 28-30 November 2012, 2012 (Ref: 14971)
Category 3: Verbal presentation

The 2012 ozone hole was one of the smallest since the late 1980fs due to a warmer than normal mid]lower … stratosphere over the Antarctic region this year. The development and recovery of the 2012 ozone hole will … be shown via a set of metrics based on the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI)…

Assessment of polar atmospheric characteristics in Australian CMIP5 models. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) National Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 11-13 February 2013, 2013 (Ref: 14976)
Category 3: Poster

We … use … a … set … of … metrics … for … the … polar … atmosphere … to … characterize … and … assess … the … performance … of … the … ACCESS-­1.0, ACCESS-­1.3 … and … CSIRO-­Mk3.6 … coupled … ocean-­atmosphere … general … circulation … models … over … the … recent … historical … period.

Phylogeny and colonization history of Pringlea antiscorbutica (Brassicaceae), an emblematic endemic from the South Indian Ocean Province. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2012 (Ref: 14968)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The origins and evolution of sub-Antarctic island floras are not well understood. In particular there is … uncertainty about the ages of the contemporary floras and the ultimate origins of the lineages they contain. Pringlea R. Br. (Brassicaceae)…

DNA-based diet estimation techniques: From toothed whales to Antarctic fish and snails. Australian Marine Sciences Association 48th Annual Conference, 3-7 July 2011, 2011 (Ref: 14944)
Category 3: Abstract

For many species trophic interactions are difficult to study because of their cryptic habits and/or the unfavourable characteristics of samples for traditional diet techniques. DNA-based diet techniques are sensitive…

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