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A High Performance Digital Radar for Extended Space Weather Investigations Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) 17th Congress, Refereed Paper 48, Brisbane, 4-8 December 2006, 2006 (Ref: 13048)
Authors:
Whittington J.S.Devlin J.C.
Category 3: Conference paper

This paper outlines work at La Trobe University on the development of a “fully digital” radar for space weather … investigations. The new radar will enhance the existing Tasman International Geospace Environment Radar … (TIGER) that probes beyond the horizon…

Acclimation of Antarctic bottom-ice algal communities to lowered salinities during melting. Polar Biology, 2004 (Ref: 12029)
Authors:
Ryan K.G.Ralph P.McMinn A.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Sea-ice brine algal communities were exposed … to salinities between 30 and 10& during melting. There … was a progressive decline in maximum quantum yield, relative electron transfer rate (rETRmax) and photosynthetic … efficiency (a) with decreasing salinity of the final … melted sample.

Non-migrating tides above Antarctica and their variation on short and long time scales IUGG XXIV 2007, Perugia, Italy July 2-13, 2007, 2007 (Ref: 13001)
Authors:
Murphy D.
Category 3: Abstract

A high-latitude tide basis function that describes the major migratingand non-migrating components of the semidiurnal and … diurnal tide can be fitted to wind data using linear least-squares fitting techniques. MF radars at Davis (695, 78E), Syowa (695, 40E), Rothera (685, 68W) and Scott Base (785…

Contrasting P-T-t paths for Neoproterozoic metamorphism in MacRobertson and Kemp Lands, east Antarctica Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 2007 (Ref: 13010)
Authors:
Halpin J.A.Clarke G.L.White R.W.Kelsey D.E.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Mineral equilibria modelling and electron microprobe chemical dating of monazite in granulite facies … metapelitic assemblages from the MacRobertson Land coastline, Rayner Complex, east Antarctica, are … consistent with an !anticlockwise" Neoproterozoic P–T–t path. Metamorphism occurred at c.

An international integrated research program in South of Brazil for observations of solar-terrestrial interactions IUGG XXIV 2007, Perugia, Italy July 2-13, 2007, 2007 (Ref: 12999)
Authors:
Schuch N.J.
Category 3: Abstract

This overview describes an international scientific cooperation between Brazil, USA and Japan, for an … integrated research program developed in south of Brazil for observations of solar-terrestrial interactions … and geospace.

Dynamical critical scaling of electric field fluctuations in the greater cusp and magnetotail implied by HF radar observations of F-region Doppler velocity Annales Geophysicae, 2006 (Ref: 13003)
Authors:
Parkinson M.L.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Akasofu’s solar wind " parameter describes the … coupling of solar wind energy to the magnetosphere and … ionosphere. Analysis of fluctuations in " using model independent … scaling techniques including the peaks of probability … density functions (PDFs)…

To determine the proportion of Australian shy albatrosses (Thalassarche cauta) killed in pelagic longline and trawl fisheries Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. Third Meeting of Advisory Committee, Valdivia, Chile 19-22 June 2007 AC3 Inf19, 2007 (Ref: 13015)
Authors:
Double M.C.Ryan P.J.Beck N.R.Booksmythe I.
Category 2: International meeting papers

Pelagic longline and trawl fisheries are known to kill large numbers of albatrosses worldwide. However, the impact on individual species and populations has rarely been assessed, often … because many albatross species are difficult to identify. Shy albatrosses (Thalassarche … cauta)…

Developing water and sediment quality guidelines for Antarctica: The sensitivity of Antarctic marine biota to metal contaminants. Abstract of the SCAR Open Science Conference, Hobart, 12-14 July 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12645)
Authors:
King C.K.Riddle M.J.Kefford B.J.Nugegoda D.Lane A.
Category 3: Abstract

There are a range of chemical contaminants of concern in Antarctic marine environments as a … result of the activities of humans, including past waste disposal practices and accidental fuel … spills. Environmental guidelines for contaminants, including targets for contaminated site … remediation…

Optimising estimates of mesospheric neutral wind using the TIGER SuperDARN radar Advances in Space Research, 2006 (Ref: 12949)
Authors:
Matthews D.M.Parkinson M.L.Dyson P.L.Devlin J.C.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) HF backscatter radaras scan 16 beam directions over a field of view of ~52°. In the common mode of operation, data is collected using 45-km range gates and 7-s integrations on each beam.

A novel QuikSCAT dual polarization based algorithm for delineation of sea ice and sea ice edge over the southern polar ocean International Workshop on Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness. Program and Abstracts. Hobart, Australia 5-7 July, 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12982)
Authors:
Bhandari S.M.Dash M.K.Khare N.Vyas N.K.
Category 3: Abstract

Fan-Beam and Pencil-Beam Radar Scaterrometers on many satellites in polar orbits, e.g. ERS-1/2, ADEOS-1/2 and QuikSCAT, have been designed primarily for estimation of vector winds over the … global oceans. However, these scatterometers…

Seasonal forecasting of Antarctic sea ice International Workshop on Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness. Program and Abstracts. Hobart, Australia 5-7 July 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12969)
Authors:
Yuan X.Chen D.
Category 3: Abstract

Long-range forecasts of Antarctic sea ice are tery much in demand, not only because of … the potential importance of sea ice in global climate, but also for the practical purpose of … exploring the Antarctic continent. Unfortunately…

Validating satellite estimates of Antarctic sea ice thickness International Workshop on Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness, Program and Abstracts, Hobart, Australia 5-7 July 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12963)
Authors:
Giles K.
Category 3: Abstract

Techniques to calculate sea ice thickness from measurements of sea ice freeboard from … spacebome radar and laser altimeters in the Arctic have the potential to be used in the … Antarctic. The conversion of freeboard, measured by the altimeter…

The ASPeCt data set - recent analysis and applications International Workshop on Antarctic Sea Ice Thickness. Program and Abstracts. Hobart, Australia 5-7 July 2006, 2006 (Ref: 12975)
Authors:
Worby A.Geiger C.Paget M.van Woert M.Ackley S.DeLiberty T.
Category 3: Abstract

Ship-based observations of sea ice conditions have been collated from 89 voyages to the … Antarctic pack ice, between 1980 and 2005. These data were collected primarily by … Russian, Australia, US…

Changes in the range of some common rocky shore species in Britain - a response to climate change Hydrobiologia, 2006 (Ref: 12952)
Authors:
Mieszkowska N.Kendall M.A.Hawkins S.J.Leaper R.Williamson P.Hardman-Mountford N.J.Southward A.J.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Since the 1990s there has been a period of rapid climate warming in Europe. Long-term broad scale … datasets coupled with time series at specific locations for rocky intertidal species dating back to the 1950s … have been collected in Britain and Ireland. Resurveys of the original locations in 2001…

Important Considerations when using Hydroxyl Airglow Measurements to Determine Climate Trends of the Mesopause Region American Geophysical Union 2007 Joint Assembly. Acapulco, Mexico 21-25 May 2007, 2007 (Ref: 12937)
Authors:
Burns G.French J.
Category 3: Poster

AB: Spectral calibrations, airglow and possibly auroral contaminations, solar and telluric absorption features and the selection of transition probabilities can all influence rotational temperatures derived from measurements of hydroxyl airglow intensities.

The Long Term Trend and Solar Cycle Variation Observed in 12 years of Hydroxyl Temperatures Over Davis, Antarctica American Geophysical Union 2007 Joint Assembly. Acapulco, Mexico 21-25 May 2007, 2007 (Ref: 12936)
Authors:
French J.Burns G.
Category 3: Poster

AB: Hydroxyl (6-2)-band rotational temperature observations have been accumulated at Davis station, Antarctica (68°S, 78°E) over 12 consecutive years since 1995.

The population trend of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at Macquarie Island (1952 - 2004) Polar Biology, 2007 (Ref: 12945)
Authors:
van den Hoff J.Burton H.Raymond B.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Total numbers of adult female southern elephant … seals (cows) breeding at Macquarie Island were … determined for 19 of the 52 year period between 1952 and … 2004. Totals for 1952-1987 (exc. 1959 and 1985)…

Seasonal occurrence of low frequency whale vocalisations across eastern Antarctic and southern Australian waters, February 2004 to February 2007 2007 meeting of the International Whaling Commission-Scientific Committee, Paper SC/59/SH5, 2007 (Ref: 12944)
Authors:
Gedamke J.Gales N.Hildebrand J.Wiggins S.
Category 2: International meeting papers

Long term acoustic records of underwater sound can be used to assess the timing of migrations, peak periods of … relative abundance, and seasonality and overlap of different species’ presence over large spatial scales.

Using historical data to detect temporal changes in the abundances of intertidal species on Irish shores Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2005 (Ref: 12951)
Authors:
Simkanin C.Power A.Myers A.McGrath D.Southward A.Mieszkowska N.Leaper R.O'Riordan R.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

An historical data set, collected in 1958 by Southward and Crisp, was used as a baseline for detecting … change in the abundances of species in the rocky intertidal of Ireland. In 2003, the abundances of each of … 27 species was assessed using the same methodologies (ACFOR…

A global assessment of the impact of fisheries-related mortality on shy and white-capped albatrosses: Conservation implications Biological Conservation, 2007 (Ref: 12934)
Authors:
Baker G.B.Double M.C.Gales R.Tuck G.N.Abbott C.L.Ryan P.G.Petersen S.L.Robertson C.J.R.Alderman R.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Hundreds of thousands of seabirds are killed each year as a result of interacting with longline … and trawl fishing operations, and the severity of the impact varies regionally. Shy and whitecapped … albatrosses, Thalassarche cauta and Thalassarche steadi respectively…

Water treatment to prevent contaminant dispersal during remediation of cold regions contaminated sites Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2007 (Ref: 12929)
Authors:
Northcott K.A.Woodberry P.Snape I.Stevens G.W.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Water collection and treatment is often required for effective cold regions contaminated site clean-up. Large volumes of … meltwater runoff can become contaminated during remediation activities and disperse pollutants into the surrounding environment.

Differential resource allocation strategies in juvenile elephant seals in the highly seasonal Southern Ocean Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2007 (Ref: 12920)
Authors:
Field I.C.Bradshaw C.J.A.Burton H.R.Hindell M.A.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

ABSTRACT: Environmental conditions experienced in early life affect growth and influence life history … strategies, especially in seasonal environments.

Quantification of damage in DNA recovered from highly degraded samples – a case study on DNA in faeces. Frontiers in Zoology, 2006 (Ref: 12710)
Authors:
Deagle B.E.Eveson J.P.Jarman S.N.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Background: Poorly preserved biological tissues have become an important source of DNA for … a wide range of zoological studies. Measuring the quality of DNA obtained from these samples is … often desired; however…

Ionospheric signatures of ULF waves: passive radar techniques Magnetospheric ULF Waves: Synthesis and New Directions - Geophysical Monograph Series, 2006 (Ref: 12879)
Authors:
Fenrich F.R.Waters C.L.Connors M.Bredeson C.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

A review is presented of passive coherent and incoherent radar observations of … ultra-low-frequency (ULF) waves. Passive radars primarily observe the ionospheric … signatures of the shear Alfven field line resonance (FLR). Recent results … include:

Estimation of Detection Probability in Aerial Surveys of Antarctic Pack-Ice Seals. Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics, 2007 (Ref: 12852)
Authors:
Southwell C.Borchers D.Paxton C.G.M.Burt L.de la Mare W.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

We use line transect detection functions together with generalized linear and additive … models to estimate detection probability when detection on the line ("g(O)") may … not be certain.

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