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HF Radar backscatter inversion technique Radio Science, 2006 (Ref: 12948)
Authors:
Norman R.J.Dyson P.L.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Methods of inverting high-frequency radar land and sea backscatter to obtain … ionospheric vertical profiles offer an important means of remote sensing the ionosphere up … to thousands of kilometers from the transmitter/receiver location.

UV-B screening potential is higher in two cosmopolitan moss species than in a co-occurring Antarctic endemic moss - implications of continuing ozone depletion Global Change Biology, 2006 (Ref: 12867)
Authors:
Dunn J.L.Robinson S.A.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Concentrations of UV-B absorbing pigments and anthocyanins were measured in three moss species, over a summer growing season in Antarctica. Pigment concentrations were compared with a range of climatic variables to determine if there was evidence that pigments were induced by UV-B radiation…

UV-B screening potential is higher in two cosmopolitan moss species than in a co-occurring Antarctic endemic ? implications of continuing ozone depletion. Abstracts of the Combio 2006 Conference, Brisbane Sept 24-28th 2006., 2006 (Ref: 12837)
Authors:
Robinson S.A.Dunn J.Turnbull D.Clarke L.
Category 3: Abstract

Concentrations of UV-B absorbing pigments and anthocyanins were measured in three moss species, over a summer growing season in Antarctica. Significant seasonal differences were found in the potential UV-B screening pigments. The most exposed species, Ceratodon purpureus…

Impact of changes in natural ultraviolet radiation on pigment composition, physiological and morphological characteristics of the Antarctic moss, Grimmia antarctici. Global Change Biology, 2005 (Ref: 11871)
Authors:
Robinson S.A.Turnbull J.D.Lovelock C.E.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The impact of ambient ultraviolet (UV)-B radiation on the endemic bryophyte, Grimmia … antarctici, was studied over 14 months in East Antarctica. Over recent decades, Antarctic … plants have been exposed to the largest relative increase in UV-B exposure as a result of … ozone depletion.

Ultraviolet B screening potential is higher in two cosmopolitan moss species than in a co-occurring Antarctic endemic moss: implications of continuing ozone depletion. Global Change Biology, 2006 (Ref: 12830)
Authors:
Dunn J.L.Robinson S.A.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Concentrations of UVB (ultraviolet B) absorbing pigments and anthocyanins were … measured in three moss species, over a summer growing season in Antarctica.

Use of CRISTA mesopause region temperatures for the intercalibration of ground-based instruments. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2006 (Ref: 12704)
Authors:
Scheer J.Reisin E.R.Gusev O.A.French W.J.R.Hernandez G.Huppi R.Ammosov P.Gavrilyeva G.A.Offermann D.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

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).

Making the most of Solar Energy in Antarctica (Solar Potential for Australian Antarctic Bases). Proceedings of the Ninth SCALOP Symposium on Antarctic Logistics and Operations, 2000 (Ref: 9678)
Authors:
Williams G.Magill P.Guichard A.Paterson C.
Category 3: Abstract

The application of renewable power systems is particularly relevant to remote locations such as Antarctica, where traditional fossil fuel based systems incur relatively high costs of fuel transportation in conjunction with an increased risk of environmental damage.

Comparison of microbial mineralisation of petroleum hydrocarbons in Antarctic sediments by radiometric experiments and gas chromatography Australian Organic Geochemisty Conference. CSIRO Marine Laboratories, Hobart. 12-15 February 2002, 2002 (Ref: 10293)
Authors:
Ferguson S.H.Revill A.T.Snape I.Franzmann P.D.
Category 3: Abstract

A common technique for comparing the in situ microbial potential for mineralisation of petroleum hydrocarbons in different environments or under different remediation strategies, is by use of radiolabelled tracer studies.

The International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (ITASE): an overview Annals of Glaciology, 2005 (Ref: 12352)
Authors:
Mayewski P.A.Frezzotti M.Bertler N.Van Ommen T.Hamilton G.Jacka T.H.Welch B.Frey M.Qin D.Ren J.Simões J.Fily M.Oerter H.Nishio F.Isaksson E.Mulvaney R.Holmund P.Lipenkov V.Goodwin I.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

From its original formulation in 1990 the International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition … (ITASE) has had as its primary aim the collection and interpretation of a continent-wide array of … environmental parameters assembled through the coordinated efforts of scientists from several nations.

Temporal and spatial distribution of chlorophyll-a in surface waters of the Scotia Sea as determined by both shipboard measurements and satellite data. Deep-Sea Research II, 2004 (Ref: 12388)
Authors:
Holm-Hansen O.Kahru M.Hewes C.D.Kawaguchi S.Kameda T.Sushin V.A.Krasovski I.Priddle J.Korb R.Hewitt R.P.Mitchell B.G.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentrations in surface waters were measured at 137 hydrographic stations occupied by four … research vessels participating in the CCAMLR 2000 Survey and the values were compared to estimates from data … acquired by the SeaWiFS satellite.

Solar forcing of the polar atmosphere. Annals of Glaciology, 2005 (Ref: 12350)
Authors:
Mayewski P.A.Maasch K.A.Yan Y.Kang S.Meyerson E.A.Sneed S.B.Kaspari S.D.Dixon D.A.Osterberg E.C.Morgan V.I.Van Ommen T.Curran M.A.J.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

ABSTRACT. We present highly resolved, annually dated, calibrated proxies for atmospheric circulation … from several Antarctic ice cores (ITASE (International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition), Siple … Dome, Law Dome)…

Acoustic surveys offer promise for surveying difficult to survey Antarctic marine mammals. Proceedings of the International Conference "Underwater Acoustic Measurements: Technologies & Results", Crete, Greece, 28 June - 1 July 2005., 2005 (Ref: 12273)
Authors:
Rogers T.Cato D.H.
Category 3: Conference paper

Ambient UV radiation levels negatively affect the endemic Antarctic moss, Grimmia antarctici. Abstracts from the International Botanical Congress, Vienna, July 2005, 2005 (Ref: 12327)
Authors:
Robinson S.A.Turnbull J.D.Lovelock J.D.
Category 3: Verbal presentation

Over recent decades, Antarctic plants have been exposed to the … largest relative increase in UV-B exposure as a result of ozone … depletion. Open-sided plexiglass screens were used to reduce UV … levels by 77% over turves of the endemic Antarctic bryophyte, Grimmia antarctici…

Investigation of evaporation and biodegradation of fuel spills in Antarctica: I - a chemical approach using GC-FID Chemosphere, 2005 (Ref: 12320)
Authors:
Snape I.Harvey P.McA.Ferguson S.H.Rayner J.L.Revill T.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Abstract … Little effort has been devoted to differentiating between hydrocarbon losses through evaporation and biodegradation … in treatability studies of fuel-contaminated Antarctic soils. When natural attenuation is being considered as a treatment … option…

Astronomy from Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 2005 (Ref: 12301)
Authors:
Storey J.W.V.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Astronomers have always sought the very best locations for their telescopes. From … observatories in city centres, astronomers moved first to nearby mountain tops, then to … remote sites in distant countries, to aircraft, and into space.

Review of mesospheric temperature trends. Review of Geophysics, 2003 (Ref: 11174)
Authors:
Beig G.Keckhut P.Lowe R.P.Roble R.G.Mlynczak M.G.Scheer J.Fomichev V.I.Offerman D.French W.J.R.Shepherd M.G.Semenov A.I.Remsberg E.E.She C.Y.Lübken F.J.Bremer J.Clemesha B.R.Stegman J.Sigernes F.Fadnavis S.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

Acoustic surveys offer a promise for surveying difficult to survey Antarctic marine mammals. Conference Abstracts, IX SCAR International Biology Symposium, Curitiba, Brazil, 2005., 2005 (Ref: 12123)
Authors:
Rogers T.L.Cato D.H.Southwell C.
Category 3: Verbal presentation

Traditionally many marine mammal populations are estimated by visual surveys of the number of ‘available’ animals (eg pack-ice seals hauled out on ice floes) with correction for the number not available (those in the water). However…

A high resolution transect of dissolved barium in the Southern Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 2004 (Ref: 12066)
Authors:
Jacquet S.H.M.Dehairs F.Rintoul S.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

The dissolved Barium (Bad) distribution in the whole … water column was examined along theWOCE SR3 line in the … Southern Ocean (Australian sector, late winter-spring 2001).

Infrared and Submillimeter Atmospheric Characteristics of High Antarctic Plateau Sites. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2004 (Ref: 11890)
Authors:
Lawrence J.S.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

ABSTRACT. The best ground-based astronomical sites in terms of telescope sensitivity at infrared and … submillimeter wavelengths are located on the Antarctic Plateau…

Study of Ice Sheet Basal Processes With Visible Light Images Acquired from a Borehole Probe. AGU Fall Meeting, Session: Uses of Photography in Cryospheric Studies, 13-17 December 2004., 2004 (Ref: 11736)
Authors:
Carsey F.D.Behar A.Engelhardt H.Craven M.Vogel S.Christoffersen P.
Category 3: Abstract

The Antarctic Plateau: What it offers as a testbed for space. Proceedings of the Meeting on Darwin, Heidelberg. April 2003., 2003 (Ref: 11263)
Authors:
Storey J.W.V.Ashley M.C.B.Burton M.G.Lawrence J.S.
Category 3: Conference paper

Global gravity wave 'weather in the middle atmosphere: preliminary insights from the crista-spas missions. ANARE Reports, 2001 (Ref: 10026)
Authors:
Eckermann S.D.Preusse P.Schaeler B.Oberheide J.Offerman D.Bacmeister J.T.Broutman D.
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature

We describe a preliminary analysis of small-scale temperature perturbations in the stratosphere produced by long wavelength gravity waves, as measured globally during the CRISTA-SPAS missions. We focus on enhanced activity observed at the equator and near the southern tip of South America.

Possible Cosmic Ray Experiments at Dome C Third International Workshop on Astrophysics at Dome C, Hobart, June 2001, 2001 (Ref: 10059)
Authors:
Duldig M.L.
Category 3: Abstract

The high altitude Dome C site offers excellent prospects for cosmic ray observations at low to moderate energies. A neutron monitor, based on the standard NM64 counter or on the new Helium counter technology could be an important addition to the worldwide monitor network.

Antarctica as a model for testing island biogeographic theory "The Ecology of Insular Biotas." Proceedings of an International Conference held at Victoria University of Wellington, 11-17 February 2001., 2001 (Ref: 9706)
Authors:
Kennedy A.D.
Category 3: Abstract

The Antarctic continent covers an area of nearly 14 million square kilometres, representing one-sixteenth of the Earths land surface. Ninety-eight percent of this area is covered by ice. The remaining 2% comprises widely scattered patches of rock and mineral terrain surrounded by snowfields…

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