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CliC Annual Report
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CliC is pleased to release its 2014 Annual Report which summarizers the amazing number of activities that we sponsored, supported, and in many cases, initiated over the past few years. We hope you will take the time to read the achievements, as well as our plans for the coming year(s).English
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Available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15879
Published by: WMO ; 2015
CliC is pleased to release its 2014 Annual Report which summarizers the amazing number of activities that we sponsored, supported, and in many cases, initiated over the past few years. We hope you will take the time to read the achievements, as well as our plans for the coming year(s).
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)
Tags: Cryosphere ; Permafrost ; Climate ; Arctic ; Antarctica
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The Randolph Glacier Inventory: a globally complete inventory of glaciers: In Journal of Glaciology, Vol.60, No. 221
2014The Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI) is a globally complete collection of digital outlines ofglaciers, excluding the ice sheets, developed to meet the needs of the Fifth Assessment of theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for estimates of past and future mass balance. The RGI wascreated with limited resources in a short period. Priority was given to completeness of coverage, but alimited, uniform set of attributes is attached to each of the $198000 glaciers in its latest version, 3.2.Satellite imagery from 1999–2010 provided most of the outlines. Their total extent is estimated as726800 ...EnglishThe Randolph Glacier Inventory: a globally complete inventory of glaciers: In Journal of Glaciology, Vol.60, No. 221
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Available online: http://www.igsoc.org/journal/60/221/j13J176.html
The Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI) is a globally complete collection of digital outlines ofglaciers, excluding the ice sheets, developed to meet the needs of the Fifth Assessment of theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for estimates of past and future mass balance. The RGI wascreated with limited resources in a short period. Priority was given to completeness of coverage, but alimited, uniform set of attributes is attached to each of the $198000 glaciers in its latest version, 3.2.Satellite imagery from 1999–2010 provided most of the outlines. Their total extent is estimated as726800Æ34000km2.Theuncertainty,aboutÆ5%,isderivedfromcarefulsingle-glacierandbasin-scaleuncertainty estimates and comparisons with inventories that were not sources for the RGI. The maincontributors to uncertainty are probably misinterpretation of seasonal snow cover and debris cover.Theseerrorsappearnottobenormallydistributed,andquantifyingthemreliablyisanunsolvedproblem.Combined with digital elevation models, the RGI glacier outlines yield hypsometries that can be com-bined with atmospheric data or model outputs for analysis of the impacts of climatic change on glaciers.The RGI has already proved its value in the generation of significantly improved aggregate estimates ofglacier mass changes and total volume, and thus actual and potential contributions to sea-level rise.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)
Tags: Glacier ; Remote sensing ; Arctic ; Antarctica
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Position Analysis - Antarctic Sea Ice and Climate Change 2014
ACE, 2014The annual expansion and contraction of sea ice in the Antarctic represents one of the biggest natural changes on Earth. At its maximum annual extent in September/October sea ice cover extends about 19 million square kilometres of the ocean around Antarctica – one and half times the size of the continent itself. In the summer sea ice shrinks to around 3 million square kilometres. Antarctic sea ice plays a major role in the global climate system and in the ecology of the Southern Ocean. The sea ice region is the source of Antarctic Bottom Water, a major driver of global ocean overturning circu ...English
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Available online: http://acecrc.org.au/access/repository/resource/029c6e3e-fa29-1031-820a-40404adc [...]
Published by: ACE ; 2014
The annual expansion and contraction of sea ice in the Antarctic represents one of the biggest natural changes on Earth. At its maximum annual extent in September/October sea ice cover extends about 19 million square kilometres of the ocean around Antarctica – one and half times the size of the continent itself. In the summer sea ice shrinks to around 3 million square kilometres. Antarctic sea ice plays a major role in the global climate system and in the ecology of the Southern Ocean. The sea ice region is the source of Antarctic Bottom Water, a major driver of global ocean overturning circulation. Sea ice is important in reflecting solar energy back into space. It is a habitat and a source of primary production for Southern Ocean ecosystems. Sea ice cover in the Antarctic is changing [...]
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)
Tags: Antarctica ; Arctic ; Climate change ; Melting Ice
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Published by: WMO ; 2013
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)
Tags: Ozone layer ; Antarctica ; Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW)
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2012/No. 3 - November 2012
is an issue of MeteoWorld. WMO, 2012Notably contains:
- Extraordinary Congress
- Commission for Basic Systems
- The hybridization of Sandy
- Brown Blizzards of the Vestfold Hills, AntarcticaEnglish, French[number or issue]
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Available online: http://library.wmo.int/pmb_ged/meteoworld_2012-3_en.pdf
Notably contains:
- Extraordinary Congress
- Commission for Basic Systems
- The hybridization of Sandy
- Brown Blizzards of the Vestfold Hills, AntarcticaLanguage(s): English; Other Languages: French
Format: Hard copy, Digital (Free)
Tags: Hurricane ; Natural hazards ; United States of America ; Antarctica
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Vol. 62 Num. 4 - October 2011 - Special issue on Polar science
is an issue of MAUSAM. Government of India, 2011EnglishPermalink![]()
Antarctica needs global and local responses to protect ecosystems
Science for Environment Policy, Issue 249. EEA, 2011A new study has investigated the impacts of human activity on Antarctic marine ecosystems. Alongside local effects of fishing, pollution and invasive alien species, global climate change is causing sea temperature rises and ocean acidification. Action is therefore needed at all levels to address these impacts.EnglishPermalink![]()
Vol. 55, No. 1 - March 2011
is an issue of Antarctic Record. Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator (CiNii), 2011Contains:
-Activity report of the 40th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition wintering party in 1999-2000
-Activities of the summer operation of the 51st Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-51) in 2009-2010
-Observations of atmospheric dimethyl sulfide in the Southern Ocean during a cruise on the research vessel Umitakamaru in 2008-2009EnglishPermalink![]()
The Antarctic ozone hole during 2008 and 2009
Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal (AMOJ), Vol. 61 No.1. Tully M.B.; Klekociuk A.R; Alexander S.P.; et al. - Australian Bureau of Meteorology, 2011The Antarctic ozone holes of 2008 and 2009 are reviewed from various perspectives, making use of a range of Australian data and analyses. In both years, ozone holes formed that were fairly typical of those observed since the late 1990s. The ozone hole of 2008 was somewhat larger than that of 2009. In 2009 the ozone hole developed more rapidly, but did not last as long as in 2008, particularly in the lower stratosphere.EnglishPermalink![]()
International Polar Year (IPY). Understanding Earth's Polar challenges : International Polar Year 2007-2008 - summary by the IPY Joint Committee
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The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007–2008, co-sponsored by ICSU and WMO, became the largest coordinated research program in the Earth’s polar regions, following in the footsteps of its predecessor, the first and second International Polar Years in 1881-1883 and 1932-1933 and the International Geophysical Year 1957–1958.
An estimated 50,000 researchers, local observers, educators, students, and support personnel from more than 60 nations were involved in the 228 international IPY projects (170 in science, 1 in data management, and 57 in education and outreach) and related national eff ...EnglishPermalink![]()
IPY Posters : (International Polar Year)
UNEP, 2011UNEP/GRID-Arendal, with financial support from the Research Council of Norway (Forskningsrådet), prepared this set of posters for the International Polar Year. These posters present and illustrate a broad sample of polar issues and facts -- they are a textbook for your wall. Posters are available in English and in Norwegian (bokmål).
There are five posters, with high-school age students as the main target group. Each poster stands on its own but is recognizable as part of the series through the common design and elements. All the posters include illustrations and text highlighti ...English, NorwegianPermalink![]()
Meridional distribution and seasonal variation of stable oxygen isotope ratio of precipitation in the Southern Ocean
Antarctic Record, Vol. 54, No. 2. Nakamura Kayo; Shigeru Aoki; Takenobu Toyota - Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator (CiNii), 2010The stable oxygen isotope ratio(δ^O) in precipitation is known to have important meridional and seasonal variations, but there are almost no measurements of δ^O in precipitation over polar oceans. The present research took advantage of 4 opportunities for in situ observations in summer and winter at high latitudes in the Southern Ocean. In addition, we analyzed samples of precipitation at Syowa Station in 2008 to obtain year-round data. Based on these data, we consider the meridional and seasonal variations of δ^O in precipitation over the Southern Ocean. In general, δ^O decrea ...English; JapanesePermalink![]()
Report on the activities of the wintering party of the 49th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition in 2008-2009
Antarctic Record, Vol. 54, No. 2. Ushio Shuki - Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator (CiNii), 2010The wintering party of the 49th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-49), consisting of 29 members, was conducted as the second year of the 7th four-year plan of JARE and the second half of the International Polar Year 2007-2008 (IPY2007-2008) at Syowa Station and its surrounding areas. JARE-49 took over management of the station facilities and functions from JARE-48 on February 1, 2008, and performed scientific observations and logistic duties. Though it was a little smaller in terms of number of wintering personnel than previous teams, it was well prepared to perform station manageme ...English; JapanesePermalink![]()
Development and setting of a time-lapse video camera system for the Antarctic lake observation = 南極湖沼通年観測用ビデオカメラシステムの開発と設置
Antarctic Record, Vol.54 No.3. Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator (CiNii), 2010南極湖沼中に設置し,湖底の植物群落の1年にわたる映像記録を捉える目的で水中ビデオシステムの開発を行った. システムはビデオカメラ,制御部,レンズ汚濁防止ワイパー(水中モーター),照明用LEDとリチウム電池から構成されたものである. 市販のハイビジョン方式のビデオを採用し,レンズ汚濁防止ワイパーの動作を簡潔化して,以前試作したビデオシステムよりも消費電力を増やすことなく記録感度を向上させることができた. この機材を第51次日本南極地域観測隊夏行動期間中に,宗谷海岸のスカルブスネス「長池(仮称)」湖底に潜水作業により設置し,一年間の湖底のインターバル撮影を開始した.
A submersible video camera system, which aimed to record the growth image of aquatic vegetation in Antarctic lakes for one year, was manufactured. The system consisted of a video camera, a programmable controller unit, a lens-cleaning wiper with a submersible motor, LED lights, and a lithium ion bat ...JapanesePermalink![]()
Measurement of Antarctic ice sheet movements in vicinity of Syowa Station through one year of GPS observations = 昭和基地周辺における南極氷床の流動測定 ─GPS通年観測の結果から─
Antarctic Record, Vol.54 No.3. Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator (CiNii), 2010第48次日本南極地域観測隊における越冬期間中に,昭和基地近傍の南極大陸氷床上において連続GPS観測を行い,約1年間の観測データを初めて取得した. 解析結果から得られた氷床の流動速度は,西北西の方向に5.1m/year, 14mm/dayであった. 観測期間中,測位点の速度はほぼ一定で,明らかな季節変動は認められなかった.
We conducted GPS observations on the Antarctic ice sheet in the vicinity of Syowa Station, during wintering of the 48th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-48). Continuous GPS data for about one year was obtained for the first time. The flow velocity of the ice sheet, as determined by GPS analysis was 5.1m/year, or 14mm/day, and the direction was WNW. The movement of the ice sheet was fairly constant and no sea ...English; JapanesePermalink