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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).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 ...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 ...The Tiksi International Hydrometeorological Observatory - An Arctic members Partnership
The global community has recognized over the last few years the importance of the weather and climate of the Earth’s Polar Regions.Particularly sensitive to human activities, the Polar Regions have also demonstrated the potential for impacting reciprocally on the livability of the more heavily populated lower and mid-latitudes. In response, the WMO Polar Observations, Research and Services (PORS) was developed to “…promote and coordinate relevant programmes that are carried out in the Antarctic and Arctic regions by nations and by groups of nations.” The Polar Activities resolution of the WMO ...
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, AntarcticaAntarctica 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.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 2008-2009The 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.International Polar Year (IPY). Understanding Earth's Polar challenges : International Polar Year 2007-2008 - summary by the IPY Joint Committee
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 ...Sea Ice and Products and Services of the National Ice Center
This two-hour module examines sea ice, icebergs, and the products and services of the National Ice Center and the North American Ice Service. Topics include climatology and current trends in sea ice extent and thickness; the development, classification, and drift of sea ice and icebergs; fractures, leads and polynyas; and the satellite detection of sea ice using visible, infrared, and microwave sensors.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 ...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 ...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 ...Has the Drake Passage Played an Essential Role in the Cenozoic Cooling?
Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters, Volume 3 Number 5. Zhang Zi-Yin; Gong Zhong-Shi; Yan Qing; et al. - Science Press, 2010The Drake Passage is the seaway between South America and Antarctica. It is widely believed that the thermal isolation effects caused by the opening of the Drake Passage played an important role in the abrupt cooling that occurred at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary in the Cenozoic. These effects are also thought to be independent of the geometry of the passage. Here, the authors demonstrate that the climate impacts of the Drake Passage depend on the passage geometry by comparing the climate’s sensitivity to the opening of the Drake Passage under the present and the Early Eocene land-sea configur ...
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