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Quarterly science bulletin
Edition 1, March 2023
To protect Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
is to protect our future on this planet
Every tenth-degree of global warming matters. This is the critical decade for decisions on emission rates to avoid tipping points in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean that affect the entire planet. Halving emissions by 2030 can minimise the risks of crossing irreversible thresholds for frozen Earth.
The Australian Antarctic Program Partnership will improve our understanding of the role of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean within the global climate system and its implications for marine ecosystems. The AAPP is a $50 million program funded for 10 years, from 2019 to 2029.
Through the power of collaborative integrated science and effective communication, our partnership aims to inform impactful and timely policy responses to climate change.
Welcome to the first edition of a regular bulletin for updating decision-makers, policy-shapers, journalists, stakeholders and the general public about our science and research activities. Thank you for your interest!
Professor Nathan Bindoff
Program leader, Australian Antarctic Program Partnership
University of Tasmania
The first of many samples from the Million Year Ice Core project in Antarctica have landed at our lab in Hobart. READ MORE about how they will be analysed.
Deep freeze falters: Antarctic sea ice drops to new low
For the second consecutive year, the area of Antarctic sea ice is the lowest since satellite measurements began. What does this mean for Southern Ocean life and ice shelf stability?
Key AAPP research awarded three ARC Discovery grants
Innovative research on Southern Ocean productivity and sea ice wins ARC Discovery grants.
Southern Ocean volcanoes under the microscope at Australia’s Synchrotron
What does Antarctic ice, Southern Ocean algal blooms, Australia’s active volcanoes and a particle accelerator have in common?
PUBLICATIONS
Mind the gaps:
futures for marine zooplankton in a warming world
New interactive Antarctic map builds on forty years of sea ice data
Antarctica, the Southern Ocean and climate change: insights from IPCC
AAPP BY THE NUMBERS...
22
PhD students in Hobart
75
100+
journal articles published each year
97%
papers published with national and international collaborators
31
Australian government policy documents using AAPP research since 2019 (eg. State of the Environment reports)
85
international policy documents using AAPP research since 2019 (eg. IPCC, CCAMLR)
2022
30
the year we completed the Digital Antarctica project, a standardised data-sharing framework
the number of pizzas at a meeting of our staff and students
EVENTS
Southern Ocean in a Changing World
We look forward to welcoming the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) community to our Antarctic gateway of Hobart in August for their 2023 international symposium.
First global zooplankton meet since 2016
How marine zooplankton respond to ecological change is key to oceans, the planet - and us. We're excited to sponsor the 7th International Zooplankton Production Symposium, coming to Hobart in 2024.
