New Antarctic Ocean observatory

[GordMay]

Scientists establish new Antarctic Ocean observatory

This partnership, between Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), a University of Victoria initiative, and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) will advance scientific understanding of one of the most under-observed parts of the planet, the Southern Ocean, or the Antarctic Ocean.

Open-source data, from Canadian-Spanish project, could pick up changes to sea ice, glacier formation, ice retreat.

The underwater observatory, near Livingston Island, in the South Shetlands archipelago, collects measurements, including temperature, oxygen concentration, conductivity, depth, clarity in the water, and chlorophyll levels; and will fill a gap in data, to help understand the impact of climate change, in the waters around Antarctica.

The Southern Ocean, and its circumpolar current [Atlantic, Indian and South Pacific oceans] are critical, to how much the water in the area circulates, and having long-term data, from a stationary location, will help researchers spot changes.

Press Release ➥ https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2024...+media-release

CSIC ➥ https://www.csic.es/en

ONC ➥ https://www.oceannetworks.ca/

Explore the data ➥ https://data.oceannetworks.ca/Plotti...NzB8MTE0MjEHEQ

[S/V Illusion]

According to the most recent count, that is the 71st research base. Getting crowded there!

[TeddyDiver]

Originally Posted by S/V Illusion

According to the most recent count, that is the 71st research base. Getting crowded there!

Yup, including the sea around as a good part of the stations are on islands surrounding the Antarctic main land it's "only" half a million sqkm/base. They really must feel the tight there