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Annual SCAR Report on
National Antarctic Scientific Activities 1999 - 2000
and Planned New Programmes

New Zealand

1 July 1999 - 30 June 2000

Member Country: NEW ZEALAND

National SCAR Committee
Title

Standing Committee on Antarctic Sciences
Address
Royal Society of New Zealand
PO Box 598
Wellington
New Zealand
Tel: 64-4-470 5769
Fax: 64-4-473 1841
E-mail: E-mail davis.e@rsnz.govt.nz
Name Address
Chairman/President Convenor: Dr Fred Davey GNS, PO Box 30368, Lower Hutt
Secretary

Representatives:
to SCAR
Permanent Delegate Dr F J Davey
Alternate Delegate Dr C Howard-Williams NIWA, PO Box 8602, Christchurch
to SCAR Working Groups
Biology Dr C Howard-Williams NIWA, PO Box 8602, Christchurch
Geodesy and Geographic Information T Bevin Land Information New Zealand, P O Box 5501, Wellington
Geology/GOSEAC Prof P Barret Victoria University, PO Box 600, Wellington
Glaciology Dr W Lawson University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch
Human Biology and Medicine Dr G D Steel Lincoln University, PO Box 94, Canterbury
Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere Dr T Clarkson NIWA, PO Box 14901, Wellington
Solar-Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research Dr G Fraser University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch
Solid Earth Geophysics Dr F J Davey GNS, PO Box 30368, Lower Hutt

National Operating Agency

  Antarctica New Zealand
Address
Private Bag 4745
Christchurch
New Zealand
Telephone: 64-3-358 0200
Fax: 64-3-358 0211
E-mail: info@antarcticanz.govt.nz
Director Gillian Wratt Antarctica New Zealand, Private Bag 4745, Christchurch
COMNAP Representative Gillian Wratt As above
SCALOP Representative Julian Tangaere As above
 

Wintering Stations
Name Location Coordinates
Scott Base Ross Island 77°55'03"S, 166°45'45"E
Summer-only Stations
Name Location Coordinates
Cape Bird Ross Island 77°14'S, 166°28'E
Cape Roberts Project Base Camp Cape Roberts 77°00'S, 163° 75'E

Automatic Recording Stations/Observatories
Name/Identifier Coordinates Parameters Recorded
Arrival Heights 77°49', 166°39'E Meteorology, ionospheric physics, trace gases, ozone
Scott Base 77°55'03"S, 166°45'"E Seismieity, Geomagnetic

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National Programmes/Projects by Working Group 1999/2000

Biology

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
Fish Circulatory physiology McMurdo Sound 1996-2000 (S) Dr Bill Davison 1
Fish Ecotoxicology McMurdo Sound 1997/2000 (S) Dr Clive Evans 2
Fish Antarctic Fish Biology McMurdo Sound 1998-2000 (S) Dr John Macdonald 3
Mosses Genetic Variation Cape Hallett 1998-2000 (S) Dr Allan Green 4
Plant Life Antarctic Terrestrial Biodiversity McMurdo Sound 1999/2000 (S) Prof Roberta Farrell 5
Terrestrial organisms Ecology McMurdo Sound 1997-2000 (S) Dr David Wharton 6
Hydrocarbons Biodegradation McMurdo Sound 1995-2002 (S) Dr Jackie Aislabie 7
Aquatic ecosystems

Ecology

Physiology

 McMurdo Sound 1995-2000 (S) Dr Ian Hawes 8
Penguins Estreme cold tolerance Cape Bird 1999/2000 (S) Dr Simon Brown 9
Penguins Molecular ecology McMurdo Sound 1998-2000 (S) Prof David Lambert 10
Penguins Population dynamics McMurdo Sound 1995-2000 (S) Dr Peter Wilson 11
Weddell Seals Mating systems McMurdo Sound 1997-2000 (S) Dr Joseph Waas 12
UV Effects Sea Ice Algae McMurdo Sound 1998-2000 (S) Dr Ken Ryan 13

Geology

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
Sedimentary basins Drilling McMurdo Sound 1997-1999 (S) Prof Peter Barrett 14
Glacial erosion Dating Allan Hills 1997-2000 (S) Prof Peter Barrett 14
Sedimentary basins Seismic McMurdo Sound 1997-2000 (S) Dr Fred Davey 15
Magmatic evolution Mapping and analysing McMurdo Sound 1997-2000 (S) Assoc Prof Alan Cooper 16
Glacial evolution Holocene Glacial Dating McMurdo Sound 1998-2000 (S) Dr Paul Augustinus 17
Ross Orogeny Matgmatic Evolution Coombs Hills 1999/2000 (S) Dr James White 18

Glaciology

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
Glaciotectonic Structures Origin and preservation McMurdo Sound 1995-2000 (S) Dr Sean Fitzsimons 19
Basal ice Processes Taylor Glacier 1997-2000 (S) Dr Wendy Lawson 20

Human Biology and Medicine

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
Psychology Third Quarter phenomena Scott Base 1996/2000 (S) Dr Gary Steel 21
Heritage Aspects of Antarctica Scott Base 1998-2000 (S) Dr Val Kirby 22

Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
Trace Gases Air Sampling NZ - McMurdo Sound 1997-2004 Gordon Brailsford 23

Trace Gases

(ozone)

 Observation

Scott Base/

Arrival Heights

 1997-2004 Dr Stephen Wood 24
Meteorology Observations Scott Base 1997-2004 Dr Andrew Harper 25
Sea Ice Break-up processes McMurdo Sound 1996-2002 (S) Dr Tim Haskell 26
Aluminium Corrosion Scott Base 1997-2000 Dr Frank Fahy 27
Cosmogenic Nuclides Isotopic analysis McMurdo Sound 1997-2000 Dr Ian Graham 28

Solid-Earth Geophysics

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
Seismicity and Geomagnetism Observatory Recordings Scott Base 1996-2000 Dr Fred Davey 15
Lithospheric Structure Broadband seismology Dry Valleys 1998-2000 (S) Dr Stephen Bannister 29

Solar-Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
Mesosphere Ionisation and dynamics Scott Base 1997-2000 Dr Andre von Biel 30
Geomagnetic pulsations Propagation Arrival Heights 1997-2000 Assoc. Prof Brian Fraser / Prof R L Dowden 31

(S) = Summer project only

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LIST OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS & RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES 1999/2000

Ref. Ref.
1
Dr Bill Davison
Department of Zoology
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
w.davison@zool.canterbury.ac.nz
 2
Dr Clive Evans
School of Biological Sciences
University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland
c.evans@auckland.ac.nz
3
Dr John Macdonald
Department of Experimental Biology
School of Biological Sciences
University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland
ja.macdonald@auckland.ac.nz
 4
Dr Allan Green
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Waikato
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton
GreenTGA@Waikato.ac.nz
5
Prof. Roberta Farrell
Department of Biology
University of Waikato
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton
r.farrell@waikato.ac.nz
 6
Dr David Wharton
Department of Zoology
University of Otago
P O Box 56
Dunedin
david.wharton@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
7
Dr Jackie Aislabie
Landcare Research NZ Ltd
P O Box 3127
Hamilton
aislabiej@landcare.cri.nz
 8
Dr Ian Hawes
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
P O Box 8602
Christchurch
i.hawes@niwa.cri.nz
9
Dr Simon Brown
Massey University
Private Bag 11 222
Palmerston North
s.c.brown@massey.ac.nz
 10
Prof David Lambert
Department of Ecology
Massey University
Private Bag 11 222
Palmerston North
d.m.lambert@massey.ac.nz
11
Dr Peter Wilson
Landcare Research NZ Ltd
Private Bag 6
Nelson
wilsonpr@landcare.cri.nz
 12
Dr Joseph Waas
Department of Biology Sciences
University of Waikato
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton
j.waas@waikato.ac.nz
13
Dr Ken Ryan
Industrial Research Ltd
P O Box 31 310
Lower Hutt
k.ryan@irl.cri.nz
 14
Prof Peter Barrett
Antarctic Research Centre
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington
p.barrett@vuw.ac.nz
15
Dr Fred Davey
Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences
P O Box 30368
Lower Hutt
fred.davey@gns.cri.nz
 16
Assoc Prof Alan Cooper
Department of Geology
University of Otago
P O Box 56
Dunedin
alan.cooper@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
17
Dr Paul Augustinus
Department of Geography
Geology Department
University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland
p.augustinus@auckland.ac.nz
 18
Dr James White
Geology Department
University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedin
james.white@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
19
Dr Sean Fitzsimons
Department of Geography
University of Otago
P O Box 56
Dunedin
sjf@perth.otago.ac.nz
 20
Dr Wendy Lawson
Department of Geology
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
w.lawson.geog.canterbury.ac.nz
21
Dr Gary Steel
Human & Leisure Sciences
Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
P O Box 84
Lincoln University
Canterbury
steelg@lincoln.ac.nz
 22
Dr Val Kirby
Institute of Archaeology
University College London
31-34 Gordon Square
WC1H OPY, London, UK
v.kirby@ucl.ac.uk
23
Dr Gordon Brailsford
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
P O Box 14 901
Kilbirnie
Wellington
g.brailsford@niwa.cri.nz
 24
Dr Stephen Wood
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
Private Bag 50061
Omakau
Central Otago
s.wood@niwa.cri.nz
25
Dr Andrew Harper
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
P O Box 14 901
Kilbirnie
Wellington
a.harper@niwa.cri.nz
 26
Dr Tim Haskell
Industrial Research
P O Box 31 310
Lower Hutt
t.haskell@irl.cri.nz
27
Dr Frank Fahy
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
 28
Dr Ian Graham
IGNS
P O Box 31 312
Lower Hutt
i.graham@gns.cri.nz
29
Dr Stephen Bannister
Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences
P O Box 30368
Lower Hutt
s.bannister@gns.cri.nz
 30
Dr Andre von Biel
Department of Physics & Astronomy
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
a.vonbiel@csc.canterbury.ac.nz
31
Assoc Prof Brian Fraser
Physics Department
University of Newcastle
NSW 2308
Australia
phbjf@cc.newcastle.edu.au

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New Zealand
New national programmes/projects by working group 2000/2001

Biology

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
Mosses Genetics Cape Crozier 2000/02 (s) Dr Chrissen Gemmill 1
Fish Evolutionary Adaptation Scott Base 2000/02 (s) Dr Craig Marshall 2

Geology

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
Shallow Coring Holocene Climate History Allan Hills 2000/02 (s) Dr Warren Dickinson 3

Glaciology

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
Basement Geology Paleozoic Terrain correlation Reilly Ridge NVL 2000/02 Prof. John Bradshaw 4
Soil Geophysical response to contaminants Scott Base 2000/02 Dr David Nobes 5

Human Biology and Medicine

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
No new projects.

Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
Air Pollution Aircraft particulates McMurdo Sound 1999/2002 (s) Dr David Shooter 6

Solid-Earth Geophysics

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
No new projects.

Solar-Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research

Subject Investigation Locality Duration

Principal

Investigator

 Address
No new projects.

(S) = Summer project only

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Contact addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers, Email addresses

LIST OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS & RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES 2000/2001

Ref. Ref.
1
Dr Chrissen Gemmill
University of Waikato
Department of Biological Sciences
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton
 
 2
Dr Craig Marshall
University of Otago
Department of Biochemistry
PO Box 56
Dunedin
Tel. 03-479 7570
Fax. 03-479 7866
craigm@cluther.otago.ac.nz
3
Dr Warren Dickinson
Victoria University of Wellington
Department of Geology
PO Box 600
Wellington
Tel.
Fax 04-463 5186
 
 4
Dr John Bradshaw
University of Canterbury
Department of Geology
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
Tel. 03-366 7001 x 7779
Fax 03-364 2769
j.bradshaw@geol.canterbury.ac.nz
5
Dr David Nobes
University of Canterbury
Department of Geological Sciences
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
Tel. 03-366 7001
 
 6
Dr David Shooter
University of Auckland
School of Environmental and Marine Sciences
Tamaki Campus
Private Bag 92 019
Auckland