Check out SCAR’s July/August Newsletter!
In this issue:
SCAR News
– Polish Polar Research’s composite 100th anniversary, Polar2018 seeks video bloggers, WMO EC-PHORS report for SCAR, Survey for the Antarctic Near-Shore and Terrestrial Observation System, Matt England awarded 2017 Tinker-Muse Prize, Detailed seafloor morphology in East Antarctica from the IBSCO group, Climate change may expand ice-free habitats, Bryan Storey reports on his SCAR Visiting Professor visit to Iran, and the announcement of a workshop looking at Antarctica’s geothermal heat flux
Get to Know SCAR
– Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment (ACCE) Expert Group and the Scientific Research Programme on the State of the Antarctic Ecosystem (AntEco)
Research Highlights
– Solving Antarctica’s sea-ice puzzle, Antarctic deglaciation reveals the importance of ocean influence, sea ice modelling improves by including the effects of falling snow, human impacts of vibrations on polar vessels, and a link between West Antarctic surface melt and El Nino
Educational Resources
– Comparing the Arctic and Antarctic, how to demonstrate which type of polar ice melt increases sea level and a Portuguese online course on Antarctica
Community News and Updates
– WCRP/WWRP International Prize for Model Development, Lantuit and Badhe receive awards from APECS, TWAS fellowships available, CODATA 2017 abstract deadline extended, and Japan’s NIPR launches a new Polar Data Journal
… and lots of Upcoming Events