pdf WP049: Antarctic Near-shore and Terrestrial Observing System (ANTOS)

The aim of SCAR’s Antarctic Near-shore and Terrestrial Observing System (ANTOS) is to establish an integrated and coordinated trans-continental and trans-regional environmental surveillance system to identify and track environmental variability and change at biologically relevant scales. This valuable information will be used to provide a more complete understanding of changes occurring in the Antarctic region, by informing biological, physical, and earth science studies and supporting decision making. SCAR, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and the United States recommend that the CEP:

1. acknowledges and welcomes the concept and goals of ANTOS;
2. encourages national programmes to engage in ANTOS, and to support the establishment of ANTOS sites within their areas of operation and make data available from such sites as soon as possible.