ANTOS (near-shore & terrestrial observation)

The SCAR ANTOS Expert Group aims to establish a biologically focussed, integrated and coordinated Antarctic-wide observation,  to identify and track environmental variability and change at biologically relevant scales, and to use this information to inform biological, physical, and earth science studies.

About

The Antarctic Near-Shore and Terrestrial Observation System (ANTOS) is a biologically-focussed initiative to coordinate a cross-continent and cross-national programme-scale assessment of environmental variability and change. It was established in response to the need identified in multiple sectors for long-term commitment to acquire basic information to underpin identification of trends and changes in iconic Antarctic ecosystems. Such information transcends short-term national funding regimes, yet is crucial for informing management approaches and strategies that national bodies must address.

Following a workshop held in August 2014 at the SCAR Open Science Conference in Auckland, ANTOS was established as a SCAR Action Group, with a remit to further develop the ideas behind ANTOS. The Action Group continued until 2016 at which point it was approved to transition to an Expert Group with a lifetime of eight years.

In 2015, the ANTOS International Workshop was held to develop an implementation plan, detailed in the Workshop Report. A series of next steps were formulated that would need to be addressed before the 2016 SCAR Open Science Conference (OSC) in Kuala Lumpur and these were undertaken by the Group.

An ANTOS workshop was held prior to the 2016 OSC.  More information on the ANTOS News page.

 

Goals of ANTOS
Terms of reference

News and Updates from the ANTOS Community

Members

Contact

The co-Chairs of the ANTOS group are Craig Cary and Vonda Cummings.

Membership

If you are interested in joining ANTOS, sign up to the list server circulation list here.

Members of the ANTOS Steering Committee:

Craig Cary (Primary Chair) University of Waikato New Zealand
Vonda Cummings (Co-Chair) NIWA New Zealand
Megumu Tsujimoto (Secretary) NIPR Japan
Charles Lee (Technical advisor) University of Waikato New Zealand
Soon Gyu Hong (Data management) KOPRI Korea
Byron Adams Brigham Young University USA
Dana Bergstrom AAD Australia
Steve Colwell (Physical Sciences Group representative) British Antarctic Survey UK
Pete Convey British Antarctic Survey UK
Dolores Deregibus Instituto Antártico Argentino Argentina
Mauro Guglielmin (ANTPAS representative) Insubria University Italy
Marcela Libertelli Instituto Antártico Argentino Argentina
Sharon Robinson University of Wollongong Australia
Stefano Schiaparelli Università degli Studi di Genova Italy
Emmanuelle Sultan National History Museum France
Elie Verleyen University of Ghent Belgium

Resources

Publications, Data and Links of interest to the Antarctic Near-shore and Terrestrial Observation community

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