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Magazine Issue 32 2017 AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC MAGAZINE ISSUE 32 2017 ANTARCTICA valued, protected and understood www.antarctica.gov.au The Australian Antarctic Division, a Division of the Department of the Environment and Energy, leads Australia’s Antarctic program and seeks to advance Australia’s Antarctic interests in pursuit of its vision of having ‘Antarctica valued, protected and understood’. It does this by managing Australian government activity in Antarctica, providing transport and logistic support to Australia’s Antarctic research program, maintaining four permanent Australian research stations, and conducting scientific research programs both on land and in the Southern Ocean. Australia’s Antarctic national interests are to: • Preserve our sovereignty over the Australian Antarctic Territory, including our sovereign rights over the adjacent From the OPERATIONS offshore areas. 5 A taste for shipping • Take advantage of the special opportunities Antarctica offers for scientific research. Director SCIENCE • Protect the Antarctic environment, having regard to its special qualities and effects on our region. 19 ‘Whale cams’ reveal secret • Maintain Antarctica’s freedom from strategic and/or life of ocean giants political confrontation. As this magazine went to press, entries for the “Name our Icebreaker” • Be informed about and able to influence developments in a competition were flooding in from schools around Australia. The region geographically proximate to Australia. competition is a unique and exciting opportunity for Australian • Derive any reasonable economic benefits from living and students in grades 5 to 8 to play a role in Australia’s Antarctic history non-living resources of the Antarctic (excluding deriving such benefits from mining and oil drilling). and to learn more about the Australian Antarctic Program through associated classroom materials aligned with the curriculum. Australian Antarctic Magazine is produced twice a year (June and December). Australian Antarctic Magazine seeks to inform These students are our future the Australian and international Antarctic community about Antarctic scientists, station the activities of the Australian Antarctic program. The views and leaders, or the huge range opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and of occupations that are key In my view, do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government or the Minister for the Environment and Energy. to supporting our program. Twelve students from the spreading the © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia, 2017 winning classes in the primary word about our and secondary school sectors SCIENCE IN BRIEF will be privileged to a flight Antarctic activities 22 The Bureau of Meteorology 32 Chance discovery triples critically Australian Antarctic Magazine is licensed by the in Antarctica endangered plant population down to Wilkins Aerodrome is as important Commonwealth of Australia for use under a Creative to experience Antarctica first Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence, with the exception of the Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth hand. This extraordinary prize as the work itself of Australia, content supplied by third parties, and any is sure to drive a huge amount CONTENTS images depicting people. For licence conditions see of interest in our new state- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. of-the-art icebreaker. Photo: Adam Roberts DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE POLAR MEDICINE This publication should be attributed as ‘Australian The Australian Antarctic Program is also looking to the future through Nick Gales’ message 1 Cold truths about the future of general Antarctic Magazine, Commonwealth of Australia 2017. practice and digital health 24 the development of a heavy-lift aviation capability, in association with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). This past season the RAAF C17-A OPERATIONS The Commonwealth of Australia has made all reasonable International collaboration is an inherent part of our work in Antarctica ANTARCTIC ART efforts to identify content supplied by third parties using Globemaster made seven flights in support of the program, including and enshrined in the Antarctic Treaty System. As part of Australia’s Navigating the ‘A’ factor 2 the following format ‘© Copyright, [name of third party]’. an airdrop of fuel to support deep field science (page 31). Traditionally, Mawson and the Martians: what if...? 26 obligation under the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Davis Safety first 7 fuel has been flown into the field using helicopters or ski-equipped research station will become the site of a monitoring facility for nuclear Editorial enquiries, including requests to reproduce aircraft. However, it takes an extended weather window and numerous Emergency response in Antarctica 9 HISTORY material, or contributions, should be addressed to: explosions in the atmosphere. The site will form part of an International flights to move the same amount of fuel as delivered by the C17-A Monitoring System, but it will also provide useful data for much broader Feeding the troops 11 Davis research station turns 60 28 The Editor in a single mission. Proving this concept is a major capability step for research applications (page 14). Australian Antarctic Magazine The final voyage of SY Aurora 30 science. A major project to scope out the feasibility of year-round Australian Antarctic Division aviation access to Antarctica is also underway, and more details will In my view, spreading the word about our Antarctic activities is as SCIENCE 203 Channel Highway important as the work itself. This season we were fortunate to have a DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE IN BRIEF Kingston, 7050 follow in a future issue of this magazine. Eye test for krill age 13 prolific and talented wordsmith visit Casey research station as part of Tasmania, Australia. Keeping all our ships and aircraft in motion and ensuring the safety of Infrasound monitoring in the Vestfold Hills 14 the Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship (page 26). Speculative fiction FREEZE FRAME Australian Antarctic Division our Antarctic operations is the job of a team of highly talented people Partnership advances whale research 16 author Sean Williams collected insights and inspiration for a novel Telephone: (03) 6232 3209 at Head Office and in Antarctica. In this issue we profile some of the about Antarctica and wrote a blog about his adventure. His book, (International 61 3 6232 3209) Mapping Antarctic blue whale hotspots 18 people behind these important roles (pages 2-10). 2017 email: [email protected] merging alien fiction with the Heroic Age of exploration, will bring ‘Whale cams’ reveal secret life of ocean giants 19 Facsimile: (03) 6232 3288 On the scientific front, this Antarctic season saw a range of Antarctica to a whole new audience, and no doubt collect some new 32 Logging the feeding habits of black-browed (International 61 3 6232 3288) investigations conducted on the Totten and Sørsdal glaciers to better fans along the way. ISSUE albatross 20 understand ice shelf processes, including the role of surface meltwater Editor: Wendy Pyper Finally it is with sadness that we mark the 100th anniversary of Conservation counts on accurate Production: Sally Chambers, Jessica Fitzpatrick in ice-shelf thinning. Glaciologists are now planning next season’s work the sinking of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition’s ship, the SY penguin estimates 21 Graphic Design: Giraffe VCM – and we’ll bring you an update in a future issue. Aurora, and the loss of her crew, off the coast of New South Wales Issue 32: June 2017 Whale research was also a feature of the season, with work tagging (page 30). The ship was key to Mawson’s expedition and, as a result, ABOUT THE COVER ISSN 1445-1735 (print version) humpback and minke whales off the Antarctic Peninsula (page 19), Australia’s reach and influence in Antarctica. One hundred years on Australian Antarctic Magazine is printed on Monza satin and acoustic tracking of blue whales as part of the multi-disciplinary we are building a very different ship, to support a new era of Antarctic This image by Canadian photographer Dave recycled paper; a 50% post consumer waste and 50% FSC Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (page 18). Both research research and exploration. Brosha was taken during a whale research voyage certified fibre stock. to the Antarctic Peninsula in February 2017. In activities will provide important information to the International the photo, Australian Antarctic Division marine Australian Antarctic Magazine can be viewed online: Whaling Commission in support of whale science and conservation. Dr NICK GALES www.antarctica.gov.au/magazine In this issue we also look at the success of the International Whaling mammal scientist, Dr Mike Double, prepares to Director, Australian Antarctic Division deploy a LIMPET satellite tag on a minke whale, as Commission’s Southern Ocean Research Partnership, which for the past AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC MAGAZINE ANTARCTIC AUSTRALIAN part of a broader program of satellite and video @AusAntarctic eight years has driven innovative, non-lethal approaches to studying 1 tagging of minke and humpback whales. Read the AusAntarctic whales (page 16). full story on page 16. AusAntarctic 2 3 4 Navigating the ‘A’ factor With the 2016-17 Antarctic As Operations Manager, Robb leads and works with an operations team of up to 20 people in summer season in full swing, Hobart, and coordinates and collaborates with Australian Antarctic Division many more in Hobart, Antarctica and around Operations Manager, Robb the world.
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