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FEDERAL SERVICE OF RUSSIA FOR HYDROMETEOROLOGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

State Institution “Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute”
Russian Antarctic Expedition

QUARTERLY BULLETIN ʋ2 (51)
April - June 2010

STATE OF ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT

Operational data of Russian Antarctic stations
St. Petersburg
2010

FEDERAL SERVICE OF RUSSIA FOR HYDROMETEOROLOGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

State Institution “Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute”
Russian Antarctic Expedition

QUARTERLY BULLETIN ʋ2 (51)
April - June 2010

STATE OF ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT

Operational data of Russian Antarctic stations

Edited by V.V. Lukin

St. Petersburg
2010

Editor-in-Chief - M.O. Krichak (Russian Antarctic Expedition –RAE) Authors and contributors Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Section 9
M. O. Krichak (RAE), Ye. I. Aleksandrov (Department of Meteorology) G. Ye. Ryabkov (Department of Long-Range Weather Forecasting) A. I. Ye. Ye. Sibir (Department of Meteorology) I. V. Moskvin, Yu.G.Turbin (Department of Geophysics)
Korotkov (Department of Ice Regime and Forecasting)
V. V. Lukin (RAE) B. R. Mavlyudov (RAS IG) V. L. Martyanov (RAE)

Translated by I.I. Solovieva http://www.aari.aq/, Antarctic Research and Russian Antarctic Expedition, Reports and Glossaries, Quarterly Bulletin.

Acknowledgements: Russian Antarctic Expedition is grateful to all AARI staff for participation and help in preparing this Bulletin.

For more information about the contents of this publication, please, contact Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of Roshydromet Russian Antarctic Expedition Bering St., 38, St. Petersburg 199397 Russia Phone: (812) 352 15 41; 337 31 04 Fax: (812) 337 31 86

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CONTENTS

PREFACE……………………….…………………………………….………………………….1
1. DATA OF AEROMETEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT THE RUSSIAN
ANTARCTIC STATIONS…………………………………….…………………………3
2. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN APRIL – JUNE 2010………….. ………..42 3. REVIEW OF THE ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES OVER THE ANTARCTIC IN
APRIL – JUNE 2010..………………………………………………………………….48
4. BRIEF REVIEW OF ICE PROCESSES IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN ACCORDING
TO DATA OF SATELLITE AND COASTAL OBSERVATIONS AT THE RUSSIAN ANTARCTIC STATIONS IN APRIL – JUNE 2010…………………….......................49
5. RESULTS OF TOTAL OZONE MEASUREMENTS AT THE RUSSIAN ANTARCTIC
STATIONS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2010………………………………….51
6. GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATIONS AT THE RUSSIAN ANTARCTIC STATIONS
IN APRIL – JUNE 2010…………..….…………………………………......................52

7. XXXIII ANTARCTIC TREATY CONSULTATIVE MEETING…………………..61 8. SORTED CIRCLES ON FILDES PENINSULA (KING_GEORGE ISLAND)………..64 9. MAIN RAE EVENTS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2010…………………….....66

PREFACE

The activity of the Russian Antarctic Expedition in the second quarter of 2010 was carried out at five permanent year-round Antarctic stations – Mirny, Novolazarevskaya, Bellingshausen, Progress and Vostok stations and at the field bases Molodezhnaya, Leningradskaya, Russkaya and Druzhnaya-4. The work was performed by the wintering team of the 55th RAE under a full complex of the Antarctic environmental monitoring programs.
At the field bases Molodezhnaya, Leningradskaya, Russkaya and Druzhnaya-4, the automatic meteorological stations AWS, model MAWS-110, and the automatic geodetic complexes FAGS were in operation.
Section I in this issue of the Bulletin contains monthly averages and extreme data of standard meteorological and solar radiation observations that were carried out at permanent stations in April-June 2010, and data of upper-air sounding carried out at two stations – Mirny and Novolazarevskaya once a day at 00.00 of universal time coordinated (UTC). More frequent sounding is conducted during the periods of the International Geophysical Interval in accordance with the International Geophysical Calendar in 2010 during 11 to 25 January, 5 to 18 April, 12 to 25 July and 11 to 24 October at 00 h and 12 h UTC.
The meteorological tables present the atmospheric pressure values for the coastal stations, which are referenced to sea level. The atmospheric pressure at Vostok station is not reduced to sea level and is presented at the level of the meteorological site. Along with the monthly averages of meteorological parameters, the tables in Section 1 contain their deviations from multiyear averages (anomalies) and deviations in Vf fractions (normalized anomalies (f-favg)/ Vf). For the monthly totals of precipitation and total radiation, the relative anomalies (f/favg) are also presented. The statistical characteristics necessary for calculation of anomalies were derived at the AARI Department of Meteorology for the period 1961-1990 as recommended by the World Meteorological Organization. For Progress station, the anomalies are not calculated due to a short observation series.
The Bulletin contains brief overviews with assessments of the state of the Antarctic environment based on the actual data for the quarter under consideration. Sections 2 and 3 are devoted to the meteorological and synoptic conditions. The review of synoptic conditions (section 3) is based on the analysis of current aero-synoptic information, which is performed by the RAE weather forecaster at Progress station, and on more complete data of the Southern Hemisphere reported to the AARI.
The analysis of ice conditions in the Southern Ocean (Section 4) is based on satellite data received at
Bellingshausen, Novolazarevskaya, Mirny and Progress stations and on the observations conducted at the coastal Bellingshausen, Mirny and Progress stations. The anomalous character of ice conditions is evaluated against the multiyear averages of the drifting ice edge location and the mean multiyear dates of the onset of different ice phases in the coastal areas of the Southern Ocean adjoining the Antarctic stations. As the average and extreme values of the ice edge location, the updated data, which were obtained at the AARI for each month based on the results of processing the entire available historical set of predominantly national information on the Antarctic for the period 1971 to 2005, are used.
Section 5 presents an overview of the total ozone (TO) concentration on the basis of measurements at the
Russian stations during the given quarter. The measurements are interrupted in the wintertime at the Sun’s heights of less than 5o.
Data of geophysical observations published in Section 6, present the results of measurements carried out under the geomagnetic and ionospheric programs at Mirny, Novolazarevskaya, Vostok and Progress stations.
Section 7 of this Bulletin presents information about the XXXIII Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting that was held on 2 to 14 May 2010 in Punta-del-Este (Uruguay).
Section 8 contains an article on sorted circles on the Fildes Peninsula (King George Island) that were investigated during the period of the 55th seasonal RAE.
Section 9 sets forth the main directions of the logistical activity of RAE during the quarter under consideration.

RUSSIAN ANTARCTIC STATIONS AND FIELD BASES

MIRNY STATION

STATION SYNOPTIC INDEX

89592

METEOROLOGICAL SITE HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES GEOMAGNETIC COORDINATES BEGINNING AND END OF POLAR DAY BEGINNING AND END OF POLAR NIGHT

39.9 m M = 66q33c S; O = 93q01c E

) = -76.8q; ' = 151.1q

December 7 – January 5 No

NOVOLAZAREVSKAYA STATION

STATION SYNOPTIC INDEX

89512

METEOROLOGICAL SITE HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES GEOMAGNETIC COORDINATES BEGINNING AND END OF POLAR DAY BEGINNING AND END OF POLAR NIGHT

119 m M = 70q46c S; O = 11q50c E

) = -62.6q; ' = 51.0q

November 15 – January 28 May 21 – July 23

BELLINGSHAUSEN STATION

STATION SYNOPTIC INDEX

89050

METEOROLOGICAL SITE HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES

15.4 m M = 62q12c S; O = 58q56c W

BEGINNING AND END OF POLAR DAY BEGINNING AND END OF POLAR NIGHT

No No

PROGRESS STATION

STATION SYNOPTIC INDEX

89574

METEOROLOGICAL SITE HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES BEGINNING AND END OF POLAR DAY BEGINNING AND END OF POLAR NIGHT

14,6 m M = 69q23c S; O = 76q23c E November 21 – January 22 May 28 – July 16

VOSTOK STATION

STATION SYNOPTIC INDEX

89606

METEOROLOGICAL SITE HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES GEOMAGNETIC COORDINATES BEGINNING AND END OF POLAR DAY BEGINNING AND END OF POLAR NIGHT

3488 m M = 78q27c S; O = 106q52c E

) = -89.3q; ' = 139.5q

October 21 – February 21 April 23 – August 21

FIELD BASE MOLODEZHNAYA

STATION SYNOPTIC INDEX

89542

HEIGHT OF AWS ABOVE SEA LEVEL GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES BEGINNING AND END OF POLAR DAY BEGINNING AND END OF POLAR NIGHT

40 m M = 67q40c S; O = 45q51c E November 29 – January 13 June 11 – July 2

FIELD BASE LENINGRADSKAYA

STATION SYNOPTIC INDEX

89657

HEIGHT OF AWS ABOVE SEA LEVEL GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES

291 m M = 69q30,1c S; O = 159q23,2c E

FIELD BASE RUSSKAYA

STATION SYNOPTIC INDEX

89132

HEIGHT OF AWS ABOVE SEA LEVEL GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES

140 m M = 76q46c S; O = 136q47,9c E

FIELD BASE DRUZHNAYA-4

HEIGHT OF ABOVE SEA LEVEL GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES

50 m M = 69q44c S; O = 70q43c E

FIELD BASE SOYUZ

HEIGHT OF ABOVE SEA LEVEL GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES

50 m M = 70q34c S; O = 68q47c E

3

1. DATA OF AEROMETEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT THE RUSSIAN
ANTARCTIC STATIONS

APRIL 2010
MIRNY STATION

Table 1.1

Monthly averages of meteorological parameters (f) and their deviations from the multiyear

  • averages (favg
  • )

Mirny, April 2010

Normalized
Anomaly

f-favg

Relative anomaly

f/favg

anomaly (f-favg)/Vf
0.1

  • Parameter
  • f

  • fmax
  • fmin

Sea level air pressure, hPa Air temperature, qC Relative humidity, %
988.7 -15.9
74
1001.4
-6.1
965.8 -30.3
0.5 -2.0 1.7
-1.1 0.4
Total cloudiness (sky coverage), tenths Lower cloudiness(sky coverage),tenths Precipitation, mm
6.9 2.4

  • 0.2
  • 0.3

-0.5 -0.8 -0.2
-0.6
-27.2
-0.3
12.3 12.1 158
103.3
308
0.3 1.0

  • Wind speed, m/s
  • 27.0

346
Prevailing wind direction, deg

  • Total radiation, MJ/m2
  • -3.7
  • -0.4

  • Total ozone content (TO), DU
  • 265

4

Ⱥ

B

  • C
  • D

  • E
  • F

Fig. 1.1. Variations of daily mean values of surface temperature (A, bold line), maximum (A, thin line), minimum (A, dashed line) air temperature, sea level air pressure (B), relative humidity (C), mean (D, thick line), maximum (D, thin line) values of surface wind speed, maximum wind gust (D, dashed line), precipitation (E) and snow cover thickness (F).
Mirny station. April 2010.

5

Table 1.2

Results of aerological atmospheric sounding (from CLIMAT-TEMP messages)

Mirny, April 2010

Number of days without
Isobaric surface height, H m
Resultant wind direction, deg
Number of days without wind data
Dew point deficit,

D qC

Isobaric surface, P hPa
Resultant wind speed, stability
Wind
Temperature,

T qC

  • m/s
  • parameter,% temperature

data

983 925 850 700 500 400 300 200 150 100
70
39
499 1135 2586 5001 6526 8399
10987 12850 15469 17747 19890 23106 25654 29895
-15.4 -14.6 -16.2 -20.2 -34.6 -44.3 -55.6 -51.9 -51.7 -53.4 -55.1 -56.5 -57.9 -58.3 -58.4
3.5 5.8 6.3 7.9 8.1 7.3 6.7 8.3 9.0 9.3 9.3 9.0 9.1 9.0 9.5
96 96
10
73
93 77 39 77 81 83 93 96 97 98 98 98 98 99
0000000000111
00000000001119
246 267 275 278 279 280 278 279 278 277 277 278
10 14 17 18 19 20 23 24 28 31 41
50 30 20

  • 10
  • 11

Table 1.3

Anomalies of standard isobaric surface height and temperature

Mirny, April 2010

ꢁɌꢀɌavg)/VɌ

  • P hPa
  • ɇꢀɇavg, m

-9
ꢁɇ-Havg)/Vɇ
-0.3

ɌꢀɌavg, qɋ

  • 0.0
  • 850

700 500 400 300 200 150 100
70
0.0

  • 0.4
  • -11
  • -0.4
  • 0.4

-22 -26 -28 -47
-0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.8
-0.3 -0.2 -1.0 0.0
-0.2 -0.1 -0.7 0.0

  • -51
  • -0.8
  • 0.3
  • 0.3

  • -38
  • -0.5
  • 0.3
  • 0.2

  • -52
  • -0.7
  • 0.3
  • 0.2

  • 50
  • -48
  • -0.5
  • 0.2
  • 0.2

30 20 10
-76 -74
-215
-0.6 -0.5 -1.0
-0.1 -0.7 -4.0
-0.1 -0.3 -1.0

6

NOVOLAZAREVSKAYA STATION

Table 1.4

Monthly averages of meteorological parameters (f) and their deviations from the multiyear

  • averages (favg
  • )

Novolazarevskaya, April 2010

Normalized
Anomaly

f-favg

Relative anomaly f/favg anomaly (f-favg)/Vf
-0.5

  • Parameter
  • f

  • fmax
  • fmin

Sea level air pressure, hPa Air temperature, qC
985.8 -11.7
39 5.2 3.3
11.2 11.4 135 69.4 264
1006.9
-3.7
964.4 -21.8
-1.8

  • 0.1
  • 0.1

  • Relative humidity, %
  • -9.0

-0.3 2.1 -4.3 0.5
-2.0 -0.3 2.6 -0.2
Total cloudiness (sky coverage), tenths Lower cloudiness(sky coverage),tenths

  • Precipitation, mm
  • 0.7

1.0

  • Wind speed, m/s
  • 30.0

334
0.3
Prevailing wind direction, deg

  • Total radiation, MJ/m2
  • -1.6
  • -0.3

  • Total ozone content (TO), DU
  • 207

7

Ⱥ

B

  • C
  • D

  • E
  • F

Fig. 1.2. Variations of daily mean values of surface temperature (A, bold line), maximum (A, thin line), minimum (A, dashed line) air temperature, sea level air pressure (B), relative humidity (C), mean (D, thick line), maximum (D, thin line) values of surface wind speed, maximum wind gust (D, dashed line), precipitation (E) and snow coverage (F).
Novolazarevskaya station, April 2010.

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Table 1.5

Results of aerological atmospheric sounding (from CLIMAT-TEMP messages)

Novolazarevskaya, April 2010

Number of days without
Isobaric surface height, H m
Resultant wind direction, deg
Number of days without wind data
Dew point deficit,

D qC

Isobaric surface, P hPa
Resultant wind speed, stability
Wind
Temperature,

T qC

  • m/s
  • parameter,% temperature

data

969 925 850 700 500 400 300 200 150 100
70
122 475 1116 2555 4959 6476 8340
10906 12750 15341 17599 19710 22880 25409
-11.4 -11.9 -16.0 -22.6 -35.3 -45.4 -56.5 -54.3 -53.9 -55.7 -57.6 -59.5 -61.2 -61.1
10.8 11.7 10.5
8.1 8.1 8.1
113
98 95
16 15
613579
11 14 17 22 24
95 95 57 11 16 28 62 80 89 91 92 93 94
0000000001124
0000000001124
143 196 208 239 250 251 255 257 261 261
8.0 9.5
10.7 12.0 13.0 13.6 14.7 15.5
50 30 20

Table 1.6

Anomalies of standard isobaric surface heights and temperature

Novolazarevskaya, April 2010

  • P hPa
  • ɇꢀɇavg, m
  • ꢁɇ-Havg)/Vɇ

-0.9

ɌꢀɌavg, qɋ

0.1

ꢁɌꢀɌavg)/VɌ

850 700 500 400 300 200 150 100
70
-32 -35 -38 -38 -44 -64 -73 -79 -86 -90
-104 -108
0.1 0.0 0.5 0.4 -0.5 -0.7 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2
-0.9 -0.9 -0.8 -0.9 -1.3 -1.4 -1.3 -1.3
0.0 0.7 0.5 -0.6 -1.1 -0.4 -0.2 0.0
50 30 20
-1.2 -1.2 -0.9
0.2 0.4 0.3

9

BELLINGSHAUSEN STATION

Table 1.7

Monthly averages of meteorological parameters (f) and their deviations from the multiyear

  • averages (favg
  • )

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    MEASURE 2 - ANNEX Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 168 MOUNT HARDING, GROVE MOUNTAINS, EAST ANTARCTICA 1. Introduction The Grove Mountains (72o20’-73o10’S, 73o50’-75o40’E) are located approximately 400km inland (south) of the Larsemann Hills in Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica, on the eastern bank of the Lambert Rift(Map A). Mount Harding (72°512 -72°572 S, 74°532 -75°122 E) is the largest mount around Grove Mountains region, and located in the core area of the Grove Mountains that presents a ridge-valley physiognomies consisting of nunataks, trending NNE-SSW and is 200m above the surface of blue ice (Map B). The primary reason for designation of the Area as an Antarctic Specially Protected Area is to protect the unique geomorphological features of the area for scientific research on the evolutionary history of East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS), while widening the category in the Antarctic protected areas system. Research on the evolutionary history of EAIS plays an important role in reconstructing the past climatic evolution in global scale. Up to now, a key constraint on the understanding of the EAIS behaviour remains the lack of direct evidence of ice sheet surface levels for constraining ice sheet models during known glacial maxima and minima in the post-14 Ma period. The remains of the fluctuation of ice sheet surface preserved around Mount Harding, will most probably provide the precious direct evidences for reconstructing the EAIS behaviour. There are glacial erosion and wind-erosion physiognomies which are rare in nature and extremely vulnerable, such as the ice-core pyramid, the ventifact, etc.
  • Seabirds of Human Settlements in Antarctica: a Case Study of the Mirny Station

    Seabirds of Human Settlements in Antarctica: a Case Study of the Mirny Station

    CZECH POLAR REPORTS 11 (1): 98-113, 2021 Seabirds of human settlements in Antarctica: A case study of the Mirny Station Sergey Golubev Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Nekouzskii raion, Yaroslavl oblast, 152742, Russia Abstract Antarctica is free of urbanisation, however, 40 year-round and 32 seasonal Antarctic stations operate there. The effects of such human settlements on Antarctic wildlife are insufficiently studied. The main aim of this study was to determine the organization of the bird population of the Mirny Station. The birds were observed on the coast of the Davis Sea in the Mirny (East Antarctica) from January 8, 2012 to January 7, 2013 and from January 9, 2015 to January 9, 2016. The observations were carried out mainly on the Radio and Komsomolsky nunataks (an area of about 0.5 km²). The duration of observations varied from 1 to 8 hours per day. From 1956 to 2016, 13 non-breeding bird species (orders Sphenisciformes, Procellariiformes, Charadriiformes) were recorded in the Mirny. The South polar skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) and Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) form the basis of the bird population. South polar skuas are most frequently recorded at the station. Less common are Brown skuas (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi) and Adélie penguins. Adélie penguins, Wilson's storm petrels (Oceanites oceanicus), South polar and Brown skuas are seasonal residents, the other species are visitors. Adélie penguins, Emperor (Aptenodytes forsteri), Macaroni (Eudyptes chrysolophus) and Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica), Wilson's storm petrels, South polar and Brown skuas interacted with the station environment, using it for com- fortable behavior, feeding, molting, shelter from bad weather conditions, and possible breeding.
  • MEMBER COUNTRY: Russia National Report to SCAR for Year: 2008-09 Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax Email Web Site

    MEMBER COUNTRY: Russia National Report to SCAR for Year: 2008-09 Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax Email Web Site

    MEMBER COUNTRY: Russia National Report to SCAR for year: 2008-09 Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax Email web site National SCAR Committee SCAR Delegates Russian National Committee on Antarctic Research Institute of Geography, Staromonetny per.29, 1) Delegate V.M.Kotlyakov 109017 Moskow, Russia 74,959,590,032 74,959,590,033 [email protected] Russian National Committee on Antarctic Research Institute of Geography, Staromonetny per.29, 2) Alternate Delegate M.Yu.Moskalev-sky 109017 Moskow, Russia 74,959,590,032 74,959,590,033 [email protected] Standing Scientific Groups Life Sciences Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nakhimovsky prosp.36, Delegate Melnikov Igor 117852 Moscow, Russia 74951292018 74951245983 [email protected] www.paiceh.ru Geosciences VNIIOkeangeologia, Angliysky Ave, 1, Leitchenkov 190121 St.Petersburg, Delegate German Russia 78123123551 78127141470 [email protected] Physical Sciences Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Ul.Beringa, 38, Klepikov 199226 St.Petersburg, 78123522827 Delegate Aleksander Russia 78123520226 78123522688 [email protected] www.aari.aq 1 Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax Email web site Scientific Research Program ACE None AGCS Delegate Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Ul.Beringa, 38, Klepikov 199226 St.Petersburg, 1) Aleksander Russia 78123520226 78123522688 [email protected] www.aari.ru Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Ul.Beringa, 38, 199226 St.Petersburg, 2) LagunVictor Russia 78123522950 78123522688 [email protected] www.aari.aq EBA None ICESTAR
  • C:\Users\Francisco\Onedrive

    C:\Users\Francisco\Onedrive

    Observations by the Editor Obs. 1: Methods: The methods are not always clearly described. In particular, in section 3.3, the Fourier transform procedure does not make sense. The IFFT is usually used to convert from the frequency domain to the space domain, not the other way around. The expression "The signal obtained from each step of the FFT decomposition" does not mean anything to me, and the statement that "By studying the progression of these variations, the frequency of the second mode showed the highest frequency where the Sdev reaches an equilibrium" needs to be rewritten, as it does not correspond to anything I understand about signal processing. Response: Sections 3 and 4 were rewritten and reformulated accordingly and the focus of the analysis was modified. With these changes we aim to emphasize that the analysis using FFT aimed to extract low frequency oscillations from a noisy signal obtained from the isotope record. The filtered signal was then compared with meteorological data retrieved from re-analysis data using a linear regression analysis. The linear regression model was fitted to the whole data set and in this way the signal was transformed from the space domain (depth) to the time domain (age). Thereafter temperature, accumulation rate and environmental conditions trends were reconstructed. Obs. 2: I think what is going on is that the authors looked at the FFT spectrum of the signal and decided what parts of it were meaningful, then edited out the higher-frequency, less meaningful portion and used the IFFT to produce a filtered signal containing only low-frequency information.
  • Antarctic Station Based Seasonal Pressure Reconstructions Since 1905, Part 1: Reconstruction Evaluation

    Antarctic Station Based Seasonal Pressure Reconstructions Since 1905, Part 1: Reconstruction Evaluation

    This is a repository copy of Antarctic Station Based Seasonal Pressure Reconstructions Since 1905, Part 1: Reconstruction Evaluation. White Rose Research Online URL for this paper: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/98894/ Version: Accepted Version Article: Fogt, R.L., Goergens, C.A., Jones, M.E. et al. (3 more authors) (2016) Antarctic Station Based Seasonal Pressure Reconstructions Since 1905, Part 1: Reconstruction Evaluation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121 (6). pp. 2814-2835. ISSN 2169-897X https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JD024564 AGU does allow posting of preprints and accepted papers in not-for-profit preprint servers that are designed to facilitate community engagement and discovery across the sciences. Reuse Unless indicated otherwise, fulltext items are protected by copyright with all rights reserved. The copyright exception in section 29 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 allows the making of a single copy solely for the purpose of non-commercial research or private study within the limits of fair dealing. The publisher or other rights-holder may allow further reproduction and re-use of this version - refer to the White Rose Research Online record for this item. Where records identify the publisher as the copyright holder, users can verify any specific terms of use on the publisher’s website. Takedown If you consider content in White Rose Research Online to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing [email protected] including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request. [email protected] https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/ 1 Antarctic station-based seasonal pressure reconstructions since 1905: 1.
  • Frozen Politics on a Thawing Continent

    Frozen Politics on a Thawing Continent

    FROZEN POLITICS ON A THAWING CONTINENT A Political Ecology Approach to Understanding Science and its Relationship to Neocolonial and Capitalist Processes in Antarctica MANON KATRINA BURBIDGE LUND UNIVERSITY MSc Human Ecology: Culture, Power and Sustainability (2 years) Supervisor: Alf Hornborg Department of Human Geography 30 ECTS Spring 2019 Abstract Despite possessing a unique relationship between humankind and the environment, and its occupation of a large proportion of the planet’s surface area, Antarctica is markedly absent from literature produced within the disciplines of human and political ecology. With no states or indigenous peoples, Antarctica is instead governed by a conglomeration of states as part of the Antarctic Treaty System, which places high values upon scientific research, peace and conservation. By connecting political ecology with neocolonial, world-systems and politically-situated science perspectives, this research addressed the question of how neocolonialism and the prospects of capital accumulation are legitimised by scientific research in Antarctica, as a result of science’s privileged position in the Treaty. Three methods were applied, namely GIS, critical-political content analysis and semi-structured interviews, which were then triangulated to create an overall case study. These methods explored the intersections between Antarctic power structures, the spatial patterns of the built environment and the discourses of six national scientific programmes, complemented by insights from eight expert interviews. This thesis constitutes an important contribution to the fields of human and political ecology, firstly by intersecting it with critical Antarctic studies, something which has not previously been attempted, but also by expanding the application of a world-systems perspective to a continent very rarely included in this field’s academia.