Articles & Interviews
Sciencepoles articles look at key findings from a range of polar science and research fields. Our articles RSS feed will inform you when new articles are published on this website.
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ARENA: Developing a New European Astronomical Observatory at Dome C
11.05.2010
While the climate of Antarctica is extremely harsh and difficult to work in, it is an ideal place to conduct astronomy. The fact that the continent is cold, dry and far from any major sources of pollution make for clear atmospheric conditions. And due to its months-long polar days and…
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica: Changing the Way We Think about Using Energy
29.04.2010
Belgium’s new Antarctic research station, the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica (PEA), is unique in that is was designed and built to be the world’s first “zero emission” polar research station, running entirely on renewable wind and solar power. Built in the Dronning Maud Land of East Antarctica as Belgium’s main contribution…
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ICED: Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean
02.04.2010
Some of the most evident expressions of global climate change have been found in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Changes to the environment, including modifications in sea ice extent and concentration, have been associated with variations in ecosystems (including changes in seabird and krill abundance in particular areas) and biogeochemical…
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UN Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat Discusses Ocean Acidification
08.03.2010
The world’s oceans are a natural sink for carbon dioxide, both organically and inorganically.
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Sridhar Anandakrishnan on the Thwaites Glacier and Using UAVs for Glacier Research
18.02.2010
Sridhar Anandakrishnan is a leading expert on the ice streams of West Antarctica, in particular the Thwaites glacier and other fast-flowing glaciers responsible for draining the interior of the ice sheet. As Professor at the Department of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University working closely with CReSIS, the Center for the…
