SCAR December 2016 Newsletter

Thursday, December 15th, 2016

15 December 2016:

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In this issue:

SCAR News

– SCAR thanks the Scott Polar Research Institute!
– New Drake Passage Bathymetry Map
– “Shedding Light” on the sea ice marginal zone – a SCAR capacity-building activity
– Turkey Hosts COMNAP/SCAR Photo Exhibition
– Updates on Antarctic Thresholds – Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation
– SCAR Fellow, Christine Dow Reports on Her Hobart Experience
– Update on SCAR Fellow MC Manoj’s Japanese Paleoclimate Research Exchange
– SCAR Visiting Professor Report on John Turner’s Visit to India

 Upcoming Events

– Abstract submission open for SCAR 2017 Biology Symposium and
          SCAR Humanities and Social Sciences Conference 

Get to Know SCAR

– International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO) Expert Group
– Antarctic Sea-ice Processes and Climate (ASPeCt) Expert Group

Research Features

– Journal Special Issue on Antarctic Thresholds – Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation
– Hoofprints in Antarctica
– Community Review of Southern Ocean Satellite Requirements Published
– Delivering 21st century Antarctic and Southern Ocean science

Educational Resources

– Children’s Book: Celebrating Antarctica – A Treaty Protecting a Continent
– How does melting ice affect sea level: A simple demo

Community News and Updates

– Global survey on polar shipping and data collection
– APECS Annual Report 2015-2016 released

 

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