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COOKIES Blog #6 – International collaborative science at the edge of Antarctica

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International collaborative science at the edge of Antarctica By Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAu and Dr Linda Armbrecht, ACEAS/IMAS (University of Tasmania) Research nearby the Cook Ice Shelf is only possible through strong international collaboration. This remote and poorly studied region of East Antarctica demands a wide range of expertise, technologies, and perspectives – and this voyage […]

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A CTD after it has been deployed – ready to be sampled by scientists. Each bottle/Niskin has been closed at a specific depth. Credit: Joline Lalime.

COOKIES Blog #7 – Global circulation and the humble CTD

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Global circulation and the humble CTD By Izzy White, University of Southampton (England) and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU The world has five ocean basins: Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, and Southern with the Atlantic and Pacific basins divided again into Northern and Southern parts. Figure 1: Diagram of the major ocean basins and their gyres. Source: https://oceaninfo.com/list/ocean-currents/

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Southern Ocean may store less carbon than climate models assume

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Southern Ocean may store less carbon than climate models assume New research led by ACEAS PhD researcher Annika Oetjens and colleagues at the University of Tasmania reveals that the Southern Ocean may be storing less carbon than climate models assume – with important implications for future climate projections. The Southern Ocean plays an outsized role

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International Women and Girls in STEM (Photo 1). L–R (Back): Lucinda Duxbury, Rebecca Knight, Izzy White, Dr Amy Leventer, Dr Sally Lau, Gina Paroz, Amy Wells, Ella Pietraroia, Pavie Nanthasurasak. L–R (Front): Dr Fiorenza Torricella, Dr Amaranta Focardi, Talia Hawkes, Sarah Jessop, Dr Linda Armbrecht, Dr Laura De Santis, Joline Lalime, Ana Gomes. Seated: Dr Jan Strugnell, Dr Katharine Prata. Image credit: CSIRO-Kieran Sheehan.

COOKIES Blog #8 – Leading from the front: women shaping Antarctic science on the COOKIES voyage

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Leading from the front: women shaping Antarctic science on the COOKIES voyage By Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU and Dr Linda Armbrecht, ACEAS/IMAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctica, the Southern Ocean and marine expeditions were once territories where women were excluded by tradition, superstition (bad luck), and systemic barriers. Today, that history is being actively rewritten through leadership,

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Microscopy image of Corethron pennatum, a phytoplankton collected from surface samples of the Southern Ocean. Image credit: A. Focardi.

COOKIES Blog #9 – The invisible engineers of the Southern Ocean: a story from a drop of seawater

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The invisible engineers of the Southern Ocean: a story from a drop of seawater By Amaranta Focardi, University of Technology Sydney, and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU Did you know that a single drop of seawater can contain millions of microbes? Much like the miniature universe hidden inside a marble in Men in Black, an entire world

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Dr Amy Leventer, Timothy Nugroho, Dr Linda Armbrecht and Lucinda Duxbury (L-R) marking the core with toothpicks. Image credit: J. Lalime

COOKIES Blog #10 – ‘Pass the pool noodle’: the ordinary items doing extraordinary things for science at sea

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‘Pass the pool noodle’: the ordinary items doing extraordinary things for science at sea By Lucinda Duxbury, IMAS/ACEAS (University of Tasmania) and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU ‘Who’s seen the toothpicks?’ ‘Pass the pool noodle.’   From what we’re saying, you wouldn’t guess we’re in a floating lab in East Antarctica. And no, the pool noodles aren’t

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Background bathymetry of the Adélie Bank, Mertz Bank, and Ninnis Bank. Image credit: doi:10.1002/jgrc.20339.

COOKIES Blog #11 – Science and art meet in the Southern Ocean

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Science and art meet in the Southern Ocean By Luca Magri, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies/University of Tasmania and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU The Southern Ocean is an immense water mass. The way it moves directly affects how other water masses circulate all around the globe, shaping the resulting climate systems from the tropics to

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The ‘Demogorgon’ – an Umbellula sp. sitting in sampling tray waiting to be processed for DNA sampling and preservation for museum storage. Image credit: K. Prata.

COOKIES Blog #13 – Finding stranger things: catching a real-life ‘Demogorgon’ from the Antarctic deep

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Finding stranger things: catching a real-life ‘Demogorgon’ from the Antarctic deep By Kat Prata, James Cook University/Securing Antarctica’s Environment Future (JCU/SAEF), Sarah Jessop, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies/University of Tasmania (IMAS/UTAS) and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU At first glance, you might think this strange-looking organism slipped through a fracture in space-time, perhaps via an Einstein-Rose

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COOKIES Voyage Group photo – Science Team, Crew and CSIRO Technical Team. Image credit: CSIRO-E. Pietraroia.

COOKIES Blog #14 – COOKIES wrap up: 55 Days in the Southern Ocean

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COOKIES wrap up: 55 Days in the Southern Ocean By Dr Linda Armbrecht, Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science/Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (University of Tasmania) and Joline Lalime, Sea2SchoolAU Fifty-five days in the Southern Ocean is long enough to lose track of which day it is, but not long enough to lose

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