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Our objective is to help communities prepare for climate risks emerging from East Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. We will do this by integrating knowledge of the region’s ocean, atmosphere, cryosphere, and ecosystems.

Annual
Report
2023

Denman
Marine
Voyage

The Denman Marine Voyage (DMV) will take more than 60 scientists to the Denman Glacier region for two months in late February, 2025

Science and technical teams will work closely with the ship’s crew across 24-hour shifts and use a range of methods -   including bathymetry (sea floor mapping), rock and sediment sampling, sea-glider and mooring deployments, seal tagging and physical and chemical oceanography - to learn more about the factors influencing the glacier’s melt rate and its possible contribution to higher sea levels in future

Heavy water: how melting ice sheets and pumped groundwater can lower local sea levels – and boost them elsewhere

May 27, 2024

Heavy water: how melting ice sheets and pumped groundwater can lower local sea levels – and boost them elsewhere Bernhard Staehli/Shutterstock Rebecca McGirr, Australian National University; Anthony Purcell, Australian National University; Herbert McQueen, Australian National University, and Paul Tregoning Imagine you’re standing […]

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ACEAS in Vienna

May 20, 2024

ACEAS in Vienna Four ACEAS researchers attended the  General Assembly 2024 of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) last month in Vienna from 14–19 April. In amongst the 18,896 presentations given across 1,044 sessions: The annual EGU General Assembly is Europe’s […]

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Windblown dust from land boosts productivity in the Southern Ocean

May 16, 2024

Windblown dust from land boosts productivity in the Southern Ocean A ground-breaking study led by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes in collaboration with ACEAS, the University of Tasmania and CSIRO estimates that windblown dust from continents fuels […]

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Breaking ice and visiting volcanoes

April 25, 2024

Breaking ice and visiting volcanoes A wrap-up of the EASI-3 RV Polarstern voyage: East Antarctic Ice Sheet instability and its interaction with changes in the Southern Ocean By Katharina Hochmuth “Almost 42 years old and RV Polarstern is still up […]

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MISO investigates how the Southern Ocean is responding to climate change

March 17, 2024

MISO investigates how the Southern Ocean is responding to climate change The recently returned MISO voyage (Multidisciplinary Investigations of the Southern Ocean) was a 2-month journey along the edge of Antarctica on the RV Investigator. The scientists on-board gathered one […]

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Satellite observing breakthrough for monitoring the movement of Antarctic dense water

April 23, 2025

Satellite observing breakthrough for monitoring the movement of Antarctic dense water Ocean modelling researchers have […]

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All part of the process: biology meets chemistry off an ice shelf

April 23, 2025

All part of the process: biology meets chemistry off an ice shelf By Delphine Lannuzel […]

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Antarctica’s hidden threat: meltwater under the ice sheet amplifies sea-level rise

April 8, 2025

Antarctica’s hidden threat: meltwater under the ice sheet amplifies sea-level rise Author: Chen Zhao, University of […]

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Sand-sized fossils hold secrets to the history of climate change

March 21, 2025

Sand-sized fossils hold secrets to the history of climate change Author: Yuhao Dai, Australian National University […]

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Denman Marine Voyage: long-term vision now a reality

March 7, 2025

Denman Marine Voyage: long-term vision now a reality Accessing the vast and remote Denman Glacier […]

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Denman
Terrestrial
Campaign

The Denman Terrestrial (land) Campaign runs from 2022 – 2025 and aims to increase our understanding of the Denman Glacier's history and stability through research projects staged from a deep field camp at Bunger Hills, about 450 kilometres from Casey research station