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

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Past patterns of ice sheet melt reveal worrying clues for future sea level rise

February 9, 2024

Past patterns of ice sheet melt reveal worrying clues for future sea level rise Researchers studying the climate of the Last Interglacial have discovered a co-dependent relationship between Antarctic ice sheet melt and ocean warming that reinforces itself. The findings […]

The study found Antartica has melted at an average rate of about 150 billion tonnes per year for the past 20 years. Image: A true-color mosaic of Antarctica by NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Climate drivers are behind Antarctic melt that caused recent sea level rise

November 14, 2023

Climate drivers are behind Antarctic melt that caused recent sea level rise A team of researchers has revealed that climate variability—specifically the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Southern Annular Mode—played a significant role in the changes observed in […]

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40,000 years of sea ice dynamics unearths future clues

October 19, 2023

40,000 years of sea ice dynamics unearths future clues A team of researchers has found that a decline in sea ice cover off East Antarctica at the end of the last ice age led to major climate warming and caused […]

Travel award takes Antarctic studies to Europe

October 18, 2023

Travel award takes Antarctic studies to Europe Earlier this year, ACEAS PhD student Josef Bisits received the Michael Tallis PhD research travel award, which allowed him to attend a prestigious summer school and an international conference in July for his […]

The cold-water masses residing within the East Antarctic ice is what scientists thought would keep the region relatively stable compared to other Antarctic regions. Photograph: Julius Lauber

On the edge: warming waters destabilising ‘cold’ ice shelf

October 12, 2023

On the edge: warming waters destabilising ‘cold’ ice shelf Researchers have found large-scale anomalies in wind and sea ice are causing the waters below an East Antarctic ice shelf to warm, which could affect future sea level rise across the […]

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 […]

Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences are profound

March 4, 2025

Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences […]

Image: Pete Harmsen © Commonwealth of Australia

“The key question is what’s driving the changes we’re seeing?”: Research voyage heads to Denman Glacier

March 3, 2025

“The key question is what’s driving the changes we’re seeing?”: Research voyage heads to Denman […]

Professor Matt King is an oceanographer specialising in climate change and sea level change and is pictured at the waterfront, Hobart.

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Why we can’t put Antarctic funding on ice

February 19, 2025

Why we can’t put Antarctic funding on ice Australia’s commitment to Antarctica needs to eliminate […]

Antarctic seafloor mission makes “astounding” discoveries

February 5, 2025

Antarctic seafloor mission makes “astounding” discoveries A team of international researchers on board New Zealand’s […]

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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

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