Icebreaking polar class research vessels: New Antarctic fleet capabilities

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Rogan-Finnemore, Michelle, Ojeda, Miguel, Paz Acosta, Jorge Manuel, Bretel, Patrice, Browne, Nick, Flått, Stig, Shuoren, Wang, Sliester, Randolph
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2021
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; Carrasco; The Antarctic; Antarc*; COMNAP; Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224742100067x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224742100067X

Abstract Supporting Antarctic scientific investigation is the job of the national Antarctic programmes, the government entities charged with delivering their countries’ Antarctic research strategies. This requires sustained investment in people, innovative technologies, Antarctic infrastructures, an...