Icebreaking polar class research vessels: New Antarctic fleet capabilities

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Rogan-Finnemore, Michelle, Ojeda, Miguel, Acosta, Jorge Manuel Paz, Bretel, Patrice, Browne, Nick, Flått, Stig, Wang, Shuoren, Sliester, Randolph
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Carrasco; Antarc*; COMNAP; Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531502/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531502/1/icebreaking_polar_class_research_vessels_new_antarctic_fleet_capabilities.pdf; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/polar-record/article/icebreaking-polar-class-research-vessels-new-antarctic-fleet-capabilities/9177AFA1FDFAD8B9E5AE5DC68A5C8F80

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, and vessels...