Getting to the bottom of an Antarctic mystery
University of Tasmania researchers have devised a "game-changing" strategy to measure the thickness of sea ice in Antarctica.The plan, as outlined by polar oceanographer Dr Guy Williams at the first of two Research Week showcases presented by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:94967 2023-05-15T13:37:24+02:00 Getting to the bottom of an Antarctic mystery Williams, GD 2014 application/pdf http://ecite.utas.edu.au/94967 en eng University of Tasmania http://ecite.utas.edu.au/94967/1/Williams_2014_Antarctic_mystery.pdf Williams, GD, Getting to the bottom of an Antarctic mystery, Latest News, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Online, 3 September 2014, p. 1. (2014) [Internal Newsletter] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/94967 Earth Sciences Oceanography Physical Oceanography Internal Newsletter NonPeerReviewed 2014 ftunivtasecite 2019-12-13T21:57:32Z University of Tasmania researchers have devised a "game-changing" strategy to measure the thickness of sea ice in Antarctica.The plan, as outlined by polar oceanographer Dr Guy Williams at the first of two Research Week showcases presented by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), will involve the use of both underwater robots and unmanned aerial platforms.Sea ice is the frozen ocean around a land mass such as Antarctica or Greenland. "Think of a pavlova sea ice is the doily around the edge," Dr Williams explained. Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Greenland Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Sea ice eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic Greenland Pavlova ENVELOPE(151.983,151.983,64.583,64.583) |
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University of Tasmania researchers have devised a "game-changing" strategy to measure the thickness of sea ice in Antarctica.The plan, as outlined by polar oceanographer Dr Guy Williams at the first of two Research Week showcases presented by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), will involve the use of both underwater robots and unmanned aerial platforms.Sea ice is the frozen ocean around a land mass such as Antarctica or Greenland. "Think of a pavlova sea ice is the doily around the edge," Dr Williams explained. |
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