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Qin Yilong, Capdeville Yann, Montagner Jean-Paul, Boschi Lapo, Becker Thorsten W, . (2009). Reliability of mantle tomography models assessed by spectral element simulation
. 0956-540X, 177(1), 125–144.
Abstract: Global tomographic models collected in the Seismic wave Propagation and Imaging in Complex (SPICE media: a European network) model library () share a similar pattern of long, spatial wavelength heterogeneity, but are not consistent at shorter spatial wavelengths. Here, we assess the performance of global tomographic models by comparing how well they fit seismic waveform observations, in particular Love and Rayleigh wave overtones and fundamental modes. We first used the coupled spectral element method (CSEM) to calculate long-period (>100 s) synthetic seismograms for different global tomography models. The CSEM can incorporate the effect of three-dimensional (3-D) variations in velocity, anisotropy, density and attenuation with very little numerical dispersion. We then compared quantitatively synthetic seismograms and real data. To restrict ourselves to high-quality overtone data, and to minimize the effects of the finite extent of seismic sources and of crustal heterogeneity, we favour deep (>500 km) earthquakes of intermediate magnitude (Mw7). Our comparisons reveal that: (1) The 3-D global tomographic models explain the data much better than the one-dimensional (1-D) anisotropic Preliminary Reference Earth Model (PREM). The current 3-D tomographic models have captured the large-scale features of upper-mantle heterogeneities, but there is still some room for the improvement of large-scale features of global tomographic models. (2) The average correlation coefficients for deep events are higher than those for shallow events, because crustal structure is too complex to be completely incorporated into CSEM simulations. (3) The average correlation coefficient (or the time lag) for the major-arc wave trains is lower (or higher) than that for the minor-arc wave trains. Therefore, the current tomographic models could be much improved by including the major-arc wave trains in the inversion. (4) The shallow-layer crustal correction has more effects on the fundamental surface waves than on the overtones.
Keywords: Surface waves and free oscillations, Seismic tomography, Computational seismology,
Programme: 133
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. (2008). Ground-based measurements of spatial and temporal variability of snow accumulation in East Antarctica. Reviews of geophysics, 46.
Abstract: The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is the largest, highest, coldest, driest, and windiest ice sheet on Earth. Understanding of the surface mass balance (SMB) of Antarctica is necessary to determine the present state of the ice sheet, to make predictions of its potential contribution to sea level rise, and to determine its past history for paleoclimatic reconstructions. However, SMB values are poorly known because of logistic constraints in extreme polar environments, and they represent one of the biggest challenges of Antarctic science. Snow accumulation is the most important parameter for the SMB of ice sheets. SMB varies on a number of scales, from small-scale features (sastrugi) to ice-sheet-scale SMB patterns determined mainly by temperature, elevation, distance from the coast, and wind-driven processes. In situ measurements of SMB are performed at single points by stakes, ultrasonic sounders, snow pits, and firn and ice cores and laterally by continuous measurements using ground-penetrating radar. SMB for large regions can only be achieved practically by using remote sensing and/or numerical climate modeling. However, these techniques rely on ground truthing to improve the resolution and accuracy. The separation of spatial and temporal variations of SMB in transient regimes is necessary for accurate interpretation of ice core records. In this review we provide an overview of the various measurement techniques, related difficulties, and limitations of data interpretation; describe spatial characteristics of East Antarctic SMB and issues related to the spatial and temporal representativity of measurements; and provide recommendations on how to perform in situ measurements.
Keywords: surface mass balance; East Antarctica; measurements; ground-truthing; 0762 Cryosphere: Mass balance; 0726 Cryosphere: Ice sheets; 0794 Cryosphere: Instruments and techniques; 9310 Geographic Location: Antarctica; 1621 Global Change: Cryospheric change
Programme: 411;454
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Magand, O.; Genthon, C.; Fily, M.; Krinner, G.; Picard, G.; Frezzotti, M.; Ekaykin, A.A. (2007). J. Geophys. Res., 112.
Keywords: surface mass balance; East Antarctica; data quality; 0762 Cryosphere: Mass balance; 9310 Geographic Location: Antarctica; 0736 Cryosphere: Snow; 0776 Cryosphere: Glaciology; 0794 Cryosphere: Instruments and techniques
Programme: 411;454
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Okal Emile A, Stein Seth, . (2009). Observations of ultra-long period normal modes from the 2004 SumatraAndaman earthquake
. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 175(12), 53–62.
Keywords: Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, Normal modes, Splitting,
Programme: 133
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Baroni, Mlanie; Savarino, Jol; Cole-Dai, J.; Rai, V.K.; Thiemens, M.H. (2008). Anomalous sulfur isotope compositions of volcanic sulfate over the last millennium in Antarctic ice cores. J. Geophys. Res., 113(D20), D20112.
Abstract: The reconstruction of past volcanism from glaciological archives is based on the measurement of sulfate concentrations in ice. This method does not allow a proper evaluation of the climatic impact of an eruption owing to the uncertainty in classifying an event between stratospheric or tropospheric. This work develops a new method, using anomalous sulfur isotope composition of volcanic sulfate in order to identify stratospheric eruptions over the last millennium. The advantages and limits of this new method are established with the examination of the 10 largest volcanic signals in ice cores from Dome C and South Pole, Antarctica. Of the 10, seven are identified as stratospheric eruptions. Among them, three have been known to be stratospheric (Tambora, Kuwae, the 1259 Unknown Event) and they exhibit anomalous sulfur isotope compositions. Three unknown events (circa 1277, 1230, 1170 A.D.) and the Serua eruption have been identified as stratospheric eruptions, which suggests for the first time that they could have had significant climatic impact. However, the Kuwae and the 1259 Unknown Event stratospheric eruptions exhibit different anomalous sulfur isotope compositions between South Pole and Dome C samples. Differences in sulfate deposition and preservation patterns between the two sites can help explain these discrepancies. This study shows that the presence of an anomalous sulfur isotope composition of volcanic sulfate in ice core indicates a stratospheric eruption, but the absence of such composition does not necessarily lead to the conclusion of a tropospheric process because of differences in the sulfate deposition on the ice sheet.
Keywords: sulfur isotope anomaly; volcanic eruption; ice cores; 0370 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Volcanic effects; 0454 Biogeosciences: Isotopic composition and chemistry; 0473 Biogeosciences: Paleoclimatology and paleoceanography; 0724 Cryosphere: Ice cores; 1041 Geochemistry: Stable isotope geochemistry
Programme: 1011
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Preunkert, S.; Jourdain, B.; Legrand, M.; Udisti, R.; Becagli, S.; Cerri, O. (2008). Seasonality of sulfur species (dimethyl sulfide, sulfate, and methanesulfonate) in Antarctica: Inland versus coastal regions. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D15302.
Keywords: sulfur cycle; DMS; 0365 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Troposphere: composition and chemistry; 0315 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Biosphere/atmosphere interactions; 0305 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Aerosols and particles
Programme: 414;903;1181
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Preunkert, S.; Legrand, M.; Jourdain, B.; Moulin, C.; Belviso, S.; Kasamatsu, N.; Fukuchi, M.; Hirawake, T. (2007). J. Geophys. Res., 112.
Keywords: sulfur cycle; Antarctica; dimethylsulfure; 0312 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Air/sea constituent fluxes; 0330 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Geochemical cycles; 0365 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Troposphere: composition and chemistry; 0368 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Troposphere: constituent transport and chemistry
Programme: 414
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Bulat Sergey A, Alekhina Irina A, Marie Dominique, Martins Jean, Petit Jean Robert, . (2011). Searching for life in extreme environments relevant to Jovians Europa: Lessons from subglacial ice studies at Lake Vostok (East Antarctica)
. Advances in Space Research, 48(4), 697–701.
Keywords: Subglacial environments, Antarctica, Low biomass, Forward contamination, Astrobiology, Icy worlds,
Programme: 355
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. (2019). Long-term monitoring of coastal benthic habitats in the Kerguelen Islands: a legacy of decades of marine biology research. Bachelor's thesis, , .
Abstract: In the current context of climate change, sea-surface temperature variation, sea level rise and latitudinal shifts of currents and hydrological fronts are expected to affect marine biodiversity of the sub-Antarctic Islands, particularly in coastal waters. Characterising the impacts of climate change on marine communities requires recording environmental modifications through the establishment of long-term monitoring. PROTEKER aims at the establishment of a submarine observatory consisting of multi-disciplinary research: oceanography, habitat mapping and species inventories, genetic, eco-physiological and trophic analyses. It also aims to provide scientific standards for the management of the Kerguelen Marine Reserve. Eighteen sampling sites of previous programs were revisited by scuba diving among which eight were selected for monitoring and were progressively equipped. ROV observations and beam trawling have also been conducted for contextualisation. These sites (Morbihan Bay (4), North (2) and South (2) coast) are monitored using photo/video surveys, temperature and salinity sensors, and settlement plots. Sessile communities collected on settlement plots will be characterised yearly through morphological and DNA techniques. Phylogeographical studies of target taxa are being conducted to improve our knowledge of endemicity and connectivity levels among sub-Antarctic islands.
Keywords: sub-Antarctic islands, climate change, frontal shifts, marine reserve, benthos monitoring, thermo recorders, settlement plots, artificial reefs, habitat mapping, scientific diving
Programme: 1044
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Lalouette L, Williams CM, Cottin M, Sinclair BJ, Renault D, . (2012). Thermal biology of the alien ground beetle Merizodus soledadinus introduced to the Kerguelen Islands
. POLAR BIOLOGY, 35(4), 509–517-.
Keywords: Sub-Antarctic island, Insect, Critical thermal limit, Survival, Fluctuating thermal regime, Metabolic rate,
Programme: 136
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