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Author R. Olmi, M. Bittelli, G. Picard, L. Arnaud, A. Mialon, S. Priori
Title Investigating the influence of the grain size and distribution on the macroscopic dielectric properties of Antarctic firn Type Journal
Year (down) 2021 Publication Cold Regions Science and Technology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 185 Issue Pages 103254
Keywords Antarctica Close?off Dielectric measurements Dielectric model Firn Full wave EM simulations Ice cores
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ISSN 0165-232X ISBN Medium
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Call Number Serial 7995
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Author A. Baranov, R. Tenzer, A. Morelli
Title Updated Antarctic crustal model Type Journal
Year (down) 2021 Publication Gondwana Research Abbreviated Journal
Volume 89 Issue Pages 1-18
Keywords Antarctica Crustal structure Gondwana Sediments
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ISSN 1342-937X ISBN Medium
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Call Number Serial 7994
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Title Radar altimeter waveform simulations in Antarctica with the Snow Microwave Radiative Transfer Model (SMRT) Type Journal
Year (down) 2021 Publication Remote Sensing of Environment Abbreviated Journal
Volume 263 Issue Pages 112534
Keywords Antarctic ice sheet Field measurements Modeling Radar altimetry Remote sensing SMRT Waveform
Abstract Radar altimeters are important tools to monitor the volume of the ice sheets. The penetration of radar waves in the snowpack is a major source of uncertainty to retrieve surface elevation. To correct this effect, a better understanding of the sensitivity of the radar waveforms to snow properties is needed. Here, we present an extension of the Snow Model Radiative Transfer (SMRT) to compute radar waveforms and conduct a series of simulations on the Antarctic ice sheet. SMRT is driven by snow and surface roughness properties measured over a large latitudinal range during two field campaigns on the Antarctic Plateau. These measurements show that the snowpack is rougher, denser, less stratified, warmer, and has smaller snow grains near the coast than on the central Plateau. These simulations are compared to satellite observations in the Ka, Ku, and S bands. SMRT reproduces the observed waveforms well. For all sites and all sensors, the main contribution comes from the surface echo. The echo from snow grains (volume scattering) represents up to 40% of the amplitude of the total waveform power in the Ka band, and less at the lower frequencies. The highest amplitude is observed on the central Plateau due to the combination of higher reflection from the surface, higher scattering by snow grains in the Ka and Ku bands, and higher inter-layer reflections in the S band. In the Ka band, the wave penetrates in the snowpack less deeply on the central Plateau than near the coast because of the strong scattering caused by the larger snow grains. The opposite is observed in the S band, the wave penetrates deeper on the central Plateau because of the lower absorption due to the lower snow temperatures. The elevation bias caused by wave penetration into the snowpack show a constant bias of 10 cm for all sites in the Ka band, and a bias of 11 cm, and 21 cm in the Ku band for sites close to the coast and the central Plateau, respectively. Now that SMRT is performing waveform simulations, further work will address how the snowpack properties affect the parameters retrieved by more advanced retracking algorithms such as ICE-2 for different snow cover surfaces.
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ISSN 0034-4257 ISBN Medium
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Call Number Serial 7997
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Author Pierre-Yves Pascal, Yann Reynaud, Elie Poulin, Chantal De Ridder, Thomas Saucede
Title Feeding in spatangoids: the case of Abatus Cordatus in the Kerguelen Islands (Southern Ocean) Type Journal
Year (down) 2021 Publication Polar Biology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 44 Issue 4 Pages 795-808
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Abstract Irregular urchins exclusively live in marine soft bottom habitats, dwelling either upon or inside sediments and selectively picking up sediment grains and organic particles, or swallowing bulk sediment to feed on the associated organic matter. The exact food source and dietary requirements of most irregular echinoids, however, remain incompletely understood. The schizasterid species Abatus cordatus (Verrill, 1876) is a sub-Antarctic spatangoid that is endemic to the Kerguelen. The feeding behaviour of A. cordatus was investigated using simultaneously metabarcoding and stable isotope approaches. Comparison of ingested and surrounding sediments by metabarcoding revealed a limited selective ingestion of prokaryotes and eukaryotes by the urchin. Compared to surrounding sediments, the gut content had (i) higher carbon and nitrogen concentrations potentially due to selective ingestion of organic matter and/or the sea urchin mucus secretion and (ii) ?15N enrichment due to the selective assimilation of lighter isotope in the gut. Feeding experiments were performed using 13C and 15 N-enriched sediments in aquariums. The progression of stable isotope enrichment in proximal and distal parts of the digestive track of A. cordatus revealed that all particles are not similarly transported likely due to siphon functioning. Ingestion of water with associated dissolved and particulate organic matter should play an important role in urchin nutrition. A. cordatus had a gut resident time fluctuating between 76 and 101 h and an ingestion rate of 36 mg dry sediment h?1 suggesting that dense populations of the species may play a key ecological role through bioturbation in soft bottom shallow-water habitats of the Kerguelen Islands.
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ISSN 1432-2056 ISBN Medium
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Call Number Serial 8000
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Title Individual-based model of population dynamics in a sea urchin of the Kerguelen Plateau (Southern Ocean), Abatus cordatus, under changing environmental conditions Type Journal
Year (down) 2021 Publication Ecological Modelling Abbreviated Journal
Volume 440 Issue Pages 109352
Keywords Climate change Dynamic energy budget Ecological modelling Endemic echinoderm Individual-based model Kerguelen Model sensitivity
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ISSN 0304-3800 ISBN Medium
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Call Number Serial 8002
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Title Recent Climate Variability around the Kerguelen Islands (Southern Ocean) Seen through Weather Regimes Type Journal
Year (down) 2021 Publication Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 60 Issue 5 Pages 711-731
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Programme 688,1044,1048
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ISSN 1558-8424 ISBN Medium
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Call Number Serial 8003
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Title The high diversity of Southern Ocean sea stars (Asteroidea) reveals original evolutionary pathways Type Journal
Year (down) 2021 Publication Progress in oceanography Abbreviated Journal
Volume 190 Issue Pages 102472
Keywords Antarctica Biodiversity COI mtDNA Echinodermata Evolution Phylogeography
Abstract Benthic life in the Southern Ocean (SO) features unique life history traits and species assemblages, but the origin and evolution of many of these taxonomic groups is still unclear. Sea stars (Asteroidea) are a diversified and abundant component of benthic ecosystems in the SO, in which they can play key ecological roles. Former studies suggest that the diversity of the entire class is still poorly known and underestimated, hampering the assessment of the origin and evolution of the class in the SO. In the present study, we analyse spatial patterns of SO sea star diversity using an occurrence database of ~14,000 entries. The biogeographic analysis is coupled with the exploration of an extensive molecular phylogeny based on over 4,400 specimen sequences to inform, support and/or question the observed diversity patterns. We show that the current taxonomy of SO asteroids needs revision and that their diversity has generally been overlooked and misinterpreted. Molecular results highlight the recent diversification of most studied taxa, at genus and species levels, which supports an evolutionary scenario referring to successive invasion and exchange events between the SO and adjacent regions, and clade diversification during periods of rapid environmental changes driven by the succession of glacial cycles. Our work advocates for employing, and endorsing the use of extensive genetic barcode libraries for biodiversity studies.
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ISSN 0079-6611 ISBN Medium
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Call Number Serial 8183
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Title Divergence time and species delimitation of microbivalves in the Southern Ocean: the case of Kidderia species Type Journal
Year (down) 2021 Publication Polar Biology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 44 Issue 7 Pages 1365-1377
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Abstract The systematics of Subantarctic and Antarctic near-shore marine benthic invertebrates requires major revision and highlights the necessity to incorporate additional sources of information in the specimen identification chart in the Southern Ocean (SO). In this study, we aim to improve our understanding of the biodiversity of Kidderia (Dall 1876) through molecular and morphological comparisons of Antarctic and Subantarctic taxa. The microbivalves of the genus Kidderia are small brooding organisms that inhabit intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky ecosystems. This genus represents an interesting model to test the vicariance and dispersal hypothesis in the biogeography of the SO. However, the description of Kidderia species relies on a few morphological characters and biogeographic records that raise questions about the true diversity in the group. Here we will define the specimens collected with genetic tools, delimiting their respective boundaries across provinces of the SO, validating the presence of two species of Kidderia. Through the revision of taxonomic issues and species delimitation, it was possible to report that the Antarctic species is Kidderia subquadrata and the species recorded in the Subantarctic islands Diego Ramirez, South Georgia and the Kerguelen Archipelago is Kidderia minuta. The divergence time estimation suggests the origin and diversification of Kidderia lineages are related to historical vicariant processes probably associated with the separation of the continental landmasses close to the late Eocene.
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ISSN 1432-2056 ISBN Medium
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Call Number Serial 8004
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Title Is the southern crab Halicarcinus planatus (Fabricius, 1775) the next invader of Antarctica? Type Journal
Year (down) 2021 Publication Global Change Biology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 27 Issue 15 Pages 3487-3504
Keywords climate change establishment niche modelling non-native species reptant crab Southern Ocean survival thermotolerance
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ISSN 1365-2486 ISBN Medium
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Call Number Serial 8005
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Title A dedicated robust instrument for water vapor generation at low humidity for use with a laser water isotope analyzer in cold and dry polar regions Type Journal
Year (down) 2021 Publication Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Abbreviated Journal
Volume 14 Issue 4 Pages 2907-2918
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ISSN 1867-1381 ISBN Medium
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Call Number Serial 8010
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