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Author Léo Bosse, Jean Lilensten, Nicolas Gillet, Sylvain Rochat, Alain Delboulbé, Stephane Curaba, Alain Roux, Yves Magnard, Magnar G. Johnsen, Unni-Pia Løvhaug, Pierre-Olivier Amblard, Nicolas Le Bihan, Maxime Nabon, Hanane Marif, Frédérique Auriol, Camille Noûs doi  openurl
  Title On the nightglow polarisation for space weather exploration Type Journal
  Year 2020 Publication Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 10 Issue Pages 35  
  Keywords (down) polarisation / aurora  
  Abstract We present here observations of the polarisation of four auroral lines in the auroral oval and in the polar cusp using a new ground polarimeter called Petit Cru. Our results confirm the already known polarisation of the red line, and show for the first time that the three other lines observed here (namely 557.7 nm, 391.4 nm and 427.8 nm) are polarised as well up to a few percent. We show that in several circumstances, this polarisation is linked to the local magnetic activity and to the state of the ionosphere through the electron density measured with EISCAT. However, we also show that the contribution of light pollution from nearby cities via scattering can not be ignored and can play an important role in polarisation measurements. This series of observations questions the geophysical origin of the polarisation. It also leaves open its relation to the magnetic field orientation and to the state of both the upper atmosphere and the troposphere.  
  Programme 1026  
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  ISSN 2115-7251 ISBN Medium  
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  Call Number Serial 7796  
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Author Lia Siegelman, Patrice Klein, Pascal Rivière, Andrew F. Thompson, Hector S. Torres, Mar Flexas, Dimitris Menemenlis file  doi
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  Title Enhanced upward heat transport at deep submesoscale ocean fronts Type Journal
  Year 2020 Publication Nature Geoscience Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 13 Issue 1 Pages 50-55  
  Keywords (down) Physical oceanography  
  Abstract The ocean is the largest solar energy collector on Earth. The amount of heat it can store is modulated by its complex circulation, which spans a broad range of spatial scales, from metres to thousands of kilometres. In the classical paradigm, fine oceanic scales, less than 20 km in size, are thought to drive a significant downward heat transport from the surface to the ocean interior, which increases oceanic heat uptake. Here we use a combination of satellite and in situ observations in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to diagnose oceanic vertical heat transport. The results explicitly demonstrate how deep-reaching submesoscale fronts, with a size smaller than 20 km, are generated by mesoscale eddies of size 50–300 km. In contrast to the classical paradigm, these submesoscale fronts are shown to drive an anomalous upward heat transport from the ocean interior back to the surface that is larger than other contributions to vertical heat transport and of comparable magnitude to air–sea fluxes. This effect can remarkably alter the oceanic heat uptake and will be strongest in eddy-rich regions, such as the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the Kuroshio Extension and the Gulf Stream, all of which are key players in the climate system.  
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  ISSN 1752-0908 ISBN 1752-0908 Medium  
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  Notes Approved yes  
  Call Number Serial 8264  
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Author Samuel Veilleux, Najat Bhiry, Armelle Decaulne doi  openurl
  Title Talus slope characterization in Tasiapik Valley (subarctic Québec): Evidence of past and present slope processes Type Journal
  Year 2020 Publication Geomorphology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 349 Issue Pages 106911  
  Keywords (down) Morphometry Nunavik Periglacial Slope dynamics Snow avalanches  
  Abstract Topographic, granulometric, morphometric, petrographic and vegetation surveys were conducted on the slopes of Tasiapik Valley, near Umiujaq (Nunavik), to document mass wasting processes and their geomorphological impact. Talus slopes, widespread at the foot of the steep rockwalls of Tasiapik Valley, are an important landscape feature in the area. The lithology of the slope deposits attest their local origin, namely the result of rockfalls coming from the adjacent wall. Locally, poor vegetation covering the clasts exhibits recently fallen debris; elsewhere, dense shrub cover has colonized the slopes demonstrating the low activity nowadays. On-going periglacial processes have led to extensive dismantling of the rockface, enabling for debris supply. Following the last deglaciation, paraglacial processes have potentially favoured slope instabilities. The use of automatic cameras during the winter 2017–2018 resulted in the observation of many snow-avalanche events; however few rockfall events have been observed. Spring snow avalanches have carried rock debris to the talus at the foot of the slope; snow also enabled debris redistribution on the slopes.  
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  ISSN 0169-555X ISBN Medium  
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  Notes Approved yes  
  Call Number Serial 8261  
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Author Aymeric Fromant, Charles-André Bost, Paco Bustamante, Alice Carravieri, Yves Cherel, Karine Delord, Yonina H. Eizenberg, Colin M. Miskelly, John P. Y. Arnould doi  openurl
  Title Temporal and spatial differences in the post-breeding behaviour of a ubiquitous Southern Hemisphere seabird, the common diving petrel Type Journal
  Year 2020 Publication Royal Society Open Science Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 7 Issue 11 Pages 200670  
  Keywords (down) migration moult non-breeding Procellariiformes Southern Ocean stable isotopes  
  Abstract The non-breeding period plays a major role in seabird survival and population dynamics. However, our understanding of the migratory behaviour, moulting and feeding strategies of non-breeding seabirds is still very limited, especially for small-sized species. The present study investigated the post-breeding behaviour of three distant populations (Kerguelen Archipelago, southeastern Australia, New Zealand) of the common diving petrel (CDP) (Pelecanoides urinatrix), an abundant, widely distributed zooplanktivorous seabird breeding throughout the southern Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. The timing, geographical destination and activity pattern of birds were quantified through geolocator deployments during the post-breeding migration, while moult pattern of body feathers was investigated using stable isotope analysis. Despite the high energetic cost of flapping flight, all the individuals quickly travelled long distances (greater than approx. 2500 km) after the end of the breeding season, targeting oceanic frontal systems. The three populations, however, clearly diverged spatially (migration pathways and destinations), and temporally (timing and duration) in their post-breeding movements, as well as in their period of moult. Philopatry to distantly separated breeding grounds, different breeding phenologies and distinct post-breeding destinations suggest that the CDP populations have a high potential for isolation, and hence, speciation. These results contribute to improving knowledge of ecological divergence and evolution between populations, and inform the challenges of conserving migratory species.  
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Author Philippe Ricaud, Paolo Grigioni, Romain Roehrig, Pierre Durand, Dana E. Veron file  doi
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  Title Trends in Atmospheric Humidity and Temperature above Dome C, Antarctica Evaluated from Observations and Reanalyses Type Journal
  Year 2020 Publication Atmosphere Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 11 Issue 8 Pages 836  
  Keywords (down) meteorological reanalyses microwave radiometer precipitable water radiosondes SAM index temperature trends  
  Abstract The time evolution of humidity and temperature above Dome C (Antarctica) has been investigated by considering data from (1) meteorological radiosondes (2005–2017), (2) the microwave radiometer HAMSTRAD (2012–2017), (3) four modern meteorological reanalyses (1980–2017) and (4) the southern annular mode (SAM) index (1980–2017). From these observations (2005–2017), a significant moistening trend (0.08 ± 0.06 kg m−2 dec−1) is associated with a significant warming trend (1.08 ± 0.55 K dec−1) in summer. Conversely, a significant drying trend of −0.04 ± 0.03 kg m−2 dec−1 (−0.05 ± 0.03 kg m−2 dec−1) is associated with a significant cooling trend of −2.4 ± 1.2 K dec−1 (−5.1 ± 2.0 K dec−1) in autumn (winter), with no significant trends in the spring. We demonstrate that 1) the trends identified in the radiosondes (2005–2017) are also present in the reanalyses and 2) the multidecadal variability of integrated water vapor and near-surface temperature (1980–2017) is strongly influenced by variability in the SAM index for all seasons but spring. Our study suggests that the decadal trends observed in humidity and near-surface temperature at Dome C (2005–2017) reflect the multidecadal variability of the atmosphere, and are not indicative of long-term trends that may be related to global climate change.  
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  ISSN 2073-4433 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes Approved yes  
  Call Number Serial 7838  
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Author Chengsheng Zhu, Maximilian Miller, Nicholas Lusskin, Benoît Bergk Pinto, Lorrie Maccario, Max Häggblom, Timothy Vogel, Catherine Larose, Yana Bromberg doi  openurl
  Title Snow microbiome functional analyses reveal novel aspects of microbial metabolism of complex organic compounds Type Journal
  Year 2020 Publication MicrobiologyOpen Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 9 Issue 9 Pages e1100  
  Keywords (down) metagenome metatranscriptome mi-faser snow microbiome  
  Abstract Microbes active in extreme cold are not as well explored as those of other extreme environments. Studies have revealed a substantial microbial diversity and identified cold-specific microbiome molecular functions. We analyzed the metagenomes and metatranscriptomes of 20 snow samples collected in early and late spring in Svalbard, Norway using mi-faser, our read-based computational microbiome function annotation tool. Our results reveal a more diverse microbiome functional capacity and activity in the early- vs. late-spring samples. We also find that functional dissimilarity between the same-sample metagenomes and metatranscriptomes is significantly higher in early than late spring samples. These findings suggest that early spring samples may contain a larger fraction of DNA of dormant (or dead) organisms, while late spring samples reflect a new, metabolically active community. We further show that the abundance of sequencing reads mapping to the fatty acid synthesis-related microbial pathways in late spring metagenomes and metatranscriptomes is significantly correlated with the organic acid levels measured in these samples. Similarly, the organic acid levels correlate with the pathway read abundances of geraniol degradation and inversely correlate with those of styrene degradation, suggesting a possible nutrient change. Our study thus highlights the activity of microbial degradation pathways of complex organic compounds previously unreported at low temperatures.  
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Author Agnès Lewden, Batshéva Bonnet, Andreas Nord doi  openurl
  Title The metabolic cost of subcutaneous and abdominal rewarming in king penguins after long-term immersion in cold water Type Journal
  Year 2020 Publication Journal of Thermal Biology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 91 Issue Pages 102638  
  Keywords (down) Metabolism Normothermia Rewarming Subcutaneous temperature  
  Abstract Marine endotherms in the polar regions face a formidable thermal challenge when swimming in cold water. Hence, they use morphological (fat, blubber) adjustment and peripheral vasoconstriction to reduce demands for heat production in water. The animals then regain normothermia when resting ashore. In the king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) metabolic rate is lower in fed than in fasted individuals during subsequent rewarming on land. This has been suggested to be a consequence of diversion of blood flow to the splanchnic region in fed birds, which reduces peripheral temperatures. However, peripheral temperatures during recovery have never been investigated in birds with different nutritional status. The aim of this study was, therefore, to measure subcutaneous and abdominal temperatures during the rewarming phase on land in fasted and fed king penguins, and investigate to which extent any different rewarming were reflected in recovery metabolic rate (MRR) after long term immersion in cold water. We hypothesized that fed individuals would have a slower increase of subcutaneous temperatures compared to fasted penguins, and a correspondingly lower MRR. Subcutaneous tissues reached normothermia after 24.15 (back) and 21.36 min (flank), which was twice as fast as in the abdomen (46.82 min). However, recovery time was not affected by nutritional condition. MRR during global rewarming (4.56 ± 0.42 W kg−1) was twice as high as resting metabolic rate (RMR; 2.16 ± 0.59 W kg−1). However, MRR was not dependent on feeding status and was significantly elevated above RMR only until subcutaneous temperature had recovered. Contrary to our prediction, fed individuals did not reduce the subcutaneous circulation compared to fasted penguins and did not show any changes in MRR during subsequent recovery. It seems likely that lower metabolic rate in fed king penguins on land reported in other studies might not have been caused primarily by increased circulation to the visceral organs.  
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  ISSN 0306-4565 ISBN Medium  
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  Call Number Serial 8271  
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Author Yves Cherel, Evgeny V. Romanov, Pavanee Annasawmy, Delphine Thibault, Frédéric Ménard doi  isbn
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  Title Micronektonic fish species over three seamounts in the southwestern Indian Ocean Type Journal
  Year 2020 Publication Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 176 Issue Pages 104777  
  Keywords (down) Lanternfish Tropical waters  
  Abstract Taxonomic composition, abundance and biological features of micronektonic fish were investigated using pelagic trawls conducted near and over the summits of three seamounts located in the western Indian Ocean (La Pérouse, MAD-Ridge and Walters Shoal). Mesopelagic fish from three families accounted for 80% by number of the total catch (5714 specimens, 121 taxa), namely myctophids (59%), gonostomatids (12%) and sternoptychids (9%). Whereas the gonostomatid Sigmops elongatus was the most abundant species around La Pérouse seamount, myctophids were the most diverse and dominant group by number in all three studied areas. Most myctophids were high-oceanic species, which included the numerically dominant Benthosema suborbitale, Ceratoscopelus warmingii, Diaphus perspicillatus, Hygophum hygomii, and Lobianchia dofleini. The few remaining myctophids (Diaphus suborbitalis being the most abundant) were pseudoceanic fish, highlighting the association with landmasses. The study adds one myctophid species new to the Indian Ocean (Diaphus bertelseni), and a second record in the literature of the recently described sternoptychid Argyripnus hulleyi.  
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  ISSN 0967-0645 ISBN 0967-0645 Medium  
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  Call Number Serial 8073  
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Author Hila Levy, Steven R Fiddaman, Juliana A Vianna, Daly Noll, Gemma V Clucas, Jasmine K H Sidhu, Michael J Polito, Charles A Bost, Richard A Phillips, Sarah Crofts, Gary D Miller, Pierre Pistorius, Francesco Bonnadonna, Céline Le Bohec, Andrés Barbosa, Phil Trathan, Andrea Raya Rey, Laurent A F Frantz, Tom Hart, Adrian L Smit file  doi
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  Title Evidence of Pathogen-Induced Immunogenetic Selection across the Large Geographic Range of a Wild Seabird Type Journal
  Year 2020 Publication Molecular Biology and Evolution Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 37 Issue 6 Pages 1708-1726  
  Keywords (down) immunogenetics, positive selection, Toll-like receptors, pathogen-mediated selection, Antarctica and Southern Ocean, Gentoo penguin  
  Abstract Over evolutionary time, pathogen challenge shapes the immune phenotype of the host to better respond to an incipient threat. The extent and direction of this selection pressure depend on the local pathogen composition, which is in turn determined by biotic and abiotic features of the environment. However, little is known about adaptation to local pathogen threats in wild animals. The Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) is a species complex that lends itself to the study of immune adaptation because of its circumpolar distribution over a large latitudinal range, with little or no admixture between different clades. In this study, we examine the diversity in a key family of innate immune genes—the Toll-like receptors (TLRs)—across the range of the Gentoo penguin. The three TLRs that we investigated present varying levels of diversity, with TLR4 and TLR5 greatly exceeding the diversity of TLR7. We present evidence of positive selection in TLR4 and TLR5, which points to pathogen-driven adaptation to the local pathogen milieu. Finally, we demonstrate that two positively selected cosegregating sites in TLR5 are sufficient to alter the responsiveness of the receptor to its bacterial ligand, flagellin. Taken together, these results suggest that Gentoo penguins have experienced distinct pathogen-driven selection pressures in different environments, which may be important given the role of the Gentoo penguin as a sentinel species in some of the world’s most rapidly changing environments.  
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  ISSN 0737-4038 ISBN Medium  
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Author Renac Christophe, Moine Bertrand, Goudour Jean-Pierre, LeRomancer Marc, Perrache Chantal file  doi
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  Title Stable isotope study of rainfall, river drainage and hot springs of the kerguelen archipelago, SW Indian Ocean Type Journal
  Year 2020 Publication Geothermics Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 83 Issue Pages 101726  
  Keywords (down) Geothermal springs Kerguelen archipelago Stable isotope composition Water-Rock interaction  
  Abstract This study is the first synthesis of chemical composition and stable isotopes values for the Kerguelen archipelago waters. The stable isotope values for rainfall and river waters in the Kerguelen archipelago allow a calculation of the Local Meteoric Water Line (δD rainfall = 8.43 x δ18O rainfall + 11) and a summer runoff line (δD river drainage = 7.45 x δ18O river drainage + 6). Surface waters with low- ion concentrations, chlorine facies and stable isotope values infiltrate through fractures and lava flows recharging deeper groundwaters. Thermal groundwater with low- (7 to 50 °C) and high- (50 to 100 °C) temperatures emerges in different localities in the volcanic archipelago. The low-temperature thermal waters might represent a mixture of high-temperature water with rainfall, thermal gradient changes or shallower infiltration compared to that for high-temperature thermal waters. The Rallier du Baty and Val Travers areas contain geothermal fluids with high-temperature springs, fumaroles and a large water flow. In the Rallier du Baty, the major ion chemistry and O, H, C and S stable isotope ratio of low (7 to 50 °C) temperature spring waters in Rallier du Baty area demonstrate a geothermal-system recharged by meteoric water (δD H2O liquid = 7.0 x δ18O H2O liquid + 0.5) rather than sea water. The chemical and isotopic compositions of elevated temperature spring waters (50 to 100 °C) have a long and complex history of meteoric water interacting with cooling magmas (δD H2O liquid = 1.78 x δ18O H2O liquid –  23). Surficial precipitation of aragonite, kaolinite, pyrite, native sulfur attest to a long livied geothermal system. A temperature of the geothermal reservoir has been estimated between 193 and 259 °C by cation geothermometry. The combination of minerals observed, major ion composition of water with thermodynamic modeling and stable isotope data suggest a geothermal system with a series of water/rock interactions from 50 to 250 °C. The conductive cooling of rising of H2O−CO2-rich fluids have produced a H2O−CO2 phase separation with the precipitation of secondary minerals.  
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  ISSN 0375-6505 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes Approved yes  
  Call Number Serial 8262  
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