Southern Quest A journey of discovery for Australian Antarctic Science

Oblong Small Quarto Size. Near Fine condition - Card Wraps. Illustrated with Colour photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 97 pages. The Hobart based Antarctic Cooperative Research Centre for the Antarctic and the South Ocean [ now the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre] is a significant research institution aimed at better understanding the central place of Antarctica in the global scheme of things. Over almost two decades it has studied and described the physical and chemical properties of the Southern Ocean and recorded changes in these properties; investigated the nature of the Antarctic ice sheet and Antarctica's surrounding sea ice and recreated detailed historic climate records from high resolution ice cores; recorded changes in the acidity of the Southern Ocean and impacts on ocean life; described and modelled sea-level rise to better understand its impacts on the globe and Australia; and conducted research on ecosystems and the impacts of potential climate change on Antarctic marine life.

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Publisher: Antarctic CRC

Year: 2003

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

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