Australian Antarctic Magazine Spring 2005, pages 2-4 Climate change: Cold hard facts on a hot topic (by Tas van Ommen) Provides an overview of the role of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in climate change.
Spring 2005, page 4 A new international program for Antarctic climate research (by Tas van Ommen) Describes the Antarctica and the Global Climate System program.
Autumn 2005, page 4 Southern Ocean studies reveal widespread changes (by Steve Rintoul) Describes research indicating that the deep waters of the Southern Ocean are cooler and less salty than they were 10 years ago.
Ecos No. 144, 2008, page 19 Reading climate signatures in the Southern Ocean (by Jess Tyler) Describes the Climate of Antarctica and Southern Ocean project.
No.126, 2005, pages 33-34, HIPPIES assessed who eats whom around Heard Island (Nick Gales and Andrew Constable) Describes the research of the Heard Island Predator-Prey Investigation and Ecosystem Study.
No. 125, 2005, page 34 Glacial retreat heralds changing Antarctic climate (by Doug Thost) Describes measurements showing that Brown Glacier on Heard Island is retreating rapidly.
No. 116, 2003, page 7 Climate and ocean research boosted Describes the work of the Cooperative Research Centre for Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems.
No. 97, 1998, pages 22-25 Australia's climate Cerberus – the puzzle of three oceans (by Peter Baines) Explains how Australia’s climate is affected by interactions between the ocean surface and the atmosphere in the Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans.
No. 94, 1998, pages 17-19 Going to extremes Describes how interactions between the Southern Ocean, the sea ice, and the atmosphere influence regional and global climate.
NationalGeographic.com 6 March, 2003 Antarctic glaciers surged after 1995 ice-shelf collapse Suggests that when a floating shelf of ice hinged to the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula disintegrated in January 1995, several glaciers that were backed up into it surged towards the sea.
New Scientist 15 April 2006, pages 42-46 Deep trouble (by Stephen Battersby) Discusses whether Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing and the potential affect on climate in Europe.
17 February 2006 Greenland's glaciers are speeding to the ocean (by Roxanne Khamsi) Suggests that current estimates of future sea level rise are too low.
Inside Science (No. 130), 20 May 2000 Ocean circulation (by David Cromwell)
RTD Info February 2006 The oceans and climate Looks at the role of oceans in the storage of carbon dioxide and methane and how global warming is likely change these processes. Includes sections on:
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