Monthly Archives: December 2011

Elephant Seals as Polar Ocean Observers – New evidence for the dense shelf water source of Cape Darnley Bottom Water and much more

Posted on December 14, 2011 by swotherspoon

Guy Williams, ACE CRC IMAS Sandy Bay seminar room Wednesday 21st December, 13:00 – 13:50

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Eddy-edge baroclinic instability, offshore from the Leeuwin Current

Posted on December 13, 2011 by swotherspoon

J.S. Godfrey, R. Fiedler and G.R. Cresswell IMAS Sandy Bay seminar room Wednesday 14th December, 12:00 – 12:50

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Simple maps in Matlab

Posted on December 9, 2011 by braymond

A recent article looked at producing simple maps in R. Here’s one way of doing similar things using Matlab.

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Scott’s Demise

Posted on December 6, 2011 by swotherspoon

Following the recent celebrations of the centenary of Mawson’s expedition, today’s Times has an article on the recent re-discovery of a letter by a member of Scott’s expedition that predicts their demise.  The Times writes  “We have had a long … Continue reading →

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Sea ice, ice shelf, and ocean feedbacks in coastal Antarctica

Posted on December 6, 2011 by swotherspoon

Dr Mike Williams, NIWA Wednesday 7th December, 12:00 – 12:50 pm Old IASOS seminar room, Room 205, Centenary building

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Mawson Centenary

Posted on December 3, 2011 by swotherspoon

Today’s Mercury has an excellent article on the celebration of the centenary of Sir Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911.

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How I stopped worrying and learned to love complex systems science

Posted on December 1, 2011 by swotherspoon

Vincent Lyne Research Team Leader: Ecological Risk Assessment CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research Hobart Thursday 8 December 2011, 11:30AM AAD Theatrette

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