Bayesian Analysis Workshops

The Australian Antarctic Division will host a series of three workshops offered by Dr Simon Wotherspoon and Dr Ben Raymond to introduce and develop skills in Bayesian data analysis. The workshops will consist of a mixture of lecture presentations and hands-on practical sessions.

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Physical controls on biological production and air-sea CO2 flux in the North Pacific

Jennifer Ayers
IMAS

Date/Time: Friday, 23rd March, 15:30 – 16:30
Venue: IMAS Sandy Bay Seminar Room

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Hot topics in the ecology of invertebrates from coasts to the deep-sea

Amanda Bates
Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies
Fisheries, Aquaculture and Coasts Centre

Date/time: Friday 16th March, 15:30 – 16:30
Venue: IMAS Sandy Bay Seminar Room

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More Mapping

Maps, maps everywhere but not a drop to drink.  Since our recent article on mapping in R, several articles have appeared on mapping techniques in R.
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Climate of the Last Glacial Maximum and its implications for ocean acidification

Richard Matear
Date/Time: Friday 9th March, 15:30 – 16:30
Venue: IMAS Sandy Bay seminar room

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BOTES Drinks

The next BOTES drinks & nibbles will be held Friday Mar 2, at 4:30 in the velvet lounge in the IMAS building.  All welcome.

The Bottom of the Earth Society (BOTES) is a student-based organisation at UTas, that aims to encourage and assist in social, academic and personal pursuits of individuals , members of the University, and the wider community who share an interest in Antarctic and marine studies.

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Amundsen’s dash to the South Pole – A detour with consequences

Cornelia Lüdecke, SCAR History EG, Munich, Germany

Date/time: Wed 7th March, 15:30 – 16:30
Venue: IMAS Sandy Bay Seminar Room

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BOTES Taroona

The next BOTES drinks & nibbles will be held Friday Feb 17, at 4:30 at Taroona.  All welcome.

The Bottom of the Earth Society (BOTES) is a student-based organisation at UTas, that aims to encourage and assist in social, academic and personal pursuits of individuals , members of the University, and the wider community who share an interest in Antarctic and marine studies.

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Overplot

Overplotting is when one point in a plot obscures another, giving a misleading impression of the density of the data in that area.  Overplot is a common problem for larger data sets, or when the data are discrete.
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Seismic attenuation in glacial ice: A proxy for englacial temperature

Dr Leo E. Peters1,2
1Department of Geosciences,
The Pennsylvania State University
2Earth and Environmental Systems Institute,
The Pennsylvania State University

Date/Time: Tuesday 21 Feb, 12:00
Venue: Centenary 205 (old IASOS seminar room)

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