Sustained Antarctic Research: A 21st Century Imperative

Mahlon C. Kennicutt; David Bromwich; Daniela Liggett; Birgit Njåstad; Lloyd Peck; Stephen R. Rintoul; Catherine Ritz; Martin J. Siegert; Alan Aitken; Cassandra M. Brooks; John Cassano; Sanjay Chaturvedi; Dake Chen; Klaus Dodds; Nicholas R. Golledge; Céline Le Bohec; Marcelo Leppe; Alison Murray; P. Chandrika Nath; Marilyn N. Raphael; Michelle Rogan-Finnemore; Dustin M. Schroeder; Lynne Talley; Tony Travouillon; David G. Vaughan; Lifan Wang; Allan T. Weatherwax; Huigen Yang; Steven L. Chown

doi:10.1016/j. oneear.2019.08.014

Sustained Antarctic Research: A 21^st Century Imperative

Mahlon C. Kennicutt, David Bromwich, Daniela Liggett, Birgit Njåstad, Lloyd Peck, Stephen R. Rintoul, Catherine Ritz, Martin J. Siegert, Alan Aitken, Cassandra M. Brooks, John Cassano, Sanjay Chaturvedi, Dake Chen, Klaus Dodds, Nicholas R. Golledge, Céline Le Bohec, Marcelo Leppe, Alison Murray, P. Chandrika Nath, Marilyn N. RaphaelMichelle Rogan-Finnemore, Dustin M. Schroeder, Lynne Talley, Tony Travouillon, David G. Vaughan, Lifan Wang, Allan T. Weatherwax, Huigen Yang, Steven L. Chown

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Abstract

The view from the south is, more than ever, dominated by ominous signs of change. Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are intrinsic to the Earth system, and their evolution is intertwined with and influences the course of the Anthropocene. In turn, changes in the Antarctic affect and presage humanity's future. Growing understanding is countering popular beliefs that Antarctica is pristine, stable, isolated, and reliably frozen. An aspirational roadmap for Antarctic science has facilitated research since 2014. A renewed commitment to gathering further knowledge will quicken the pace of understanding of Earth systems and beyond. Progress is already evident, such as addressing uncertainties in the causes and pace of ice loss and global sea-level rise. However, much remains to be learned. As an iconic global “commons,” the rapidity of Antarctic change will provoke further political action. Antarctic research is more vital than ever to a sustainable future for this One Earth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-113
Number of pages	19
Journal	One Earth
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j. oneear.2019.08.014
Publication status	Published - 20 Sept 2019

Keywords

adaptations
atmosphere-ocean couplings
climate change
conservation
Earth systems
ice sheet
politics and governance
sea level
Southern Ocean
sustainability

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Kennicutt, M. C., Bromwich, D., Liggett, D., Njåstad, B., Peck, L., Rintoul, S. R., Ritz, C., Siegert, M. J., Aitken, A., Brooks, C. M., Cassano, J., Chaturvedi, S., Chen, D., Dodds, K., Golledge, N. R., Le Bohec, C., Leppe, M., Murray, A., Nath, P. C., ... Chown, S. L. (2019). Sustained Antarctic Research: A 21^st Century Imperative. One Earth, 1(1), 95-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. oneear.2019.08.014

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