COSEE Ocean Systems: News
First expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem
Description: A team of scientists is headed to Antarctica to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that's been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to 120,000 years. The iceberg known as A-68 calved off from the Larsen Ice Shelf in July 2017. The scientists will travel by ship to collect samples from the newly exposed seabed, which covers an area of around 5,818 km2. It is an urgent mission. The ecosystem that's likely been hidden beneath the ice for thousands of years may change as sunlight starts to alter the surface layers of the sea. [Source: British Antarctic Survey]
URL: https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/first-scientific-expedition-to-newly-exposed-antarctic-ecosystem/
Availability: Full Text
Source: British Antarctic Survey
Publish Date: 2/12/2018
Reading Level: Basic
Page Length:  

<< BACK