there is the residue of isolated events and blips of history. Radioactive isotopes record events such as the Maralinga nuclear tests, and already the traces of the dust storm that hit Sydney last year could be settling at the crust.
Frozen in time The Age JO CHANDLER, ANTARCTICA January 20, 2010 Jo Chandler travelled to Casey Station on a media fellowship from the Australian Antarctic Division.“…….the rigours of field work at the climate frontline, where scientists must go to collect the raw data they need to decipher the unfolding climate story and be able to better anticipate what will happen next………
Goodwin is co-chair of the International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (ITASE), which draws on records collected by 23 nations from the Antarctic ice sheet to try to plot the natural variability of world climate through history. This is critically important to efforts by scientists to gauge the true impact of human behaviour on climate and to anticipate future change.The Mill Island ice core project is Australia’s latest contribution to ITASE. But as well as contributing to global knowledge, it is hoped it will also yield important insights into present and future weather changes through southern Australia…………
there is the residue of isolated events and blips of history. Radioactive isotopes record events such as the Maralinga nuclear tests, and already the traces of the dust storm that hit Sydney last year could be settling at the crust.
Every core exposes closer links between Antarctic conditions and the weather patterns affecting the Australian continent, giving clues for future adaptation………THE Antarctic contains the oldest ice on Earth, a time capsule of atmospheric history.
