Residue determinants and sequence analysis of cold-adapted trypsins - Schrøder Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti; Willassen, Nils Peder; Smalås, Arne O. (Extremophiles, 1999)
The digestive enzyme trypsin is among the most extensively studied proteins, and its structure has been reported from a large number of organisms. This article focuses on the trypsins from vertebrates adapted to life at low temperatures. Cold-adapted organisms seem to have compensated for the reduced reaction rates at low temperatures by evolving more active and less temperature-stable enzymes. We have analyzed 27 trypsin sequences from a variety of organisms to find unique attributes for the cold-adapted trypsins, comparing trypsins from salmon, Antarctic fish, cod, and pufferfish to other vertebrate trypsins. Both the "cold" and the "warm" active trypsins have about 50 amino acids that are unique and conserved within each class. The main unique features of the cold-adapted trypsins attributable to low-temperature adaptation seem to be (1) reduced hydrophobicity and packing density of the core, mainly because of a lower (Ile + Leu)/(Ile + Leu + Val) ratio, (2) reduced stability of the C-terminal, (3) lack of one warm trypsin conserved proline residue and one proline tyrosine stacking, (4) difference in charge and flexibility of loops extending the binding pocket, and (5) different conformation of the "autolysis" loop that is likely to be involved in substrate binding.
Keywords: Sørishavet; biokjemi; fisker; marin biologi; mikrobiologi; polarområdene

Climatic trend and the retreat and disintegration of ice shelves on the Antarctic Peninsula: an overview - Skvarca, Pedro; Rack, Wolfgang; Rott, Helmut; Ibarzábal Donángelo, Teresa (Polar Research, 1999)
Observation of the retreat and disintegration of ice shelves around the Antarctic Peninsula during the last three decades and associated changes in air temperature, measured at various meteorological stations on the Antarctic Peninsula, are reviewed. The climatically induced retreat of the northern Larsen Ice Shelf on the east coast and of the Wordie, George VI, and Wilkins ice shelves on the west coast amounted to about 10 000 km2 since the mid-1960s. A summary is presented on the recession history of the Larsen Ice Shelf and on the collapse of those sections north of Robertson Island in early 1995. The area changes were derived from images of various satellites, dating back to a late 1963 image from the recently declassified US Argon space missions. This photograph reveals a previously unknown, minor advance of the northern Larsen Ice Shelf before 1975. During the period of retreat a consistent and pronounced warming trend was observed at the stations on both east and west coasts of the Antarctic Peninsula, but a major cause of the fast retreat and final collapse of the northernmost sections of the Larsen Ice Shelf were several unusually warm summers. Temperature records from the nearby station Marambio show that a positive mean summer temperature was reached for the first time in 1992-93. Recent observations indicate that the process of ice shelf disintegration is proceeding further south on both sides of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Keywords: Antarktis; brehylle; glasiologi; isbrem; isshelf; klimaendringer; meteorologi; satellittbilder

Climate variables along a traverse line in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica - van den Broeke, Michiel R; Winther, Jan-Gunnar; Isaksson, Elisabeth; Pinglot, Jean Francis; Karlöf, Lars; Eiken, Trond; Louk, Conrads (Journal of Glaciology, 1999)
Temperature, density and accumulation data were obtained from shallow firn cores, drilled during an overland traverse through a previously unknown part of Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. The traverse area is characterised by high mountains that obstruct the ice flow, resulting in a sudden transition from the polar plateau to the coastal region. The spatial variations of potential temperature, near-surface firn density and accumulation suggest that katabatic winds are active in this region. Proxy wind data derived from firn-density profiles confirm that annual mean wind speed is strongly related to the magnitude of the surface slope. The high elevation of the ice sheet south of the mountains makes for a dry, cold climate, in which mass loss owing to sublimation is small and erosion of snow by the wind has a potentially large impact on the surface mass balance. A simple katabatic-wind model is used to explain the variations of accumulation along the traverse line in terms of divergence/convergence of the local transport of drifting snow. The resulting wind- and snowdrift patterns are closely connected to the topography of the ice sheet: ridges are especially sensitive to erosion, while ice streams and other depressions act as collectors of drifting snow.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1996/97; fysisk geografi; glasiologi; klimatologi; meteorologi

Distribution and Abundance of the Antarctic Petrel - van Franeker, J. A.; Gavrilo, M.; Mehlum, Fridtjof; Veit, R. R.; Woehler, E. J. (Waterbirds: The International Journal of Waterbird Biology, 1999)
Published and unpublished information on the distribution and abundance of the Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) is reviewed. Currently 35 colonies with approximately half a million breeding pairs are known. All but one of these known colonies are situated in East Antarctica. However, an estimate derived from at sea studies in three of four apparent centers of oceanic occurrence suggests a population as high as four to seven million breeding pairs (10 to 20 million individuals). In spite of the tentative nature of such an estimate, the difference with the colony-derived figure strongly suggests the existence of large, currently undiscovered colonies, particularly in western Antarctica and Victoria Land, where a complete mismatch exists between bird observations at sea and known colonies. In eastern Antarctica, in addition to undiscovered colonies, some known ones could be considerably larger than currently documented.
Keywords: Antarktis; Dronning Maud Land; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi

The interplay of global and polar regimes - Young, Oran R. (Polar Research, 1999)
The growing salience of interactions between the functionally broad but geographically narrow regimes for the polar regions and the geographically broad but functionally specific regimes emerging to deal with global environmental changes directs attention to the issue of institutional interplay. Interplay among regimes can cause mutual interference or foster synergy. Adopting a pragmatic stance that assumes no fundamental changes in international society, this essay suggests ways to: (1) adapt global regimes dealing with ozone depletion, climate change and biodiversity to the conditions prevailing in the polar regions; and (2) ensure that concerns arising in the polar regions receive serious consideration in global forums. Specific suggestions range from modest initiatives involving monitoring and assessment to more ambitious initiatives, such as the establishment of a chamber of regions in global regimes.
Keywords: Antarktis; biodiversitet; internasjonal samarbeid; klimaendringer; klimapolitikk; ozonlaget; polarområdene

Sixty year 10Be record from Greenland and Antarctica - Aldahan, A.; Possnert, G.; Johnsen, S. J.; Clausen, H. B.; Isaksson, Elisabeth; Karlen, W.; Hansson, M. (Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1998)
We report in this study the distribution of 10Be in the top 40 m of the Renland ice core (East Greenland) and in a 30 m long core from DML (Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica) for the period 1931–1988. The two sites show differences in10Be content, the Antarctica site showing smaller variance and a lower average 10Be annual flux. Similarly, the average accumulation rate (cm water equivalent year−1) is higher in the Renland relative to DML. The variability in accumulation (precipitation) rates seems to explain part of the difference in10Be flux between the two polar sites. Cyclic fluctuations of 10Be flux correlate with the 11-year sunspot number and cosmic ray intensity than with the aa index (perturbation of the geomagnetic activity by the solar wind). Our data corroborate 10Be cyclic fluctuation pattern from the Dye 3 ice core and confirm a promising potential for correlation of global and local events.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; glasiologi; iskjerner; klimatologi; meteorologi; polarområdene

Ice sheet history from Antarctic Continental Margin sediments: The ANTOSTRAT approach - Barker, Peter; Barrett, Peter; Camerlenghi, Angelo; Cooper, Alan; Davey, Frederick; Domack, Eugene; Escutia, Carlota; Kristoffersen, Yngve; O'Brien, Philip (Terra Antarctica, 1998)
Keywords: Antarktis; glasiologi; innlandsis; sedimentologi

Polare jubileer i 1997 og 1998 - Barr, Susan (Polarboken, 1998)
Keywords: Antarktis; Sørishavet; ekspedisjoner; historie

The Floating Factory: Dominant Designs and Technological Development of Twentieth-CenturyWhaling Factory Ships - Basberg, Bjørn L (The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du nord, 1998)
Keywords: Antarktis; historie; hvalfangere; hvalfangst; hvalkokeri

On the cost of reproduction in long-lived birds: the influence of environmental variability - Erikstad, Kjell Einar; Fauchald, Per; Tveraa, Torkild; Steen, Harald (Ecology, 1998)
Keywords: Antarktis; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi

Research cruise of the Scandinavian South African Antarctic expedition, December 1997 to February 1998 - Froneman, P.W.; Pakhomov, Evgeny; Turner, D.; Abrahamson, K.; Karlsson, B.; Godhe, Anna; Bertilsson, Stefan; Graneli, Wilhelm; Carlsson, Per; Wängberg, Sten-Åke; Wulff, Angela; Croot, Peter; et al. (South African Journal of Science, 1998)
Focuses on the Scandinavian/South African Antarctic expedition conducted between December 4, 1997 to February 6, 1998 which determined the role of Southern Ocean in the global carbon cycle in physical and biological oceanographic studies. Aims of the expedition; Underway sampling conducted; Biological results of the expedition; Conclusions.
Keywords: NARE ekspedisjoner; Sørishavet; fytoplankton; krill; marin biologi; oseanografi

Estimate of the subglacier dielectric constant of an ice shelf using a ground-penetrating step-frequency radar - Hamran, Svein Erik; Erlingsson, Bjørn; Gjessing, Yngvar; Mo, Per (IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1998)
The mass balance of the Antarctic ice cap, its stability, and the role of the surrounding ice shelf in bottomwater mass formation is, to a large extent, dictated by processes associated with subsurface freezing and melting, where the submerged ice meets the surrounding ocean. It is demonstrated how multifrequency ground-penetrating radar data collected at the Riiser-Larsenisen can be used to examine the physical conditions of the ice-shelf subsurface. The received radar signal from three different frequency intervals, 10-30, 155-170, and 330-360 MHz (range of wavelengths from 15 to 0.5 m in the ice), was analyzed by using a plane reflector model. It is demonstrated that the data can be successfully used to distinguish between types of ice at the ice-ocean interface, such as for freezing marine ice, melting marine ice, melting meteoric ice from the ice cap, and melting firn/ice. The data analysis shows that the subsurface can be regarded as rough on length scales in the order of 1 m.
Keywords: Antarktis; brehylle; fjernanalyse; geofysikk; georadar; glasiologi; isbreer; isbrem; isshelf; oseanografi

Den norske antarktisekspedisjonen (NARE) 1996/97 - Haugland, Jan Erling (Polarboken, 1998)
Keywords: Bouvetøya; Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1996/97; logistikk

Ambient air levels and atmospheric long-range transport of persistent organochlorines to Signy Island, Antarctica - Kallenborn, Roland; Oehme, Michael; Wynn-Williams, David D; Schlabach, Martin; Harris, Joyce (Science of The Total Environment, 1998)
Levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls and pesticides have been determined in ambient air at Signy Island, Antarctica, over a period of 17 weeks. Mean concentrations for single polychlorinated biphenyls (0.02–17 pg/m3), for chlordanes (0.04–0.9 pg/m3), DDT compounds (0.07–0.40 pg/m3) and γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH, 22 pg/m3) were comparable to those in Arctic air. However, α-HCH levels were approximately one order of magnitude lower. Compared to the Arctic, differences were also observed in the concentration ratios of α-/γ-HCH and chlordane compounds. Two possible atmospheric long-range transport episodes from South America were found by comparing 10-day back trajectories with observed concentration changes. The lower limits of determination (LOD) were mainly governed by the field blanks. They were satisfactory for the most volatile PCBs. However, many concentrations for DDT and chlordane compounds were below the LODs (range 0.1–1 pg/m3) or even the instrumental detection limit (0.01–0.03 pg/m3).
Keywords: Antarktis; atmosfæren; forurensning; langtransport; luftforurensning; meteorologi; miljøgifter; polarområdene

Nitrogen uptake in the infiltration community, an ice algal community in Antarctic pack-ice - Kristiansen, Svein; Farbrot, Tove; Kuosa, Harri; Myklestad, Sverre M; Quillfeldt von, Cecilie Hellum (Polar Biology, 1998)
An infiltration community was the dominating ice algal community in pack-ice off Queen Maud Land, Southern Ocean, in January 1993. The community was dominated by autotrophic processes, and the most common species were the prymnesiophyte Phaeocystis antarctica and the diatoms Chaetoceros neglectus and Fragilariopsis cylindrus. The concentration of chlorophyll a was 1.3–47.9 μg l−1, and the inner part of the community was nitrate depleted. Uptake rates of nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, urea and amino acids were measured using 15N. Nitrate was the major nitrogen source for ice algal growth (67 ± 6% nitrate uptake). It is suggested that % nitrate uptake in the infiltration community decreases during the growth season, from 92% during spring (literature data) to 67% during summer. Scalar irradiance in the infiltration community was high and variable. It reached ca. 2000 μmol m−2 s−1 at some locations, and nitrate uptake rate was potentially photoinhibited at irradiances >500 μmol m−2 s−1. Nitrate uptake rate in an average infiltration community (0.6 m of snow cover) was lowered by 13% over a 2-week period due to photoinhibition.
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; alger; marin biologi

Establishing chronologies from acid-insoluble organic 14C dates on Antarctic (Ross Sea) and Arctic (North Atlantic) marine sediments - Licht, Kathy J; Cunningham, Wendy L; Andrews, John T; Domack, Eugene W; Jennings, Anne E (Polar Research, 1998)
Keywords: Rosshavet; Sørishavet; paleoseanografi; polarområdene; sedimentologi

Diet and prey consumption of Antarctic petrels Thalassoica antarctica at Svarthamaren, Dronning Maud Land, and at sea outside the colony - Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Klages, Norbert; Røv, Nils (Polar Biology, 1998)
The diet of the Antarctic petrel Thalassoica antarctica was studied during two seasons at Svarthamaren, an inland colony in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, and in the pack ice off the coast of Svarthamaren. The most important food (wet mass) at Svarthamaren was crustaceans (67%), fish (29%) and squid (5%); however, individuals collected in the pack ice took mostly fish (87%). The prey composition and lengths of prey are comparable to what has been documented in other studies on this species. Estimates of food consumption by birds breeding at Svarthamaren (ca. 250,000 pairs) suggest that approximately 6500 tonnes of crustaceans, 2800 tonnes of fish and 435 tonnes of squid are consumed during the breeding season. The annual consumptions of these birds are estimated to be 34,100 tonnes of crustaceans, 14,700 tonnes of fish, and 2300 tonnes of squid. Satellite telemetry data indicate that Antarctic petrels from Svarthamaren may fly more than 3000 km during one foraging trip, and thus may cover a huge ocean area to obtain their prey.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1991/92; NARE 1993/94; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi

Gut length, food transit time and diving habit in phocid seals - Mårtensson, Per-Erik; Nordøy, Erling; Messelt, Edward; Blix, Arnoldus Schytte (Polar Biology, 1998)
Keywords: Sørishavet; seler; zoologi

Large spatial variation in accumulation rate in Jutulstraumen ice stream, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica - Melvold, Kjetil; Hagen, Jon Ove; Pinglot, Jean Francis; Gunuestrup, Niels (Annals of Glaciology, 1998)
A mass-balance programme was initiated on Jutulstraumen ice stream, western Dronning Maud Land,Antarctica, during the austral summer 1992-93. As a part of the mass-balance programme, accumulation rate was measured along the centre line of Jutulstraumen from the shelf edge up to the plateau at about 2500 m a.s.l. Accumulation distribution obtained from seven shallow firn cores and 48 slake readings is presented. The overall net accumulation trend displays a decreasing accumulation with increasing elevation and distance to coast, but on both the mesoscale and microscale there are significant variations. This is due to complex patterns of precipitation controlled by orography and redistribution by katabatic winds. The local accumulation distribution (few km scale) was found to be dependent on downslope surface gradient (aspect north, northwest), and variations up to 100% were found over distances of less than 3 km. The large variation in accumulation is important when selecting new core sites and for interpretation of temporal and spatial variations in accumulation derived from firn cores.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; geofysikk; geografi; glasiologi; isstrøm

Klarius Mikkelsen's 1935 landing in the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica: some fiction and some facts - Norman, Frederick Ian; Gibson, John A E; Burgess, J S (Polar Record, 1998)
Exploratory activities of Norwegians, particularly those directed by Lars Christensen, off eastern Antarctica are discussed briefly in relation to contemporary Antarctic investigations and politics. The interests of Norway there and Christensen's role in establishing an understanding of the local coastline are indicated. Particular attention is paid to the landing made by Klarius Mikkelsen in the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica, on 20 February 1935. Note is taken of the site's recent re-discovery, and the symbolic role of the landing in the national aspirations of Norway, Britain, and Australia is discussed. Mikkelsen operated under commercial and scientific interests promoted by Christensen, and his landing was, at least in published material, seen as an extension of them. However, there is a suggestion that not only had a new Norwegian land been discovered, and a landing made, but that a claim to it was at least considered. Such a claim was not appropriate given previous agreements between Norway and Britain. The site's location and environs are discussed, as are subsequent flights over it and visits made there by Australian expeditioners. The ambiguity associated with claims that Caroline Mikkelsen was the first woman to land on the Antarctic mainland is also examined. Since Mikkelsen's site was on an island within the Tryne Group, to the north of Davis station, if a mainland location is required to establish such an event, then an alternative (Scullin Monolith) is proposed; however, on this occasion four women were involved, but who was first ashore remains uncertain.
Keywords: Antarktis; Nordmenn; Thorshavn ekspedisjon; første landgang; kvinner; oppdagelsesreiser

Bouvetøya, Subantarktiko - Næstvold, Alf (Polarboken, 1998)
Keywords: Bouvetøya; ekspedisjoner; logistikk

Tvers over Antarktis alene - Ousland, Børge (Polarboken, 1998)
Keywords: Antarktis; ekspedisjoner

A new species of Parmelia (lichenized Ascomycotina) from the Antarctic - Øvstedal, Dag Olav; Elix, John A.; Smith, Ronald I. Lewis (Mycotaxon, 1998)
A new species of Parmelia (lichenized Ascomycotina) from the Antarctic. Parmelia lindsayana Ovstedal & Elix from Signy Island (South Orkney Islands) is described as new. This species resembles P. protosulcata Hale and P. cunninghamii Crombie, but differs in morphological details and in containing usnic, alpha-collatolic and alectoronic acids.
Keywords: Antarktis; Sør-Orknøyene; botanikk; lav; planter

A Comparison of the CCM3 Model Climate Using Diagnosed and Predicted Condensate Parameterizations - Rasch, Philip J.; Kristjánsson, Jón Egill (Journal of Climate, 1998)
A parameterization is introduced for the prediction of cloud water in the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Climate Model version 3 (CCM3). The new parameterization makes a much closer connection between the meteorological processes that determine condensate formation and the condensate amount. The parameterization removes some constraints from the simulation by allowing a substantially wider range of variation in condensate amount than in the standard CCM3 and tying the condensate amount to local physical processes. The parameterization also allows cloud drops to form prior to the onset of grid-box saturation and can require a significant length of time to convert condensate to a precipitable form, or to remove the condensate. The free parameters of the scheme were adjusted to provide reasonable agreement with top of atmosphere and surface fluxes of energy. The parameterization was evaluated by a comparison with satellite and in situ measures of liquid and ice cloud amounts. The effect of the parameterization on the model simulation was then examined by comparing long model simulations to a similar run with the standard CCM and through comparison with climatologies based upon meteorological observations. Global ice and liquid water burdens are higher in the revised model than in the control simulation, with an accompanying increase in height of the center of mass of cloud water. Zonal averages of cloud water contents were 20%–50% lower near the surface and much higher above. The range of variation of cloud water contents is much broader in the new parameterization but was still not as large as measurements suggest. Differences in the simulation were generally small. The largest significant changes found to the simulation were seen in polar regions (winter in the Arctic and all seasons in the Antarctic). The new parameterization significantly changes the Northern Hemisphere winter distribution of cloud water and improves the simulation of temperature and cloud amount there. Small changes were introduced in the cloud fraction to improve consistency of the meteorological parameterizations and to attempt to alleviate problems in the model (in particular, in the marine stratocumulus regime). The small changes did not make any appreciable improvement to the model simulation. The new parameterization adds significantly to the flexibility in the model and the scope of problems that can be addressed. Such a scheme is needed for a reasonable treatment of scavenging of atmospheric trace constituents, and cloud aqueous or surface chemistry. The addition of a more realistic condensate parameterization provides opportunities for a closer connection between radiative properties of the clouds, and their formation and dissipation. These processes must be treated for many problems of interest today (e.g., anthropogenic aerosol–climate interactions).
Keywords: Antarktis; klimamodeller; klimatologi; meteorologi; polarområdene

The effects of personality and interpersonal relations on crew performance during space simulation studies - Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (Life Support & Biosphere Science, 1998)
There has been a substantial increase in the number of people living and operating in isolated, confined, and artificially engineered environments, such as spacecraft, deep diving, weather stations, submarines, and polar outposts. This article gives an overview of research undertaken in a variety of extreme environments in an effort to better understand how semiautonomous, task-oriented groups operating within these environments develop over time, as well as identification of the individual characteristics that promote performance under such circumstances. Research reviewed includes space simulation studies for the European Space Agency (ESA) where groups were isolated in hyperbaric chambers, as well as findings from polar expeditions, space missions, submarine missions, and other military settings. Findings from the space simulation studies in hyperbaric chambers provided empirical evidence for interpersonal issues anecdotally reported in Antarctica and in other isolated, operational team environments, such as "scapegoating" of deviant crew members, displacement of aggression to outside personnel, and time patterns in psychological reactions. No indications of a "psychological limit" for how long people can tolerate remaining in isolation and confinement were found. Certain personality characteristics were consistently associated with coping, and individuals characterized by strong achievement motivation combined with interpersonal sensitivity seemed to adapt better than others. Together, these results have implications for selection and training of people operating within extreme environments.
Keywords: Antarktis; polarekspedisjoner; polarforskere; polarområdene; psykologi

Stability of the Thermohaline Circulation to Noisy Surface Buoyancy Forcing for the Present and a Warm Climate in an Ocean General Circulation Model - Skagseth, Øystein; Mork, Kjell Arne (Journal of Physical Oceanography, 1998)
The stabilities of two different circulation regimes in the North Atlantic, 1) the present thermohaline circulation and 2) a weaker thermohaline circulation, are compared using the Hamburg Large Scale Geostrophic (LSG) ocean circulation model. The latter circulation regime is obtained by restoring the LSG model toward an on average 48C warmer air surface temperature corresponding to a doubled atmospheric content of CO 2 . The stabilities of these stationary states are investigated by imposing various amounts of stochastic noise on the surface freshwater flux. The simulations show more variability on secular timescales for the present than for the warm climate. Since the modeled static stabilities for the two climates are relatively similar, the different rates of variability are probably connected to other mechanisms. In the present climate at high latitudes the two buoyancy fluxes due to heat and freshwater are of similar magnitudes but with opposite signs; thus switches between convective and nonconvective periods at secular timescales are possible. In the warm climate the buoyancy flux due to heat dominates. This compensates the effect of the noisy freshwater forcing and thus reduces the potential for secular oscillations. The stronger coupling between the Atlantic and the Southern Ocean for the present relative to the warm climate could also contribute to this difference. Furthermore, the simulations show that the variability of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current transport for the present climate exceeds that of the warm climate. For increasing stochastic noise the present circulation approaches that of the warm circulation. The authors apply a mixture of heat flux and temperature restoring for the surface boundary condition. Comparison with similar works, which apply a pure restoring for surface temperature, shows that the ocean circulation is much less sensitive to forced stochastic freshwater anomalies with the type of boundary condition used herein. A box model is used to illustrate the effects of the surface temperature parameterizations and the different buoyancy forcing for the present and warm climate.
Keywords: AABW; Sørishavet; Sørishavsstrømmen; geofysikk; havstrømmer; oseanografi; polarområdene; vannmasser

Caloplaca Lewis-Smithii, a new lichen species from continental Antarctica - Søchting, Ulrik; Øvstedal, Dag Olav (Mycotaxon, 1998)
A new muscicolous lichen species, Caloplaca lewis-smithii Søchting & Øvst., is described from Victoria Land, continental Antarctica. It is characterized by a grey to blackish brown microlobate thallus and a blackish apothecial disk with a white pruinose thalline margin.
Keywords: Antarktis; botanikk; lav; planter; sopper

Spatial variability of snow chemistry in western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica - Stenberg, Malin; Isaksson, Elisabeth; Hansson, Margareta; Karlen, Wibjörn; Mayewski, Paul A.; Twickler, Mark S.; Whitlow, Sallie I.; Gundestrup, Niels (Annals of Glaciology, 1998)
During the austral summer of 1993-94 a number of 1-2 m deep snow pits were sampled in connection with firn-coring in western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. The traverse went from 800 to about 3000 m a.s.l. upon the high-altitude plateau. Profiles of cations (Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+), anions (Cl−, NO3-, SO42- , CH3SO3−) and stable oxygen isotopes (δ18O) from 11 snow pils are presented here. Close to the coast 2 m of snow accumulates in about 2-3 years, whilst at sites on the high-altitude plateau 2 m of snow accumulates in 10—14 years. The spatial variation in ion concentrations shows that the ions can be divided into two groups, one with sea-salt elements and methane sulfonate and the other with nitrate and sulfate. For the sca-salt elements and methane sulfonate the concentrations decrease with increasing altitude and increasing distance from the coast, as well as with decreasing temperature and decreasing accumulation rate. For nitrate and sulfate the concentrations are constant or increase with respect to these parameters. This pattern suggests that the sources for sca-salt elements and methane sulfonate are local, whereas the sources for nitrate and sulfate are a mixture of local and long-range transport.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; geofysikk; geokjemi; glasiologi; iskjerner; meteorologi

Regulation of food provisioning in the Antarctic petrel; the importance of parental body condition and chick body mass - Tveraa, Torkild; Sether, Bernt-Erik; Aanes, Ronny; Erikstad, Kjell Einar (Journal of Animal Ecology, 1998)
1. Two hypotheses may explain how long-lived seabirds regulate the food provisioning to their chick. The fixed level of investment hypothesis states that the parents provide food for their chick according to an intrinsic rhythm, independent of their chick's need. The flexible investment hypothesis states that the parents adjust their food provisioning both according to their chick's and their own need. 2. We tested how the Antarctic petrels adjust the food-provisioning according to their own body condition or to their chick's need. First, we selected parents in poor and good body condition. Then we gave all parents randomly a chick of different body mass, but of the same age. We then measured the chicks daily until they were fed for the first time after swapping. 3. Parents in good body condition at hatching were more likely to produce a chick that was still alive 9 days after hatching than parents in poor body condition. Chick body mass at day 9 and at the end of the guarding period was positively related to the mean body condition of the parents at hatching. 4. The meal size provided by parents in good body condition was larger than that provided by parents in poor body condition. Parents in good body condition delivered more food to small than to large chicks, whereas no such relationship was found among parents in poor body condition. 5. Our results suggest that the Antarctic petrel parents adjust the amount of food delivered to their chick according to both the chick's need and their own body condition, and that the ability to respond to the chick's need is dependent upon their own body condition.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1996/97; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi

Body mass and parental decisions in the Antarctic petrel Thalassoica antarctica : how long should the parents guard the chick? - Tveraa, Torkild; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Aanes, Ronny; Erikstad, Kjell Einar (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 1998)
In Procellariiformes, the parents guard the chick after it has attained homeothermy. This strategy may reduce the probability that a small chick is taken by predators, but is costly as only one parent can forage at a time. The decision to leave the chick may therefore be a compromise between the chick's vulnerability to predators, the body condition of the parent on the nest and whether the foraging parent returns in time. We studied how the number of days that parents guarded the chick was related to the body mass of the parent at the nest and the time the foraging parent spent at sea in the Antarctic petrel Thalassoica antarctica. We also examined how the body mass of the parent on the nest and the duration of the foraging trips influenced the chicks' body condition at the end of the guarding period. When the foraging parent did not return to the nest in time to relieve its mate, the number of days the parent on the nest kept guarding the chick was positively related to its body mass on arrival in the colony. The number of days the foraging parent spent at sea was positively related to the body mass of its mate, but those that returned in time had a shorter stay at sea relative to their mate's body mass than those that did not return before their mate had left. Apparently, both the body mass of the parent at the nest and the ability of the foraging parent to adjust its stay at sea to the mate's body mass is important for the number of days the parents guard the chick and also the chick's body condition at this point. The inability to return to the nest before the mate has left may be the result of needing a minimum amount of time at sea to find food, or because some parents having low foraging success and therefore prolong their stay at sea.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1996/97; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi

The semi-annual oscillation and Antarctic climate. Part 1: influence on near surface temperatures (1957–79) - Van Den Broeke, Michiel R. (Antarctic Science, 1998)
We studied the influence of the semi-annual oscillation (SAO) on near-surface temperatures in Antarctica, using observations of 27 stations that were operational during (part of) the period 1957–79. For the annual cycle of surface pressure, the second harmonic explains 17–36% of the total variance on the Antarctic Plateau, 36–68% along the East Antarctic coast and almost 80% on the west coast of the Peninsula, and decreases further to the north. As a result of the amplification of the wave-3 structure of the circulation around Antarctica, a significant modification of the seasonal cooling is observed at many stations. The magnitude of this modification is largely determined by the strength of the temperature inversion at the surface: the percentage of the variance explained by the second harmonic of the annual temperature cycle is then largest on the Antarctic Plateau (11–18%), followed by the large ice shelves and coastal East Antarctica (6–12%) and stations at or close to the Peninsula (0–5%). A significant coupling between the half-yearly wave in surface pressure and that in surface temperature is found for coastal East Antarctica, which can be directly explained by the changes in meridional circulation brought about by the SAO. We show that the coupling of Antarctic temperatures to the meridional circulation is not only valid on the seasonal time scale of the SAO, but probably also on daily and interannual time scales. This has important implications for the interpretation of time series of Antarctic temperatures, a problem that will be addressed in part 2 of this paper.
Keywords: Antarktis; fysisk geografi; klimatologi; meteorologi

The semi-annual oscillation and Antarctic climate. Part 2: recent changes - Van Den Broeke, Michiel R. (Antarctic Science, 1998)
Following a weakening of the semi-annual oscillation (SAO) since the mid-1970s, the half-yearly pressure wave in the Southern Hemisphere has become less significant. As a result, May/June temperatures have decreased in East Antarctica, which has moderated Antarctic warming. Spectral analysis of 87 years of pressure data at Orcadas suggest that the recent weakening of the SAO is part of the natural variability of the Southern Hemisphere circulation on decadal timescales. We interpret the time series of composite Antarctic temperature in terms of the historical strengthening and weakening of the SAO. If the dominant oscillations that occurred in the past prove to be persistent, an accelerated East Antarctic warming trend is expected for the coming decades. There are indications that the strength of the SAO is linked to the Southern Oscillation, in the sense that warm phases of the Southern Oscillation coincide with strong westerlies, a weakly developed SAO and below-average temperatures in East Antarctica. Temperatures on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula show strongly deviant patterns, which can not be explained by the same mechanism that applies to East Antarctica.
Keywords: Antarktis; fysisk geografi; klimatologi; meteorologi

Validation of Ground-Based Visible Measurements of Total Ozone by Comparison with Dobson and Brewer Spectrophotometers - Van Roozendael, Michel; Peeters, P.; Roscoe, H. K.; De Backer, H.; Jones, A. E.; Bartlett, L.; Vaughan, G.; Goutail, Florence; Pommereau, Jean-Pierre; Kyro, E.; Wahlstrom, C.; Braathen, Geir; et al. (Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 1998)
Comparisons of total column ozone measurements from Dobson, Brewer and SAOZ instruments are presented for the period 1990 to 1995 at seven stations covering the mid- and the high northern latitudes, as well as the Antarctic region. The main purpose of these comparisons is to assess, by reference to the well established Dobson network, the accuracy of the zenith-sky visible spectroscopy for the measurement of total ozone. The strengths and present limitations of this latter technique are investigated. As a general result, the different instruments are found to agree within a few percent at all stations, the best agreement being obtained at mid-latitudes. On average, for the mid-latitudes, SAOZ O3 measurements are approximately 2% higher than Dobson ones, with a scatter of about 5%. At higher latitudes, both scatter and systematic deviation tend to increase. In all cases, the relative differences between SAOZ and Dobson or Brewer column ozone are characterised by a significant seasonal signal, the amplitude of which increases from about 2.5% at mid-latitude to a maximum of 7.5% at Faraday, Antarctica. Although it introduces a significant contribution to the seasonality at high latitude, the temperature sensitivity of the O3 absorption coefficients of the Dobson and Brewer instruments is shown to be too small to account for the observed SAOZ/Dobson differences. Except for Faraday, these differences can however be largely reduced if SAOZ AMFs are calculated with realistic climatological profiles of ozone, pressure and temperature. Other sources of uncertainties that might affect the comparison are investigated. Evidence is found that the differences in the air masses sampled by the SAOZ and the other instruments contribute significantly to the scatter, and the impact of the tropospheric clouds on SAOZ measurements is displayed.
Keywords: Antarktis; klimatologi; ozon; polarområdene; spektrofotometri; stratosfæren

Experimental formation of sea ice: importance of water circulation and wave action for incorporation of phytoplankton and bacteria - Weissenberger, Jürgen; Grossmann, Sönnke (Polar Biology, 1998)
The efficiency of physical concentration mechanisms for enrichment of algae and bacteria in newly formed sea-ice was investigated under defined conditions in the laboratory. Sea-ice formation was simulated in a 3,000 l tank under different patterns of water movement. When ice formed in an artificially generated current pattern, algal cells were substantially enriched within the ice matrix. Enrichment factors for chlorophyll a calculated from the ratio between the concentrations in ice and underlying water reached values of up to 53. Repeated mixing of ice crystals into the water column, as well as flow of water through the new ice layer, contributed to the enrichment of algae in the ice. Wave action during ice formation revealed lower phytoplankton enrichment factors of up to 9. Mixing of floating ice crystals with underlying water and pumping of water into the ice matrix by periodical expansion and compression of the slush ice layer were responsible for the wave-induced enrichment of algal cells. Physical enrichment of bacteria within the ice was negligible. Bacterial biomass within new ice was enhanced only when the concentration of algae was high. At low algal biomass, bacteria experienced substantial losses in the ice, most likely due to brine drainage, which were not observed for the microalgae. Bacterial cells are therefore not scavenged by ice crystals and the observed enrichment and sustainment of bacterial biomass within newly formed ice depend on their attachment to cells or aggregates of algae. Division rates of bacteria changed only slightly during ice formation.
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; alger; bakterier; fytoplankton; havis; marin biologi; polarområdene

Døde menn vender tilbake: Shackletons høyst private Whitbread-seilas - Winge, Jon (Norsk sjøfartsmuseum. Årbok, 1998)
Keywords: Endurance (skip); Ernest Henry Shackleton; Sørishavet; ekspedisjoner; oppdagelsesreiser; skipsfart

Den norske antarktisekspedisjonen 1996/97: forskningsaktiviteter - Winther, Jan-Gunnar (Polarboken, 1998)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; forsking; klima

Moorings from the Filchner Trough and the Ronne Ice Shelf front: preliminary results - Woodgate, Rebecca A; Schröder, Michael; Østerhus, Svein (Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Programme. Report, 1998)
Keywords: Sørishavet; oseanografi

Miljøovervåking på Bouvetøya - Bakken, Vidar; Isaksen, Kjell; Mehlum, Fridtjof; Gjertz, Ian (Natur, 1997)
Keywords: Bouvetøya; biologi

Expedition photography in polar areas - Barr, Susan (Photoresearcher, 1997)
Keywords: Antarktis; Roald Amundsen; Sydpolsekspedisjonen; fotografi; historie; polarekspedisjoner; polarområdene

Productivity in the 20th century Antarctic pelagic shore station whaling: growth and stagnation in two technological regimes. - Basberg, Bjørn L (The Great Circle, 1997)
Keywords: Antarktis; Sørishavet; historie; hvalfangstindustri; hvalfangststasjoner; hvalindustri; pelagisk

Kulturhistorisk forskning i Antarktis - Basberg, Bjørn Lorens (HIFO-nytt : medlemsblad for Norsk historikerforening, 1997)
Keywords: Antarktis; hvalfangst; kulturhistorie; kulturminner

Analysis of merged SMMR-SSMI time series of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice parameters 1978–1995 - Bjørgo, Einar; Johannessen, Ola M.; Miles, Martin W. (Geophysical Research Letters, 1997)
The most consistent means of investigating the global sea ice cover is by satellite passive microwave sensors, as these are independent of illumination and cloud cover. The Nimbus 7 Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) and the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSMI) provide information on the global sea ice cover from 1978 to present. The two instruments flew simultaneously during a 6-week overlap period in July and August 1987, thus enabling intercomparison of the two sensors. Brightness temperatures are corrected for instrument drift and calibration differences in order to produce continuous time series of monthly averaged Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extent and sea ice area through the use of the NOrwegian Remote Sensing EXperiment (NORSEX) algorithm, which relates brightness temperatures to ice concentration. Statistical analysis on the time series estimates the decreases in Arctic ice extent and ice area to be 4.5% and 5.7%, respectively, during the 16.8-year observation period. The overall trends established here serve to better define and strengthen earlier assertions of a reduced ice cover, based on analysis of SMMR and SSMI data taken separately. These results are consistent with GCM simulations that suggest retreat of the sea ice cover under global warming scenarios.
Keywords: Antarktis; global oppvarming; havis; klimaendringer; meteorologi; polarområdene; satellite mikrobølgesensorer

Representation of Antarctic Katabatic Winds in a High-Resolution GCM and a Note on Their Climate Sensitivity - Broeke, Michiel R. van den; Wal, Roderik S. W. van de; Wild, Martin (Journal of Climate, 1997)
Keywords: Antarktis; Dronning Maud Land; glasiologi; klimatologi; meteorologi

Responses of terrestrial plants and invertebrates to environmental change at high latitudes - Callaghan, Terry V.; Sonesson, Mats; Sømme, Lauritz; Walton, D. W. H.; Christensen, T.; Block, W. C.; Drewry, D. J.; Laws, Richard Maitland; Pyle, John Adrian (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 1997)
Many invertebrates show flexibility in their life cycles and are likely to respond to changes in climate as they have in the past. However, changes in temperature and photoperiod may disturb the life cycles of some existing polar invertebrates while continuing to constrain the polewards migration of more temperate species. Higher plants are likely to have higher productivity as temperatures and atmospheric CO2 levels increase but this productivity will be reduced by exposure to increasing UV-B radiation. Higher plants migrate more slowly than the rate at which climate is predicted to change and many species will be trapped in supra-optimal climates. Both mosses and lichens can migrate faster than higher plants, propagules of non-polar species already reaching the Antarctic, but they have fewer mechanisms of responding to changing environments. Polar vegetation and ecosystems provide feedback to the climate system: positive feedbacks are associated with decreases in reflectivity and increased carbon emissions from warm ing soils. In the Antarctic, feedback and responses to environmental change will be smaller than in the Arctic because of the less responsive cryptogams which dominate the Antarctic, the paucity of Antarctic soils, and geographical barriers to plant and invertebrate migrations.
Keywords: Antarktis; biologi; botanikk; klimaendringer; lav; moser; virvelløse dyr

Indentation testing on ice from the Filchner Ronne Ice Shelf area, Antarctica: preliminary results - Gerland, Sebastian (Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Programme. Report, 1997)
Keywords: Antarktis; Sørishavet; glasiologi; havis

Belgica-ekspedisjonen : et hundreårsminne - Lie, Svein B (Norvegiana Nytt, 1997)
Keywords: Antarktis; Belgica ekspedisjon; forskning; oppdagelsesreiser; polarekspedisjoner

Spatial distribution of snow in western Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, mapped by a ground-based snow radar - Richardson, Cecilia; Aarholt, Eldar; Hamran, Svein-Erik; Holmlund, Per; Isaksson, Elisabeth (Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 1997)
During the austral summer 1993/1994, the spatial distribution of snow was mapped by a ground-based snow radar (800–2300 MHz) in western Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. Snow radar soundings were performed along continuous profiles extending from the ice shelf up to the polar plateau, a total distance of 1040 km. The high-resolution radar registrations revealed subsurface layering in the uppermost 12 m of the snowpack. The travel time record was translated into snow accumulation expressed in water equivalents, based on an empirical relationship between wave speed and firn density. A good knowledge on snow density variations with depth is essential for the variability studies. Generally, the snow layering was well developed in the coastal area and less well developed on the polar plateau. High spatial variability in snow accumulation was observed on a regional as well as on a local scale. The variability was very high in areas with large surface slopes, such as the grounding zone and around nunataks. The highest variability was recorded in the nunatak area, where the standard deviation reached 59% of the spatial average accumulation. On the smooth high-altitude plateau, variations in accumulation were less pronounced. However, here the standard deviation exceeded 22% of the average accumulation rate. Provided that the snow radar soundings are supported by dating of reference horizons along the travel route, this is a good method to obtain the accumulation rate and pattern for large areas with a high spatial resolution.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; fysisk geografi; geofysikk; geokjemi; glasiologi; iskjerner

Hvalfangstbase og kulturminne, Hektor Hvalfangststasjon : den sørligste av de norske landstasjonene i Antarktis - Rossnes, Gustav (Norsk sjøfartsmuseum. Årsberetning, 1997)
Keywords: Antarktis; Deceptionøya; Norge; fangststasjoner; hvalfangere; hvalfangst; hvalfangststasjoner

Convergent flow of ice within the Astrolabe subglacial basin, Terre Adélie, East Antarctica: an hypothesis derived from numerical modelling experiments - Siegert, Martin J; Glasser, Neil F (Polar Research, 1997)
Keywords: Antarktis; geologi; geomorfologi; glasiologi; innlandsis; subglasial innsjø

Size-Dependent Variation in Reproductive Success of a Long-Lived Seabird, the Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica Antarctica) - Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Tveraa, Torkild; Andersen, Reidar; Pedersen, Hans Christian (The Auk, 1997)
We examined how variation in parental quality influences the reproductive success of a long-lived seabird, the Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica). In particular, we focused on how quality of parents can interact with and influence the effects of stochastic variation in the environment due to varying climatic conditions. Large annual variation was found in reproductive success. However, body mass of individual chicks at the end and be ginning of the nestling period was strongly correlated in two of the study years, suggesting consistent variation among parents in their ability to feed offspring. Furthermore, chick mass was related both to overall body size and to body mass of their parents. Short brooding-shift intervals also were important for growth and survival of chicks. The probability of chick survival to the age of 30 days (ca. two weeks before fledging) was strongly correlated with chick mass when the chick was left unattended. However, the relative importance of different parental characteristics differed between years. These results show that reproductive success of the Antarctic Petrel is influenced by stochastic variation in the environment, probably re lated to climatic conditions. Effects of this stochastic variation may depend on body mass and/ or body condition of the parents.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1989/90; NARE 1991/92; NARE 1992/93; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi

Regulation of foraging trips and costs of incubation shifts in the Antarctic petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) - Tveraa, Torkild; Lorensten, Svein-Håkon; Sæther, Bernt-Erik (Behavioral Ecology, 1997)
In species where incubation is shared by both parents, the mate's ability to fast on the nest may constrain the time available for foraging. The decision to return to the nest should therefore be a compromise between an animal's own foraging success and its mate's ability to fast on the nest. To examine how the body conditions of incubating Antarctic petrels, Thalassoica antarctica, influence both the length of foraging trips and incubation shifts, we experimentally handicapped females by increasing their flight costs during a foraging trip by adding lead weights to their legs. Handicapped females spent more time at sea and had lower body conditions at arrival to the colony than controls, and, moreover, females in poor body condition at arrival to the colony spent generally more time at sea than those with higher body condition. The prolonged time period spent at sea by handicapped females was associated with higher desertion rates than among controls. The time the incubating mates fasted increased with their body condition at arrival to the colony, suggesting that a high body condition of the incubating bird may reduce the probability of nest desertion. Accordingly, our results suggest that the time spent foraging is adjusted to the body conditions of both the foraging and incubating mate.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi; økologi

Spatial and temporal variation of sublimation on Antarctica: Results of a high-resolution general circulation model - van den Broeke, Michiel R. (Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 1997)
In this paper we use output of a high-resolution general circulation model (ECHAM-3 T106, resolution 1.1°?1.1°) to study the spatial and temporal variation of sublimation on Antarctica. First, we compare model results with available observations of sublimation rates. The yearly cycle, with small latent heat fluxes during the winter, is well reproduced, and the agreement with sparsely available spot observations is fair. The model results suggest that a significant 10?15% of the annual precipitation over Antarctica is lost through sublimation and that sublimation plays an important role in the formation of blue ice areas. A preliminary analysis of the atmospheric boundary layer moisture budget shows that the spatial variation of sublimation in the coastal zone of East Antarctica can be explained by variations of horizontal advection of dry air. Dry air advection, and thus surface sublimation, is enhanced in areas where katabatic winds are strong and have a large downslope component and where the Antarctic topography drops suddenly from the plateau to the coastal zone. In areas where horizontal advection is small, like the plateau and the large ice shelves, special conditions must be met to make significant sublimation at the surface possible.
Keywords: Antarktis; atmosfæren; geofysikk; meteorologi

Nordic EPICA Dronning Maud Land pre site survey 1996/97: preliminary results from shallow ice core analysis - Winther, Jan-Gunnar; van den Broeke, Michiel R; Karlöf, Lars (Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Programme. Report, 1997)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; glasiologi; iskjerner

Cold resistance and metabolic activity of lichens below 0°C - Kappen, Ludger; Schroeter, Burkhard; Scheidegger, Christoph; Sommerkorn, Martin; Hestmark, Geir (Proceedings of the F3.1, F3.4, F2.4 and F3.8 Symposia of COSPAR Scientific Commission F, 1996)
Laboratory measurements show that lichens are extremely tolerant of freezing stress and of low-temperature exposure. Metabolic activity recovered quickly after severe and extended cold treatment. Experimental results demonstrate also that CO2 exchange is already active at around −20°C. The psychrophilic character of polar lichen species is demonstrated by optimum temperatures for net photosynthesis between 0 and 15°C. In situ measurements show that lichens begin photosynthesizing below 0°C if the dry thalli receive fresh snow. The lowest temperature measured in active lichens was −17°C at a continental Antarctic site. The fine structure and the hydration state of photobiont and mycobiont cells were studied by low-temperature scanning electron microscopy (LTSEM) of frozen hydrated specimens. Water potentials of the frozen system are in the range of or even higher than those allowing dry lichens to start photosynthesis by water vapor uptake at +10°C. The great success of lichens in polar and high alpine regions gives evidence of their physiological adaptation to low temperatures. In general lichens are able to persist through glacial periods, but extended snow cover and glaciation are limiting factors.
Keywords: Antarktis; botanikk; frostresistens; lav; planter; polarområdene

Effects of Egg Size and Parental Quality on Early Nestling Growth: An Experiment with the Antarctic Petrel - Amundsen, Trond; Lorentsen, Svein-Hakon; Tveraa, Torkild (Journal of Animal Ecology, 1996)
A large number of studies have reported a positive relationship between the egg size of birds and the subsequent growth and/or survival of nestlings, but such effects may partly be due to confounding variables, e.g. parental quality. In order to evaluate the potential effects of egg size, and of parental quality, on early nestling growth in the Antarctic petrel, we performed an experiment in which eggs of different size were swapped between nests. 2. From a sample of 300 nests with eggs of known size, we selected eggs belonging to the lower quartile (small eggs), and those belonging to the upper quartile (large eggs), with respect to volume. Half of the small eggs were exchanged with small eggs from other nests, and the other half with large eggs. A similar procedure was used for large eggs. Growth and survival of the nestlings were recorded until 12 days old. 3. Hatching success was positively related to egg size. 4. Egg size influenced nestling body mass until the age of 3 days, and tarsus length was affected until 12 days old. However, these effects were not due to an effect of egg size on growth rates, but reflected instead the influence of egg size on hatchling size. 5. In contrast to most previous studies, we found no effect of parental quality (as reflected in the size of own eggs) on foster nestling size or growth until 12 days old. This could be because egg size does not reliably reflect parental quality in the species, or because parental effects become evident only at later nestling stages. 6. We discuss why egg size variation is maintained in this and other species where egg size influences parental fitness through the survival of eggs or nestlings.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi; økologi

Sydpolen, fra drøm til virkelighet - Arnesen, Liv (Polarboken, 1996)
Keywords: Antarktis; ekspedisjoner

Lack of population subdivision among the minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) from Icelandic and Norwegian waters based on mitochondrial DNA sequences - Bakke, Ingrid; Johansen, Steinar; Bakke, [Øyvind]; El-Gewely, Mohamed Raafat (Marine Biology, 1996)
The minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is subject to commercial whaling, but stock identification and assessment are still uncertain. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences were determined to examine the population structure of minke whales from the central and northeastern parts of the North Atlantic, as well as the Antarctic regions IV and V. The analyses include 345 nucleotide positions of the control region of 110 individuals, and 250 nucleotide positions of the NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 gene for a representative selection of North Atlantic minke whales. Maximum parsimony analyses and sequence divergence calculations did not reveal any genetic differentiation between individuals from the central and northeastern parts of the North Atlantic. These results do not support the International Whaling Commission's separation of minke whales in this area into different management units, and they are in conflict with previously reported results from allozyme analyses. Comparison of minke whale control region sequences showed that the sequence diversity of North Atlantic minke whales is substantially lower (0.0065) than that of Antarctic minke whales (0.0166), and clearly demonstrated that individuals from these two areas represent genetically distinct populations.
Keywords: Sørishavet; bioteknologi; genetikk; hvaler; marin biologi; polarområdene

A force-balance study of ice flow and basal conditions of Jutulstraumen, Antarctica - Høydal, Øyvind Armand (Journal of Glaciology, 1996)
Stresses and velocities at depth are calculated across Jutulstraumen, an ice stream in Dronning Maud Land, draining about 1% of the Antarctic ice sheet. The force-balance study is based on data from kinematic GPS measurements on three strain nets, each consisting of 3 × 3 stakes. The maximum measured velocity is 443 m a−1 and the velocity variation over short distances is large compared with studied ice streams in West Antarctica. The surface topography together with the measured velocities across the profile indicate that the bottom topography has a great influence on the flow direction, even where the ice thickness is more than 2000 m. The basal shear stresses are calculated as 180, 227 and 146 kPa in the three Strain nets, while the corresponding driving stresses are 180, 122 and 111 kPa (±5%). The heat produced by sliding and internal deformation is sufficient to keep the base at the pressure-melting point. The annual basal melting is estimated to be about 60 mm. Investigations on the effect of temperature softening show that the flow parameter’s influence on the effective strain rate is more important than the flow parameter’s direct softening in the flow low alone. The mass flow calculated by the force-balance method is between 87 and 96% of pure plug flow and total discharge is calculated to be 13.3 ± 10 km3a-1.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; glasiologi; innlandsis; isstrøm

A century of accumulation and temperature changes in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica - Isaksson, Elisabeth; Karlén, Wibjörn; Gundestrup, Niels; Mayewski, Paul; Whitlow, Sallie; Twickler, Mark (Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 1996)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; akkumulasjon; klima; målinger; snø; temperatur

Antarctic krill Thysanoessa macrura fills a major gap in marine lipogenic pathways - Kattner, Gerhard; Hagen, Wilhelm; Falk-Petersen, Stig; Sargent, John R.; Henderson R. James (Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1996)
The unique predominance of oleyl alcohols (18:1) is the striking characteristic of the lipids of the Antarctic euphausiid Thysanoessa macrura. The 2 isomers 18:1(n-9) and 18:1(n-7) occurred in similar proportions in the wax esters of T. macrura and comprised up to 80% of the total fatty alcohols. The remainder consisted mostly of the 20:1(n-9) alcohol along with small amounts of the 22:1(n-11) alcohol. No marine zooplankton species has previously been reported which produces wax esters with significant amounts of 18 carbon fatty alcohols. T. macrura specimens were collected in the high Antarctic Weddell Sea during autumn 1992 and summer 1993. Their lipid levels were high, about 40 to 50% of the dry mass with up to 70% of the total lipid as wax esters. The wax ester fatty acids were dominated by the saturates 14:0 and 16:0, which, along with the monounsaturate 18:1(n-9), accounted for more than 80% of the total fatty acids. Phospholipids contained high levels of (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (20:5 and 22:6) typical of membrane lipids from marine zooplankton. The precise significance of the unique wax ester composition in T. macrura is not clear but this discovery underscores the biochemical adaptability of Antarctic zooplankton species to a constantly cold and highly seasonal polar environment.
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; biokjemi; dyreplankton; hoppekreps; krill; marin biologi; zooplankton; økologi

Regulation of Food Provisioning in the Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica - Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon (Journal of Animal Ecology, 1996)
1. Life-history theory predicts that individual birds should invest in reproduction according to their current body condition and the future prospects for survival and reproduction. Thus, it could be expected that current adult body condition should significantly influence food provisioning rates, food loads and concurrent chick growth in the Antarctic petrel. 2. In order to study the significance of parental body condition I correlated meal sizes, feeding frequencies and chick growth with the body condition of the parents. 3. There was a strong correlation between the average meal size delivered to a chick and its growth rate. Adult body condition at the time of hatching was strongly correlated with the average size of meals delivered to individual chicks. Male and female body condition at the time of hatching and average body condition of the pair at the first incubation shift and at hatching significantly influenced the body mass of the chick on day 30. Male body condition and the average body condition of the pair correlated significantly with the growth rate of the chick. 4. The difference in body mass at the age of 30 days of chicks from parents with good body condition compared with chicks from parents with poorer body condition was nearly double that expected. 5. The results strongly suggest that the effort spent during the chick-rearing period, and thus reproductive success, is regulated by the body condition of the parents.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1991/92; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi

Modelling the ocean response to secular surface temperature transitions - Mork, K. A.; Skagseth, Øystein (Climate Dynamics, 1996)
The ocean response to surface temperature transients is simulated with the use of the Hamburg large-scale geostrophic (LSG) ocean general circulation model (OGCM). The transition, from the present to a climate corresponding to a doubling of the atmospheric CO2 content, is compared with the reversed transition. For the Atlantic, the time scale for the deep ocean to adjust to the temperature changes was similar for both transitions. In the Pacific, the time scale is shorter for the present to warm transition than for the reverse case, a result of increased production of Antarctic bottom water (AABW) during the warm climate. While the transition from cold to warm climate shows no secular variability, the reversed transition generates considerable variability on time scales of 300–400 years. For the warm climate, oscillations with periods of 45 years are found in the Southern Ocean. Results of principal oscillation pattern (POP) analysis indicate that these oscillations are due to interaction between convection in the Southern Ocean and advected salinity anomalies in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) and the Southern Pacific Ocean.
Keywords: AABW; Sørishavet; Sørishavsstrømmen; geofysikk; havstrømmer; oseanografi; vannmasser

Et eksperiment i egenmestring - Pedersen, Cato Zahl (Polarboken, 1996)
Keywords: Antarktis; ekspedisjoner

Anhydrobiosis and cold tolerance in tardigrades - Sømme, Lauritz (European Journal of Entomology, 1996)
A review of the literature regarding anhydrobiosis and cold tolerance in tardigrades is presented. During increasing desiccation, invertebrates like tardigrades, rotifers, nematodes and some collembolans are able to shut down metabolism to undetectable levels. When tardigrades are entering anhydrobiosis, a tun-like structure is formed, facilitated by structural adaptations of the cuticle. Slow dehydration is essential for tun formation, and the accumulation of trehalose during this process may help to stabilize phospholipids and proteins. Wax extrusion on the cuticle surface reduces transpiration. A fraction of 5-15% of the initial body water is retained during anhydrobiosis. Tardigrades are principally aquatic organisms, but anhydrobiosis makes it possible for some species to live in habitats with changing moisture conditions. Tardigrades in anhydrobiosis may tolerate exposure to freezing temperatures of liquid gases, and some species also survive such temperatures in their hydrated state. Few investigations are available on the relation of tardigrades to temperatures more representative to their natural environments. Experimental studies, however, from Greenland and the Antarctic Continent suggest that some species overwinter both in a hydrated frozen state and in anhydrobiosis. During the summer, a number of tardigrade species have been recorded from cryoconite holes, formed on the surface of glaciers. These species are freeze tolerant since their habitats are permanently frozen during the winter.
Keywords: Antarktis; Dronning Maud Land; biomonitorering; bjørnedyr; entomologi; kuldetoleranse; polarområdene; virvelløse dyr

Mites collected in Heimefrontfjella and Vestfjella (Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica) - Thor, Göran (Fauna norvegica. Serie B, 1996)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; dyr; midder; zoologi

Effects of UV radiation on post-bloom phytoplankton populations in Kvalsund, North Norway - Walter Helbling, E.; Eilertsen, Hans Chr.; Villafañe, Virginia E.; Holm-Hansen, Osmund (Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 1996)
Our studies in the coastal waters in North Norway show that rates of photosynthesis of natural phytoplankton assemblages are strongly inhibited by solar UV radiation. When exposed to high irradiances of direct solar radiation, photosynthetic rates were increased by approximately 150% when all UV radiation was excluded from samples, with UVB radiation being responsible for approximately 50% of the total inhibition. There was no discernible threshold value for inhibition of photosynthesis by UV radiation, even at UV (280–400 nm) irradiances as low as 0.1 W m−2. When natural assemblages were incubated in situ, inhibition of photosynthetic rates were detectable down to 10 m, where solar irradiance was about 3% of the radiation incident on the sea surface. Based on the inhibition of photosynthetic rates at very low fluences of UV radiation, post-bloom assemblages of phytoplankton in North Norway and possibly also in the Arctic ocean appear to be more sensitive to solar UV radiation than phytoplankton from the Southern Ocean.
Keywords: Sørishavet; fotosyntese; fytoplankton; marin biologi; polarområdene; ultrafiolett stråling

Melting, runoff and the formation of frozen lakes in a mixed snow and blue-ice field in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica - Winther, Jan-Gunnar; Elvehøy, Hallgeir; Bøggild, Carl Egede; Sand, Knut; Liston, Glen (Journal of Glaciology, 1996)
Large-scale melting phenomena such as meltwater drainage channels and meltwater accumulation basins of frozen lakes were surveyed on the land ice mass in Jutulgryta, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, during the Norwegian Antarctic Research Expedition in 1989–90 (NARE 1989–90). The largest frozen lake that was observed was close to 1 km in width. These melting features were also detected in a Landsat Thematic Mapper image recorded on 12 February 1990. Then, during NARE 1993–94, a 5year glaciological programme was started in this area. In spite of negative air temperatures and the presence of a frozen ice surface, sub-surface melting and runoff were found within the uppermost metre in blue-ice fields. The sub-surface melting is a consequence of solar radiative penetration and absorption within the ice, i.e. the “solid-state-greenhouse effect”. Temperatures in blue ice were about 6°C higher than for snow. Internal melt and meltwater transport were observed throughout the 1 month of measurements. The conditions for active melting in Jutulgryta are probably marginal. A slight increase of air temperatures can result in more “classical” surface melting, whereas a cooling may disable sub-surface melting. Studies of how the extent and characteristics of the melting features change with time can be particularly valuable as indicators of climate change. This ongoing programme clearly identifies the importance of analyzing how these melting features originate, of mapping their present areal distribution, of determining how sensitive they are to climate change and of Studying changes in the past and possible changes in the future.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1989/90; NARE 1993/94; blåis; fjernanalyse; glasiologi; klimaendringer; satellitteknologi

Plans for the EPICA DML pre site survey 96/97 - Winther, Jan-Gunnar; van den Broeke, Michiel (Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Programme. Report, 1996)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; glasiologi

Egg Size and Early Nestling Growth in the Snow Petrel - Amundsen, Trond (The Condor, 1995)
I studied egg size variation, and the influence of egg size on early nestling growth, in Snow Petrels Pagodroma nivea breeding at Svarthamaren, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica (71 degrees 53'S, 5 degrees 10'E). Egg sizes ranged from 36.4 to 52.1 cm(3), with a mean of 44.9 cm(3). Hatching occurred during 16-24 January, with a median hatching date of 20 January. Egg size had a significant effect on the body mass of hatchlings, explaining 30% of the variation in body mass of nestlings hatched within the last 24 hr, and 58% of the body mass variation of nestlings weighed while still slightly wet. An experiment, which included swapping of eggs between nests, together with analyses of non-manipulated nests, revealed an effect of egg size on nestling body masses at ages of two and four days. From the experiment, no effect of maternal quality as expressed by her egg size could be found. At an age of four days, 40% of the nestlings were left alone in the nest by their parents. Nestlings not attended by a parent at this age were significantly lighter than were those with parental company. Parents that had left their young by the time these were four days old may have been poor quality birds, as indicated by the tendency for such birds to have laid smaller eggs than had those still tending their young at the same nestling age.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi; økologi

Regulation of parental investment in the Antarctic petrel Thalassoica antarctica: an exchange experiment - Andersen, Reidar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Pedersen, Hans Christian (Polar Biology, 1995)
An experiment was conducted on the Antarctic petrel to test whether the parents were able to respond to changes in food demand of their offspring. Two experimental groups were formed by replacing eight 20-day-old chicks with 10-day-old chicks, and vice versa. The growth rate of chicks in the experimental groups was compared with that in two control groups with chicks of known age. The growth rate of 10-day-old chicks in the nests of parents which initially had 20-day-old chicks did not differ significantly from that in their respective control groups. This indicates that those parents were able to raise a new young nestling, despite having already raised another chick from hatching to 20 days. However, the 20-day-old chicks placed in nests with 10-day-old chicks had a significantly lower growth rate than their control group. Feeding rate per day and nest did not differ significantly among any of the groups. This suggests that the observed difference in growth rate between 20-day-old chicks is related to a lower amount of food delivered per visit to experimental chicks. Thus, in the Antarctic petrel, the feeding rate apparently is not regulated by the status of the chick, but by the parents' ability to gather food or willingness to provide food for the chicks.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1989/90; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi

Sub-surface melting in blue-ice fields in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica: observations and modelling - Bøggild, Carl Egede; Winther, Jan-Gunnar; Sand, Knut; Elvehøy, Hallgeir (Annals of Glaciology, 1995)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1993/94; glasiologi; observasjoner

Hvalen – ressurs og politikk – Historisk overblikk - Fløistad, Brit (Vestfoldminne, 1995)
Keywords: Sørishavet; historie; hvalfangere; hvalfangst; pelagisk

Using multiple data sources to enhance photogrammetry for mapping Antarctic terrain - Fox, Adrian J (Polar Research, 1995)
Keywords: Antarktis; flyfoto; geografi; kartlegging; luftfoto; satellittbilder

Antarktispetrellen: Sydishavets miljøbarometer - Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon (Natur, 1995)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; zoologi

Incubation and brooding performance of the Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica at Svarthamaren, Dronning Maud Land - Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Røv, Nils (Ibis, 1995)
Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica incubation and brooding effort was studied at Svarthamaren, Dronning Maud Land, during the austral summer of 1991-1992. The females probably left the nest site shortly after egg laying. The duration of incubation and brooding shifts as well as the daily weight loss (absolute and proportionate) were comparable with those of other similar-sized procellariform species. Males spent more time incubating and brooding than did females, suggesting higher female energy stress due to egg laying, Incubating birds which were below average weight were likely to desert the nests before their mates returned from feeding trips. Both males and females lost approximately one-fifth of their body-weight during their first incubation shifts. Nevertheless, they increased their initial weights from egg laying to hatching and had their highest initial weights when they returned to start the shift during which the egg hatched. No factors related to adult body-weight explained the duration of the incubation shifts, Both males and females gained weight at a higher rate when at sea than they lost it during incubation, and it is suggested that factors unrelated to food availability or individual feeding skills may be important in regulating the duration of the incubation shifts and the stay at sea.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1991/92; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi

Immune responses during an antarctic summer - Lugg, Desmond J.; Ursin, Holger; Donovan, Kevin; Konrad Muller, H.; Quinn, Dennis (Pathology, 1995)
The immune status of 29 members of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) was investigated before, during, and after a 56 day summer voyage to Antarctica and correlated with psychological and physiological parameters. All subjects were healthy. Expedition personnel demonstrated decreased cell mediated immune responses (CMI) assessed by the CMI Multi-test; 21% were hypoergic. The major associated observation was a significant negative correlation with anxiety in Antarctica. However, perceived anxiety was greater before and after the voyage. No significant changes were found in T and B lymphocyte subsets, immunoglobulin and complement components and cutaneous blood flow, nor was there any clinical evidence of illness. Of the hormones examined only cortisol was low predeparture which may reflect increased perceived anxiety at that time. Changes in immune control mechanism were apparent as shown by reduced CMI responses and lowered tetanus antibody levels. Stress factors are postulated to induce depression of the immune response in Antarctica. The association with anxiety suggests that brain peptides or associated cytokines may have a role in mediating these immune events. Such alterations in immune status have implications for health management in isolated and extreme conditions.
Keywords: Antarktis; fysiologi; immunologi; psykologi

Forskrift om vern av miljøet i Antarktis - Miljøverndepartementet (1995)
Keywords: Antarktis; jus; miljøvern

Distribution and diving behaviour of crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) off Queen Maud Land - Nordøy, Erling S.; Folkow, Lars; Blix, Arnoldus Schytte (Polar Biology, 1995)
Eight crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) (three females, five males), ranging in body mass between 125 and 220 kg, were captured off Queen Maud Land (70-72 degrees S, 7-16 degrees W) during the last week of February, just after moulting, and tagged with Argos satellite-linked dive recorders to provide data on location and diving depth and duration. During the first few weeks of March the seals were moving in the pack ice along the continental shelf edge, close to the coast of Queen Maud Land. In April and May, when the pack ice extended northwards, most of the seals moved north, one reaching 63 degrees S in late May. In the first half of June the two remaining seals turned south and moved back deep into the pack ice. The seals made about 150 dives per day each throughout the study period. Ninety percent of these were made to depths of less than 52 m. Individual maximum diving depths varied between 288 and 528 m. In March the seals were most active at night, when the dive depth was shallower than during the day. In April and May the seals were more active during day-time, with an absence of any diurnal change in diving depth. These results support the notion that crabeater seals predominantly feed on krill in Antarctic pack ice, even when winter returns to the waters off Queen Maud Land.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; biodiversitet; marin biologi; seler; telemetri; zoologi; økologi

Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins, Dibenzofurans and Coplanar Biphenyls in Antarctic Fur Seal Blubber - Oehme, Michael; Schlabach, Martin; Boyd, Ian (Ambio, 1995)
Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and dibenzofurans (PCDF) as well as of coplanar (non-ortho substituted) polychlorinated biphenyls (CB-77, CB-126 and CB-169) have been determined in 11 fur-seal blubber samples from female Antarctic fur seals. Measurable PCDD/PCDF concentrations averaging 2 ppt TEQ (Nordic model) were found. This is considerably less than in Arctic seals. In addition, the PCDD/PCDF congener patterns differed between Antarctic and Arctic seals. The levels of CB-77, CB-126 and CB-169 (8.5-41 pg g-1 for single congeners in average) in Antarctic fur seals were also much lower than in Arctic ringed and harp seals. A possible explanation of these differences is the overall lower environmental pollution of the Southern Hemisphere, though an influence of different age and sex distributions cannot be excluded. The data passed all quality assurance criteria that had been established for such low levels.
Keywords: Antarktis; forurensning; marin biologi; miljøgifter; pinnipedier; polarområdene; seler

Åpning av Foyn-seminaret 23.januar 1995 - Olsen, Jan Henry T (Vestfoldminne, 1995)
Keywords: Den internasjonale hvalfangstkommisjonen; Norge; Svend Foyn; Sørishavet; historie; hvalfangere; hvalfangst; hvalfangstkvotene; pelagisk

Two further bipolar lichens - Øvstedal, Dag Olav; Gremmen, Niek J M (Graphis scripta, 1995)
Keywords: Antarktis; botanikk; lav; planter

The Vestfold Hills: the Norwegian connection - Patterson, D (ANARE News, 1995)
Keywords: Antarktis; Nordmenn; ekspedisjoner; oppdagelsesreiser

Variability in nutrient concentrations around Elephant Island, Antarctica, during 1991-1993 - Silva S, Nelson; Helbling, E Walter; Villafañe, Virginia; Amos, Anthony F; Holm-Hansen, Osmund (Polar Research, 1995)
Keywords: Elefantøya; Sørishavet; næringsstoffer; vannmasser

Cold tolerance in Tardigrada from Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica - Sømme, Lauritz; Meier, Terje (Polar Biology, 1995)
Survival at low temperatures was studied in three species of Tardigrada from Muhlig-Hofmannfjella, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. Both hydrated and dehydrated specimens of Echiniscus jenningsi, Macrobiotus furciger and Diphascon chilenense had high survival rates following exposure to -22 degrees C for ca. 600 days, and dehydrated specimens following 3040 days at this temperature. In hydrated E. jenningsi, mortality increased with the duration of exposure from 7 to 150 days at -80 degrees C, while mortalities of the two other species did not change. Hydrated specimens of all species were rapidly killed at -180 degrees C, but all species exhibited good survivorship in the dehydrated state after 14 days at -180 degrees C. In conclusion, hydrated tardigrades are able to survive extended periods at low temperatures, and dehydrated specimens are even better adapted to survive overwintering on Antarctic nunataks.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; biologi; biomonitorering; bjørnedyr; kuldetoleranse; virvelløse dyr

Nordic contributions to EPICA Dronning Maud Land (DML) site survey - Winther, Jan-Gunnar (Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Programme. Report, 1995)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; glasiologi

Sydpolekspedisjoner (Polarboken, 1994)
Keywords: Antarktis; ekspedisjoner

Teltet på Sydpolen - Dannevig, Alv (Vær & klima, 1994)
Keywords: Antarktis; ekspedisjoner; logistikk

Water mass distribution and tides along the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf: preleminary [sic] results from the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1992/93 - Gammelsrød, Tor (Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Programme. Report, 1994)
Keywords: Sørishavet; oseanografi

Synedropsis gen. nov., a genus of araphid diatoms associated with sea ice - Hasle, Grethe Rytter; Medlin, Linda K.; Syvertsen, Erik E. (Phycologia, 1994)
A new araphid diatom genus, Synedropsis Hasle, Medlin et Syvertsen, is described from sea ice. The generitype, Synedropsis hyperborea (Grunow) Hasle, Medlin et Syvertsen from the Arctic, was first described as a species of Synedra, as was the antarctic Synedropsis fragilis (Manguin) Hasle, Syvertsen et Medlin. A second antarctic species of Synedropsis is a new combination of Cymatosira laevis Heiden in Heiden & Kolbe. In addition four new taxa, S. hyperboreoides Hasle, Syvertsen et Medlin, S. recta Hasle, Medlin et Syvertsen, S. lata Hasle, Medlin et Syvertsen and S. lata var. angustata Hasle, Medlin et Syvertsen are described from the Antarctic. The valve wall is laminar with uniseriate, often poorly developed striae and a wide sternum. Each valve possesses apical fields composed of slits. A labiate process is positioned near one apical slit field. The valve outline for most species exhibits considerable stadial variation. The girdle has several bands, most with one row of poroids close to the pars interior. Thus Synedropsis is closely related to the marine Fragilaria striatula Lyngbye except in the structure of the apical fields and the number of bands. Species observed in uncleaned material appeared in stellate or, more seldom, ribbon-shaped colonies. Synedropsis hyperborea is a common epiphyte on the ice-associated Melosira arctica Dickie in the Arctic. The antarctic species were found mainly in the bottom ice community, S. fragilis as an epiphyte on other diatoms.
Keywords: Rosshavet; Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; botanikk; diatomeer; havis; kiselalger; marin biologi; plankton

High resolution climatic information from short firn cores, western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica - Isaksson, Elisabeth; Karlén, Wibjörn (Climatic Change, 1994)
In this paper a detailed record of major ions from a 20 m deep firn core from Amundsenisen, western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, is presented. The core was drilled at 75° S, 2° E (2900 m a.s.l.) during austral summer 1991/92. The following ions were measured at 3 cm resolution: Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl−, NO3−, S04 2− and CH3SO3H (MSA). The core was dated back to 1865 using a combination of chemical records and volcanic reference horizons. The volcanic eruptions identified in this core are Mount Ngauruhoe, New Zealand (1974–75), Mount Agung, Indonesia (1963), Azul, Argentina (1932), and a broad peak that corresponds in time toTarawera, New Zealand (1886), Falcon Island, South Shetlands, Southern Ocean (1885), and Krakatau, Indonesia (1883). There are no trends in any of the ion records, but the annual to decadal changes are large. The mean concentrations of the measured ions are in agreement with those from other high-altitude cores from the Antarctic plateau. At this core site there may be a correspondence between peaks in the MSA record and major El Niño–Southern Oscillation events.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; glasiologi; kjemi; klima

Spatial and temporal patterns in snow accumulation, western Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica - Isaksson, Elisabeth; Karlén, Wibjörn (Journal of Glaciology, 1994)
During the Swedish Antarctic Expedition to Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, 1988–89 the net accumulation was estimated for an area from the coast to about 400 km inland. Stake measurements were used to obtain the spatial variability and firn cores were used for the temporal variability. The mean annual accumulation for the period 1976–88 is about 0.4mw.e. for Riiser-Larsenisen and about 0.3mw.e. for the area above the grounding line. The accumulation rate at higher altitudes, > 2500 m a.s.1., is about 0.1 m w.e. for 1955–88. One record from the ice shelf covers the period 1957–88, and suggests an increase in accumulation of about 12%. Between 1976 and 1988, the accumulation has decreased by about 50%, most likely due to lower temperatures as suggested by the temperature record from Halley.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; glasiologi

Alene til Sydpolen - Kagge, Erling (Polarboken, 1994)
Keywords: Antarktis; ekspedisjoner

Antarktis - den siste villmark - Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon (NINA-Nytt, 1994)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; ekspedisjoner; forskning

Sex determination of Antarctic Petrels Thalassoica antarctica by discriminant analysis of morphometric characters - Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon; Røv, Nils (Polar Biology, 1994)
We present data on sexual dimorphism in some morphological measurements (wing length, head length, bill depth and bill length) in the Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica. Males were on average larger than females for all measurements. Sexual dimorphism was on average largest for bill depths whereas wing lengths discriminated least between the sexes. A discriminant function including bill depth, head length and wing length correctly sexed 92% of the sample. Due to between-measurer variation it is recommended that morphometric measurements obtained by others on sexed birds are compared with ours before proceeding with the use of the discriminant function on unsexed individuals.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1991/92; biodiversitet; fugler; ornitologi; zoologi; økologi

Digestibility of krill (Euphausia superba and Thysanoessa sp.) in minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) - Mårtensson, Per-Erik; Nordøy, Erling S; Blix, Arnoldus Schytte (British Journal of Nutrition, 1994)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; forskning; hvaler; krill; plankton; seler; zoologi

A bibliography of terrestrial biological research in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica - Newton, I P; Cooper, J; Mehlum, Fridtjof; Thor, Göran (South African Journal of Antarctic Research, 1994)
A bibliography of terrestrial biological research in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, of 388 titles from 1954 to 1994 is provided as an aid to researchers working in the region.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; bibliografi; biologi

A model of ice shelf-ocean interaction with application to the Filchner-Ronne and Ross Ice Shelves - Nøst, Ole Anders; Foldvik, Arne (Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 1994)
A simple analytical model has been developed to study the formation of Ice Shelf Water (ISW). ISW is assumed to flow as a buoyancy-driven layer underneath the ice shelf. A relation between potential temperature and salinity in the ISW layer is calculated from the mass and energy balance. This temperature-salinity relation is shown to depend only on the temperature and the salinity of the source water mass and to be practically independent of entrainment and melt rates. The model results are obtained without making any assumptions about entrainment and melt rates. The model is in good agreement with observations under the Ronne Ice Shelf, and it indicates that ISW in the Filchner Depression is formed from Western Shelf Water (WSW) with salinity higher than 34.75 practical salinity units. Such high-salinity water is only observed in the Ronne Depression in the western part of the continental shelf. This implies a circulation of WSW, under the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, from the Ronne Depression into the Filchner Depression. Similarly, the model shows that the ISW observed under J9 at the Ross Ice Shelf has been formed from Low Salinity Shelf Water (LSSW) from the eastern parts of the Ross Sea continental shelf. LSSW must therefore circulate under the eastern parts of the Ross Ice Shelf.
Keywords: Antarktis; geofysikk; isshelf; kontinentalsokkel; oseanografi

Occurrence of Pseudoterranova decipiens (Nematoda) in fish from the Southeastern Weddell Sea (Antarctic) - Palm, Harry; Andersen, Karin; Klöser, Heinz; Plötz, Joachim (Polar Biology, 1994)
Eleven fish species from the Weddell Sea (Antarctic) were examined for infestation with anisakid nematodes. Two species of the genus Contracaecum and the sealworm Pseudoterranova decipiens were isolated from the liver and the body cavity of fish affected. Only two specimens of P. decipiens (1.4%) partly invaded the belly flaps. The following fish species were infested by P. decipiens at the given prevalences: Cygnodraco mawsoni (74.4%), Trematomus scotti (23.2%), Pagetopsis maculatus (10.0%), Cryodraco antarcticus (7.1%), Trematomus lepidorhinus (3.0%), and Dolloidraco longedorsalis (2.7%). All of these, except Trematomus scotti, are new host records. Chaenodraco wilsoni, Chionodraco myersi, Gerlachea australis, Racovitzia glacialis and T. eulepidotus were not infested. The reasons for low prevalence and intensity of infestation are seen in the difficulties of P. decipiens in completing its benthic life cycle in the Weddell Sea environment, in the absence of shallow coastal waters due to the floating shelf-ice. Cygnodraco mawsoni is a crucial intermediate host, without which completion of the parasite life cycle might not be possible. In order to clarify the taxonomical position of Antarctic Pseudoterranova, morphological comparisons with specimens of P. decipiens from the German and Norwegian coast were made using scanning electron microscopy. Results revealed no differences; hence, all specimens studied belong to the same species P. decipiens.
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; biodiversitet; fisker; marin biologi; økologi

Rock mapping of glaciated areas by satellite image processing - Salvini, Francesco; Della Maggiore, Roberto; Fortunati, Luciano; Mazzarini, Francesco (Polar Research, 1994)
Keywords: Antarktis; geologi; polarområdene; satellitt bilder

Solorina Spongiosa in Antarctica: An Extremely Disjunct Bipolar Lichen - Smith, R. I. Lewis; Øvstedal, Dag Olav (The Lichenologist, 1994)
The bipolar foliose lichen Solorina spongiosa (Sm.) Anzi is reported from James Ross Island, Antarctica, where it grows on moss. This is only the third known occurrence of this lichen from the Southern Hemisphere, the other localities being in Tierra del Fuego and New Zealand. Its morphology resembles that of the New Zealand population and arctic-alpine populations from the Northern Hemisphere, although there are some differences in apothecial and spore size. As elsewhere, it occupies base-rich habitats colonized by predominantly calcicolous mosses and lichens.
Keywords: Antarktis; botanikk; lav; moser; planter

The Antarctic Treaty system and Antarctic tourism: towards a legal regime? - Vidas, Davor (International Challenges, 1994)
Keywords: Antarktis; jus; turisme

Spectral bi-directional reflectance of snow and glacier ice measured in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica - Winther, Jan-Gunnar (Annals of Glaciology, 1994)
Visible and near-infrared spectral reflectances of snow and superimposed ice were measured in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, during the 1992-93 austral summer. Spectral-reflectance curves of both snow and superimposed ice remain high ( > 80%) in the visible region. A pronounced decrease in reflectance appears in the near-infrared, especially for superimposed ice. Superimposed ice with a 1 cm thick surface layer of ice-bound snow crystals had a considerably higher reflectance than superimposed ice containing only a few snow crystals. Furthermore, these data prove that snow and superimposed ice reflect solar radiation specularly and suggest that the anisotropy strengthens with increasing wavelengths. Integrated in-situ reflectances corresponding to Landsat TM bands 1-4 show that TM band 1 is least affected, whereas TM band 4 is most affected by anisotropy. Furthermore, the anisotropy increases with increasing off-nadir viewing angles up to an angle corresponding to 90°-θs (θs = solar elevation). For a 15° off-nadir sensor-observation angle, the average snow reflectance for TM bands 1--4 is about 10% higher than at nadir. Similarly, the apparent reflectance can be more than 50% higher than the nadir reflectance for larger observation angles. Consequently, if satellite-derived reflectances are going to be considered as absolute values, a topographic-correction model is needed to correct for the effects of anisotropy.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; glasiologi

Resource limitation in a long-lived seabird, the Antarctic petrel Thalassoica antarctica: a twining experiment - Andersen, Reidar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Pedersen, Hans Christian (Fauna Norvegica. Serie C. Cinclus, Norwegian Journal of Ornithology, 1993)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; forskning; fugler; ornitologi; zoologi

Granulites and garnet–cordierite gneisses from Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica - Bucher-Nurminen, Kurt; Ohta, Yoshihide (Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 1993)
The central sector of Mühlig-Hofmannfjellet (3°E/71°S) in western Dronning Maud Land (East Antarctic shield) is dominated by large intrusive bodies of predominantly orthopyroxene-bearing quartz syenites (charnockites). Metasedimentary rocks are rare; however, two distinct areas with banded gneiss–marble–quartzite sequences of sedimentary origin were found during the Norwegian Antarctic Research Expedition NARE 1989/90. Cordierite-bearing metapelitic gneisses from two different localities contain the characteristic mineral assemblage: cordierite + garnet + biotite + K-feldspar + plagioclase + quartz ± sillimanite ± spinel. Thermobarometry indicates equilibration conditions of about 650°C and 4 kbar. Associated orthopyroxene–garnet granulites, on the other hand, revealed pressures of about 8 kbar and temperatures of 750°C. The earlier granulite facies metamorphism is not well preserved in the cordierite gneisses as a result of excess K-feldspar combined with interaction with an H2O-rich fluid phase, probably released by the cooling intrusives. These two features allowed the original high-grade K-feldspar + garnet assemblages to recrystallize as cordierite–biotite–sillimanite gneisses, completely re-equilibrating them. Phase relationships indicate that the younger metamorphic event occurred in the presence of a fluid phase that varied in composition between the lithologies.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1989/90; geokjemi; geologi

Hvalfangstlæge for 40 år siden - Husby, Jakob; Kolltveit, Bård (Norsk sjøfartsmuseum. Årsberetning, 1993)
Keywords: Anglo Norse ekspedisjonene; Sørishavet; erindringer; historie; hvalfangst; hvalkokerier; pelagisk

Notes on the ecology and physiology of the Antarctic oribatid mite Maudheimia wilsoni - Sømme, Lauritz; Strømme, Alexander; Zachariassen, Karl Erik (Polar Research, 1993)
The oribatid mite Maudheimia wilsoni Dalenius was found to be numerous on the underside of stones at Jutulsessen (72-degrees-S, 3-degrees-E) in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica. Daily temperature fluctuations of the microhabitat from as high as 19-degrees-C and to as low as -17-degrees-C were observed during the austral summer. Optimal activity of the mites occurred at 10-degrees-C. Even in January the mean supercooling point of adult mites was as low as - 30.8 +/- 4.7-degrees-C. Haemolymph osmolality ranged from 500 to 800 mOsmol and thermal hystersis freezing points from -4.7 to - 6.1-degrees-C. Adult mites had a mean water content of 43.6% and a water loss rate of 0.12 mug h-1 at 15-degrees-C and 10% relative humidity.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1989/90; entomologi; midder; miter; virvelløse dyr; zoologi; økofysiologi; økologi

Ice algae during EPOS, leg 1: assemblages, biomass, origin and nutrients - Syvertsen, Erik E; Kristiansen, Svein (Polar Biology, 1993)
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; alger; biomasse

Regulation of parental effort in a long-lived seabird an experimental manipulation of the cost of reproduction in the antarctic petrel, Thalassoica antarctica - Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Andersen, Reidar; Pedersen, Hans Christian (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 1993)
The fitness of a parent in an altricial bird species is likely to be a function of the proportion of resources allocated to offspring production in relation to the amount spent on its own survival. Here we report an experiment on the Antarctic petrel in which we manipulated the costs of rearing an offspring by placing small lead loads on the legs of one parent. The bird could then either decrease its own body reserves or reduce the food load to the chick. The manipulated birds decreased their food load and increased the feeding interval, compared with unmanipulated birds. Consequently, the rate of chick loss increased. No significant difference was found between the body weights of experimental and control birds during the experiment.
Keywords: Antarktis; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi; økologi

Antarctic tourism: a challenge to the legitimacy of the Antarctic treaty system? - Vidas, Davor (German yearbook of international law, 1993)
Keywords: Antarktis; jus; turisme

The Antarctic Treaty system and the law of the sea. Review of Christopher C. Joyner: Antarctica and the law of the sea - Vidas, Davor (International Challenges, 1993)
Keywords: Sørishavet; jus; litteratur

Studies of snow surface characteristics by Landsat TM in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica - Winther, Jan-Gunnar (Annals of Glaciology, 1993)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; glasiologi; satellittbilder

Den Norske Sydpol-ekspedisjonen 1990-91 (Polarboken, 1992)
Keywords: Antarktis; ekspedisjoner

Søker fortiden og framtiden på Sydpolen - Bakka, Toril (Statoil magasin, 1992)
Keywords: Antarktis; biografi; ekspedisjoner

Phytoplankton distribution in relation to sea ice, hydrography and nutrients in the northwestern Weddell Sea in early spring 1988 during EPOS - Bianchi, Franco; Boldrin, Alfredo; Cioce, F; Dieckmann, Gerhard Stephan; Kuosa, Harri; Larsson, A M; Nöthig, Eva-Maria; Sehlstedt, P I; Socal, Giorgio; Syvertsen, Erik E (Polar Biology, 1992)
Phytoplankton biomass and distribution of major phytoplankton groups were investigated in relation to sea ice conditions, hydrography and nutrients along three north-south transects in the north western Weddell Sea in early spring 1988 during the EPOS Study (European Polarstern Study), Leg 1. Three different zones along the transects could be distinguished: 1) the Open Water Zone (OWZ) from 58-degrees to 60-degrees-S with high chlorophyll a concentrations up to 3.5-mu-g l-1; 2) the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) from 60-degrees to about 62.5-degrees with chlorophyll a concentrations between 0.1 and 0.3-mu-g l-1, and 3) the closed pack-ice zone (CPI) from 62.5-degrees to 63.2-degrees-S with chlorophyll a concentrations below 0.1-mu-g l-1. Nutrient concentrations increased towards the south showing winter values under the closed pack-ice. Centric diatoms such as Thalassiosira gravida and Chaetoceros neglectum forming large colonies dominated the phytoplankton assemblage in terms of biomass in open water together with large, long chain forming, pennate diatoms, whereas small pennate diatoms such as Nitzschia spp., and nanoflagellates prevailed in ice covered areas. Fairly low concentrations of phytoplankton cells were encountered at the southernmost stations and many empty diatom frustules were found in the samples. The enhanced phytoplankton biomass in the Weddell-Scotia-Confluence area is achieved through sea ice melting in the frontal zone of two different water masses, the Weddell and the Scotia Sea surface waters.
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; biomasse; diatomeer; fytoplankton; havis; hydrografi; marin biologi; oseanografi

Ecology of sea ice biota. 1. Habitat, terminology, and methodology - Horner, Rita; Ackley, Stephen F.; Dieckmann, Gerhard S.; Gulliksen, Bjorn; Hoshiai, Takao; Legendre, Louis; Melnikov, Igor A.; Reeburgh, William S.; Spindler, Michael; Sullivan, Cornelius W. (Polar Biology, 1992)
Polar regions are covered by extensive sea ice that is inhabited by a variety of plants and animals. The environments where the organisms live vary depending on the structure and age of the ice. Many terms have been used to describe the habitats and the organisms. We here characterize the habitats and communities and suggest some standard terms for them. We also suggest routine sampling methods and reporting units for measurements of biological and chemical variables.
Keywords: Sørishavet; biodiversitet; havis; marin biologi; polarområdene; økologi

Do glaciers tell a true atmospheric CO2 story? - Jaworowski, Zbigniew; Segalstad, Tom Victor; Ono, Nobuo (Science of The Total Environment, 1992)
Until 1985 most studies of CO2 in gas inclusions in pre-industrial ice indicated that CO2 concentrations (up to 2450 ppm) were higher than the current atmospheric level. After 1985, lower pre-industrial CO2 values were reported, and used as evidence for a recent man-made CO2 increase. The errors in these revised values, however, are of a similar magnitude to the apparent increase in atmospheric CO2 level. The assumptions used in estimating lower CO2 values in past atmospheres have been: no liquid phase in polar ice; younger age of air than of ice due to free gas exchange between deep firn and the atmosphere; and no change in composition of air inclusions. These assumptions are shown to be invalid. Liquid saline water exists in ice at low temperatures, even below −70°C; airtight ice layers are ubiquitous in Antarctic firn; and more than 20 physico-chemical processes operating in situ and in ice cores contribute to the alteration of the chemical composition of air inclusions. The permeable ice sheet with its capillary liquid network acts as a sieve which redistributes elements, isotopes, and micro-particles. Thirty-six to 100% of air recovered from old ice is contaminated by recent atmospheric air during field and laboratory operations. The value of ∼290 ppm, widely accepted from glacier studies for the pre-industrial atmospheric CO2 level, apparently results from: invalid assumptions; processes in ice sheets; artifacts in ice cores; and arbitrary rejection of high readings. To date, glaciological studies are not able to provide a reliable reconstruction of either the CO2 level in pre-industrial and ancient atmospheres or paleoclimates. Instead these studies have led to a widely accepted false dogma of man-made climatic warming. This dogma may have enormous negative impact on our common future.
Keywords: Antarktis; drivhuseffekt; glasiologi; global oppvarming; isbreer; karbondioksid; paleoklimatologi; stabile isotoper

Activities within the Aurora Programme field season 1991/92 - Kristensen, Monica (Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Programme. Report, 1992)
Keywords: Antarktis; ekspedisjoner; glasiologi; meteorologi

Nitrogen uptake in the Weddell Sea during late winter and spring - Kristiansen, Svein; Syvertsen, Erik E; Farbrot, Tove (Polar Biology, 1992)
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; alger; biologi

Glaciomarine turbidite and current controlled deposits in Prydz Bay, Antarctica - Kuvaas, Berit; Leitchenkov, German (Marine Geology, 1992)
A thick sequence (up to 2200 m) of presumed post late Eocene/early Oligocene glaciomarine sediments is inferred to be present on the Prydz Bay continental rise. In the absence of information from drillholes, we correlate to ODP Leg 119 drillsites on the shelf and compare with the seismic reflection pattern of glaciomarine sequences in the Weddell Sea. The inferred glaciomarine sediments in Prydz Bay appear to be deposited in a complex manner, suggesting interaction by both turbidity cur rents and strong bottom currents. Reflection seismic profiles from the lower continental slope and rise shows an abundance of current influenced deposits, such as sediment waves and large sediment ridges with similarities to contourite drifts. In addition, large channel-levee complexes are abundant, suggesting deposition by turbidity currents and other massflow processes. Large channels and sediment ridges trend oblique to the continental margin. The geometry and character of the seismic reflection pattern suggest that the ridges have been deposited under the combined influence of overflow from downslope channelized turbidity currents and strong bottom water flow. The observed sediment waves and the difference along eastern and western channel margins suggest that bottom currents are flowing towards the west. We suggest that the initiation of turbidite sedimentation occurred in the late Eocene-early Oligocene, when the Amery Ice Shelf reached the shelf edge for the first time. Onset of current controlled deposition may possibly be related to the opening of the Drake Passage at the Oligocene/Miocene boundary.
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; havbunnen; kontinentalmargin; marin geologi

Ecology of sea ice biota. 2. Global significance - Legendre, Louis; Ackley, Stephen F.; Dieckmann, Gerhard S.; Gulliksen, Bjørn; Horner, Rita; Hoshiai, Takao; Melnikov, Igor A.; Reeburgh, William S.; Spindler, Michael; Sullivan, Cornelius W. (Polar Biology, 1992)
The sea ice does not only determine the ecology of ice biota, but it also influences the pelagic systems under the ice cover and at ice edges. In this paper, new estimates of Arctic and Antarctic production of biogenic carbon are derived, and differences as well as similarities between the two oceans are examined. In ice-covered seas, high algal concentrations (blooms) occur in association with several types of conditions. Blooms often lead to high sedimentation of intact cells and faecal pellets. In addition to ice-related blooms, there is progressive accumulation of organic matter in Arctic multi-year ice, whose fate may potentially be similar to that of blooms. A fraction of the carbon fixed by microalgae that grow in sea ice or in relation to it is exported out of the production zone. This includes particulate material sinking out of the euphotic zone, and also material passed on to the food web. Pathways through which ice algal production does reach various components of the pelagic and benthic food webs, and through them such top predators as marine mammals and birds, are discussed. Concerning global climate change and biogeochemical fluxes of carbon, not all export pathways from the euphotic zone result in the sequestration of carbon for periods of hundreds of years or more. This is because various processes, that take place in both the ice and the water column, contribute to mineralize organic carbon into CO2 before it becomes sequestered. Processes that favour the production and accumulation of biogenic carbon as well as its export to deep waters and sequestration are discussed, together with those that influence mineralization in the upper ice-covered ocean.
Keywords: Sørishavet; biodiversitet; biogeokjemi; havis; karbondioksid; klimaendringer; marin biologi; polarområdene; økologi

Negotiating the mineral regime in the Antarctic: a review - Mørkved, Berit (International Challenges, 1992)
Keywords: Antarktis; jus; mineraler; politikk

Gigantisk isfjell i Sør-Atlanteren - Orheim, Olav (Polarboken, 1992)
Keywords: Sørishavet; glasiologi; isfjell

Studies through Jutulgryta, Fimbulisen in the 1991/92 season - Østerhus, Svein; Orheim, Olav (Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Programme. Report, 1992)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; Sørishavet; glasiologi; havis; oseanografi

Pertusaria signyae (Lichenes), a new species from the Antarctic - Øvstedal, Dag Olav; Smith, Ronald I Lewis (Nova Hedwigia, 1992)
A saxicolous Pertusaria species is described as new to science: P. signyae Ovst. from South Orkney Islands. It has an isidiate thallus, subglobose fertile verrucae with poriform apothecia, and contains 2'-0-methylperlatolic acid.
Keywords: Antarktis; Sør-Orknøyene; botanikk; lav; planter

Determination of sulphur- and chlorine-containing compounds using capillary gas chromatography and atomic emission detection - Pedersen-Bjergaard, Stig; Asp, Tone Normann; Greibrokk, Tyge (Analytica Chimica Acta, 1992)
The potential of universal calibration using capillary gas chromatography combined with atomic emission detection was evaluated for several chlorine- and sulphur-containing compounds of environmental interest. The elemental responses obtained for C, H, Cl and S were found to be affected by the molecular structure. Rapid determination of several analytes was accomplished using a single calibration graph based on one randomly selected reference compound, but 10–30% errors relative to the actual concentrations were observed in several instances. The results were significantly improved by using reference compounds with structures similar to those of the analytes of interest. the practical utility of universal calibration is illustrated by the determination of pesticides in stomach oil deposits from birds living in Antarctica.
Keywords: Antarktis; biokjemi; fugler; kjemi; kromatografi; petreller

Contributions to the Caloplaca flora of the western Antarctic region - Søchting, Ulrik; Øvstedal, Dag Olav (Nordic Journal of Botany, 1992)
Fourteen species of the lichen genus Caloplaca are recorded from the western Antarctic region and described morphologically and anatomically, viz.: C. ammiospila, C. approximata, C. athallina, C. cirrochrooides, C. citrina, C. isidioclada, C. lucens, C. millegrana, C. regalis, C. sublobulata, C. tenuis, C. aff. anchon-phoeniceon. Type specimens of critical species have been studied. A key is provided to the species. Caloplaca ammiospila and C. approximata are reported as new to the Antarctic region.
Keywords: Antarktis; botanikk; lav; planter

Bouvetøya: et norsk naturreservat - Sømme, Lauritz (Fauna, 1992)
Keywords: Bouvetøya; fauna; forvaltning; natur

Protecting the frozen south - Stokke, Olav Schram (Green globe yearbook, 1992)
Keywords: Antarktis; jus; miljøvern; politikk

Eine neue Gyalecta-Art aus der Antarctis: G. pezizoides sp. n. (lichensierte Fungi, Gyalectaceae) - Vezda, A.; Øvstedal, Dag Olav; Smith, Ronald I Lewis (Nova Hedwigia, 1992)
A new species of the genus Gyalecta, G. pezizoides sp. n. (lichenized Fungi, Gyalectaceae), is described and illustrated. This new species is taxonomically near to the holarctic Gyalecta peziza (Mont.) Anzi.
Keywords: Antarktis; botanikk; lav; planter

Vel blåst! Kommandør Chr. Christensens Hvalfangstmuseum gjennom 75 år 1917-1992 - Wexelsen, Einar (Utkikksposten (Sandefjord) : kontaktorgan for Sandefjordmuseene, 1992)
Keywords: Antarktis; Christen Christensen; Nordmenn; Vestfold; historie; hvalfangere; hvalfangstindustri; pelagisk; polarekspedisjoner

The ecophysiology of under-ice fauna - Aarset, Arne V (Polar Research, 1991)
Keywords: Antarktis; amfipoder; fauna; havis; polarområdene; sjøis; zoologi; økofysiologi

The role of the microbial loop in Antarctic pelagic ecosystems - Azam, Farooq; Smith, David C; Hollibaugh, James T (Polar Research, 1991)
Keywords: Sørishavet; fytoplankton; oseanografi; økosystemer

Hvalbåter over og under vann - Basberg, Bjørn L; Nævestad, Dag (Norsk sjøfartsmuseum Årsberetning, 1991)
Keywords: Sørishavet; historie; hvalfangst; skip

Whaling or Shipping? Conflicts over the Use of the Norwegian Whaling Fleet during World War II - Basberg, Bjørn Lorens (International Journal of Maritime History, 1991)
When the United Kingdom entered World War n in September 1939 the Norwegian merchant marine was immediately affected, as its ships became the targets of German submarines. Between September 1939 and April 1940 (when Norway was occupied by the Nazis), more than fifty Norwegian ships were lost, mainly in the North Sea and the north Atlantic. In November 1939 an agreement was reached between the British government and the Norwegian Shipowners Association to place almost half the Norwegian merchant fleet at Britain's disposal under the so-called "charter parties scheme." The king and the Norwegian government fled to London and established a government-inexile during the German occupation, but before their departure it was decided to establish an agency in the British capital to operate and manage Norwegian shipping. It was named the Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission (Nortraship) and became the world's largest shipowner, controlling more than one thousand ships at the outset of the war.'
Keywords: Norge; Sørishavet; andre verdenskrig; hvalbåter; hvalfangstindustri; hvalindustri; pelagisk hvalfangst

Thermoregulatory abilities in chicks of the Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica) - Bech, Claus; Mehlum, Fridtjof; Haftorn, Svein (Polar Biology, 1991)
We studied the thermoregulatory capacity of Antarctic Petrel chicks, Thalassoica antarctica, breeding in a large colony in Queen Maud Land (71-degrees-53'S, 5-degrees-10'E) on the Antarctic continent. Compared to newly hatched chicks of other birds, those of the Antarctic Petrel are characterized by a relatively high standard metabolic rate (SMR) and thermal conductance. Their metabolic scope is limited, however, being only 1.6 times the SMR, and they consequently depend on parental brooding to maintain T(b). At an age of 11 days the chicks become thermally independent and are left alone in the nest. The chicks keep a relatively high body temperature (> 36-degrees-C) throughout their early development and we found no indication that they normally experience hypothermia. A significant positive relationship between latitude of breeding and SMR of the hatchlings is shown to exist for procellariiform birds. It is suggested that the high SMR found in Antarctic Petrel hatchlings could be a prerequisite for achieving a high growth rate, rather than being of any thermoregulatory significance.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1984/85; fugler; ornitologi; petreller; zoologi

Den norske antarktisekspedisjonen 1989-90 : medisinsk beredskap, arbeid og forskning - Bendiksen, Fredrik S; Molvær, Otto Inge; Reitehaug, Per-Ivar (Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening, 1991)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1989/90; ekspedisjoner; medisin; psykologi

Phytoplankton-bacteria relationship in the Antarctic marine ecosystem - Billen, Gilles; Becquevort, Sylvie (Polar Research, 1991)
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; bakterier; biomasse; fytoplankton; marin biologi; oseanografi; økofysiologi; økosystemer

The physiology of polar marine zooplankton - Clarke, Andrew; Peck, Lloyd S (Polar Research, 1991)
Keywords: Sørishavet; marin biologi; polarområdene; zooplankton

Foraging economics and performance of polar and subpolar Atlantic seabirds - Croxall, John P; Briggs, Dirk R (Polar Research, 1991)
Keywords: Antarktis; fugler; næring; ornitologi; pingviner; zoologi; økologi

Aspects of the breeding biology of the Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica and the krill requirement of the chicks, at Svarthamaren in Mühlig-Hofmanfjella, Dronning Maud Land - Haftorn, Svein; Bech, Claus; Mehlum, Fridtjof (Fauna Norvegica. Serie C. Cinclus, Norwegian Journal of Ornithology, 1991)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; forskning; fugler; krill; ornitologi; zoologi

Notes on the south polar skua Catharacta Maccormicki breeding at Svarthamaren in Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Dronning Maud Land - Haftorn, Svein; Bech, Claus; Mehlum, Fridtjof (Fauna Norvegica. Serie C. Cinclus, Norwegian Journal of Ornithology, 1991)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; forskning; fugler; ornitologi; zoologi

Primary production in polar waters: relation to nutrient availability - Harrison, W G; Cota, G F (Polar Research, 1991)
Keywords: Sørishavet; fytoplankton; oseanografi

Krill Enzymes. A New Concept for Efficient Debridement of Necrotic Ulcers - Hellgren, L.; Karlstam, B.; Mohr, Viggo; Vincent, J. (International Journal of Dermatology, 1991)
The article discusses the new concept for surgery of necrotic ulcers using the krill enzymes. The krill peptide hydrolases represent a new and important alternative to mammalian or microbial enzymes for distinctive medical applications, such as debridemen.
Keywords: Sørishavet; biokjemi; krill; marin biologi; medisin; plankton

Occurrence of polar seabirds at sea in relation to prey concentrations and oceanographic factors - Hunt Jr, George L (Polar Research, 1991)
Keywords: Antarktis; næring; ornitologi; oseanografi; polarområdene; sjøfugler; økosystemer

The Crary Fan: A trough-mouth fan on the Weddell Sea continental margin, Antarctica - Kuvaas, Berit; Kristoffersen, Yngve (Marine Geology, 1991)
Multichannel seismic investigations show the presence of a large trough-mouth fan deposit on the continental margin in the southern Weddell Sea. A characteristic feature of the fan is relatively few, but large canyons and/or channels which appear to have been stable for long periods. Levees associated with the channels may reach thicknesses of more than 1 km. Drilling during ODP Leg 113 recorded the presence of glaciers in East Antarctica since early Oligocene time, and the seismic stratigraphic evidence suggests that the submarine fan is largely composed of glacigenic sediments. The channel-levee systems and complexes indicate several growth phases, apparently controlled by glacial/interglacial climate fluctuations, with maximum fan growth during glacial periods. The present interglacial period is characterized by strong and erosive flow of Ice Shelf Water running down the western slope of the fan and carrying only minor amounts of suspended matter. The fan is essentially sediment starved during interglacial periods. The dimensions of the channel-levee complexes and the persistent loci of sediment supply suggest that turbidite sedimentation resulted from melting of wet-based glaciers at or near the shelf edge, which has consequently prograded 70-80 km seaward.
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; havbunnen; isshelf; kontinentalmargin; kontinentalsokkel; marin geologi; seismologi

Microbial communities from the sea ice and adjacent water column at the time of ice melting in the northwestern part of the Weddell Sea - Mathot, Sylvie; Becquevort, Sylvie; Lancelot, Christiane (Polar Research, 1991)
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; alger; bakterier; diatomeer; havis; mikrobiologi; protozo; sjøis; smelting

Distribution of selenium binding proteins in liver from two species of penguins from Bouvetøya - Norheim, Gunnar; Mehlum, Fridtjof; Bech, Claus; Moksnes, Milica T. (Polar Research, 1991)
Chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarctica and macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus were collected at Bouvettfya in the south Atlantic. The average hepatic selenium levels for the two species were 6.6 ± 2.9 and 23.6 ± 3.4 ng/g wet weight (P < 0.001), respectively. The total hepatic glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in the two species was 629 ± 58 and 838 ± 88 u.kat/kg (P < 0.001), respectively. The average selenium dependent GSH-Px activity was 96 ± 3.2% of the total activity. All selenium was present in the cytosol. The selenium binding compounds were separated on Sephadex G-75 into three fractions, a high molecular weight fraction, a metallothionein fraction, and a third non-protein selenium containing fraction. There seems to be an agreement between the amount of selenium recovered in the first fraction and the GSH-Px activity. In chinstrap and macaroni penguins, the percentage of hepatic selenium recovered in the third non-protein fraction was 83 ± 2.6 and 94 ± 1.1% (P < 0.001), respectively.
Keywords: Bouvetøya; NARE 1984/85; farmakologi; miljøgifter; pingviner; zoologi

The geology and age of Peter I Øy, Antarctica - Prestvik, Tore; Duncan, Robert A (Polar Research, 1991)
The island Peter I Oy is located in the Bellinghausen Sea 400 km off the coast of West Antarctica. It is situated at the transition between oceanic and contintental crust close to a former transform fault, the Tharp fracture zone. The island is completely volcanic, consisting of predominantly alkali basalt and hawaiite and some more evolved rocks. Sampling done by the Aurora expedition in 1987 has made dating and detailed petrological studies possible. The island appears to be much younger (< 0.5 Ma) than previously believed. However, the volcanic activity responsible for this oceanic island may have lasted for 10-20 Ma. Volcanic activity at the island thus took place at the same time as post-subduction rift-related volcanism took place along the Antarctic Peninsula and in Marie Byrd Land. However, the petrologic data indicate that this may be coincidental and that the Peter I Oy activity is independent and related to transtensional rifting along the Tharp fracture zone.
Keywords: Peter I. Øy; geologi; petrologi

Hvalfangernes mat til hverdag og fest - Ringstad, Jan Erik (Utkikksposten (Sandefjord) : kontaktorgan for Sandefjordmuseene, 1991)
Keywords: Sørishavet; ernæring; hvalfangst

The density of breeding and non-breeding Antarctic petrels at Svarthamaren, Dronning Maud Land, 1990 - Røv, Nils (Fauna Norvegica. Serie C. Cinclus, Norwegian Journal of Ornithology, 1991)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; forskning; fugler; ornitologi; zoologi

Light and productivity of phytoplankton in polar marine ecosystems: a physiological view - Sakshaug, Egil; Slagstad, Dag (Polar Research, 1991)
Keywords: Sørishavet; fysiologi; fytoplankton; planteplankton; polarområdene

Factors controlling the development of phytoplankton blooms in the Antarctic Ocean — a mathematical model - Sakshaug, Egil; Slagstad, Dag; Holm-Hansen, Osmund (Marine Chemistry, 1991)
A mathematical model describing the development of phytoplankton blooms as a function of the depth of the wind-mixed layer, spectral distribution of light, passage of atmospheric low-pressure systems, size of the initial phytoplankton stock and loss rates is presented. Model runs represent shade-adapted, large-celled, bloom-forming diatoms. Periodic deep mixing caused by strong winds may severely retard the development of blooms and frequently abort them before macronutrients are completely exhausted. Moderate depths of mixing (40-50 m) in combination with a moderately large total loss rate (about 0.01 3 h-1) can prevent blooms from developing during the brightest time of the year. Complete exhaustion of macronutrients in the upper waters is likely only if the wind-mixed layer is less than 10 m deep, i.e. in very sheltered waters, and also in the marginal ice zone when ice is melting. We do not exclude the possibility of control of phytoplankton biomass by iron in ice-free, deep-sea parts of the Antarctic Ocean, but the implied enhancement of export production through addition of iron might be restricted because of limitation by light, i.e. vertical mixing.
Keywords: Scotiahavet; Sørishavet; fytoplankton; marin biologi; oseanografi

The Eleventh Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting - Scully, Richard Tucker (International Challenges, 1991)
Keywords: Antarktis; jus; politikk

The lichen genus Stereocaulon in Antarctica and South Georgia - Smith, Ronald I Lewis; Øvstedal, Dag Olav (Polar Biology, 1991)
Six species of Stereocaulon and one unnamed taxon (close to S. glabrum) are reported from South Georgia, the maritime Antarctic islands and Antarctic Peninsula. S. caespitosum is new to the western sub-Antarctic. Variations in morphology and secondary chemistry are provided, and the ecology and geographical distribution in the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic biomes are given for each taxon.
Keywords: Antarktis; botanikk; lav; planter

Conference report: preservation or exploitation - Stokke, Olav Schram (Marine Policy, 1991)
Keywords: Sørishavet; forvaltning; jus; politikk

Symposium report: "The Antarctic Treaty System in World Politics" - Stokke, Olav Schram (International Challenges, 1991)
Keywords: Antarktis; Sørishavet; forvaltning; jus; politikk

Antarktispetrellen: på grensen av det mulige - Sæther, Bernt-Erik (Naturen, 1991)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; fugler; ornitologi

Psychobiological Studies of Individuals in Small, Isolated Groups in the Antarctic and in Space Analogues - Ursin, Holger; Bergan, Tom; Collet, Jérôme; Endresen, Inger M.; Lugg, Desmond; Maki, Pauline; Matre, Roald; Molvær, Otto Inge; Müller, Helmut K.; Olff, Miranda; Pettersen, Roger C.; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; et al. (Environment and Behavior, 1991)
Mental and physical health are both at risk under conditions of prolonged remoteness from home and removal from normal social support networks. This article examines relevant data from small groups isolated in (a) Antarctic summer stations, (b) a Transantarctic traverse expedition, and (c) a spacecraft simulator capsule.
Keywords: Antarktis; forskningsstasjoner; fysiologi; immunologi; psykobiologi; psykologi

Sandefjord - et naturlig polarforskningssenter - Wexelsen, Einar (Utkikksposten (Sandefjord) : kontaktorgan for Sandefjordmuseene, 1991)
Keywords: Antarktis; Norsk Polarinstitutt; ekspedisjoner; historie; oppdagelsesreiser; polarområdene

Predatory feeding behavior of an Antarctic marine copepod, Euchaeta antarctica - Yen, Jeannette (Polar Research, 1991)
Keywords: Antarktis; fytoplankton; hoppekreps; marin biologi

Negtiationg a new regime: how CRAMRA came into existence - Andersen, Rolf Trolle (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forvaltning; historie; mineraler; politikk

Protection of the environment in Antarctica: are present regimes sufficient? - Barnes, James N (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forvaltning; miljøvern

Antarctica's cultural heritage: can ICOMOS help? - Barr, Susan (Icomos information, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; Sørishavet; historie; kulturminneforvaltning

The resource conventions implemented: the consequences for the sovereignty issue - Beck, Peter J (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; jus; politikk

The practical implications of the eco-system approach in CCAMLR - Beddington, John R; Basson, M; Gulland, J A (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Sørishavet; forvaltning; økologi

Consultative status under the Antarctic Treaty: redefining the criteria? - Bos, Adrian (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forvaltning; politikk

The design of CRAMRA: how appropriate for the protection of the environment? - Brown, Alan D (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forvaltning; miljøvern; mineraler

The Antarctic in world politics - Dumas, Roland (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; politikk

Antarctica Treaty System: are there viable alternatives? - Falk, Richard (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forvaltning; politikk

The tides of the southern Weddell Sea - Foldvik, Arne; Middleton, Jason H; Foster, Theodore D (Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers, 1990)
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; isshelf; kontinentalsokkel; kontinentalsokler; tidevann

The ability of the Antarctic Treaty System to adapt to external challenges - Haron, Mohamed (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forvaltning; politikk

The influence of the United Nations on the Antarctic system: a source of erosion or cohesion? - Harris, Stuart (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forvaltning; politikk

Has CCAMLR worked? management policies and ecological needs - Heap, John A (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Sørishavet; forvaltning; økologi

Microbial autotrophic and heterotrophic eucaryotes in Antarctic waters: relationships between biomass and chlorophyll, adenosine triphosphate and particulate organic carbon - Hewes, Christopher D.; Sakshaug, Egil; Reid, Freda M. H.; Holm-Hansen, Osmund (Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1990)
Microscopical examination of near-surface eucaryotic microbial populations in circumcontinental waters of Antarctica indicated that nanoplankton (<20 μm diameter) dominated in regions with low chlorophyll concentrations (< 1 μg l⁻¹). About 30 % of the mean nanoplankton carbon consisted of heterotrophic flagellates. Heterotrophic microplankton carbon (> 20 μm diameter) was generally less significant. The variation in phytoplankton biomass was the result primarily of changes in cell density of pennate diatoms in the East Wind Drift, and of centric diatoms in the Weddell Sea and the Scotia Ridge region. Autotrophic and heterotrophic carbon as determined by microscopical analysis were compared with data for total particulate carbon, chlorophyll a, and adenosine triphosphate. Estimates for the C:chl ratio of autotrophs increased with decreasing concentrations of chlorophyll a, with mean values of 46 in bloom waters and 144 in 'blue water'. A C:ATP ratio for heterotrophic nanoplankton was estimated to be about 100, while that for heterotrophic microplankton may be lower. Algorithms, incorporating concentrations of chlorophyll a and ATP, are described which allow estimates of autotrophic and heterotrophic microbial biomass.
Keywords: Sørishavet; alger; biomasse; fytoplankton; marin biologi; oseanografi; plankton; zooplankton

Høyest oppe, lengst borte: Mt. Vinson, 5200 m, høyeste fjell i Antarktis - Høibakk, Ralph (Polarboken, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; ekspedisjoner; fjellklatring

The pelagic distribution of marine birds in a heterogeneous environment - Hunt Jr, George L. (Polar Research, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; fugler; marin ornitologi; næring; polarområdene

The pelagic distribution of marine birds in a heterogeneous environment - Hunt Jr, George L (Polar Research, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; fugler; ornitologi; polarområdene; zoologi

Antarctic science in a historical perspective: changing roles and functional development - Indreeide, Thor Vidar (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forskning; historie; vitenskap

The legitimacy of the ATS - Jørgensen-Dahl, Arnfinn (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; jus; politikk

CRAMRA: the ugly duckling of the Antarctic Treaty System? - Joyner, Christopher C (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forvaltning; miljøvern; mineraler

CRAMRA and other enviromental regimes in the ATS: how well does CRAMRA fit? - Kimball, Lee A (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forvaltning; jus; miljøvern

Some Nitzschia and related diatom species from fast ice samples in the Arctic and Antarctic - Medlin, Linda K.; Hasle, Grethe Rytter (Polar Biology, 1990)
Some Nitzschia and closely related species have been examined in the light and electron microscopes from fast ice samples in the Arctic and Antarctic. Nitzschia neofrigida, forming arborescent colonies, and Nitzschia promare, forming loose ribbon colonies, are described as new species, both probably included in the distribution of other similar species. A new combination, Auricula compacta, represents the first report of this genus from ice samples. Colony formation is reported for the first time in Nitzschia arctica and Nitzschia taeniiformis. No biopolar species were found and several reports of Arctic species in Antarctic ice samples have been refuted.
Keywords: Antarktis; alger; biodiversitet; biologi; botanikk; diatomeer; fytoplankton; planteplankton; polarområdene

Towards firmer institutionalization of the ATS? Future role of the consultative meeting and the issue of a permanent secretariat - Messer, Kurt (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forvaltning; jus

Geology of Gjelsvikfjella and western Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Dronning Maud Land, east Antarctica - Ohta, Yoshihide; Tørudbakken, Bjørn; Shiraishi, Kazuyuki (Polar Research, 1990)
As a part of the Norwegian Antarctic Research Expedition 1984/85, geological mapping was performed in Gjelsvikfjella and western Muhlig-Hofmannfjella, Dronning Maud Land. The northern part of Gjelsvikfjella is dominated by the Jutulsessen metasupracrustals which have been intruded by a major gabbroic body and several generations of dykes. To the south the metasupracrustals gradually transform into the Risemedet migmatites. In western Muhlig-Hofmannfjella the bedrock is dominated by the large Svarthamaren Charnockite batholith. The batholith is bordered by the Snotoa metamorphic complex outcropping to the south and west in Muhlig-Hofmannfjella and it is characterized by a high content of partly assimilated country rock inclusions. Mineral paragenesis and geothermometry/geobarometry suggest a two-stage tectonothermal-igneous history with an initial intermediate pressure, upper amphibolite to granulite facies metamorphism followed by high temperature transformations related to the charnockite intrusion. The age of the initial tectonothermal event is probably about 1,100 Ma. Geochronological work in the present study (Rb/Sr whole rock) gave an age of 500 +/- 24 Ma for the Svarthamaren Charnockite, interpreted to record the age of crystallization. Late brittle faulting and undeformed dolerite dykes outcropping in Jutulsessen are believed to be related to Mesozoic crustal stretching in the Jutulstraumen-Pencksokket Rift Zone to the west.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; NARE 1984/85; geologi

Glaciologic and oceanographic studies on Fimbulisen during NARE 1989/90 - Orheim, Olav; Hagen, Jon Ove; Østerhus, Svein; Sætrang, Arne (Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Programme. Report, 1990)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; Sørishavet; ekspedisjoner; glasiologi; isbrem; oseanografi

Investigating Climate Change by Digital Analysis of Blue Ice Extent on Satellite Images of Antarctica - Orheim, Olav; Lucchitta, Baerbel (Annals of Glaciology, 1990)
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; glasiologi; klimaendringer; satellitt; telemetri

lnvestigating climate change by digital analysis of satellite imagery of blue ice extent in Antarctica - Orheim, Olav; Luchitta, Baerbel (Annals of Glaciology, 1990)
Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper (TM) and SPOT data collected two years apart from an identical area of Dronning (Queen) Maud Land, Antarctica, have been analyzed to detect variations in surface features that may signal climatic change, and to establish a technique that readily identifies such changes. We found that selective principal component analysis (Chavez and Kwarteng 1989), on band ratios of near-IR/green, highlights changes in blue ice areas. The formation and preservation of blue ice is poorly understood, but we suggest that it generally takes longer to increase a blue ice area than to decrease it, and that blue ice extent is most sensitive to changes in accumulation rate. The investigated blue ice area shows a decrease in extent over the two-year period caused by incursion of snow that probably resulted from an increase in accumulation rate. Comparison of two TM images collected 18 days apart shows that transitory snow drifts have little effect on blue ice extent.
Keywords: Dronning Maud Land; glasiologi; klima

The implementation of CCAMLR: is the decision-making machinery conductive to good management? - Orrego Vicuña, Francisco (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Sørishavet; forvaltning; miljøvern; politikk

Petrology of Peter I Øy (Peter I Island), West Antarctica - Prestvik, Tore; Barnes, Calvin G; Sundvoll, Bjørn; Duncan, Robert A (Journal of volcanology and geothermal research, 1990)
Peter I Øy is located in the Bellinghausen Sea, 400 km NE of Thurston Island, West Antarctica. It is a Pleistocene volcanic island situated adjacent to a former tranform fault on the continental rise of the presently passive margin between the Pacific and Antarctica. New K-Ar age determinations ranging from 0.1 to 0.35 Ma show that the volcanism responsible for this island took place at the same time as post-subduction, rift-related volcanism occurred in the nearby Marie Byrd Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The rocks of the island are alkalic basalt and hawaiite, benmoreite and trachyte. The basic tocks typically contain phenocrysts of olivine (Fo61–84), diopsidic augite, and plagioclase (ca. An60). Small xenoliths are present and consist of mantle-type spinel lherzolite, cumulate clinopyroxenite and gabbro and felsic inclusions that consist of medium-grained strained quartz, plagioclase, and abundant colorless glass. Chemically, the basic rocks are characterized by rather high MgO (7.8–10.2 wt.%) and TiO2 (3.1–3.7 wt.%) and relatively low CaO (8.4–9.5 wt.%) contents. They have steep REE patterns, [(La/Yb)N = 20] with HREE only 5 x chrondrite. Y and Sc are almost constant at relatively low levels. Compatible trace elements such as Ni and Cr show considerable variation (190–300 and 150–470 ppm, respectively.), whereas V shows only little variation. Sr and Nd isotope ratios vary slightly with 87Sr/86Sr averaging 0.70388 and 143Nd/144Nd 0.512782, both typical for ocean island volcanism. Lead isotope ratios are consistently high in basalts; 206Pb/204Pb = 19.194, 207Pb/204Pb = 15.728 and 208Pb/204Pb = 39.290, whereas benmoreïte is somewhat less radiogenic. Oxygen isotope analyses average ‰ . Incompatible trace elements vary by a factor of 1.5–2.0 within the range of the basic rocks. It is proposed that the incompatible trace-element variations represent different degrees (<10%) of partial melting, and that these melts were later modified by minor ( ‰ ) olivine and spinel fractionation. The very small variation in Y (and Sc) and the very fractionated REE pattern indicate that the source had an Y- and HREE-rich residual phase, most probably garnet. Furthermore, it is suggested that the source was slightly hydrous and that melting took place at 18–20 kbar. Trachyte was derived by multiphase fractionation of ne-normative basalts, and benmoreite from hy-normative parental liquids. The rocks of Peter I Øy are generally of the same type and age as those outcropping in extensional regimes on the nearby continent, and therefore, these occurrences may be related to each other in some way. However, the Peter I Øy rocks are considerably more radiogenic in strontium and less radiogenic in neodymium than the rocks of the Antarctic Peninsula and Marie Byrd Land. Possible explanations are that Peter I Øy represent asthenospheric hot spot activity, or transtensional rifting as subduction ceased.
Keywords: Peter I. Øy; geologi; petrologi

SCAR in the ATS: conflict or harmony? - Rinaldi, Carlos (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forskning; forvaltning; politikk

Ingeniør Sæbjørnsens bukspretter - Ringstad, Jan Erik (Utkikksposten (Sandefjord) : kontaktorgan for Sandefjordmuseene, 1990)
Keywords: Nordmenn; Sørishavet; hvalfangst; hvalfangstindustri; hvalindustri; patenter; pelagisk; utstyr

Næringer i hvalfangstens grenseland - Ringstad, Jan Erik (Utkikksposten (Sandefjord) : kontaktorgan for Sandefjordmuseene, 1990)
Keywords: Christen Christensen; Sørishavet; historie; hvalfangst; hvalkokerier; hvalolje; næring; patenter; pelagisk; økonomi

The relationship between the ATS and the LOS convention of 1982 - Safronchuk, Vasiliy S (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; Sørishavet; havrett; jus; politikk

Oxygen 18 and helium as tracers of ice shelf water and water/ice interaction in the Weddell Sea - Schlosser, Peter; Bayer, Reinhold; Foldvik, Arne; Gammelsrød, Tor; Rohardt, Gerd; Münnich, Karl Otto (Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 1990)
Oxygen 18 and helium isotope data from stations located in the Filchner Depression, on the continental slope of the southern Weddell Sea, and in the central Weddell Sea are presented and discussed. The 18O and 4He signals imprinted on the water circulating under the Filchner/Ronne Ice Shelf (Ice Shelf Water, or ISW) due to melting of glacial ice at the base of the ice shelf are traced across the sill separating the Filchner Depression from the Weddell Sea. Low δ18O values are correlated with high 4He concentrations in the ISW found in the Filchner Depression (minimum δ18O values: −0.8‰; maximum 4He concentrations: about 4.7×10−8 cm3 STP g−1). The fraction of glacial meltwater contained in the ISW found in the Filchner Depression is estimated to about 6 to 7‰. The 18O and helium isotope data from the overflowing shelf water component observed on the continental slope confirm the hypothesis that ISW contributes significantly to the Weddell Sea Bottom Water (WSBW). On the basis of a inultiparameter water mass analysis it is discussed which fraction of the WSBW originates from ISW and which other shelf waters potentially could contribute to WSBW.
Keywords: Sørishavet; Weddellhavet; brehylle; geofysikk; hydrografi; isbrem; isshelf; oseanografi; smeltevann; vannmasser

Zwischen Kooperation und Konfrontation. Deutschland, Norwegen und die Walfangfrage in den 1930er Jahren - Scholl, Lars Ulrich (Sjøfartshistorisk årbok : Norwegian yearbook of maritime history, 1990)
Keywords: Norge; Sørishavet; Tyskland; historie; hvalfangere; hvalfangstindustri; hvalolje; pelagisk; samarbeid

Resource management and the changing profile of science in Antarctica: a growing pressure for relevance? - Scully, Richard Tucker (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; forskning; forvaltning

The relevance of the ATS as a model for international cooperation - Stokke, Olav Schram (International Challenges, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; jus; politikk

Bibliographia Phytosociologica. Norwegian possessions in the polar regions - Sunding, Per (Excerpta botanica, Sectio B, 1990)
Keywords: Bouvetøya; Dronning Maud Land; Peter I. Øy; bibliografi; botanikk; polarområdene

Frimerkespalten - Tandberg, Arne Ingar (Skipet, 1990)
Keywords: Antarktis; Bouvetøya; ekspedisjoner; filateli; historie; logistikk; skip

An Antarctic crossing as an analogue for long-term manned spaceflight - Ursin, Holger; Collet, Jérôme; Etienne, Jean L. (ESA Bulletin, 1990)
The long-duration space missions planned for the end of this century will involve both physiological and psychological problems for the crew who will fly them. If Europe is to achieve autonomy in space, it must increase its expertise in these associated disciplines. One means of acquiring relevant experience is to study human behaviour in environments that are similar from a psychological viewpoint. A planned crossing of the Antarctic by a six-man international team therefore offered ESA a unique opportunity to observe the psychological problems that can occur during an international expedition involving prolonged isolation in a hostile environment.
Keywords: Antarktis; fysiologi; psykologi