Delivering 21st century Antarctic and Southern Ocean science
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Kennicutt, M.C.
Kim, Y.D.
Finnemore-Rogan, M.
Anandakrishnan, S.
Chown, S.L.
Colwell, S.
Cowan, Don A.
Escutia, C.
Frenot, Y.
Hall, J.
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Cambridge University Press
Abstract
The Antarctic Roadmap Challenges (ARC) project identified critical requirements to
deliver high priority Antarctic research in the 21st century. ARC addressed the challenges of
enabling technologies, facilitating access, providing logistics and infrastructure, and capitalizing
on international cooperation. Technological requirements include: 1) innovative automated in situ
observing systems, sensors, and interoperable platforms (including power demands); 2) realistic
and holistic numerical models; 3) enhanced remote sensing and sensors; 4) expanded sample
collection and retrieval technologies; and 5) greater cyber-infrastructure to process ‘big data’
collection, transmission, and analyses while promoting data accessibility. These technologies must
be widely available, performance and reliability must be improved and technologies used
elsewhere must be applied to the Antarctic. Considerable Antarctic research is field-based making
access to vital geographical targets essential. Future research will require continent- and oceanwide
environmentally-responsible access to coastal and interior Antarctica, and the Southern
Ocean. Year-round access is indispensable. The cost of future Antarctic science is great but there
are opportunities for all to participate commensurate with national resources, expertise, and
interests. The scope of future Antarctic research will necessitate enhanced and inventive
interdisciplinary and international collaborations. The full promise of Antarctic science will only
be realized if nations act together.
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Technologies, Logistics, Access, Infrastructure, Future directions, Antarctic roadmap challenges (ARC), Antarctic science, Antarctica, Southern Ocean
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Kennicutt, MC, Kim, YD, Finnemore-Rogan, M, Anandakrishnan, S, Chown, SL, Colwell, S, Cowan, DA et al 2016, 'Delivering 21st century Antarctic and Southern Ocean science', Antarctic Science, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 407-423.