South African research in the Southern Ocean: New opportunities but serious challenges

South Africa has a long track record in Southern Ocean and Antarctic research and has recently invested considerable funds in acquiring new infrastructure for ongoing support of this research. This infrastructure includes a new base at Marion Island and a purpose-built ice capable research vessel, w...

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Main Authors: Anne M. Treasure, Coleen L. Moloney, Marthán N. Bester, Christopher D. McQuaid, Ken P. Findlay, Peter B. Best, Don A. Cowan, P. J. Nico de Bruyn, Rosemary A. Dorrington, Ake Fagereng, P. William Froneman, Geoff H. Grantham, Brian P. V. Hunt, K. Ian Meiklejohn, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Alakendra N. Roychoudhury, Peter G. Ryan, Valdon R. Smith, Steven L. Chown, Isabelle J. Ansorge J. Ansorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2013-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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NRF
DST
Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/3874