New Paper: Krill body size drives particulate organic carbon export in West...
This week’s issue of Nature includes a new article from PAL LTER team members Rebecca Trinh, Hugh Ducklow, Debbie Steinberg, and Bill Fraser. Congratulations to the team! For more, check out the...
View ArticleNew Paper: Influence of seasonally varying sea-ice concentration and...
Do you love 1-D ocean-sea ice models? Then check out the latest paper by Ben, Darren, Scott, Doug and Sharon. Kudos to the team! For more, check out the abstract and citation below. Processes driving...
View ArticleNew Paper: Remote sensing of sea surface glacial meltwater on the Antarctic...
As the glaciers in Antarctica and especially along the West Antarctic Peninsula melt, it is important to understand where the meltwater is going, and how it will affect the oceanic ecosystem. In the...
View ArticlePalmer penguins featured on WHYY’s The Pulse
In April, the podcast series The Pulse from WHYY in Philadelphia featured an episode about Taking the Temperature of Climate Science. One segment featured our own Megan Cimino and her work studying...
View ArticleLightning Talk on Palmer LTER Science
PAL PI Dr. Oscar Schofield recently gave a lightning talk on the current status of the Palmer Station LTER at the 2023 LTER Science Council Meeting. Check it out below.
View ArticleAssociated Press: Antarctic Krill Fishing
This month, PAL LTER scientists Deborah Steinberg, Logan Pallin, Ari Friedlaender, and Joe Cope were featured in a story by the Associated Press. Factory fishing in Antarctica for krill targets the...
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Fast Company on the Five-Sigma Event
Earlier this summer (for those of us in the northern hemisphere), as Antarctica reached it’s peak winter season, scientists observed what came to be known as a “five-sigma event” in Antarctic Sea Ice....
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New Paper: 60 years of glacial retreat behind Palmer Station
In a new short paper, Megan Cimino, Marissa Goerke, and Shavonna Bent document how the Marr Glacier behind Palmer Station has retreated over the past 60 years. They found that the glacier has...
View ArticleUpside Down Ocean: Unraveling the Crisis of Antarctic Sea Ice
Climate change is having a dramatic effect on Antarctic sea ice. For years, ice around the continent seemed oddly consistent, while sea ice in the Arctic has declined dramatically. But that is no...
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Joy Ferenbaugh appointed Assistant Professor
Congratulations to Joy Ferenbaugh, who was recently appointed as an Assistant Professor of Biology at Adams State University in Colorado. Joy was previously a PAL post-doctoral scholar, working in...
View ArticleLooking Forward: The Race to Save Antarctic Penguins
The penguin populations in Antarctica are rapidly changing due to the effects of climate change. Over the past 30 years, scientists have studied the penguins around Palmer Station along the West...
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New Paper on marine debris found near Palmer Station
In a new paper, Katherine Gallagher, Gina Selig, and Megan Cimino document their recent observations of marine debris around Palmer Station in Antarctica. Last season, they found 135 pieces of marine...
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