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In this handout photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey, a view of the A23a iceberg is seen from the RRS Sir David Attenborough, Antarctica, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.
The world’s largest iceberg is on the move again after decades of being grounded on the seafloor and more recently spinning on the spot, according to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).. The ...
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues , and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on behalf of the UK.
The trillion-ton slab of ice that scientists call a "megaberg" broke off from the Antarctic’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986. ... rich island," British Antarctic Survey physical oceanographer Andrew ...
Halley Research Station is a research facility in Antarctica on the Brunt Ice Shelf operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The base was established in 1956 to study the Earth's atmosphere. Measurements from Halley led to the discovery of the ozone hole in 1985. [3]
Signy was first occupied in 1947 when a three-man meteorological station was established in Factory Cove above the old whaling station. [3] [2] It was the second research base on the South Orkney Islands (after the Argentine Orcadas Base in 1903).
The currents create a cylindrical motion of the water above the seamount, where the iceberg now floats, rotating about 15 degrees a day, according to the British Antarctic Survey.
David Glyn Vaughan [1] OBE (23 October 1962 – 9 February 2023) was a climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. His research focus is the role of ice sheets in the Earth system and the societal threat of climate change and rising sea levels. [2] He is a co-ordinating Lead Author of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.