| Session Details | |
| Section | IG - Interdisciplinary Geosciences |
| Session Title | Antarctic Geosciences |
| Main Convener | Dr. Robin Robertson (University of New South Wales, Australia) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Katsuro Katsumata (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan) |
| Session Description | The Antarctic is a unique and complex environment, where the atmosphere, cryosphere, oceans, geology, and biosphere interact. These complex interactions require an integrated approach, considering multiple aspects of the environmental system. Furthermore, the complex dynamics are reacting and adjusting to the changing climate. The Antarctic plays a major role in climate change through the thermohaline circulation, atmospheric influences such as SAM, carbon and heat uptake by the ocean and biota, the contributions to sea level changes by the ice sheets and ice shelves and the thermal expansion of the ocean as it warms. Additionally, Antarctic research has the difficulties of working in the challenging polar environment. To address these issues, we encourage members of different disciplines to enlighten others about their insights into the geosciences of this region. This session invites research, observational and/or modelling, encompassing any aspect of geosciences as they pertain to the Antarctic, but particularly research that reaches across multiple disciplines. |