Hao Huang et al.* see how the CALIPSO satellite observations can be used as a phytoplankton biomass proxy, and how they can be integrated into air-sea CO₂ flux estimates in the Southern Ocean.

https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108335

#SouthernOcean #co2 #flux #calipso

*Ke Zhang, Zhaoru Zhang, Walker Smith Jr., Jianfeng He, Na Liu, Chengfeng Le

Precious Mongwe et al* project geographical and seasonal shifts of the Southern Ocean carbon sink under high emissions.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01382-y

#SouthernOcean #carbon #sink

Luke Gregor, Jerry Tjiputra, Judith Hauck, Takamitsu Ito, Christopher Danek, Marcello Vichi, Sandy Thomalla & Pedro Monteiro

Xiang Yang et al.* look at drivers of air-sea CO₂ fluxes in the Subantarctic zone south of Australia.

https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GB007766

#ocean #flux #co2 #SouthernOcean

*Cathryn A. Wynn-Edwards, Peter G. Strutton, Elizabeth H. Shadwick

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ blue petrel ✧

The blue petrel (Halobaena caerulea) is a small seabird in the family Procellariidae, the only member of its genus. It is distributed across the Southern Ocean but breeds at only six known sites, all close to the Antarctic Convergence zone. Its plumage is predominantly blue-grey, with an "M" banding across its top, ...

#SouthernOcean #AntarcticConvergence #TasmanPeninsula #Australia #Tasmania #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_petrel

👀 jeez and #Ceduna is right by the #southernocean and not even that helps 😬

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-28/australia-heatwave-smashes-temperature-records/106275472

#heatwave #australia

French expedition sets sail to preserve Antarctica's 'invisible wealth' - RFI

https://www.rfi.fr/en/environment/20260124-french-expedition-sets-sail-to-preserve-antarctica-s-invisible-wealth

#Antarctica #CCAMLR #PolarExploration #RossSea #SouthernOcean #Krill

We, scientists, activists, and sailors from the #UnderThePole–#MaliziaExplorer #expedition, joined by citizens across the globe, call on our governments to do everything possible to protect #Antarctica and the #SouthernOcean. This must begin with the establishment of a #MarineProtectedArea known as #Domain1, in the #WesternAntarcticPeninsula.

#Malizia #AntarcticPeninsula #ProtectedArea

Sign the Petition! https://www.change.org/p/an-urgent-call-to-save-antarctica-create-a-protected-area-domain-1