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ACE Projects

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Climatology

Antarctica to reveal pre-industrial atmosphere
Investigating air-sea interactions
Measuring the changes in the ocean’s capacity to absorb CO2
Phytoplankton as a climate regulator
Tracing back the evolution of Sub-Antarctic ecosystems
Tracing the invisible nature that maintain Earth’s climate

Biology

Acoustic mapping of endangered Southern Ocean whales
Discovering the richness of microorganisms on continental Antarctica
Evaluating carbon storage capacity in seabed organisms
Monitoring of threatened albatrosses and penguins
Studying biodiversity in the Antarctic
Testing the diversity of marine refugia on sub-Antarctic islands
The impact of microplastic pollution on the food web
Uncovering the mystery of the ocean’s “False bottom”
Understanding the plankton’s strategy to survive

Oceanography

Analyzing why the ocean has become less salty
Changes in ecosystems after the calving of a giant iceberg
Measuring phytoplankton abundance and composition
Observing interactions between winds, waves, currents and ice
Profiling the southern ocean’s microbial community

Glaciology

Reading Antarctic’s past In ice cores

Biochemistry

The role of bacteria and viruses in carbon and iron chemistry

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