International International collaborationcollaboration

in the Antarcticin the Antarcticfor global sciencefor global science

Dr. Karl ErbDr. Karl ErbDirectorDirector

Office of Polar ProgramsOffice of Polar ProgramsNational Science Foundation National Science Foundation

(USA)(USA)

Russian/U.S. Weddell Sea expeditions

1981: Soviet icebreaker; 13 USA and 13 USSR scientists

1992: Russian and U.S. icebreakers; camp on sea ice; 17 USA and 15 Russian scientists

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Multinational

National

1980 2004

--after Dastidar and Ramachandran, 2008

Multinational Antarctic research papers, 1980-2004

Antarctic Ice Sheet Drainage

Siple Coast Ice Streams

Siple Coast Ice Streams

Pine Island/Thwaites Glacier Drainage

Aka Amundsen Sea Embayment Province of

WAIS

Pine Island/Thwaites Glacier Drainage

Aka Amundsen Sea Embayment Province of

WAIS

Byrd Glacier DrainageByrd Glacier Drainage

Lambert Glacier/Amery Ice Shelf Drainage

Lambert Glacier/Amery Ice Shelf Drainage

East Antarctic Ice Stream Province

East Antarctic Ice Stream Province

Mertz Glacier Drainage

Mertz Glacier Drainage

China - PANDAChina - PANDA

US-AGAPUS-AGAP

US-ASEPUS-ASEP

Location of first ice sheet (~34 million years ago)Tectonic enigmaPotentially very old iceUSA, UK, Russia, Germany, China, Australia

Argentina

Belgium

Korea

Ukraine

United States

Larsen Ice Shelf breakup, 2002

Larsen Ice Shelf System, Antarctica (LARISSA) project

PoleNetGreenland and Antarctica

Germany

Australia

ItalyNew Zealand

GPS

U. K.

ChileBelgiumIndiaFinlandArgentina

ChinaUkraineSpainFrancePoland

Japan

United States

NewSeismic Other

NorwaySouth AfricaSweden

ITASE: International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition

Antarctic Continental Margin Antarctic Continental Margin Stratigraphic DrillingStratigraphic Drilling

Germany

Italy

NZ

UK

USA

Concordiasi science Concordiasi science payload, McMurdopayload, McMurdo

FranceFrance-USA -USA study study of of climateclimate

Concordia: Italian and French station at Dome C, East AntarcticaConcordia: Italian and French station at Dome C, East Antarctica

Australian Airbus A319 on sea ice runway, McMurdo, Antarctica

LC-130 (ski-equipped)

N.Z. Air Force C-130 on ice runway, McMurdo(wheels only)

Swedish icebreaker Oden in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

National flags of the original Antarctic Treaty signatoriesNational flags of the original Antarctic Treaty signatories

Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, U.S. Antarctic ProgramAmundsen-Scott South Pole Station, U.S. Antarctic Program