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{"title":"Big data in Antarctic sciences – current status, gaps, and future perspectives","authors":"A. Graiff, Matthias Braun, A. Driemel, Jörg Ebbing, H. Grossart, Tilmann Harder, Joseph I. Hoffman, Boris Koch, Florian Leese, Judith Piontek, M. Scheinert, Petra Quillfeldt, Jonas Zimmermann, Ulf Karsten","doi":"10.5194/polf-91-45-2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-45-2023","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. This paper was initiated by a multidisciplinary Topic\u0000Workshop in the frame of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Priority Program 1158 “Antarctic\u0000Research with Comparative Investigations in Arctic Ice Areas”, and hence it\u0000represents only the national view without claiming to be complete but is\u0000intended to provide awareness and suggestions for the current discussion on\u0000so-called big data in many scientific fields. The importance of the polar regions and their essential role for the Earth\u0000system are both undoubtedly recognized. However, dramatic changes in the climate\u0000and environment have been observed first in the Arctic and later in\u0000Antarctica over the past few decades. While important data have been\u0000collected and observation networks have been built in Antarctica and the\u0000Southern Ocean, this is a relatively data-scarce region due to the challenges\u0000of remote data acquisition, expensive labor, and harsh environmental\u0000conditions. There are many approaches crossing multiple scientific\u0000disciplines to better understand Antarctic processes; to evaluate ongoing\u0000climatic and environmental changes and their manifold ecological, physical,\u0000chemical, and geological consequences; and to make (improved) predictions.\u0000Together, these approaches generate very large, multivariate data sets,\u0000which can be broadly classified as “Antarctic big data”. For these large\u0000data sets, there is a pressing need for improved data acquisition, curation,\u0000integration, service, and application to support fundamental scientific\u0000research. Based on deficiencies in crossing disciplines and to attract\u0000further interest in big data in Antarctic sciences, this article will (i)\u0000describe and evaluate the current status of big data in various Antarctic-related scientific disciplines, (ii) identify current gaps, (iii) and provide\u0000solutions to fill these gaps.\u0000","PeriodicalId":34841,"journal":{"name":"Polarforschung","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42386382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer” – 2 years of weekly interactive, scientific livestreams on YouTube","authors":"Nicolas Stoll, M. Wietz, Stephan Juricke, Franziska Pausch, Corina Peter, Miriam Seifert, Jana C. Massing, Moritz Zeising, R. McPherson, Melissa Käß, B. Suckow","doi":"10.5194/polf-91-31-2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-31-2023","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Science communication is becoming increasingly important to connect academia and society and to counteract misinformation. Online video platforms, such as YouTube, allow easily accessible communication of scientific knowledge to audiences made up of the general public. In April 2020, a diverse group of researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, launched the YouTube channel called “Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer” (translated to “Living Room Science”) to stream scientific talks about climate change and biodiversity every Thursday evening, with the aim to reach a broad range of members of the public with a general interest in science and climate. Here we report on the numbers and diversity of content, viewers, and presenters from 2 years and 100 episodes of weekly livestreams. Presented topics encompass all areas of polar research, the scientific and societal aspects of climate change and biodiversity loss, and new technologies to deal with the changing world and climate of the future. We show that constant engagement by a group of co-hosts and presenters representing all topics, career stages, and genders enables the continuous growth of views and subscriptions, i.e. a measurable impact. After 783 d, the channel gained 30 251 views and 828 subscribers and hosted well-known scientists, while enabling especially early-career researchers to foster their outreach and media skills. We show that interactive and science-related videos, both live and on-demand, within a pleasant atmosphere, can be produced alongside the main research activity by scientists, while also maintaining high quality. We further discuss the challenges and possible improvements for the future. Our experiences will help other researchers conduct meaningful scientific outreach and push the boundaries of existing formats towards a better understanding of climate change and our planet.\u0000","PeriodicalId":34841,"journal":{"name":"Polarforschung","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48198628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Über die Entdeckung der Antarktis und die Institutionalisierung der Geschichte der Antarktisforschung in SCAR","authors":"C. Lüdecke","doi":"10.5194/polf-91-21-2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-21-2023","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Der Bericht beschreibt zunächst kurz die wichtigsten Ereignisse aus der\u0000Entdeckungsgeschichte der Antarktis vom 16. Jahrhundert bis hin zur\u0000Gründung des Wissenschaftlichen Komitees für Antarktisforschung\u0000(Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, SCAR) im Jahr 1958 und der\u0000Unterzeichnung des Antarktisvertrags im darauffolgenden Jahr. Dann wird kurz\u0000auf die Gründung von Polarforschungsinstituten im sowjetischen,\u0000britischen, norwegischen und deutschen Kontext eingegangen. Im Zusammenhang\u0000mit dem 50 jährigen Jubiläum des Antarktisvertrags im Jahr 2009\u0000wurde innerhalb von SCAR das Interesse an der Geschichte der\u0000Antarktisforschung geweckt. Aufgrund ihrer bisherigen Vorarbeiten wurde\u0000Cornelia Lüdecke 2004 angesprochen, eine SCAR History of Antarctic\u0000Research Action Group (SCAR History AG) zu gründen. Die zahlreichen\u0000Workshops der Geschichtsgruppe und die Sitzungen während der\u0000zweijährlichen SCAR Tagungen führten zur Gründung einer neuen\u0000Gruppe, die sich mit geisteswissenschaftlichen und sozialen Aspekten der\u0000Antarktisforschung beschäftigt. Durch die gemeinsamen Veranstaltungen\u0000beider Gruppen vergrößerte sich die Zahl der Teilnehmer erheblich,\u0000so dass beide Gruppen 2018 auf ihren Antrag hin offiziell zusammengeschlossen und in das Standing\u0000Committee on Humanities and Social Sciences (SCAR SC-HASS) überführt\u0000wurden. Die einzelnen Schritte bis zu diesem Zusammenschluss werden\u0000aufgezeigt.\u0000","PeriodicalId":34841,"journal":{"name":"Polarforschung","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47108614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book review: Arctic crashes: People and animals in the changing North","authors":"F. Kruse","doi":"10.5194/polf-91-19-2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-19-2023","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>\u0000 </jats:p>","PeriodicalId":34841,"journal":{"name":"Polarforschung","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46257759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Buchrezension: Weil ich ein Inuk bin: Johann August Miertsching: Ein Lebensbild","authors":"C. Lüdecke","doi":"10.5194/polf-91-15-2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-15-2023","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>\u0000 </jats:p>","PeriodicalId":34841,"journal":{"name":"Polarforschung","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46668081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In memoriam Bruno Penguin Zehnder, 1945–1997, the famous Antarctic Photographer","authors":"Volker Strecke","doi":"10.5194/polf-91-5-2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-5-2023","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his death,\u0000this article is intended to honor the life and work of Bruno Penguin Zehnder, a world-renowned photographer. Bruno P. Zehnder dedicated his life\u0000to penguins. His enthusiasm for Antarctic photography, especially for\u0000penguins, was boundless. With his photographs, which have received worldwide\u0000recognition, and his great commitment, he made an important contribution to\u0000communication about the conservation of the habitat of Antarctic fauna and\u0000the protection of the environment in the polar regions of our planet.\u0000","PeriodicalId":34841,"journal":{"name":"Polarforschung","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42222531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Conference review: On melting ground. Arctic Archaeology","authors":"Sara Ingrid Brenøe","doi":"10.5194/polf-91-1-2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-91-1-2023","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. The “On melting ground. Arctic Archaeology” conference\u0000took place in Chemnitz, Germany, from 20 to 22 October 2021. The smac\u0000(Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz) arranged the\u0000international conference in cooperation with the Eurasia Department of the\u0000German Archaeological Institute (DAI) to help prepare for the special\u0000exhibition “On Thin Ice” (working title), which is planned to open in\u0000autumn 2023 in Chemnitz. The conference was hybrid, allowing people to\u0000participate in person or from home. The language was English or Russian,\u0000made possible with excellent simultaneous translation. A few of the\u0000presentations will be summarised in this conference review. To gain a complete overview of the\u0000conference, please follow the link to smac's web page, where you can find the\u0000abstracts of all the presentations: https://www.smac.sachsen.de/fortbildungen-Info_Arktische_Archaeologie_Tagung.html (last access: 20 December 2022).\u0000","PeriodicalId":34841,"journal":{"name":"Polarforschung","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42929836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Money makes our world go round – funding landscape for polar early-career scientists in Germany","authors":"Lena Nicola, Erik Loebel, A. Zuhr","doi":"10.5194/polf-90-81-2022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-90-81-2022","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. A lot of things in life need money and so does polar science: money is needed to participate in conferences, undertake fieldwork campaigns or pay for salaries, such as in PhD projects or permanent research positions.\u0000To give an overview on the general funding landscape for polar early-career scientists in Germany, APECS Germany (the German National Committee of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists, APECS) has started to host a list of grant, fellowship and other funding opportunities at https://apecs-germany.de/funding/ (last access: 15 October 2022). This is visualized in Fig. 1. Once a suitable funding scheme has been found, grant writing requires good preparation, a well-structured and written proposal, and several back-up plans.\u0000","PeriodicalId":34841,"journal":{"name":"Polarforschung","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45971313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of Antarctic overwintering teams and their significance for German polar research","authors":"S. Franke, A. Eckstaller, Tim Heitland, T. Schaefer, J. Asseng","doi":"10.5194/polf-90-65-2022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-90-65-2022","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract. Germany has been operating permanently crewed research stations in\u0000Antarctica for more than 45 years. The opening of the Georg Forster Station\u0000(1976) and Georg von Neumayer Station (1981) initiated a period of\u0000continuous environmental monitoring that allowed both the former East Germany and West Germany to become contracting parties in, and achieve consultative status with, the framework of the Antarctic Treaty. This marked a milestone in German polar research. Continuous research at the Neumayer Station III, its two predecessors, and the now-dismantled former German Democratic Republic (GDR) Georg Forster Station is undertaken by teams of so-called “overwinterers”, presently with nine members, who stay at the base for longer than an entire Antarctic winter. Their long-term stay in Antarctica is defined by isolation, separation from civilization, routine work to sustain long-term scientific observations, and unique personal experiences. This article is dedicated to them and outlines their part and role in the German Antarctic research landscape.\u0000","PeriodicalId":34841,"journal":{"name":"Polarforschung","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47380718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In memoriam Prof. Dr. Joachim Hofmann (* 7. Juli 1932 – † 8. November 2020)","authors":"K. Stanek","doi":"10.5194/polf-90-63-2022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5194/polf-90-63-2022","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>\u0000 </jats:p>","PeriodicalId":34841,"journal":{"name":"Polarforschung","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44724986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}