Prof Alessandro Toffoli
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Ocean and coastal engineering, physical oceanography, Antarctic science
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Another beautiful photo of snow-covered sea ice from Casey Station (East Antarctica), by our expeditioner @ippy90.bsky.social aboard RSV Nuyina.
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A beautiful and rare view of finger rafting in Antarctic sea ice, captured a few hundred kilometres from Casey Station by our expeditioner @ippy90.bsky.social
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Fair winds and following seas to @ippy90.bsky.social, who is embarking on a journey to Antarctica to monitor the state of sea ice using our multi-sensor camera array on RSV Nuyina
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We’re off tomorrow on Voyage 1 with the @antarctic.bsky.social 🚢❄️🌊🇦🇶
On the RSV Nuyina, our cameras will capture key #ocean & #seaice properties to understand how sea ice forms, melts, and interacts with the climate system. Stay tuned for updates!🐧🧊 @atoffoli.bsky.social @pxh.bsky.social
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We spent the weekend in beautiful Hobart retrieving data from our camera system on RSV Nuyina. Exciting sea ice data recorded! Looking forward to new data from the next voyage to Denman Glacier ... Thanks to Dr F. Nelli, @pxh.bsky.social and @antarctic.bsky.social
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A parliamentary report has called on for a second icebreaking vessel and more reliable funding for Antarctic research.
This is Australia’s only icebreaker. Here’s why experts say we need another
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