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POLARCSIC Newsletter nº 1 - August 2020

POLARCSIC has started a newsletter to inform about any new publications, awarded projects, and participation to conferences and workshops, among others.  This first issue compiles all new information regarding the first semester of 2020. From now on, the newsletter will be released every two months with the latest news. 

Content:

* New POLARCSIC projects

* 2020 POLARCSIC publications

* 2020 Conferences and workshops

* PhDs, Master Theses and Final Degree Projects

New POLARCSIC projects

CONSECUENCIAS ECOLÓGICAS Y EVOLUTIVAS DE LA PERSONALIDAD EN PINGÜINOS ANTÁRTICOS EN UN MUNDO CAMBIANTE (PERPANTAR)  PID2019-108597R.

Period: 2020-2024

IP: Andrés Barbosa (MNCN - CSIC)


MULTISCALES AND CRITICAL TRANSITIONS IN THE EARTH SYSTEM. H2020-MSCA-ITN-2020

Period: 2021-2024

Coordinator: P. Ditlevsen.

IP : M. Montoya (UCM)


USANDO DATOS DE LAS EDADES DEL HIELO PARA REDUCIR LA INCERTIDUMBRE EN LA EVOLUCIÓN DE LOS MANTOS DE HIELO (ICEAGE)

 Period: Junio 2020 - Mayo 2023

IP: Álvarez Solas, A. Robinson (UCM)


AEROSOL EMISSIONS FROM POLAR CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS (POLAR-CHANGE). PID2019-110288RB-I00

Period: 2020 – 2022

IP: Rafel Simó Martorell / Manuel Dall’Osto (ICM-CSIC)


OBSERVACION BIENAL DEL CARBONO, ACIDIFICACION, TRANSPORTE Y SEDIMENTACION EN EL ATLANTICO NORTE (BOCATS2) PID2019-104279GB-C21

Periodo: 2020-2023

IP: Antón Velo (Universidad de Vigo)/ Fiz Fernández (ICM-CSIC)


BIOMETEORIOZACION DE ROCAS Y PROCESOS DE FORMACION DE SUELO EN LA ZONA CRITICA POLAR (ROCK-EATERS). PID2019-105469RB-C22

Periodo: 2020 – 2023
IP: Asunción de los Ríos, Fernando Garrido (MNCN)


BIODIVERSIDAD MICROBIANA Y VIRAL EN EL PARQUE NACIONAL DE ORDESA Y MONTE PERDIDO: SENSOR DE CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO Y CONSERVACIÓN DEL ECOSISTEMA. PROYECTO FUNDACIÓN BBVA EN ECOLOGÍA Y BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONSERVACIÓN

Periodo: 2020 – 2022
IP: Antonio Alcamí (CBMSO-CSIC)


ANCIENT VIRUSES AND MICROORGANISMS IN POLAR LAKES. EU H2020 EASI-GENOMICS TRANSNATIONAL ACCESS (PID10643). SHOTGUN SEQUENCING OF MICROBIAL AND VIRAL COMMUNITY (2.2 GBP)

Periodo: 2020 – 2022
IP: Antonio Alcamí (CBMSO-CSIC)


DIVERSITY OF DNA AND RNA VIRUSES IN ANTARCTICA. JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, USA (FP00010412). SEQUENCING OF VIRAL METAGENOMES (2 TBP)

Periodo: 2020 – 2022
IP: Antonio Alcamí (CBMSO-CSIC)

2020 POLARCSIC publications

ANTARCTICA

Modes of climate variability: Synthesis and review of proxy-based reconstructions through the Holocene.

Hernández, A., Martin-Puertas, C., Moffa-Sánchez, P., Moreno-Chamarro, E., Ortega, P., Blockley, S., Cobb, K. M., Comas-Bru, L., Giralt, S., Goosse, H., Luterbacher, J., Martrat, B., Muscheler, R., Parnell, A., Pla-Rabes, S., Sjolte, J., Scaife, A. A., Swingedouw, D., Wise, E. & Xu, G. Earth-Science Rev. 103286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103286


Chapter 3 - Holocene environmental changes inferred from Antarctic lake sediments

Giralt, S., Hernández, A., Pla-Rabes, S., Antoniades, D., Toro, M., Granados, I. & Oliva, M. In: Past Antarctica (eds. Oliva, M. & Ruiz-Fernández, J. B. T.-P. A.) 51–66 (Academic Press, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817925-3.00003-3


Cryptic speciation in gentoo penguins is driven by geographic isolation and regional marine conditions: Unforeseen vulnerabilities to global change. 

Pertierra, LR, Segovia, NI, Noll, D, Martinez P.A., Pliscoff P., Barbosa, A., Aragon, P., Raya Rey, A., Pistorius, P., Trathan, P., Polanowski, A., Bonadona, F., Le Bohec, C., Bi, K., Wang‐Claypool, C.Y., Gonzalez-Acuña, D., Dantas, G.P.M., Bowie, R.C.K., Poulin, E., Vianna, J.A. Diversity and Distributions 2020; 26: 958– 975. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13072


Contribution of water soluble organic matter from multiple marine biogeographic regions to aerosols around Antarctica.

Rinaldi, M., Paglione, M., Decesari, S., Harrison, R., Beddows, D., Ovadnevaite, J., Ceburnis, D., O'Dowd, C., Simó, R., Dall'Osto, M.  Environ. Sci. Technol., https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c00695


Remote sensing retrieval of isoprene concentrations in the Southern Ocean.

Rodríguez-Ros, P., Galí, M., Cortés, P., Robinson, C.M., Antoine, D., Wohl, C., Yang, M.X., Simó, R. Res. Lett. 47: e2020GL087888, https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020GL087888


On the annual variability of Antarctic aerosol size distributions at Halley Research Station.

Lachlan-Cope, T., Beddows, D. C. S., Brough, N., Jones, A.E., Harrison, R.M., Lupi, A., Yoon, Y.J., Virkkula, A., Dall'Osto, M. Atm. Chem. Phys., 20 - 7, pp. 4461 - 4476. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-4461-2020


Distribution and Drivers of Marine Isoprene Concentration across the Southern Ocean.

Rodríguez-Ros, P., Cortés, P. Robinson, C.M., Nunes, S., Hassler, C., Royer, S-J., Estrada, E., Sala, M.M., Simó, R. Atmosphere 11, 556. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos11060556


Assessing Viral Abundance and Community Composition in Four Contrasting Regions of the Southern Ocean.

Sotomayor-Garcia, A., Sala, M.M., Ferrera, I., Estrada, M., Vázquez-Domínguez, E., Emelianov, M., Cortés, P., Marrasé, C., Ortega-Retuerta, E., Nunes, E., Castillo, Y.M., Serrano Cuerva, M., Sebastian, M., Dall’Osto, M., Simó, R., Vaqué, D. Life, 10, 107; https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/10/7/107


 δD and δ18O variations of the magmatic system beneath Deception Island volcano (Antarctica): implications for magma ascent and eruption forecasting

Álvarez-Valero, A.M., Gisbert, G., et al. Chemical Geology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119595


 Spatial and Interspecies Heterogeneity in Concentrations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Seabirds of the Southern Ocean

Roscales JL, Vicente A, Ryan PG, González-Solís J, Jiménez B Environmental Science and Technology 53 (16): 9855-9865 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b02677


 Shipborne measurements of Antarctic submicron organic aerosols: an NMR perspective linking multiple sources and bioregions

Decesari S., M. Paglione, M. Rinaldi, M. Dall’Osto, R. Simó, N. Zanca, F. Volpi, M.C. Facchini, T. Hoffmann, S. Götz, C.J. Kampf, C. O’Dowd, J. Ovadnevaite, D. Ceburnis, E. Tagliavini. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 20: 4193–4207 https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-4193-2020


 New Insights into the Nature of Glauconite

López-Quirós, A., Sanchez-Navas, A., Nieto, F., Escutia, C. American Mineralogist. In press https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102020000188


 The influence of Totten Glacier on the Late Cenozoic sedimentary record

Donda, F., Leitchenko, G., Brancolini, G., Romeo, R., De Santis, L., Escutia, C., O’brien, P., Armand, L., Caburlotto, A., and Cotterle, D. Antarctic Science: 1 of 13 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102020000188


 Geomorphology of Ona Basin, southwestern Scotia Sea (Antarctica): Decoding the spatial variability of bottom current pathways

López-Quirós, A., Lobo, F.J., Escutia, C., García, M., Hernández-Molina, F.J., Pérez, L.F., Bohoyo, F., Evangelinos, D., Salabarnada, A., Maldonado, A., Naveira Garabato, A. Marine Geology 422, 106113  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2020.106113


 Evidence of pathogen-induced immunogenetic selection across the large geographic range of a wild seabirds

Levy, H,, Fiddaman, S.R., Vianna, J.A., Noll, D., Clucas, G.V., Sidhu, J.K.H., Polito, M.J., Bost, C.A., Phillips, R.A., Crofts, S., Miller, G.D., Pistorius, P., Bonnadonna, F., Le Bohec, C., Barbosa, A., Trathan, P., Raya Rey, A., Frantz, L.A.F., Hart, T., Smith, A.L. Molecular Biology and Evolution (in press) https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa040


 Differential Colonization and Succession of Microbial Communities in Rock and Soil Substrates on a Maritime Antarctic Glacier Forefield

Garrido-Benavent I, Pérez-Ortega S, Durán J, Ascaso C, Pointing SB, Rodríguez-cielos R,  Navarro F, De los Ríos A. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11:126 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00126


 On the annual variability of Antarctic aerosol size distributions at Halley research station

Lachlan-Cope, T., Beddows, D., Brough, N., Jones, A. E., Harrison, R. M., Lupi, A., Yoon, Y. J., Virkkula, A., and Dall’Osto, M. Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2019-847


 Microbial responses to perfluoroalkyl substances and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) desulfurization in the Antarctic marine environment

Cerro-Gálvez E, J.L. Roscales, B. Jiménez, M.M. Sala, J. Dachs, Vila-Costa M. Water Research 171: 115434 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.115434

ARCTIC

Arctic ship-based evidence of new particle formation events in the Chukchi and East Siberian Seas.

Dall'Osto, M., Park, J., Kim, J-H., Kang, S-H., Park, K., Beddows, D. C. S., Harrison, R.M., Yoon, Y. J.  Atm. Environ. 223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.117232


Assessment with Controlled In-Situ Data of the Dependence of L-band Radiometry on Sea-Ice Thickness

Sánchez-Gámez P., Gabarró C., Turiel A., Portabella M. Remote Sensing, 12(4), 650  https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12040650


 Regional crustal and lithospheric thickness model for Alaska, the Chukchi shelf, and the inner and outer bering shelves

Torne M, Jiménez–Munt I, Vergés J, et al . Geophys J Int 220:522–540. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggz424


 Interseasonal connections between the timing of the stratospheric final warming and Arctic sea ice

Kelleher, M. E., B. Ayarzagüena and J. A. Screen . J. Climate, 33, 3079-3092 https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0064.1


 Arctic ship-based evidence of new particle formation events in the Chukchi and East Siberian Seas

Dall’Osto, M.; Park, Jiyeon; Kim, Joo-Hong; et al. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT 223: 117232 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.117232


 Uncertainty in the response of sudden stratospheric warmings and stratosphere-troposphere coupling to quadrupled CO2 concentrations in CMIP6 models

Ayarzagüena, B. et al. J. Geophys. Res: Atmos. e2019JD032345 https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD032345

GLOBAL

Description and validation of the ice-sheet model Yelmo (version 1.0)

Robinson, A., Alvarez-Solas, J., Montoya, M., Goelzer, H., Greve, R., and Ritz, C.: Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 2805–2823, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-2805-2020


 Marine carbonyl sulfide (OCS) and carbon disulfide (CS2): a compilation of measurements in seawater and the marine boundary layer.

Lennartz, S.T., Marandino, C.A., von Hobe, M., Andreae, M.O., Aranami, K., Atlas, E., Berkelhammer, M., Bingemer, H., Booge, D., Cutter, G., Cortes, P., Kremser, S., Law, C., Marriner, A., Simó, R., Quack, B., Uher, G., Xie, H., Xu, X. Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 12, pp. 591–609. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-591-2020


 Shipborne observations reveal contrasting Arctic marine, Arctic terrestrial and Pacific marine aerosol properties.

Park, J., Dall'Osto, M., Park, K., Gim, Y., Kang, H.J., Jang, E., Park, K-T.,Park, M., Yum, S.S., Jung, J., Lee, B.Y., Yoon, Y.J.  Atm. Chem. Phys. 20 - 9, pp. 5573 - 5590. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5573-2020


Diversity and distribution of marine heterotrophic bacteria from a large culture collection.

Sanz-Sáez, I., Salazar, G., Sánchez, P., Lara, E., Royo-Llonch, M., Sà, E.L., Lucena, T., Pujalte, M.J., Vaqué, D., Duarte, C.M., Gasol, J.M., Pedrós-Alió, C., Sánchez, O., Acinas, S.G. BMC Microbiology, 20 (1):207 https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-01884-7


3D multi-source model of elastic volcanic ground deformation

Camacho, A. G., Fernández, J., Samsonov, S. V, Tiampo, K. F. & Palano, M. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 547, 116445 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116445


Marine carbonyl sulfide (OCS) and carbon disulfide (CS2): a compilation of measurements in seawater and the marine boundary layer

Lennartz S.T., C.A. Marandino, M. von Hobe, M.O. Andreae, K. Aranami, E. Atlas, M. Berkelhammer, H. Bingemer, D. Booge, G. Cutter, P. Cortes, S. Kremser, C. Law, A. Marriner, R. Simó, B. Quack, G. Uher, H. Xie, X. Xu. Earth System Science Data 12: 591–609 https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-591-2020

2020 Workshops and Conferences

Tectonics Community Science Workshop 2020

Llorens, MG, Griera, A,  Gomez-Rivas, E, Bons,  PD, Weikusat, I, Prior, DJ and Lebensohn, R. Insights into seismic anisotropy of temperate ice during simple shear deformation. “Llorens_tecworkshop.pptx”. Tectonics Community Science Workshop 2020, July 21, 2020. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12681914.v1.

European Geoscience Union 2020

Llorens, M.-G., Griera, A., Bons, P.D., Gomez-Rivas, E., Weikusat, E., Prior, D., Lebenshon, R.A. The effect of melt on seismic anisotropy of ice polycrystalline aggregates. European Geosciences Union EGU Online 4-8 May 2020.

de Riese, T., Bons, P.D., Gomez-Rivas, E., Griera, A., Llorens, M.-G. and Weikusat, I. Influence of initial preferred orientations on strain localisation and fold patterns in non-linear viscous anisotropic materials. European Geosciences Union EGU Online 4-8 May 2020.

Bons, P.D., de Riese, T., Gomez-Rivas, E., Griera, A., Llorens, M.-G. and Weikusat, I. Stress and strain rate variations and strain localisation in ice: Another complexity to be considered apart from a simple enhancement factor. European Geosciences Union EGU Online 4-8 May 2020.

Magma ascent and eruption forecasting at Deception Island volcano (Antarctica) evidenced by δD and δ18O variations. Antonio M. Álvarez-Valero, Meritxell Aulinas, Adelina Geyer, Guillem Gisbert, Gabor Kereszturi, Elena Núñez-Guerrero, Antonio Polo-Sánchez, and Hirochika Sumino. EGU2020-12700. European Geosciences Union EGU Online 4-8 May 2020.

IV Jornadas científicas del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

Garrido-Benavent I, Pérez-Ortega S, De los Ríos A. Tras los pasos de J.D. Hooker: filogeografía de Mastodia-Prasiola en Oceanía e islas del Océano Antártico. IV Jornadas científicas del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, 24 de marzo de 2020.

Rodríguez-Fernández E, de los Ríos A, Rey A. Biodegradation processes of lichen and mosses in cryptogamic polar covers.  IV Jornadas científicas del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, 24 de marzo de 2020.

 

PhDs, Master Theses and Final Degree Projects

PhDs

Modelling of isoprene distribution and cycling in the ocean

Student: Pablo Rodríguez-Ros

Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias del Mar (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)

Supervisors : Rafel Simó y Sergio Vallina

Master Theses

Antarctic sea ice viral activity increases primary Aerosolization.

Student: Arianna Rocchi

Supervisors: Manuel Dall’Osto y Dolors Vaqué (ICM-CSIC)

Master Interuniversitario en Biologia Marina (ICM-CSIC, Universidad de La Coruña)
https://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/216560/1/Rocchi_TFM_2020.pdf


Ignimbrite deposits at Deception Island (Antarctica): Petrology and Geochemistry

Student: Oriol Vilanova Pagès

Supervisors: Meritxell Aulinas Junca / Adelina Geyer Traver / Helena Albert Minguez

Màster recursos minerals i riscos geològics. Universitat de Barcelona

 

Final Degree Project

Functional and diversity studies of the nitrogen cycle in thaw areas in Iceland and Antarctica

Student: Lidia Sanchez Camós
Tutors: Asuncion de los Ríos (MNCN-CSIC) y Lluis Bañeras (Universitat de Girona)
Facultat de Ciencies, Universitat de Girona

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