🎉 The Amundsen & Bellingshausen Sector (ABS) RWG ended 2025 on a high note! 1⃣ New researchers join the group's leadership team: Casey Schine, Laura Cimoli, & @hildeoliver.bsky.social 🧖https://buff.ly/vac6JAb 2⃣ And the ABS workshop recordings are now available 📹https://buff.ly/VtDa5dR

🌊🔥 Heat Extremes Are Rewriting Southern Ocean Ecosystems 26 years of observations show marine heat waves & cold spells are disrupting phytoplankton with global implications. SOOS-acknowledged paper by Bai et al. @natcomms.nature.com 📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414... 📰 scienmag.com/extreme-heat...

🇦🇷🌊 En diciembre, Irene Schloss, copresidenta de SOOS, y Martina Mascioni, representante de APECS del WAPSA, participaron en las XII Jornadas Nacionales de Ciencias del Mar – XX Coloquio de Oceanografía, Puerto Madryn. 🗣️ Introducción a SOOS en español: buff.ly/iCqCF9T

🌊 Next #SOFLUX_Webinar coming up! "Low-pressure storms drive nitrous oxide emissions from the Southern Ocean" 🎙️ Colette Kelly (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) 🗓️ 8 January 2026 🕤 15:00 UTC 🔗 go.soos.aq/Register_SOFLUX_Webinar More: soos.aq/events/soflu...

Easing into the new year? Catch up on our latest #SOOS_Update! This issue includes: 🎓 New "Alumni in the Spotlight" Feature ✨ Welcome to new leadership members 🤝 Vibrant working group workshops & webinars 🔬 Research on fluxes, ecosystems & ocean acidification & more at go.soos.aq/SOOSUpdateNo33

Welcome 2026 with a reminder from @antarctic.bsky.social's stunning pteropod films: “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀… 𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fTl... At SOOS, that’s exactly what we’ll continue to do. Keep looking with us in 2026!

🎉 Happy Holidays from SOOS! 🎉 Our office is winding down for the year! 💙 Please note that the SOOS office will be reduced and partially closed until 6 January 2026. Looking forward to reconnect in the new year with more Southern Ocean updates & initiatives! Wishing you a fantastic start to 2026!

🌊 Southern Ocean in motion! Each dot shows where buoys, gliders, floats, and even tagged animals collected data. This graphic by OCEAN:ICE was drawn from sources available in SOOSmap. SOOSmap.aq brings datasets together, making them FAIR & visible, helping researchers spot gaps and track changes.

🌱📉What happens to phytoplankton when Antarctic sea ice hits record lows? 📈 Schlosser & Strutton show major shifts in bloom timing & magnitude, with 2023 standing out as a uncharacteristically long & productive season 🔗 doi.org/10.1525/elem... 🧵 Part of the #SOOSSymposium2023 Special Issue

#SOFLUX_webinar CANCELLED! We are sorry to inform you that the below webinar had to be cancelled. Our webinar series will continue in the new year. Follow us for updates!

🚨 WSDML RWG: Call for Leadership Team Members Nominations (including self-noms) invited for the SOOS Weddell Sea & Dronning Maud Land (WSDML) RWG Leadership Team! Help drive activities & strategy in a friendly team! Nominate by 30 Jan 2026 buff.ly/o3rdH5X

Join us in welcoming the newest members to the SOOS Scientific Steering Committee! With great pleasure we introduce: Sandy Thomalla, Friederike Weith, & Clara Manno. Read more here: soos.aq/news/new-ssc...

⏰Rescheduled: Next #SOFLUX_webinar happening a week later: 10 December 2025, 9:30 am UTC!!! Good news is you still have time to register :-) go.soos.aq/Register_SOFLUX_Webinar

#PolarPride Reminder: Diversity enriches teams like mixing water masses enriches the Southern Ocean. Different sources, one powerful system. 🌊🌈 The Southern Ocean connects the planet —Polar Pride reminds us that inclusive science is stronger science. #PolarPride #ScienceIsForEveryone #LGBTQinSTEM

🌊 Next #SOFLUX_Webinar: How storms change ocean heat! "The Impact of Synoptic Meteorology on Observed Surface Heat Fluxes over the Southern Ocean" 🎙️ Sreenath Veettil (Monash University) 🗓️ 4 December 2025 🕤 09:30 UTC 🔗 go.soos.aq/Register_SOF... More: soos.aq/events/soflu...

Uncover how storms shape Southern Ocean heat & carbon uptake through the year! 📺 Recording available: youtu.be/g6qyoDZs-bI

❄️State of the Cryosphere 2025 by @ICCInet is out. Ice is melting, permafrost is releasing carbon, sea ice is at record lows. Current climate pledges risk >2°C warming—disaster for billions. Only immediate action can still limit warming. ⏰ 📄 iccinet.org/statecryo25/

🎞️Recordings of the "Virtual Workshop on Ocean Connectivity & Exchange Across the Antarctic Peninsula: Processes and Impacts" are now online! Check them out here: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Hosted by SOOS WAPSA RWG. New members welcome. Anyone can join at: www.soos.aq/activities/r...

🌊 Register now for the next #SOFLUX_Webinar! 🎙️ Uncovering the seasonality of storm-driven Southern Ocean heat and carbon uptake 🗓️ KatherineTurner ( University of Arizona) 🕓 23 Oct | 14:00 UTC 🔗 Register here: airtable.com/appoukWG95euPhTb9/shrCwhUWxu2NnnUKp More webinars: soos.aq/events/soflu...

🚨 ABS RWG: Call for Leadership Team Members Nominations (including self-noms) invited for the SOOS Amundsen & Bellingshausen Sector RWG Leadership Team! Help drive activities & strategy in a friendly team! Deadline extended to 22 Oct 2025 👉 soos.aq/opportunities

🌊❄️ Join us 14–16 Oct 2025 for the Virtual Workshop: Ocean Connectivity & Exchange Across the Antarctic Peninsula free | 3 sessions | global time zones | talks + discussions 👉 Sponsored by SOOS WAPSA RWG 🔗 More info & program: airtable.com/appoukWG95eu...

📺Recording now available! Watch @morganedholm (University of Gothenburg) talk about "From Synoptic to Submesoscale: Understanding Sensible Heat Flux Variability in the Southern Ocean" 🔗 youtu.be/kqtP-pnYI-8?si #SOFLUX_Webinar

🌊 SOOS is in Brussels this week for the Polar Side Event at the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) Forum! We’re connecting the Atlantic & polar research communities to strengthen cooperation from pole to pole.

📰 SOOS WAPSA RWG Newsletter Discover the latest from the West Antarctic Peninsula & Scotia Arc! ❄️ POLOMINTS expedition: ice–ocean interactions 🦐 Krill & phytoplankton dynamics 🌊 Water mass transport in Bransfield Strait Meet the researchers & explore new insights: buff.ly/avTSltp

Citizen Science in the Antarctic! Meet the SOOS-endorsed @fjordphyto.bsky.social project uniting scientists & travelers since 2016. Passengers sample phytoplankton 🌱 → help track climate impacts on polar coastal ecosystems. 👉 Science by all, for all: soos.aq/news/fjordphyto

📢 Call for Nominations: SOOS Southern Ocean Fluxes (SOFLUX) group is seeking new leadership members 🌊 Help drive strategy on air–sea fluxes of heat, freshwater, momentum & gases in the #SouthernOcean 🗓️ Nomination deadline: 15 Oct 2025 🔗 Details: soos.aq/opportunitie...

🚢🐧🌊 From floats to animal-borne sensors, how do we observe the Indian Sector of the Southern Ocean? svenjahalfter.bsky.social and others from the SOOS SOIS RWG review current efforts, key gaps, & ways forward for this climate-critical region. 🔗 buff.ly/LTgfrZU #SOOSSymposium2023 Special Issue

🌈❄️ How does light shape fast-ice algae? Emiliano Cimoli et al. used colored panels & imaging spectroscopy to track shifts in biomass, species, & photoacclimation—advancing tools for under-ice ecosystem monitoring 🔗https://buff.ly/mu2rv2U 🔖Part of the #SOOSSymposium2023 Special Issue in Elementa

#SOOS_DATAMonday: 2x🤔 Think twice before publishing! 📊 Only ~50% of datasets in Nature & Science were readily accessible in 2019 Why open data matters in a field where stakes are high & datasets are complex and costly to obtain #ClimateChange #PolarScience?

👀First-ever full look at Ross Sea deep currents! SOOS-endorsed Glomar Challenger Trough Exchange Experiment deployed multinational moorings in Feb 25. To unlock how water moves through all 3 major troughs—vital for understanding ocean–ice dynamics 🔗 soos.aq/news/glomar-...

🌐 Southern Ocean Data, Just One Map Away! New in Elementa: SOOSmap a gateway to Antarctic data discovery. 50k+ observations in physics, biogeochem & biology — free & accessible. For research experts to classroom students. 🔗 doi.org/10.1525/elem... 🗺️ soosmap.aq

🌊 SOOS Early Career Newsletter – Sept 2025 is out! mailchi.mp/5ce3720a9179... 👋 Welcome new ECR reps: 🧹 Explore the Frictionless Data project for smarter data cleaning 📄 ECR perspective on ocean negative carbon emissions Subscribe & stay connected with SOOS ECRs: airtable.com/apphL7veWjIB...

🌊 #SOOS_Update Aug 2025 is out! Meet new leadership & catch up on workshops, webinars & open-access research. Discover Antarctic citizen science, reveal Ross Sea currents, & other essential reads for anyone following climate impacts 👉 southernoceanobservingsystem.createsend.com/t/j-e-whddkh...

REMINDER: Only 5 days left to submit your abstract for the CliC Open Science Conference 2026! ❄️ ✏️ Abstract guidelines: clic2026.com/abstracts 🌏 Travel grant info: clic2026.com/travel-grants 🎟️ Register now: clic2026.com/registration

🌊 Next #SOFLUX_webinar coming up! 🔹 From Synoptic to Submesoscale: Understanding Sensible Heat Flux Variability in the Southern Ocean 🎙️ Johan Edholm (University of Gothenburg) 📅 18 Sept 2025 🕓 16:00 CEST 🔗https://buff.ly/4Xo97I7

🌊 Virtual Workshop: Ocean Connectivity & Exchange Across the Antarctic Peninsula 🌍 📅 Oct 14–16, 2025 | 2–3 hrs/day 💬 Invited talks • Short presentations • Discussions 🔗 Submit interest/short talk by Sept 5 → buff.ly/tLHpaWz? By SOOS WAPSA RWG

❄️🧊Our Sea Ice School is back in 2026! 📅 🌏 Join us in Saroma-Ko Lagoon, Hokkaido, Japan from Feb 28 to Mar 9 for hands-on polar training in sea ice, snow, clouds & aerosols. 🏫 Open to PhD, MSc & early postdocs. Apply by Sept 2025! 🔗 Info: tinyurl.com/3fhwa6ak 📝 Apply: tinyurl.com/56pafvdd

State of the Southern Ocean 2024 Record heat, warming seas, shifting salinity & summer chlorophyll spikes: the SOOS-led Southern Ocean chapter in this year's @ametsoc State of the Climate highlights how the SO is reshaping global climate. ➡️https://ametsoc.net/sotc2024/06Antarctica_SotC2024.pdf

✨ 2025 ABS RWG Workshop ✨ Amundsen–Bellingshausen Sector 🌍 Two sessions, global time zones 🌐 | Talks • Lightning Presentations • Discussion 📅 Sept 2 | Register now for Zoom & lightning talk sign-up 🔗 airtable.com/appoukWG95eu...

SOIS RWG Leadership Updates 🚨 Welcome Dr Kohei Mizobata, polar oceanographer studying how ocean heat melts Antarctic ice shelves, as our new Co-chair 🧊🌊: soos.aq/news/new-sois-co-chair-2025

🌊 Southern Ocean Modellers – We Need You! Take 10 min to share your insights & help shape upcoming @soosocean.bsky.social, @oceaniceeu.bsky.social & #AntarcticaInSync activities: 🔗 forms.gle/1VgrpMtcS5xi... 📅 10 Sept Guide research priorities & strengthen links between modelling & obs communities

🦐 Antarctic krill: Glowing red! 🛰️ #WorldKrillDay Due to their vivid pigment, Krill from Space uses satellites to spot swarms from orbit ▶️ buff.ly/NQQfvIU This breakthrough builds on pioneering efforts like SOOS’s CAPS group—one of the first to harness satellite tech to monitor Antarctic wildlife

🌊 New Publication: Acidification in the Southern Ocean – Current State & Future Challenges SOOS EO Alyce Hancock & SOOS/ @goa-on.bsky.social OA Hub Co-chair Katherina Petrou amongst others synthesize the latest science. 🔗 doi.org/10.48361/XBQ...

Presenting Southern Ocean science at #OSM26? Join our session: Variability, Circulation, and Ongoing Change in the Southern Ocean! agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/pr... We combined 4 proposed sessions into 1 - making it the only Southern Ocean/Antarctic margins focused physical session. See you there!

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Sir Guy Green! Lifelong advocate for Antarctica & the Southern Ocean, Honorary Antarctic Ambassador & Patron of Antarctic Tasmania, & a strong supporter of SOOS - opening one of our first workshops and, over a decade later, the inaugural #SOOSSymposium2023.

🌊🌿What Drives Phytoplankton Blooms in the Southern Ocean? 26 Years of Clues!🛰️ @rony_golderku & Antoine link ocean physics to phytoplankton trends—key regions & variables to watch in a changing climate 📖 Open-access paper: 🔗 doi.org/10.1525/elem... 🧵 Part of the #SOOSSymposium2023 Special Issue

📢 New Research Alert! We’re excited to share 4 new open access papers in the #SOOSSymposium2023 Special Issue in @ucpress.bsky.social Elementa! online.ucpress.edu/.../Special-.... 🧊🌊 These studies support our collective efforts for better integrated & effective Southern Ocean science

🚨 Call for Abstracts – #OSM26 Join us in Glasgow, 22–27 Feb 2026 to explore recent Southern Ocean & polar research! 🧊🌍 📢 Abstracts due: 20 August 2025 Submit to these SOOS-relevant sessions👇 soos.aq/events/osm26...

The next PROS4SORP Webinar is just around the corner! Join Franka Jesse to learn about Modelling Fine-Scale Melt Patterns Below Ice Shelves Register here: vuw.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🔊 Call for SOFLUX WG Early Career Rep APECS & SOOS call for an ECR to join the SOFLUX group, focusing on air-sea fluxes in the SO 🗓️ Apply by 20 July: apecs.is/news/apecs-n... @usapecs.bsky.social @apecs-denmark.bsky.social @apecs-germany.bsky.social @apecsoceania.bsky.social @ehpecs.bsky.social