🤖 Machine learning is helping us explore Antarctic ecosystems! A new review by Gorry et al. shows how satellite, drone data, and curated resources like SOOS enable modeling of ice, ocean, and life in the Southern Ocean 👉👉doi.org/10.3390/rs18030459

📢 Reminder: Abstract submissions for the 12th SCAR Open Science Conference (10–14 Aug 2026, Oslo 🇳🇴) close 28 February 2026. Find our sessions below! Planning to submit something related to SOOS ? Please get in touch so we can coordinate efforts. 🌊❄️

#OSM26 kicks off 22 Feb in Glasgow! 🌊 At the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026, the Southern Ocean Observing System community is leading & contributing to sessions on air–sea fluxes, carbon, tech & open polar data. Attending? Join us! 🔗 soos.aq/events/osm26-sessions

🌊 SOFLUX Newsletter is out! Highlights: 🎓 ECR spotlight: Léa Olivier (Alfred Wegener Institute) on the Southern Ocean CO₂ sink 📚 New papers on Southern Ocean Air-Sea Fluxes 🌍 Project updates: ATMOS2 & TRICUSO ✈️ Tips for reducing your conference carbon footprint 🔗 More: go.soos.aq/SOFLUX_Feb_2026

🎥 New #SOFLUX_Webinar recording! “Insights from 13 years of Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) observations” by Haifeng Zhang (Australian Bureau of Meteorology) A valuable long-term perspective on air–sea exchange processes in the Southern Ocean. 🔗 Watch the recording here: youtu.be/uN-pPES2YaA

🌊📊 Southern Ocean biodiversity under the spotlight! SOOS, @scar-antarctic.bsky.social & AAD workshop defined region-specific Essential Biodiversity Variables to track changes in sea ice, plankton, benthic, & predator systems. 🔗 doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2025.00038 🧵 Part of #SOOSSymposium2023 issue

For our 12th edition of our monthly International Day of Women and Girls in Science post (#IDWGS2025), we’re featuring Alyce Hancock, Executive Officer of @soosocean.bsky.social!

⏰Reminder: #SOFLUX_webinar on air-sea heat flux coming up on Monday! Register➡️ go.soos.aq/Register_SOFLUX_Webinar

🧊⚠️ Rapid change. Limited observations. Big consequences. SOOS & @oceaniceeu.bsky.social defined 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻. Built by ~30 international experts. Timed for #AntarcticaInSync & #IPY5 Read: go.soos.aq/White_Paper_Priorities&Harmonisation

🇦🇶 What concerns you most about Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and why? 🇦🇶 SCAR is updating its Horizon Scan and we invite you to contribute. 🔷 Submit your response by 1 March 2026 and help focus international research where it is most needed: bit.ly/scar-horizon...

🌍 Open Letter to World Leaders — post-COP30 update "Without sustained observations, stable financing,(...), we risk governing for a climate that effectively no longer exists" 🎥 Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hnI... 📄 Post-COP30 analysis (Nat. Comm.): eartharxiv.org/repository/v...

🌊 #SOFLUX_Webinar: 13 Yrs of Heat Flux Insights from the Southern Ocean 🗓️ Feb 9, 9:00 UTC 🎤 Haifeng Zhang (Australian Bureau of Meteorology) Explore over a decade of Southern Ocean Flux Station (SOFS) data revealing how the Southern Ocean absorbs heat 💻 Register: buff.ly/xVcXFjK

🌊 Ross Sea MPA Research Coordination Network – Annual Meeting Join the global science–policy community supporting the Ross Sea region MPA review. 📍 Estes Park, Colorado (USA) 📅 27–30 April 🖥️ In person & virtual 📝 Register by 19 Feb ✈️ Travel💸 available 🔗 www.rosssearesearch.org/annual-meeti...

🌟New faces strengthen SOOS DMSC! We’re excited to welcome new members to the SOOS Data Management Sub-Committee (DMSC): Itzel Ruvalcaba, Chantel Ridsdale, Rajendran Ajin, Belinda Nhesvure, and Rachele Bordoni 🙌 Read more: buff.ly/CCAEsQC

🚨 CALL for Community Input 🚨 The #AntarcticaInSync Draft White Papers are open for review—and your voice matters! ⏳ Feedback closes 31 Jan 2026 🎥 Public webinar: 20–21 Jan 2026 This is a critical opportunity to influence priorities, gaps, & directions. www.antarctica-insync.org/antarctica-i...

🎥 Webinar recording now available! Missed the recent #SOFLUX_webinar? Explore how passing storm systems can trigger bursts of nitrous oxide (N₂O) release from the Southern Ocean — 💡shedding new light on atmosphere–ocean gas exchange and climate-relevant feedbacks. Watch: youtu.be/p47Fkq0_G34

!Nominations are still open! 📷https://buff.ly/Lso1wW5 If you want to see what the Weddell Sea and Dronning Maud Land working group has been up to, find their latest newsletter here: buff.ly/gVGQFTw

🎉 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...