{"id":70858,"date":"2019-07-27T06:10:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T10:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=70858"},"modified":"2019-07-14T20:25:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T00:25:11","slug":"scientists-just-got-one-step-closer-to-solving-an-antarctic-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=70858","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Just Got One Step Closer to Solving an Antarctic Mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Giant holes in the Antarctic, called polynyas, have baffled scientists for years. But now with the help of seals and robots, they might have the answers to these mysterious phenomena.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/90YxgaTL12M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A Dead Satellite Is Unlocking the Secrets Lurking Beneath Antarctica<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qck8zPUS3Is\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Qck8zPUS3Is<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read More:<br \/>\nMysterious Hole in Antarctic Sea Ice Explained by Robots and Seals<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;v=90YxgaTL12M&amp;redir_token=YdAIymFTTH9NhEyLFaapU3ruAMZ8MTU2MzIzMzY1M0AxNTYzMTQ3MjUz&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vice.com%2Fen_us%2Farticle%2Fmb8x7n%2Fmysterious-hole-in-antarctic-sea-ice-explained-by-robots-and-seals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/mb&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;These seals are especially helpful to scientists studying Antarctica because they regularly dive around 600 meters below the ocean surface, and sometimes surpass 2,000 meters of depth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Polynyas<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;v=90YxgaTL12M&amp;redir_token=YdAIymFTTH9NhEyLFaapU3ruAMZ8MTU2MzIzMzY1M0AxNTYzMTQ3MjUz&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Ftopics%2Fearth-and-planetary-sciences%2Fpolynyas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Polynyas are large, persistent regions of open water and thin ice that occur within much thicker pack ice, at locations where climatologically, thick pack ice would be expected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sea Ice Features : Polynyas<br \/>\n<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;v=90YxgaTL12M&amp;redir_token=YdAIymFTTH9NhEyLFaapU3ruAMZ8MTU2MzIzMzY1M0AxNTYzMTQ3MjUz&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fnsidc.org%2Fcryosphere%2Fseaice%2Fcharacteristics%2Fpolynyas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/nsidc.org\/cryosphere\/seaice\/c&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Polynyas are also important resources for wildlife. 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But now with the help of seals and robots, they might have the answers to these mysterious phenomena. A Dead Satellite Is Unlocking the Secrets Lurking Beneath Antarctica https:\/\/youtu.be\/Qck8zPUS3Is Read More: Mysterious Hole in Antarctic Sea Ice Explained by Robots and Seals https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/mb&#8230; &#8220;These seals are especially helpful to scientists studying Antarctica because they regularly dive around 600 meters below the ocean surface, and sometimes surpass 2,000 meters of depth.&#8221; Polynyas https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/&#8230; &#8220;Polynyas are large, persistent regions of open water and thin ice that occur within much thicker pack ice, at locations where climatologically, thick pack ice would be expected.&#8221; Sea Ice Features : Polynyas https:\/\/nsidc.org\/cryosphere\/seaice\/c&#8230; &#8220;Polynyas are also important resources for wildlife. 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