The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science

该中心将彻底改变对东南极洲和南大洋未来的预测。南极的变化将使澳大利亚付出巨大的代价，包括对海平面和渔业的影响；但人们对未来变化的速度和规模仍知之甚少。需要一个新的国家规模的跨学科中心来了解海洋、冰盖、大气和生态系统之间复杂的相互作用，这些相互作用将支配南极洲的未来。该中心将把新的实地数据与创新模型相结合，以解决澳大利亚的南极科学优先事项，培养研究生，培养领导者，吸引公众，并在澳大利亚未来几年及以后适应气候变化的过程中实现重大经济效益。

The Centre will revolutionise predictions of the future of East Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Changes in the Antarctic will be profoundly costly to Australia, including sea-level and fisheries impacts; but the speed and scale of future change remains poorly understood. A new national-scale and interdisciplinary Centre is required to understand the complex interactions of the ocean, ice sheets, atmosphere and ecosystems that will govern Antarctica’s future. The Centre will combine new field data with innovative models to address Australia’s Antarctic science priorities, train graduate students, develop leaders, engage the public, and enable major economic benefit as Australia adapts to climate change in the coming years and beyond.