Steve Rintoul is the Leader, Aurora Australis marine science voyage. Dr Rintoul is based at CSIRO's research site in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research was formed on 1 July 2005 by the merging of CSIRO Marine Research and CSIRO Atmospheric Research. Staff are located at sites in five states, with headquarters in Hobart. Dr Rintoul is a physical oceanographer studying the role of the ocean in the Earth’s climate system, with a particular interest in the Southern Ocean. Dr Rintoul was awarded the inaugural Georg Wüst Medal by the German Society of Marine Research in 2005. His current interests include: - ocean currents and how they affect Earth's climate - the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current - how ocean currents influence sea ice, biogeochemical cycles, and the distribution of biological productivity.
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