During the 2023-2024 Antarctic Campaign, the THAWIMPACT project had researchers organised in teams, positioned in different sites of the Antarctic Peninsula and aboard of the COASTANTAR Expedition. These teams were primarily focused on two areas: the study of permafrost and the study of contaminants found in the ice-free areas of the Antarctic Peninsula. The team dedicated to studying permafrost spent one week on Deception Island conducting maintenance on the PERMANTAR observatories and the installed ERT system. They then moved to Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island, where they performed the maintenance of the PERMANTAR observatories, made ERT profiles in sites of interest due to elevation and presence of geomorphological features and conducted DGPS surveys on a rock glacier and slopes with solifluction lobes. During the COASTANTAR Expedition, this team visited Antarctic Peninsula observatories to perform the maintenance on instruments, conduct ERT surveys and fly UAV equipped with a thermal camera, which provided valuable insights into ground surface temperatures. The team focused on studying contaminants initiated their campaign in the Hurd Peninsula, collecting water and soil samples along transects following altitudinal gradients, proximity to glacier bases, and snow patches. During the COASTANTAR Expedition, this team collected samples from the ice-free areas visited during the journey. Comments are closed.
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