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AWIPEV Base 2014. NySMAC Meeting 14./15. April 2014 Helsinki . Base Highlights from winter 2013/14 All new team coming to the base in 2014 Cooperation with Dutch Arctic Research Programme: three projects to host in 2014, beginning mid April
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AWIPEV Base 2014 NySMAC Meeting 14./15. April 2014 Helsinki
Base Highlights from winter 2013/14 • All new team coming to the base in 2014 • Cooperation with Dutch Arctic Research Programme: three projects to host in 2014, beginning mid April • Planning for a new, joint station building proceed, the winner of a student competition will present his draft • Highest number of projects ever at AWIPEV Base in 2014
The all new AWIPEV team 2014 Kerstin, Verena, Thomas
Planned activities at AWIPEV • 53 projectshostedby AWIPEV:(12 France, 38 Germany, 3 Holland) • 14 projects all year(automatedoroperatedbybasepersonel) • Ca 4000 persondayscurrentlyplanned(Staffincluded)
Base Occupancy 2014 (expected) April June August 2014
Main planned Projects in 2014 • Atmosphere: • Aerosol / boundary layer investigations (spring campaign, continuous) • Aerosol – Cloud interactions (tethered balloon campaigns) • Atmosphere – snow interaction (ePOP, CHIMERPOL/CLIMSLIP) • Marine Biology / Ecology; terr. Biology; ornithology • ECOTAB marine benthic observations - Arctic Macroalgae / diving activities: 5 new projects - Succession of benthic communities (diving & ROV deployment)- AMUST: ocean accidification • Permafrost observationsGlaciology
Science Highlights winter 2013/14 • Long ozone balloon campaign observing Arctic ozone loss • Under Water Observatory operated successful • The most early start into the spring/summer season ever, base already filled up
AWIPEV Base managers : Roland Neuber, Dirk Mengedoht (AWI) Dominique Fleury (IPEV) awipev@awi-potsdam.de www.awipev.eu