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Green Antarctica...and the first day of sampling
In the first days here at Carlini station, the weather did not permit us to go out with the zodiacs - the wind was just too strong. But as soon as th the sun came out, I went for a walk around the station and was amazed, how green the island gets in the summer, when the snow had melted away.
Vegetación terrestre antártica - Antarctic Vegetation
Hace dos semanas se fueron Steve y Emma. Con ellos, durante todo el mes de noviembre estuvimos trabajando para obtener testigos (tubos) de sedimentos de dos lagos de península Potter (Isla 25 de Mayo-King George Island). [English translation - see below]
Christmas in Jubany
The last days have been very interesting in Jubany! The weather has improved a lot and we have been busy working in the Caleta.
Farewells...
This day was just another day in the row of stormy days that we are experiencing since I don't know when. But even without working in the cove, it gets hardly boring here.
Bright day, interrupted work, and eclipse of the sun
Yesterday was one of the brightest days that I have ever experienced at Jubany. There was virtually no wind and the sea surface was very smooth. A day to go to the outer parts of Potter Cove. We could arrange that and off we went for a RoxAnn survey.
A perfect day, a perfect start
Let’s start with yesterday. It was one of those days, when you have to be ready for departure all the time - the weather is just good enough that you think you can get out, but bad enough that they don’t want to let you out. [blog in English and Spanish]
New ice-free areas in Potter Cove, an opportunity for ascidian´s populations?
A rapid retreatment of Fourcade glacier could be associated with a significant increase of air temperature over the past 15 years in Potter Cove.
Plankton sampling
Here I would like to showyou how we sample plankton and measure the hydrographic conditions in Potter Cove, King George Island, Western Antarctic Peninsula.
Mónica - copepod fishing between the ice floes
Hi! I'm Mónica Susana Hoffmeyer, a general ecologist and who became a zooplankton ecologist through time.
Con viento en contra - The wind against me
Muchos dependemos de la navegación y el buceo para llevar a cabo nuestras actividades. Desde que llegamos a Jubany en diciembre, entendí que el viento es uno de los mayores condicionantes a la hora de trabajar en la caleta. [blog in Spanish and English]