The 2022-2023 Antarctic Campaign was highly productive for the PERMANTAR project. The field team with Joana Baptista and Vasco Miranda, spent one month travelling along the Western Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula to visit the PERMANTAR observatories.
In January, both researchers went onboard of the Spanish Vessel Hespérides and sailed from Fildes Peninsula to Amsler Island and Cierva Cove, where they collected the data and maintained the PERMANTAR observatories. Throughout the journey, they visited opportunity sites conducting spectroscopy and UAV surveys. Later, they stayed for two days at Gabriel de Castilla Station (Deception Island) for the maintenance of the PERMANTAR observatories and CALM sites. The short stay was very demanding considering the tasks defined. However, the support of the Spanish team and colleges from the PERMAMERC project was crucial. After exploring the volcanic landscape of Deception, the researchers sailed to Barton Peninsula (King George Island) where they stayed at the King Sejong Station for the maintenance of PERMANTAR observatory and ERT system installed by the team lead by Mohammad Farzamian (ANTERMON). Despite missing the Hurd Peninsula observatory, the campaign was a success, as all observatories are in very good conditions and fully operational. Moreover, was an excellent opportunity for PhD candidate Joana Baptista get to know the different observatories which are part of her study sites. It is worth noting that the campaign's success was the result of the funding obtained for the project by the Portuguese Polar Program (FCT) and much valuable logistical support of the Spanish Polar Program, the Korean Polar Research Institute, the Argentinean Antarctic Institute.
In January, both researchers went onboard of the Spanish Vessel Hespérides and sailed from Fildes Peninsula to Amsler Island and Cierva Cove, where they collected the data and maintained the PERMANTAR observatories. Throughout the journey, they visited opportunity sites conducting spectroscopy and UAV surveys. Later, they stayed for two days at Gabriel de Castilla Station (Deception Island) for the maintenance of the PERMANTAR observatories and CALM sites. The short stay was very demanding considering the tasks defined. However, the support of the Spanish team and colleges from the PERMAMERC project was crucial. After exploring the volcanic landscape of Deception, the researchers sailed to Barton Peninsula (King George Island) where they stayed at the King Sejong Station for the maintenance of PERMANTAR observatory and ERT system installed by the team lead by Mohammad Farzamian (ANTERMON). Despite missing the Hurd Peninsula observatory, the campaign was a success, as all observatories are in very good conditions and fully operational. Moreover, was an excellent opportunity for PhD candidate Joana Baptista get to know the different observatories which are part of her study sites. It is worth noting that the campaign's success was the result of the funding obtained for the project by the Portuguese Polar Program (FCT) and much valuable logistical support of the Spanish Polar Program, the Korean Polar Research Institute, the Argentinean Antarctic Institute.