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ANNUAL SCAR REPORT ON
NATIONAL ANTARCTIC SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
1 JULY 2002 TO 30 JUNE 2003
AND PLANNED NEW PROGRAMMES

Member Country: Germany

Planned New Programmes, Projects by Scientific Standing Group

Geosciences
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal
Investigator		 Address no.
Sea ice observations Satellite images Bellingshausen Station Ongoing V L Martyanov 4
Hydrography Survey Along the route of S/V "Akademic Fedorov" Season A V Provorkin 4
Geodetic and glaciological works on glaciers
(Russian-German Project)		 Geodetic measurememts Novolazarevskaya Station Season A V Yuskevich 8
Marine geology Seismic, magnetic and gravity observations onboard of R/V "Akademik A Karpinsky" Davis Sea (90-150°E) January-March V V Gandyukhin 9
Continental geology Geological studies and mapping Mt Meredith
(Northern Prince Charles Mountains)		 January-March A A Laiba 9
Continental geophysics Oversnow geophysical studies (radio-echo sounding) Vostok Lake area January-February S Popov 9
Tectonics Compilation of "Tectonic map of Antarctica" (draft; 1:5000000 scale) Antarctic continent and Southern Ocean January-December G E Grikurov
G D Leitchenkov		 2d
2a
Tectonics and structural geology Compilation of "Structural Map of the Indian Ocean", Antarctic part (first draft 1:20000000 scale, Mercator Projection, CGMV project) Coastal area of Antarctic continent and Southern Ocean (6-72°S, 5-160°E) January-March G D Leitchenkov 2a
Igneous and metaigneous rock petrology Geochemical studies, isotopic studies, compilation of geological maps, geodynamic reconstructions Southern Prince Charles Mountains January-December E V Mikhalsky 2c
Seismicity Recording Novolazarevskaya Station Ongoing O E Starovoit 15
Geomagnetism Recording Mirny, Vostok and Molodezhnaya Stations Ongoing O A Troshichev 4b
Life Sciences
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal
Investigator		 Address no.
Sea ice biota in global processes of the Southern Ocean Chemical and biological compositions of ice in the Antarctic neretic zone and its natural formation Along the route of S/V "Akademik Fedorov" Season D N Aibulatov 3
Lichenology Biological diversity and the role of lichens in terrestrial biocenosis Progress Station and Druzhnaya-4 Base Season V N Pomelov 4
Microflora Pollen and spores of plants, their composition and falling intensity Bellingshausen Station Season M B Drozhkina 4
Human impact on biota Microbiological study South Shetland Islands Season B A Krylenkov 11
Antropogeneous effect on Antarctic ecosystem Chemical and bacterial compnents of various environments Mirny,
Novolazarevskaya,
Bellingshausen and Progress Stations		 Season Sh. B Teshebaev 4
Monitoring of the environmental changes Molodezhnaya Station Season V N Pomelov 4
Radiation monitoring Mirny Station Season V N Pomelov 4
Environmental and microsocial effects on winterers health Regular observations Mirny, Vostok, Novolazarevskaya, Molodezhnaya, Bellingshausen and Progress Stations Ongoing G A Gorbunov 4
Dynamics of social psychological state of isolated community Longitudinal study of interpersonal relationship and communications Vostok Station Ongoing G A Gorbunov 4
Computer net for medical consulting Regular observation of the polar man health with the help of "Ambulance YS-701" System

Mirny, Vostok, Progress, Bellingshausen and Novolazarevskaya Stations.
Along the rooute of S/V "Akademik Fedorov"

 Ongoing G A Gorbunov 4
Gravity fields dynamics influence on biochemical and chemical processes Recording of various geophysical and biochemical parameters Novolazarevskaya Station Season

O A Troshichev
G A Gorbunov

 4b
4
Physical Sciences
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal
Investigator		 Address no.
Oceanography XBT section along the prime meridian between Africa and Antarctic continent Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, Weddel Sea (35-68°S, 0-20°E) March A V Klepikov 4c
Survey Prydz Bay (66.5-68°S, 70-73°E) February A V Klepikov 4
Coastal oceanographic measurements from the fast ice Davis Sea (66.5°S, 90°E) April-December V V Lukin 4
Atmosphere and sea ice energy and mass
exchange		 Complex thermobalance, ice and hydrophysical observations Mirny Stations.
Along the route of S/V "Akademik Fedorov"		 Season A I Danilov 4
Substances flows from land to ocean Net and filtration gathering of aerosols and surface oceanic suspensions Along the route of S/V "Akademik Fedorov" Season I A Nemirovskaya 4
Fluctuation of sea level Recording Mirny and Progress Stations Ongoing V V Lukin 4
Geophysical survey of deep borehole Monitoring of temperature, inclination and fluid pressure of 3G deep hole Vostok Station Winter V Ya Lipenkov
N I Vasiliev		 4a
16
Snow precipitation and accumulation studies Monitoring of precipitation, evaporation, sublimation and accumulation of snow Vostok Station Winter V Ya Lipenkov 4a
Deep ice core drilling Continuation of deep ice coring in hole G5 (3623-3650 m) Vostok Station Season 2004-2005 V Ya Lipenkov 4a
Accretion ice studies Isotope, gas and mineralogical analyses of accretion ice from Lake Vostok Vostok Station Ongoing S A Bulat 10
Study of the coastal zone of the Antarctic Sheet Remote sensing of the ice fronts fluctuation East Anarctica ice catchment II Ongoing

V M Kotlyakov
M Yu Moskalevsky

 1
1
Mass and energy exchange in the snow-ice cover of the epishelf lakes Radiation and optical measurements Novolazarevskaya Station Season V D Klokov 4
Meteorology and actinometry Recording Mirny, Vostok, Novolazarevskaya, Progress and Bellingshausen Stations Ongoing E I Bushueva 4
Aerology Recording Mirny and Novolazarevskaya Stations Ongoing N N Kazakova 4
General ozone content, CH4, and CO2 Recording Bellingshausen Station. Along the route of the S/V "Akademik Fedorov" Ongoing V F Radinov 4
Synoptic Recording Mirny Station Ongoing L Yu Ryzhakov 4
Spectroscopic and aerosol observations Recording Mirny, Vostok and Novolazarevskaya Stations Ongoing V F Radionov 4
Atmosphere and underline surface energy exchange Recording Bellingshausen Station Ongoing I A Repina 13
Monitoring of atmospheric circulation Recording Mirny and Novolazarevskaya Stations Ongoing A A Rechnov 4
Radiation balance and low atmosphere Complex meteorological observations Mirny, Vostok, Novolazarevskaya, Progress and Bellingshausen Stations Ongoing V F Radionov 4
Cosmic Rays Stratospheric sounding and terresrial measurements Mirny Station Ongoing Yu I Stozhkov 14
Captive balloons Novolazarevskaya Station Austral winter S B Shaulov 14
Ionosphere
magnetosphere		 Vertical sounding Mirny and Vostok Stations Ongoing O A Troshichev 4b
Riometry Mirny, Vostok and Novolazarevskaya Stations Ongoing O A Troshichev 4b
Atmospheric aerozole and ozone content Vostok Station Ongoing O A Troshichev 4b
Variations of atmospheric electric field "Geoelectrical Environment-Vostok" project Recording Vostok Station Ongoing O A Troshichev 4b