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Annual SCAR Report on
National Antarctic Scientific Activities 2001 - 2002
and Planned New Programmes

Spain 1 July 2001 - 30 June 2002

Member Country: Spain

National SCAR Committee
Title	Comité Nacional de Investigatión Antártica
Address	Ministerio de Cienca y Tecnología C/ José Abascal, 4. 28003 Madrid
		Name	Address
	Chairman/President	Dr J López-Martínez
	Secretary

Representatives:
	to SCAR
	Permanent Delegate	Dr J López-Martínez	1
	Alternate Delegate	Dr L G Sancho	2

	to SCAR Working Groups
	Biology	Dr L G Sancho	2
	Geodesy and Geographic Information
	Geology	Dr C Sanz de Galdeano	3
	Glaciology
	Human Biology and Medicine
	Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere
	Solar-Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research
	Solid Earth Geophysics	Dr M Canals	4


National Operating Agencies
Title	Subprograma Nacional de Investigacíon en la Antártida Ministerio de Cienca y Tecnología
Address	Paseo de la Castellana, 160 28071 Madrid Spain Tel: +34 91 349 45 36 Fax: 34 91 349 46 11
Logistic and Operations:
Title	Unidad de Tecnología Marina (UTM) Centro Mediterráneo de Investigaciones Marinas y Ambientales, CSIC
Address	Passieg Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37-49 08003 Barcelona Spain Tel: +34 93 230 95 00 Fax: +34 93 230 95 55
	Director
	COMNAP Representative
	SCALOP Representative

Wintering Stations
Name	Location	Coordinates
None


Summer-only Stations
Name	Location	Coordinates
Juan Carlos 1 (19 Nov 2001 - 28 Feb 2002) (www.mcyt.es/cpe/instalaciones.htm)	Livingstone Island	62° 39' 46"S 60° 23' 20"W
Gabriel de Castilla (1 Dec 2001 - 27 Feb 2002 (www.mcyt.es/cpe/instalaciones.htm)	Deception Island	62° 58' 40"S 60° 40' 30"W

Automatic Recording Stations/Observatories
Name/Identifier	Coordinates	Parameters Recorded
89064	62° 39' 46" S 60° 23' 20" W	Meteorology
1900-03	62° 58' 40" S 60° 40' 30" W	WOVO network (summer only)
	62° 39' 46" S 60° 23' 20" W	Seismology (summer only)
	62° 39' 46" S 60° 23' 20" W	Ozone, NO₂and CO₂(summer only
	Geographics: 62° 39' 44" S 60° 23' 21" W	Magnetic elements (D, H, Z, F)
	Geomagnetics: 52° 06' 15" S 08° 12' 40" E 19.4 m a.s.l.

Member Country : Spain

National Programmes/Projects by Working Group

Biology
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
Terrestrial ecophysiology	*Lichens and mosses climactic adaptations	Livingston Island Canadian Glacier Dry Valleys	2000 - 2002	L G Sancho	2
Marine ecophysiology	* Physiological adaptations	Bransfield Strait, Northern Antarctic Peninsula	2000-2002	B Morales-Nin	5
Marine ecology	*Benthos communities	Caleta Johnson; Livingston Island	2001	J M Gili	6
Marine ecology	*Succession guidelines	Caleta Johnson; Livingston Island
Non marine aquatic ecosystems	*Lake ecosystems	Byers Peninsula, Livingston and Deception Islands	2001-2004	A Quesada	7
	*Biodiversity
	*Microbiology
	*Responses to climatic changes
Cnidaries Antozoos	Cnidaries in Antarctic deep sea bed	Drake Passage Scotia Arc	2002	P J López	8
Cnidaries Antozoos	Origin, distribution and biodiversity	Drake Passage Scotia Arc	2002	P J López	8
Geodesy and Geographic Information
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
Geodesy	*Modelling of deformation	Deception Island	2001-2004	M Berrocoso M Astiz	9 10
	*Geoide determination
	*Multidisciplinar information system
Geology
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
Marine geology	*Plate boundary geodynamics	Northern Weddell Sea, Southern Scotia Sea	2000-2002	A Maldonado	11
Marine geology	*Oceanic basins development	Northern Weddell Sea, Southern Scotia Sea	2000-2002	A Maldonado	11
Glacio-marine sedimentary system	*Marine sedimentology	Pacific margin of Antarctic Peninsula	2001-2003	A Calafat	12
Glacio-marine sedimentary system	* Ice fluctuations	Pacific margin of Antarctic Peninsula	2001-2003	A Calafat	12
Glaciology
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
Ice dynamics	*Radio echo sounding	Livingston Island	2000-2002	F Navarro	13
	*Glacier thermal regime
	*Glaciers response to climatic changes
	*Numerical modelling
Human Biology and Medicine
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
None
Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
Ozone layer	*UV radiation	Marambio and Belgrano stations	2001-2004	M Yela E Cuevas	14 15
	*O₃, NO₂, OCIO distribution
	*Polar vortex dynamics
Meteorology	*Operation of the meteorological observatory	Juan Carlos 1 station	2001-2002	A Castejón	16
Solar Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
None
Physical and Chemical Oceanography
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
None

Member Country :

Planned New Programmes/Projects by Working Group

Biology
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
Planktonic Communitites	*Temperature, sainity and oxygen profiles	Gerlache Strait	2002-2003	D Vaqué	20
Planktonic Communitites	*Structure of zooplankton communities	Gerlache Strait	2002-2003
Marine biology	*Physic-biological identification	Bransfield Strait	2002-2003	P Sangrà	21
Zoology Global channge	*Physiological and genetic penguins variability	South Shetland Islands	2002-2003	A Barbosa	22
Zoology Global channge	*Geographic gradient	South Shetland Islands	2002-2003	A Barbosa	22
Benthos suspensivores	*Biology through biogeographic gradients	Scotia Arc	2002-2003	J M Gili	6
Microbical Ecology and Exobiology	*Geomicrobiology	Laboratory	2002-2003	J Wierzchos	23
Microbical Ecology and Exobiology	*Ross desert samples	Laboratory	2002-2003	J Wierzchos	23
Benthos biodiversity	*Biological sampling	Bellinghausen Sea and Antarctic Penensula	2002-2004	A Ramos	24
Penguin breeding	*Breeding and anti predatory strategies	Deception Island	2002-2005	M Soler	25
Penguin breeding	* Biological diversity gradients	Deception Island	2002-2005	M Soler	25
Marine seaweeds	*Singular metabolites	Fildes Bay, King George Island	2003	J Darias	26
Marine seaweeds	*Chemistry and geometry determinations	Fildes Bay, King George Island	2003	J Darias	26
Marine biodiversity	*Antarctic and subantarctic communities	Arenas Point , Livingston and Deception Islands	2003 - 2004	J Mora	27
Benthos biodiversity	*Integrated study of infauna, epibenthos and suprabenthos	Bellinghausen Sea and Antarctic Peninsula	2004	I Olaso	28
Marine ecosystems	*Zooplankton	Bransfield Strait Bellinghausen Sea and Gerlache Strait	2003-2005	C Duarte	29
Marine ecosystems	*Mass balance	Bransfield Strait Bellinghausen Sea and Gerlache Strait	2003-2005	C Duarte	29
Vegetal ecology	*Biodiversity	Jaylor Valley, Dry Valeys and Transantarctic mountains	2002-2003	L G Sancho	2
Vegetal ecology	*Lichens and mosses ecology	Jaylor Valley, Dry Valeys and Transantarctic mountains	2002-2003	L G Sancho	2
Geodesy and Geographic Information
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
None
Geology
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
Petrology	*Igneous samples from South Shetland Island	Laboratory	2003-2004	D Gimeno	30
Marine geology	*Recent geology	South Bay, Livingston Island	2002-2003	G Ercilla	31
Marine geology	*Sismo-stratigraphic and morpho-sedimentary studies	South Bay, Livingston Island	2002-2003	G Ercilla	31
Geology and geomorphology	*Geological morphostructural and active processes analyis	Elephant Island, Hurd and Byers peninsulas, Livingston I. and Deception I.	2002-2005	J López-Martínez	1
Marine geology	*Formtion of oceanic basins	Scotia and Weddell Seas	2003-2005	A Maldonado	11
Marine geology	*Continental Fragmentation	Scotia and Weddell Seas	2003-2005	A Maldonado	11
Glaciology
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
Active superficial processes	*Active layer	Livingston Island	2002-2003	M Ramos	32
Active superficial processes	*Permafrost	Livingston Island	2002-2003	M Ramos	32
Glacier displacement	* Summer component estimation	Johnson and Hurd Glaciers, Livingston Island	2002-2003	F Navarro	13
Glacier thermomechanical processes	Velocity rates	Johnson and Hurd Glaciers, Livingston Island	2003-2005	F Navarro	13
Glacier thermomechanical processes	Ice stratigraphy and structure	Johnson and Hurd Glaciers, Livingston Island	2003-2005	F Navarro	13
Human Biology and Medicine
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
None
Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
Meteorology	*Operation of the meteorological observatory	Juan Carlos I station	2002-2003	A Labajo	33
Solar Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
None
Solid Earth Geophysics
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address
Geophysics. tectonics, modelling and risk	*Tridimensional distribution	Deception Island	2003-2005	C Paredes	34
Geophysics. tectonics, modelling and risk	*Sismovolcanic activity	Deception Island	2003-2005	C Paredes	34
Physical and Chemical Oceanography
Subject	Investigation	Locality	Duration	Principal Investigator	Address

Member Country : Spain

Contact Addresses, Telephone, Facsimile and E-mail numbers

1	Jerónimo LÓPEZ-MARTÍNEZ Dpto. Química Agrícola, Geología y Geoquímica Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Ctra. Colmenar Viejo km 15 E-28049 Madrid	2	Leopoldo G. SANCHO Dpto. Biología Vegetal II Facultad de Farmacia Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria, s/n E-28040 Madrid
	Tel.: 34 91 39745 13 Fax: 3491 39749 00 e-mail: jeronimo.lopez@uam.es		TeI.:3491 3941769/3941771 Fax:3491394 1774 e-mail: sancholg@farm.ucm.es
3	Carlos SANZ DE GALDEANO Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra CSIC- Universidad de Granada Facultad de Ciencias Campus de Fuentenueva, s/n E-18071 Granada	4	Miquel CANALS Dpto. Estratigrafia y Paleontologia Facultad de Geologia Universidad de Barcelona C/ Marti Franques, s/n E-08071 Barcelona
	Tel.: 34 958 24 62 67 Fax:34958243384 e-mail: csanz@goliat.ugr.es		Tel.: 34 93 402 13 60 Fax:3493402 1340 e-mail: miquel@natura.geo.ub.es
5	Beatriz MORALES-NIN Dpto. Recursos Naturales Instituto Mediterraneo de Estudios Avanzados, CSIC Ctra. Valldemossa km 7,5 E-07071 Palma de Mallorca	6	Josep M. GILI Dpto. Biologia Marina Instituto de Ciencias del Mar Passeig Maritim de Ia Barceloneta, 37-49 E-08003 Barcelona
	Tel.: 34 971 173 383 Fax: 34 971 173 284 e-mail: ieabmn@clust.uib.es		Tel.: 34 93 230 95 00 Fax: 34 93 230 95 55 e-mail: gili@icm.csic.es
7	Antonio QUESADA Departamento de Biologia Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Aut6noma de Madrid Ctra. Colmenar Viejo km 15 E-28049 Madrid	8	Pablo J. LOPEZ Departamento de Fisiologia y Zoologia Facultad de Biologia Reina Mercedes, 6 E-41012 Sevilla
	Tel.: 34 91 397 81 81 Fax: 34 91 397 83 44 e-mail: antonio.quesada@uam.es		Tel.:34954554399 Fax: 95 423 3448 e-mail: jlopez@cica.es [%20jlopez@cica.es]
9	Manuel BERROCOSO Dpto. Matematicas Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Cadiz E-l 1510 Puerto Real, Cadiz	10	Mar ASTIZ E.T.S. Arquitectura Dpto. de Matematica Aplicada Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria E-28040 Madrid
	Tel.:34956016305 Fax:3495601 6288 e-mail: manuel.berrocoso@uca.es		Tel.:34913366541 Fax:34913366563 e-mail: mastiz@aq.upm.es
11	Andres MALDONADO Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra CSIC- Universidad de Granada Facultad de Ciencias Campus de Fuentenueva, s/n E-18071 Granada	12	Antonio CALAFAT-FRAU GRC Geociencias Marinas Dpto. Estratigrafia y Paleontologia Facultad de Geologia Universidad de Barcelona C/ Marti Franques, s/n E-08028 Barcelona
	Tel.: 34958244159/609504717 Fax: 34958243384 e-mail: amaldona@goliat.ugr.es		Tel.: 34 93 402 13 61 Fax: 34 93 402 13 40 e-mail: tonim@natura.geo.ub.es
13	Francisco NAVARRO Dpto. Matematica Aplicada ETSI de Telecomunicaciones Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria, s/n E-28040 Madrid	14	Margarita YELA Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacia1 Ctra. de Ajalvir km 4 E-28850 Torrejon, Madrid
	Tel.:34913367284 Fax:34913367289 e-mail: fnavarro@mat.upm.es		Tel.: 34915201220 Fax: 34915201317 e-mail: yelam@inta.es
15	Emilio CUEVAS Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia Centro Meteorologico Territorial de Canarias Occidental C/ San Sebastian, 77 E-38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife	16	Alberto CASTEJON Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Paseo de las Moreras s/n Ciudad Universitaria E-28040 Madrid
	Tel.: 34922373878 Fax: 34 922 37 37 20 e-mail: ecuevas@inm.es		Tel.:34915819745 Fax:3491 581 9742 e-mail: albertoc@ctv.es
17	Jesus M. IBANEZ Instituto Andaluz de Geofisca CSIC- Universidad de Granada Campus Universitario de Cartuja E-18071 Granada	18	Manuel CATALAN-MOROLLON Real Observatorio de la Armada C/ Cecilio Pujazon, s/n E-l1100 San Fernando, Cadiz
	Tel.:34958243556 Fax: 34958 160907 e-mail: ibanez@iag.ugr.es [%20ibanez@iag.ugr.es]		Tel.:34956599000 Fax: 34 956 59 93 36 e-mail: mcatalan@roa.es
19	Miquel TORTA Observatorio de Fisica Cosmica del Ebro E-43520 Roquetes (Tarragona)	20	Dolors VAQUE Instituto de Ciencias del Mar Centro Mediterraneo de Investigaciones Marinas y Ambientales, CSIC Passeig Maritirn, 39-45 E-08003 Barcelona
	Tel.:34977500511 Fax: 34 977 504 660 e-mail: ebre.jmtorta@readysoft.es		Tel.:34932216416 Fax:34932217340 e-mail: dolors@icm.csic.es
21	Pablo SANGRA Departamento de Fisica Universidad de Las Palmas Edificio de Ciencias Basicas Campus de Tafira E-35017 Las Palmas de G.C.	22	Andres BARBOSA Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas, CSIC C/ General Segura, 1 E-04001 Almeria
	Tel.: 34 928 454 519 / 368 048 Fax: 34 928 452 922 e-mail: pablo.sangra@fisica.ulpgc.es		Tel.:34950281045 Fax: 34950 277 100 e-mail: barbosa@eeza.csic.es
23	Jacek WIERZCHOS Servicio Universitario de Investigacion Comun de Microscopia Electronica Universidad de Lleida Edifici del Rectorat P1. Victor Siurana, 1 E-25003 Lleida	24	Ana RAMOS Instituto Espafiol de Oceanografia Centro Oceanografico de Malaga Puerto Pesquero s/n. Apdo. 285 E-29640 Fuengirola (Malaga)
	Tel.: 34 973 70 24 17 Fax: 34 973 70 2426 e-mail: jacek@suic-me.udl.es		Tel.: 34 95 247 69 55 Fax: 34 95 246 38 08 e-mail: bentart@ma.ieo.es
25	Manuel SOLER Departamento de Biologia Animal y Ecologia Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de Granada Campus Universitario de Fuentenueva, s/n E-18071 Granada	26	Jose DARIAS Dpto. Ecologia Quimica Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiologia de Canarias Avda. Astrofisico F. Sanchez, 2 E-38206 La Laguna, Tenerife
	Tel. :34 9S8 24 30 82 Fax:34958243238 e-mail: msoler@goliat.ugr.es		Tel.: 34 922 25 21 44 ext. 263 Fax: 34922260135 e-mail: jdaria@ipna.csic.es
27	Jose MORA Dpto. de Biologia Animal Facultad de Biologia Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Lopez Gomez de Marzo s/n Campus Universitario Sur E-15782 Santiago de Compostela	28	Ignacio OLASO Instituto Espafiol de Oceanografia Centro Oceanografico de Santander Promontorio de San Martin, s/n Apdo. 240 E-39080 Santander
	Tel.:981563100 Fax:981596904 e-mail: bajmora@usc.es		Tel.: 34 942 291 060 Fax: 34942 275 072 e-mail: iolaso@st.ieo.es
29	Carlos DUARTE Dpto. de Recursos Naturales Instituto Mediterraneo de Estudios Avanzados, CSIC-UIB C/ Miguel Marques, 21 E-071 90 Esporles, Mallorca	30	Domingo GIMENO Facultad de Geologia Universidad de Barcelona Campus Pedralbes Marti Franques s/n E-08028 Barcelona
	Tel.: 34971611725 Fax: 34971 6117 61 e-mail: cduarte@uib.es		Tel.: 34 93 403 53 98 Fax: 34 93 403 54 00
31	Gemma ERCILLA Instituto de Ciencias del Mar Centro Mediterraneo de Estudios Marinos y Ambientales, CSIC Paseo Maritimo de la Barceloneta, 37-49 E- 08003 Barcelona	32	Miguel RAMOS Dpto. de Fisica Facultad de Ciencias Campus Universitario Universidad de Alcala de Henares Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona km 33,600 E- 28871 Alcala de Henares, Madrid
	Tel.: 34 932 309 500 Fax: 34 932 309 555 e-mail: gemma@icm.csic.es		Tel.:34918854917 Fax: 34 91 885 4942 e-mail: miguel.ramos@uab.es
33	Antonio LABAJO Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia Ministerio de Medio Ambiente Paseo de las Moreras s/n Ciudad Universitaria E-28040 Madrid	34	Carlos PAREDES Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas Universidad Politecnica de Madrid C/ Rios Rosas, 21 E-28006 Madrid
	Tel: 34 91 581 98 69 Fax: 34 91 581 98 62		Tel.:34913367048 Fax: 3491 3367051 e-mail: cparedes@dmami.upm.es

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Annual SCAR Report on National Antarctic Scientific Activities 2001 - 2002 and Planned New Programmes

Spain 1 July 2001 - 30 June 2002

Member Country: Spain

National SCAR Committee

Annual SCAR Report on
National Antarctic Scientific Activities 2001 - 2002
and Planned New Programmes