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

Uruguay 1 July 2001 - 30 June 2002

Member Country:   Uruguay

National SCAR Committee
Title

Uruguayan Antarctic Institute
Address

Avenida 8 de Octubre 2958
Montevideo - Uruguay
C.P. 11.600 P.O. BOX 6051
Telephone: + 598 2 487 83 41 to 43
Fax: + 598 2 487 60 04
E-mail:antartic@iau.gub.uy
Web.page:www.iau.gub.uy
Name Address
Chairman/President General Hebert Fígoli Almandós General Hebert Fígoli Almandós
Secretary

Representatives:
to SCAR
Permanent Delegate Dr. Bartolomé A. Grillo 1
Alternate Delegate Lic. Juan Abdala 1
to SCAR Working Groups
Biology Dr. Bartolomé A. Grillo 1
Geodesy and Geographic Information Maj. Héctor Rovera 2
Geology
Glaciology Lt. Cder. (Navy) Albert Lluberas 1
Human Biology and Medicine Dr. Bartolomé A. Grillo 1
Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Solar-Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research
Solid Earth Geophysics

National Operating Agency
Title Uruguayan Antarctic Institute
Address

Avenida 8 de Octubre 2958
Montevideo - Uruguay
C.P. 11.600 P.O. BOX 6051
Telephone: + 598 2 487 83 41 to 43
Fax: + 598 2 487 60 04
E-mail:antartic@iau.gub.uy
Web.page:www.iau.gub.uy
Director General General Hebert Fígoli Saavedra 1
COMNAP Representative General Hebert Fígoli Almandós 1
SCALOP Representative

Cnel. (Air Force) Bernabé Gadea
Capt. (Navy) Daniel Ressia

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Wintering Stations
Name Location Coordinates
Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base King George Is. South Shetland Is.

-62°11'4 S
-58°57'7 W
Summer-only Stations
Name Location Coordinates
Lt. (Navy) Ruperto Elichiribehety Scientific Station Hope Bay Antarctic Peninsula

- 63°24'08 S
- 56°54'23 W

Automatic Recording Stations/Observatories
Name/Identifier Coordinates Parameters Recorded
DINAMET 89054 Automatic Meteorological Station

-62°11`4 S
-58°57`7 W

 Meteorology
RIOMETER

-62°11`4 S
-58°57`7 W

 Cosmic Noise Absorption at 30mhz
Brewer Ozone Spectrophotometer

-62°11`4 S
-58°57`7 W

O3, SO2 and UV-B
Water Level Recorder Aanderaa WLR-7 Tide altitudes, salinity and temperature

Member Country : Uruguay

National Programmes/Projects by Working Group

Biology
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Ornithological Survey at King George Is. and Nelson Is. ANTARAVE PROJECT To carry out census of birds and breeding success indexes Fildes Peninsula 2001 - 2002 Dr. Nibia Fontana 5

Geodesy and Geographic Information
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Geodesic network support "EPOCH 02" GIANT Program Determination of tectonic deformations of Antarctica Fildes Peninsula 2001-2002 Maj. Héctor Rovera 2
Mareographic Observations Tides Fluctuations. Terrestrial Tides project support. Maxwell Bay Permanent Capt. (Navy) Hugo Roldós de la Sovera 3

Geosciences
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
None

Glaciology (and Climatology)
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Meteorological Station DINAMET 89054 Establishment of a Meteorological National Data Center at Artigas Base. King George Is. Permanent National Meteorology Department 6

Selected mobile Meteorological Station. ROU 26 Vanguardia Vessel

 To broadcast of meteorological and oceanographical Information collected on board in real time joining International Programs such as World Weather Watch from the WMO and others from NOAA Atlantic Ocean and Drake Passage. 2001-2002 Naval Oceanography Hidrography and Meteorology Service 3
Glaciological Studies Monitoring Collins Glacier front and surface to understand it 's movements and mass changes. Cooperation with Korea to identify pollutant traces and other environmental parameters in snow and ice Collins Glacier, King George Is. 2001-2002 C/C (Navy) Albert Lluberas 1

Human Biology and Medicine
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Antarctic Environment impact on antibiotics resistance and sensibility of human being microorganism Sampling grow in plates and testing of different antibiotics in human being microorganism in correlation of climate variables Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base

Nov. 01
May 02

 Dr. Felipe Schelotto 8
Study of the necessary Psychological Charactristics of men for their insertion in the Antarctic environment and it applications Study and comparison of the human characteristics and symptoms of the Antarctic personnel and family support Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base and Montevideo, Uruguay Permanent Ps. A. Quartarolo 1

Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
Operation of a Ozonometric Station at Artigas Antarctic Scientific Station Data collection of the ozone layer thickness in accordance with the WMO Artigas Antarctic Scientific Station Permanent Lt. Col. (Air Force) Raúl García 4
Atmospheric Corrosiveness Station Study of the aggressiveness n different coatings of standardized material of industrial interest. Calibration Indexes and corrosion rates Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base Permanent Eng. Susana Rivero 7

Solar Terrestrial and Astrophysical Research
Subject Investigation Locality Duration Principal Investigator Address
None