Under the auspices of the Turkish Presidency, the Ministry of Industry and Technology and coordinated by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK), Türkiye’s eighth National Antarctic Science Expedition continues its scientific analysis removed from house, on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica.
The workforce of scientists carried out research in numerous fields, corresponding to environmental and air pollution analysis, oceanography and hydrography, atmospheric and house observations, geology and geophysics, power methods, meteorological measurements and the manufacturing of bathymetric maps.
Professor Ersan Başar, the chief of the expedition, informed Anadolu Agency (AA) that they’ve seemed for solutions to the questions on the way forward for the world with 22 completely different initiatives throughout a monthlong interval.
Referring to the examine “Distribution and Fingerprint Analysis of Dissolved Dispersed Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Sea Water of the Antarctic Peninsula,” which is amongst these initiatives, Başar defined that they have been looking for the reply to the place the petroleum air pollution within the ocean water of Antarctica comes from.
Başar’s colleagues, Atilla Yılmaz and Doğaç Baybars Işıler, researched a solution to the query “Are the levels of human-induced pollutants in the aquatic ecosystems of Horseshoe Island threatening the ecosystem?” with the undertaking “Investigation of Human-induced Effects in Horseshoe Island Aquatic Ecosystems.”
In addition, analysis was carried out on how navigation and security at sea might be additional improved in polar areas.
Aybike Gül Karaoğlu, one other member of the workforce, investigated whether or not there are human-induced pollution within the Antarctic marine ecosystem, their amount and content material with the undertaking “Determination of Anthropogenic Effects in the Marine and Coastal Ecosystem of Horseshoe Island.”
Medical personnel Bengüsu Mirasoğlu carried out research on “how health services in polar regions can be improved to be better and ideal” with the examine “VIII. National Antarctic Scientific Expedition Medical Consultancy and Medical Field Service.”
Changes in glaciers
Expedition participant Erhan Aslan looked for the reply to the query, “Can empirical models be produced by monitoring the long-term changes in solar radiation and other components of the atmosphere in Antarctica?” with the examine titled “Long-term Changes in Global Solar Radiation and Potential Effects in Antarctica.”
Fahri Karabulut investigated “to what extent the changes in glaciers occurred as a result of global climate change” with the undertaking “Glacier Monitoring and 3D Modeling in Horseshoe Island, Antarctica, with UAV-GPR and UAV-Photogrammetry Observations.”
Expedition participant engineer Zafer Şahingöz looked for the reply to the query, “Can the maintenance and repair of the sensors that produce these data be done more accurately and stably by collecting and examining the data from the station?” within the examine “Maintenance-Repair of Horseshoe Island Automatic Meteorology Observation Station.”
Chief engineer Yunus Aytaç Akdoğan looked for a solution to the query “How much is the annual mm-level geodynamic mobility of Dismal and Horseshoe islands?” with the undertaking “Maintenance and Repair of Fixed GNSS Station and Collection of GNSS Data.”
Expedition participant Staff Sgt. Mehmet Cihan Erol labored on the undertaking “Hydrographic Survey Works of Antarctica Horseshoe Island” to gather the depths required for nautical chart manufacturing, decide navigation hazards and determine harmful areas that hinder navigation.
Professor Ertuğrul Ağırbaş looked for the reply to the query, “What is the current status of phytoplankton functional groups, nutrient dynamics and hydrographic characteristics that will contribute to the sustainable management of the Antarctic ecosystem under changing climate conditions and adaptation efforts to climate change?” with the undertaking “Determination of Phytoplankton Functional Group Rates and Indicator Pigment Composition with HPLC Pigment Analysis in Horseshoe Island (Antarctica).”
Plastic air pollution
Expedition participant professor Ülgen Aytan, together with his examine “Plastic Pollution, Sources and Risk Analysis on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica,” requested, “What is the extent of plastic pollution, the fastest growing threat on our planet, in the Antarctic aquatic (marine and freshwater) ecosystem? What are its possible sources and what kind of risks do existing plastics pose for this special ecosystem?”
Associate professor Mehmet Korhan Erturaç, together with his undertaking “Mapping and Dating of Horseshoe Island Stepped Coastal Formations,” examined “how the melting of the glacier cover in Antarctica has affected the elevation of land areas in the last 10,000 years.”
Professor Mehtap Dursun, along with her undertaking “Determination of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds in Water Samples in the Antarctic Continent by Stirring Bar Sorptive Extraction TDU-GCMS/MS Method,” investigated, “Are there micro-pollutants in the continental waters of the Antarctic region? If so, what is their level and origin?”
Professor Denizhan Vardar researched “how the seafloor sedimentary units are distributed, what are the characteristics and formation mechanisms of erosion and deposition areas, and what are the effects on the coast” with the undertaking “Identification and Mapping of Glacial Structures of Horseshoe Island Shallow Seafloor and Nearshore Areas with Acoustic and High Discrimination UAV Photos and Determination of Recent Glacial Movements.”
Murat Özkatan, together with his undertaking “Paleomagnetism of Horseshoe Island: Determination of Tectonic and Paleomagnetism Changes, Marguerite Bay, Antarctica” undertaking, Murat Özkatan sought solutions to the questions, “How has the geological formation of Horseshoe Island, the tectonic movements of the Antarctic plate on which it is located, and how has the earth’s magnetic field changed over time in the southern magnetic pole region?”
Next-generation batteries
Expedition participant professor Nüket Sivri, along with her examine “Determination of Critical Raw Material (CRM) Concentrations in Polar Regions and Adaptation of the Potential Ecological Risk Index to Polar Regions,” requested: “How do CRMs, which are important for the sustainable functioning of industrial production and economy, affect the health of the Antarctic aquatic ecosystem? Are potential toxic effects and anthropogenic pressures from HABs observed in both polar regions? How different is the potential ecological risk index (PERI) adapted for the Antarctic Arctic from the index created in the Arctic?”
Regarding the “Development of an Energy Storage System Suitable for Polar Conditions” examine, affiliate professor Hüseyin Ayhan Yavaşoğlu stated: “Within the scope of the project, an energy storage system with new generation battery cells that can be used in harsh polar conditions was developed. We sought the answer to the question of how the new generation batteries will perform in polar conditions by testing the use of our system in the driving cycle specific to mobile vehicles.”
Expedition participant Oleg Vassilev, together with his undertaking “Glacier Monitoring and 3D Modeling Based on UAV-GPR Observations on Horseshoe Island,” sought the reply to the query, “Can we enrich the data set with a different approach for modeling and simulation of glaciers that respond to temperature increase?”.
Antonio Fernandez investigated “whether glaciation in the last 200 years has been faster than in the early Holocene” together with his undertaking “PARANTAR: Investigating the Holocene Glaciation Process in Relation to Natural Dynamics and Human Activities.”
Sofia Galban Mendez, along with her undertaking “MICROAIRPOLAR,” studied “biogeography, transport and adaptation of microorganisms in polar regions” and tried to search out the reply to the query “How is the ability of microorganisms to spread through the air?”.
Shweta Dutta, along with her undertaking “Illumination-Induced Whistler Waves in Antarctica,” investigated “whether lightning strikes in the southeastern United States are linked to very low frequency (10 kHz) whistler waves over Antarctica’s Horseshoe Island.”
Kağan Gökhan Görgişen, together with his “Science Communication Activities” examine, carried out analysis aiming to “contribute to the training, development and preparation of the social infrastructure of qualified human resources,” which is the central focus and driving pressure of the National Technology Move.
Expedition participant Anadolu Agency (AA) photojournalist Şebnem Coşkun additionally aimed to “announce the outputs of Türkiye’s scientific expeditions to the polar regions to the whole world” along with her pictures, video and news initiatives on scientific research carried out in polar expeditions, the results of worldwide local weather change and residing life.
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