As a part of the seventh National Antarctic Science Expedition, Turkish scientists carried out atmospheric analysis on and round Horseshoe Island of Antarctica, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported Saturday.
Under the auspices of the Turkish Presidency, coordinated by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye’s (TÜBITAK) Polar Research Institute and beneath the accountability of the Turkish Industry and Technology Ministry, the seventh National Antarctic Science Expedition has provided many alternatives for scientific analysis for Turkish scientists on the South Pole.
Air high quality measurement stations had been established as a part of environment analysis on Horseshoe Island and its environment.
As a part of the examine, information is collected, and measurements for mapping with unmanned aerial automobile (UAV) photogrammetry and astronomy observations are being performed.
Also, the information from the climate station is immediately transferred to the web site of the General Directorate of Meteorology.
The scientists frequently replace the meteorological information from the climate station established on Horseshoe Island in 2019, mentioned Çetin Biçer, electronics engineer of the General Directorate of Meteorology, who participated within the scientific expedition.
“Meteorological data is provided as a basic input to all research. Since our station was established, we have had control over the data transferred to Türkiye. We added an ultraviolet sensor to our station in 2022 to provide this data,” Biçer mentioned.
“I evaluated the temperatures last year and this year. On the dates during the expedition, our temperatures were approximately 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) higher. This shows that climate change is at visible levels,” he mentioned.
Also, Yıldız Technical University Surveying Engineering Research Assistant Mustafa Fahri Karabulut mentioned he carried out a mapping examine on Horseshoe Island, consisting of aerial pictures known as orthophoto, which incorporates photogrammetric measurements and 3D coordinate info of the earth, with an unmanned aerial automobile.
“We will compare the area we shot last year with the area we shot this year and examine whether there is a change in the glaciers both in volume and area,” Karabulut added.
Additionally, once more this yr, we measured the world we measured final yr with the GPR, which we name floor radar, and examined the distinction between the 2 when it comes to quantity, he mentioned.
“We received the data from our Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) stations, which have been collecting it for about four years. With this data, we observe glacial and snow changes, sea level changes and atmospheric studies in the area,” he added.
Also, talking about particulate matter measurements with air high quality units on Horseshoe Island, Furkan Ali Küçük, a researcher at TÜBITAK Polar Research Institute, mentioned they proceed to measure particulate matter.
“Our aim is to measure whether we cause air pollution during our study at the campsite in Antarctica. As Türkiye, we continue our studies showing that we do not cause air pollution during our work in Antarctica,” Küçük added.
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