[Folda] Fwd: [Jhi] Iceland and the Antarctic Treaty. New research opportunities?

[Deirdre Clark]

Tomorrow morning there will be a talk by Sune Tamm, University of Akureyri
at 9:15 - 10:15 in the meeting room about his experience in Antarctica and
potential research opportunities.

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From: Eyjólfur Magnússon <eyjolfm at hi.is>
Date: Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 9:52 AM
Subject: [Jhi] Iceland and the Antarctic Treaty. New research opportunities?
To: jhi at hi.is


Hello everybody



Next Friday, November 11th, Sune Tamm Polar law candidate at the University
of Akureyri will visit us from 9:15-10:15. Sune has also been Science
Planner for the United States Antarctic Program, Field Camp Manager on Mt.
Erebus and Polar Field Guide for  the British Antarctic Survey. Sune will
give a 30-40 min talk about his experience on Antarctica as well as
describing possible research opportunities opening to the Icelandic
research community, by Iceland becoming part of the Antarctic Treaty. The
talk will be followed by discussion with Sune. The meeting will be in the
meeting room, 3rd floor in Askja.



Best regards,

Eyjólfur



Below are three examples of Science Cooperation Opportunities:



Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory (MEVO)

Agency:               National Science Foundation, United States Antarctic
Program (USAP)

Contact:              Mike Jackson

                               Job Title: Research Facilities and Special
Projects Program Director

Email: mejackso at nsf.gov

                               Phone: +1 (703) 292-9079

Contact Notes: Mike Jackson funds the science on Mt. Erebus and would be
able to field questions about work on the volcano.  Any collaboration would
be formalized through the Antarctic Sciences Section Head: Eric Saltzman
esaltzma at nsf.gov

Disciplines:         Volcanology, Microbiology

Description:       Small camp (max 15) located at ±3000 metres on Mt.
Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica.  There are numerous fumeroles, ice
caves, geothermal features where studies have been conducted since the
1960s.

Costs:                   by MOU with NSF Antarctic Sciences Section Head

Other:                  Final Report of MEVO meeting (appended)

A long term study is concluding on Mt. Erebus in Jan 2017 and NSF is
actively seeking ways to optimize research opportunities at MEVO





Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE)

Agency:               National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), Japan

Contact:              Kentaro Watanabe

                               Job Title: Head of International Affairs
Section (NIPR)

                               Email: kentaro at nipr.ac.jp

                               Phone: +81 42 512 0646

Disciplines:         Oceanography / Aurora and atmospherics (JARE uses data
from aurora stations in Iceland and Antarctica)

Description:       Japan accepts international researchers on its vessel
and possibly also stations

Costs:   All costs of deployment covered by JARE.  Costs of transport to
port of embarkation (Perth) and transport of equipment to port covered by
guest scientist institution





Ocean Expeditions

Agency:               Independent Yacht (permitting through Australian
Antarctic Division)

Contact:              Ben Wallis (owner and captain)

                               Email: ben at ocean-expeditions.com

                               Phone: +61 (0) 418 585 665

Disciplines:         Oceanography (single beam, CTD), biology, geology and
other disciplines which can be facilitated by vessel

Description:       9 pax vessel based in Ushuaia, Argentina during the
austral summer which can deploy to West Antarctic Peninsula area and South
Georgia

Costs:                   $5600 AUD per day

Other:                  www.ocean-expeditions.com

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Deirdre Clark, PhD Research Fellow
University of Iceland | Háskóli Íslands
Institute of Earth Sciences
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101 Reykjavík, Iceland

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