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The journey through the Drake Passage, known for his temper, was rather very soft (about 3 on a scale of 1 to 10, as the captain of the research vessel Laurence Gould) . The waters of all oceans of the world meet at Drake, mixing the warm waters of the icy north of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, and this amazing shock generates winds that can form waves up 12 meters high.
The 5-day trip with a group of 30 scientists from various disciplines (biologists, geologists and paleontologists) ended with the arrival Palmer Station, on a cloudy day and cold. But that cold contracted with the beautiful warmth of the people who work here. Palmer is a unique place in the world. With no more than 40 people, is the only U.S. research station in the Antarctic Peninsula.
The reasons are as follows: The Peninsula is a biologically rich environment, there is an abundance of fresh water from glaciers around, the easy access by boat to the dock (boat is the only way to get to Palmer for now, although in future it provides potential access to cargo planes.) Finally, next to the glaciers there is a rocky area free of ice, which is where the station building.
All that is key to the studies carried out here: Antarctic bird studies (including penguins, petrels and others), phytoplankton (plant plankton) and bacteria, to name a few. These studies have taken place for several years, it is the way to compare, measure, prove.
The issue is the loss of ice. That is the central point of all this, and learn later. When the ice increases or decreases, when melted or compact, the changes in the local ecosystem, and global levels are important. They are the basis of many things in a long chain that begins at sea and in the atmosphere and ends up in our homes, in our wallets, in our pantries and our future quality of life.