Italian research on the Antarctic atmosphere

• Published in: Annals of Geophysics
• Main Authors: C. Rafanelli, M. Colacino
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) 2003
• Subjects: Antarctica; atmospheric researches; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antartide
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-3400; https://doaj.org/article/0d73eda171604e0b93c1c6eb9cff7649

In this work after a short introduction on the structure of Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide, the different researches on atmospheric physics developed by Italian scientists are presented. The international activities are described, with particular attention both to APE experiment and the setting up of the new base in Dome-C. The results obtained are also discussed and the new projects proposed by SCAR or other international bodies are recalled. The reduction of funds and fall in young people interested in scientifi c studies represent the main problems for the future work.