The Concordia Antarctic station
International audience The Concordia Station (75,1° S 123,35° E) is located on the East Antarctic Plateau at an altitude of 3 233 m and approximately 1 100 km from the coast. Opened in 2005, it is co-managed by France (Paul-Émile Victor French Polar Institute, Ipev) and Italy (Italian National Antar...
Published in: | La Météorologie |
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Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-04297097 https://hal.science/hal-04297097/document https://hal.science/hal-04297097/file/meteo_2023_123_59.pdf https://doi.org/10.37053/lameteorologie-2023-0095 |
Summary: | International audience The Concordia Station (75,1° S 123,35° E) is located on the East Antarctic Plateau at an altitude of 3 233 m and approximately 1 100 km from the coast. Opened in 2005, it is co-managed by France (Paul-Émile Victor French Polar Institute, Ipev) and Italy (Italian National Antarctic Program, PNRA). Like the American Amundsen-Scott South Pole and Russian Vostok stations inside the continent, it is open all year round. Due to its exceptional location, numerous scientific projects are deployed there, particularly on the sciences of the universe (meteorology, climatology, glaciology, astronomy, geophysics, etc.) and medical biology linked to high altitude, extreme temperatures, confinement, etc. These projects require an exceptional logistical organization within the "Concordia System": 1) the Robert Guillard station on the continental coast near the Dumont d'Urville station, 2) logistical traverses from Robert Guillard's station to Concordia, and 3) Concordia. A renovation and actions to reduce its carbon footprint are planned for the years to come so that the station remains a lookout in key questions in the sciences of the universe, climate and biomedical activities linked to interplanetary manned flights. La station Concordia (75,1° S 123,35° E) est située sur le plateau antarctique oriental à 3 233 mètres d’altitude et à peu près1 100 km de la côte. Ouverte en 2005, elle est cogérée par la France (Institut Paul-Émile Victor, Ipev) et l’Italie (Programme nationalantarctique italien, PNRA). Comme les stations américaine Amundsen-Scott du pôle Sud et russe de Vostok à l’intérieur ducontinent, elle est ouverte toute l’année. Du fait de sa situation exceptionnelle, de nombreux projets scientifiques y sont déployés,notamment sur les sciences de l’univers (météorologie, climatologie, glaciologie, astronomie, géophysique, etc.) et la biologiemédicale liée à l’altitude élevée, aux températures extrêmes, au confinement, etc. Ces projets exigent une organisation logistiqueexceptionnelle au ... |
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