Carlini Base
Carlini Station
Ex Jubany UTC-3 (ART) | |
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UN/LOCODE | AQ JUB |
Type | All year-round |
Period | Annual |
Status | Operational |
Activities | List
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Facilities | List
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Carlini Base (
As of 2014[update], Carlini is one of 13 research bases in Antarctica operated by Argentina.[3]
History
Potter Cove, in the southwestern region of the King George Island (known as Isla 25 de Mayo in Argentina) in the South Shetland archipelago was chosen around 1953 to host an Argentine naval station for amphibious aircraft support.[4]
The refuge was established on 21 November 1953, being temporarily called Refugio Potter and then Caleta Potter Naval Station. In the summer campaign of 1953–54 the shelter was inhabited by only three men.[4] It was proposed to name the base after naval aviator Jose Isidro Jubany, killed on duty on 14 September 1948; the station was thus renamed as Teniente Jubany in the course of the 1954–55 campaign.[4]
In the summer campaign of 1957–1958, two groups of scientists working for the
In 1982, the naval station facilities were transferred to the Argentine Antarctic Institute, and the station was upgraded to the status of base, being inaugurated as such on 12 February.[4]
In 1990, the
In 1994, the LAJUB laboratory for greenhouse effect research was installed in collaboration with the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IFA), Italy.[4]
On 5 March 2012, by decree 309/2012 of the Executive, the base was renamed to Base Carlini, after the late researcher Dr. Alejandro Ricardo Carlini, of distinguished trajectory in Antarctic scientific studies.[4]
On 8 December 2013, Metallica performed a concert at the base, under a small specially-built dome and without amplification due to environmental concerns. The show was streamed worldwide.[5]
Description
Since its upgrade to base status in 1982, Carlini's facilities have been continuously improved; as of 2014[update] they include: main, emergency, technical staff and personnel houses; weather station; LAJUB Laboratory; Dallmann Laboratory; infirmary; radio station; power plant (both main and auxiliary, just for emergencies); garage and workhouse; freezing chamber; warehouse for supplies; incinerator and compactor for residues; installations for fuel pump, heat generation and fuel filtering and purification; various multiple use buildings; fuel tank array; antenna; heliport; geodetic
The base is located next to a colony of more than 16,000 penguins and 650 sea lions. The usual route to reach the base includes a flight from Ushuaia to Marambio Base, and then sailing for a few days.
Carlini enables scientists from different areas to develop advanced research projects in the disciplines of the natural sciences. These tasks increase during the more active summer campaigns. For example, there have been studies on human behavior and its
LACAR Laboratories
The LACAR (Laboratorio Antártico Multidisciplinario Carlini) laboratories—former 'LAJUB' when the station designation was Jubany—are formed by two facilities / buildings: LACAR-Cabildo and LACAR-Catedral.
Of these two buildings, the LACAR-Cabildo is focused on hosting and maintaining different kinds of equipment—belonging to many projects—for the purposes of data collection; while the LACAR-Catedral holds four laboratories for sample handling and analysis related to various scientific disciplines.
These two buildings, like the rest of the Multidisciplinary Laboratories at the Argentinean permanent Antarctic Stations (LAMBI -at Marambio station-, LABEL -at Belgrano II station-, LABES -at Esperanza station-, LABORC -at Orcadas Station- and LASAN at San Martín station) are managed by the Scientific Coordination area of the Argentinean Antarctic Institute.
Climate
Climate data for Carlini Base (1991–2020, extremes 1986–2022) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−27.3 (−17.1) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−27.3 (−17.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.9 (1.81) |
54.4 (2.14) |
59.9 (2.36) |
49.9 (1.96) |
65.2 (2.57) |
36.9 (1.45) |
33.7 (1.33) |
23.6 (0.93) |
33.8 (1.33) |
42.7 (1.68) |
35.8 (1.41) |
37.7 (1.48) |
519.5 (20.45) |
Average snowy days | 10.1 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 15.1 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 15.6 | 12.9 | 180.1 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 83.7 | 65.0 | 52.7 | 24.0 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 18.6 | 45.0 | 55.8 | 84.0 | 93.0 | 537.3 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (precipitation 2001–2010)[6][7][8][9] |
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ Before presidential decree 309/2012, which changed its name to the present one
- Argentine Antarctic Institute
- Citations
- ^ ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived(PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ a b Dias, Gisele Sousa (6 March 2012). "Por primera vez, una base antártica argentina tendrá el nombre de un científico". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Argentine Antarctic Stations". Dirección Nacional del Antártico – Argentina. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Base Carlini" (in Spanish). Fundaciòn Marambio. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Journey To The BOTTOM Of The Earth". Metallica. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Estadísticas Normales del mes–Base Carlini, Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Estadísticas climáticas: Base Carlini, Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
External links
- Fundación Marambio – Base Carlini (in Spanish)
- Official website (in Spanish)