Research Group on Antarctic Environments and Climate Change (AntECC)

Coordinator
Gonçalo Brito Teles Guapo Vieira
Professor Auxiliar

The Research Group on Antarctic Environments and Climate Change (AntECC) was created following a decade of research of the CEG in the Antarctic Peninsula region. The group's research focusses in the dynamics of periglacial environments especially on permafrost and climate change.

AntECC conducts various field research activities in the Maritime Antarctic, which include: monitoring permafrost and active layer temperatures in boreholes, climate monitoring, detailed geomorphological mapping, geophysical research of permafrost, research on the snow cover dynamics and monitoring of erosion in coastal rock platforms by floating ice. Other activities include GIS analysis of climate and geomorphological processes and remote sensing.

AntECC's activities are integrated in the IPY programmes ANTPAS and TSP and contribute to the Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost and Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring network.

AntECC is a young and dynamic research team with a high standard scientific activity. AntECC collaborates with several international research groups and the activities are guided by an ambitious 5-year plan. The general objectives are to improve the knowledge on spatial distribution and characteristics of permafrost in the Maritime Antarctic and on its reaction to climate change.

Research cluster website: http://www.antecc.org

Objectives
Research Team
Projects

Objectives

The main objectives of NIAAA are:

1. Development of the long-term network for monitoring of permafrost, active layer and periglacial processes in the Antarctic Peninsula region;

2. Development of activities on remote sensing of snow and permafrost;

3. Map the characteristics and spatial distribution of permafrost in Hurd Peninsula (Livingston Island) and Deception Island and extend the analysis into the Antarctic Peninsula region;

4. Development of research on interactions between volcanoes and permafrost;

5. Development of the research on the interactions between the ocean and periglacial environments.

Last update on 21-09-2009