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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ANTARCTIC TREATY EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION UNDER ARTICLES III (1) AND VII (5) FOR 2005 – 2006 Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Berlin October 2005 1. PRE-SEASON INFORMATION (01 October 2005 – 30 September 2006) .....................................................2 1.1 Operational Information ..............................................................................................................................2 1.1.1 National Expeditions ............................................................................................................................2 1.1.2 Non-governmental expeditions ............................................................................................................9 1.2 Visits to protected Areas...........................................................................................................................16 2. ANNUAL REPORT (01 October 2004 – 30 September 2005).......................................................................17 2.1 Scientific Information ................................................................................................................................17 2.1.1 Forward Plans ....................................................................................................................................17 2.1.2 Science Activities in the previous year (01 October 2004 – 30 September 2005) ............................17 2.2 Operational Information ............................................................................................................................29 2.2.1 National Expeditions ..........................................................................................................................29 2.2.2 Non-governmental expeditions……………………………………………………………………………..48 2.3 Permit information.....................................................................................................................................57 2.3.1 Visits to Protected Areas....................................................................................................................57 2.3.2 Taking and harmful interference with flora and fauna........................................................................57 2.3.3 Introduction of non-native species .....................................................................................................57 2.4 Environmental Information........................................................................................................................57 2.4.1 Compliance with the Protocol ............................................................................................................57 2.4.2 List of IEEs and CEEs........................................................................................................................57 2.4.3 Monitoring activities report .................................................................................................................58 2.4.4 Waste Management Plans.................................................................................................................58 2.5 Relevant national legislation.....................................................................................................................58 2.6 Other information ......................................................................................................................................58 2.6.1 Inspection reports...............................................................................................................................58 2.6.2 Notice of Activities undertaken in Case of Emergencies ...................................................................58 3. PERMANENT INFORMATION.......................................................................................................................60 3.1 Science Facilities ......................................................................................................................................60 3.1.1 Automatic Recording Stations and Observatories .............................................................................60 3.1.2 Scientific equipment...........................................................................................................................63 3.2 Operational Information ............................................................................................................................66 3.3 Waste Management Plans........................................................................................................................71 3.4 Contingency Plans....................................................................................................................................72 3.5 Inventory of Past Activities........................................................................................................................72 3.6 Relevant National Legislation ...................................................................................................................72 1 1. PRE-SEASON INFORMATION (01 October 2005 – 30 September 2006) 1.1 Operational Information 1.1.1 National Expeditions The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) coordinates German Antarctic activities. The following German institutions perform Antarctic expeditions as well as operation of stations: National institutions activities planned in 2005/06 Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) yes German Aerospace Center (DLR) yes Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) yes Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) yes Universities yes Antarctic activities planned in co-operation with other national operators yes A. Stations Planned summer and winter operation from 01 October 2005 until 30 September 2006 Station Position Max. Population Medical Remarks support Neumayer Station 70°39' S Winter: 9 Yes Permanently occupied. 08°15' W Summer: up to Science: observatories for Operated by AWI. 45 meteorology, air chemistry, geophysics. Logistics: aircraft missions and surface traverses. Officers in charge at Neumayer Station: Station leader: Wolfgang Meyer (AWI, physician) until January 2006, Maja Petzel (AWI, physician until January 2006. Logistic co-ordinator: Jürgen Janneck (AWI, technician) for season 2005/2006. Station Position Max. Population Medical Remarks support German Antarctic 63°19' S up to 20 for 2 At O`Higgins Occupied during campaigns in winter Receiving Station 57°54' W campaigns Station and summer. (GARS) Science: satellite data acquisition, Annex station to VLBI and GPS measurements. General Bernardo Planned campaigns: O'Higgins (Chile). Technical support for ESAT Operated by DLR in ERS 2 LR/HR Data Acquisition co-operation with VLBI 2005/2006 INACH (Chile). Officers in charge at GARS: Director of GARS: Klaus-Dieter Reiniger (engineer) DLR / DFD-BI Head of campaign(s): Alfons Zimmer (scientist) DLR / DFD-BI Werner Ziegltrum (engineer) DLR / DFD-BI 2 Planned summer operation only Station Position Max. Population Medical Remarks support Kohnen Station 75°00' S Up to 28 Yes 05 November 2005 – 07 February 2006, 00°04‘ E operated by AWI. Science: deep ice coring in the frame of EPICA. Officers in charge at Kohnen Station: Station operator: Cord Drücker (AWI, technician) Sepp Kipfstuhl (AWI, scientist) Station Position Max. Population Medical Remarks support Dallmann Laboratory 62°14' S Up to 14 At Jubany 01 October 2005 – 31 March 2006 Annex station to 58°40' W Station Science: Jubany Station (1) Antarctic benthic ciliates, (Argentina). morphology, taxonomy, ecology Operated by AWI (University of Bonn, Prof. Norbert and DNA/IAA. Wilbert) (2) Physiological examination of Antartic fish species and the limpet Nacella concinna (AWI, Doris Abele) (3) Comparative taxonomic, cytological studies on snow algae and higher plants from Antarctic, Arctic and Mideuropean environments (Fraunhofer-IBMT, Berlin, Dr. Thomas Leya) Officers in charge at Dallmann Laboratory: Station leader: Doris Abele (AWI, scientist) from 25 October 2005 to 25 November 2005 Katja Heise (AWI, scientist) from 25 November 2005 to 07 April 2006 Chief technician: Richard Steinmetz (AWI, technician) from 25 October 2005 to 18 December 2005 Planned field camps for season 2005/2006 Expedition GANOVEX IX (BGR): It is planned to build up a temporary base camp in the Edisto Inlet near Cape Hallett and several temporary satellite camps within the investigation area (North Viktoria Land). Planned other activities: a) Planned Traverses (AWI) Activitiy Period of operation Supply traverse Neumayer via Kottas to Kohnen 11 December 2005 – 20 December 2005 Supply traverse Kohnen via Kottas to Neumayer 15 January 2006 – 24 January 2006 Officer in charge: Chief technician: Jens Köhler (AWI, technician) b) Planned activities at other stations during season 2005/2006 Station Scheduled period German German Scientific activity 3 Location (Begin / End) participants officer in host nation charge Dumont d‘Urville 18 October 2005 1 scientist AWI Study about the diving 66°39'46"S, 140°00'05"E Dr. Plötz and foraging behaviour France 21 December 2005 of emperor penguins Mirny (66°33’S, 93° 01’E) 01.November 2005 1 scientist TU Dresden Observations with GPS Prof. Dietrich and geodetic surveys in 31.March 2006 order to determine precise positions of different stations Amundsen Scott Station November 2005 8 scientists DESY Operation of the Amanda 89°59'51"S, 139°16'22"E February 2006 Zeuthen