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PROPOLAR: Report 2018

Author(s) -

Gonçalo Vieira,

Maria Teresa Cabrita,

Ana David

Publication year - 2019

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.33787/ceg20190022

Subject(s) - geography

Wearepleasedtopresentinthisbooklet,areportofthemainactivitiesconductedbetweenAugust2017andDecember2018,withintheframeworkofthePortuguesePolarProgram-PROPOLAR. PROPOLARisledbytheCEG/IGOT-UniversityofLisbon,underaCoordinatingCommitteethatincludesmembersofother4Portugueseresearchinstitutions:CCMAR-UniversityoftheAlgarve,MARE-UniversityofCoimbra,CQE-UniversityofLisbon,andCIIMAR-UniversityofOporto.TheProgramisfundedbytheFundaçãoparaaCiênciaeaTecnologia(MCTES)asadevelopmentofitsformerPolarOffice. PortugalbenefitsfromtheuniqueconditionsofthePolarregionstoobtainfundamentalknowledgeforbetterunderstandingandmanagingofclimatechangeanditsimpacts,aswellastocontributingtoanswerfundamentalquestionsonthefunctioningoftheEarthSystem.Portuguesepolarsciencehasexperiencedsignificantdevelopmentsduringthelastdecade,leadingtonewresultswithinternationalimpactonscientificareaswithconsiderablegapsinknowledgestillneedingtobefilled.Portugueseresearchershavefoundrelevantnicheareas,whicharenowmaintainedwithintheframeworkofthePROPOLAR.Thepasttwoyearshavebeenpivotaltotheconsolidationoftheprogram,withincreasednationalrecognitionoftheimportanceofpolarresearch.InsupportingPortugal’snationalpolarresearch,thePortugueseGovernmenthaspromotedtheimplementationofalong-termstrategicagendaforthepolarsciences,andconsolidatedthebudgetoftheprogram,enhancingPortugal’sscientificpolarabilitiesandcapacity,aswellasconsolidatingtheprogramforthefuture.LogisticsarebasedoninternationalcooperationandonaPortuguese-fundedAntarcticflightopentopartnerprograms.CampaignstotheArcticandAntarcticoccuronanannualbasis,withc.15projectsperyeartakingplaceinthepolarregions.LogisticalsupportinAntarcticaismainlyprovidedbySpain,ChileandtheRepublicofKorea,alsowithstrongcooperationinresearchanduseoffacilities,withArgentina,Brazil,Bulgaria,China,Peru,TurkeyandUruguay.PROPOLARiscommittedtoimprovingtheliaisonbetweenscienceandsociety,throughpromotingtheimportanceandrelevanceofourpolarscienceandoperationalactivitiesbyengagingwithpolicy-makers,thegeneralpublic,theyounggenerations,andthemedia. TheactivitieshereindisclosedreflectthedeterminationandmotivationofthePROPOLARtochallengeitselfandtakeforwardthisprogram,withthesupportandinvolvementofaverydynamicandcommittedcommunityofpolarresearchers,whicharethetrueidentityofthePortuguesePolarProgram.

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