There are nearly 100 scientific research bases and stations in 30 countries of the White Continent, where studies are carried out within the framework of the expedition, which is carried out under the auspices of the Presidency, under the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Technology and under the direction of the Ministry of Industry and Technology is organized by the coordination of TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute.
The Turkish research camp planned within this framework is intended to use new systems to contribute to the work of scientists and to sustainable energy.
“We can clearly see that the glaciers are melting.”
Coordinator of the 8th National Antarctic Scientific Expedition, Prof. Dr. Burcu Özsoy pointed out in her statement that the Arctic and Antarctic regions are the areas where the consequences of climate change are most clearly visible.
Özsoy said: “The sea ice data that we have received every day since the 1970s clearly shows what changes there have been in sea ice over a period of more than half a century,” he said.
Özsoy pointed out that the sea ice area in the Arctic region has decreased by a third and sea ice formation has slowed down, adding:
“If you look at Antarctica, there are fluctuations in Antarctic sea ice because these are the periods when we see new temperature increases. Of course, climate change in these regions is not only reflected in the sea ice. Antarctica is a landmass, the fifth largest continent in the world. There are also glaciers here, especially in the terrestrial areas.” “We can see the melting very clearly.”
Prof. DR. Özsoy stated that the melting of land glaciers also indicates serious climate change and that an increase of 2 degrees was recorded when examining the data collected in the region over the past five years.
Emphasizing the importance of the measuring stations they deployed in Antarctica, Özsoy said: “Continuous collection of data, evaluation of these data and comparison with the world also give us experience of how these stations work in these extreme areas, how they are maintained and how they are maintained.” how data is collected.” said.
Özsoy said: “The establishment of a science base in Antarctica, the testing of energy storage systems these days and their development in the coming years will serve a very important process in the establishment of our base and its maintenance,” he said.
“We will be able to provide data opportunities for our other researchers in the future.”
TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute Researcher and expedition participant Dr. Erhan Arslan also pointed out that the polar regions are warming faster than the rest of the world and explained that surface albedo and diffuse radiation in the atmosphere should be measured to understand the warming mechanism.
Arslan said: “Thanks to these stations, in the long term it will be possible to monitor the basic components of the atmosphere with sensors that measure diffuse radiation along with albedo. This allows us to provide data opportunities for our other researchers of the future. said.
“Mobile device usage will increase with our established base”
Yıldız Technical University Lecturer in Mechatronics and Expedition Member Assoc. Dr. Hüseyin Ayhan Yavaşoğlu also stated that they participated in the expedition with their energy storage projects that are resistant to polar conditions.
Stating that the project can be considered as infrastructure for many new projects, Yavaşoğlu provided the following information:
“Typically, we mostly use traditional batteries in ground stations, but under the vision of the National Polar Science Program, the use of mobile devices will increase with our established base. For these devices we need batteries that are suitable for mobile devices. New.” Generation batteries cannot be used alone. You also need battery management systems. “We developed both the battery and the battery management system with polar-resistant components. We have now taken it to the test facility. The energy storage system we developed here will work for a year and will be proven.”
Yavaşoğlu said that the storage systems are powered by both wind and solar energy and that there is an electronic load in the system.
“In order to achieve definitive results, long-term data must be collected.”
Engineer Captain Yunus Aytaç Akdoğan, who participated in the expedition from the General Directorate of Mapping of the Ministry of Defense, stated that the General Directorate has 7 ground points and a fixed station of the global positioning system on the Antarctic continent.
Akdoğan stated that global positioning system observations were carried out at seven geodynamic points during the expeditions to the continent, and the fixed global positioning system also conducted annual maintenance data collection studies at the station.
Akdoğan explained that the measurement data will be evaluated and analyzed using the software available at the General Directorate of Mapping:
“As a result of previous analysis, it was determined that there was a northeastward shift on Dismal Island. In addition, harmonic oscillations were observed when examining the data. The causes of the harmonic oscillations are believed to be that During our expeditions in Antarctica, we continued to carry out measurements at these points and receive data from the fixed station.
Mechanical engineer Zafer Şahingöz, who participated in the expedition from the General Directorate of Meteorology, provided information about the weather station on the island and said that the data obtained was evaluated and passed on to scientists and relevant units for further studies.
Şahingöz said: “The most important data that catches our eye in the 5-year period is the rate of increase in temperature. For example, when our station was founded in 2019, the average temperature in February was below zero, but this year our average temperature in February is around 2 degrees. But that is the definitive result.” “To achieve definitive results, long-term data must be collected,” he said.
Şahingöz added that the data provided by the station can be viewed on the official website of the General Directorate of Meteorology.
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