Marine Facilities Planning
Instruments and Facilities
Location
The station is situated in an active volcano. The natural values of the island make the area very interesting for volcanic and seismic investigations. There is a unique community of organisms adapted to the geothermal activity. It is remarkably rich in criptogamic communities. There are several penguin rokeries. Over 57% of the island is covered by permanent glaciers. A ring of hills runs around the island and is the principal drainage divide, ephemeral springs flow toward the inner and outer coast. Several lakes are located on the interior side of the watershed. Kroner Lake is the only geothermal lagoon in the Antarctic.
Facilities
The Spanish Antarctic Station Gabriel de Castilla is a semi-permanent building with two offices, two labs and one environment issues lab fully equipped, and has accommodation for 28 people.
Observatories: Seismic network deployed on the island to survey seismic activity.
Services offered
Accommodation,
use of laboratories, and logistic support to scientific projects
including movements within Deception Island and Port Foster (rubber
boat). During the last 5 seasons the station has hosted an average of 10
foreign researchers from other countries
Website: https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/unidades/Antartica/basegabrieldecastilla/index.html
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The station consists of a set of buildings with two main modules, living/services, including infirmary, kitchen rooms and living room, with capacity for fifty people, and a laboratory module able to cover different scientific disciplines. There are other 6 modules dedicated to station services: workshop, waste treatment, energy generation, storage, fuel. One important aspect of the station is the importance given to energetic efficiency in order to avoid the energy waste and focus on decrease the consumption.It has 51 berths (maximum occupation) and an area of 350 m2 for laboratories which include fully equipped wet, chemical, and biological laboratories.
Observatories: JC I has a magnetic earthfield observatory.
Services offered
TA users will be supported by technicians to investigate the terrestrial (glacier included) or marine (coastal) environment. For RA data transmissions or equipment installations near the base buildings can be supported. During the last 5 seasons JC I station has received on average 5 to 7 foreign researchers per season.
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