Australian Antarctic Division
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) is an agency in the Australian Ministry of the Environment, the Department of the Environment and Energy (German: Ministry for Environment and Energy ).
The organization, founded in 1948 and based in Kingston (Tasmania), is responsible for the administration of the Australian Antarctic Territory as well as other areas and marine protected areas in the Sub-Antarctic and is not directly subordinate to the governments of Tasmania or Australia .
Headquarters and research stations
The AAD is based in Kingston , south of Hobart . The agency has a scientific laboratory, an aquarium and herbarium , a research station for krill , workshops, equipment and tools in its building to carry out its tasks in the Antarctic.
The AAD operates three research stations in Antarctica and one on Macquarie Island , all of which are manned all year round. These are Casey Station with a seasonal camp on the Wilkins Runway , Davis Station , Mawson Station, and Macquarie Station .
Casey station
Davis station
View of the David Range from Mawson Station
Macquarie Station
tasks
The AAD runs science and research projects in the Antarctic and the Indian Ocean , cooperating with international and Australian organizations such as the Bureau of Meteorology and Geoscience Australia . It also maintains links with universities and scientific institutions.
In addition, the AAD has been commissioned by the Australian federal government to manage the Australian Antarctic Territory and the Heard and McDonald Islands in the sub-Antarctic and is responsible for the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve .
She prepares decisions for the Australian government with regard to the Antarctic, is their key source of information and is responsible for Australian transports to this area by air and ship.
The AAD program includes the pursuit of Australian interests in Antarctica with regard to the Antarctic Treaty , environmental protection , climate change studies , and the awarding and supervision of scientific papers of practical, economic and national importance to Australia.
Transportation
The AAD maintains and operates a connection with an Airbus A319 of the Australian airline Skytraders from Hobart to the Wilkins Runway, about 65 km from Casey station , from November to February . Furthermore, two with turboprop -Triebwerken and runners equipped aircraft of type Basler BT-67 and DHC-6 Twin Otter and four helicopters of the type Eurocopter AS 350 for transport within the Antarctic available.
The 94.9-meter-long and 3911-tonne icebreaker Aurora Australis has been a chartered scientific research base operated by the AAD since 1989. The ship can accommodate three helicopters and carry out biological , oceanographic and meteorological observations and experiments.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/history/exploration-and-expeditions/establishment-of-the-antarctic-division
- ^ Research stations. In: Australian Antarctic Division: Leading Australia's Antarctic Program. Australian Government - Department of the Environment and Energy - Australian Antarctic Division, accessed December 31, 2016 .
- ^ Australia's Antarctic aviation. In: Australian Antarctic Division: Leading Australia's Antarctic Program. Australian Government - Department of the Environment and Energy - Australian Antarctic Division, accessed December 31, 2016 .
- ↑ Intra Continental operations. In: Australian Antarctic Division: Leading Australia's Antarctic Program. Australian Government - Department of the Environment and Energy - Australian Antarctic Division, accessed December 31, 2016 .
- ^ Aurora Australis. In: Australian Antarctic Division: Leading Australia's Antarctic Program. Australian Government - Department of the Environment and Energy - Australian Antarctic Division, accessed December 31, 2016 .