IFOP conducts an Oceanographic Cruise in the Almirante Montt Gulf in the Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctica.
October 1st, 2024
The oceanography team of the IFOP Putemún de Castro Research Center, belonging to the Department of Environment of the Fisheries Development Institute, conducted an oceanographic cruise in the Almirante Montt Gulf and surrounding channels. The cruise was carried out between August 13 and 29, with departure and stopover in the town of Puerto Natales and included the participation of professionals Patricio Salas, Miguel Vergara and Sebastián Sepúlveda.
This activity is developed within the framework of the project Monitoring and Modeling of the Spatial and Temporal Variability of Oceanographic Processes in Southern Channels and Fjords, 2024-2025 in the Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctica, and is part of the permanent cruises that are carried out seasonally in the region.
The general objective of these studies is to characterize, through observations and numerical modeling, the oceanographic processes in fjords and southern channels, and to improve knowledge of the scenarios and impacts of climate change.
The researcher, Patricio Salas, leader of the oceanographic cruise, indicated that this is the continuation of the first cruises that were carried out in the area in 2013. With these measurements, continuity will be given and at the same time the data obtained previously will be updated. In addition, he indicated that the techniques of anchoring lines with ADCP have been significantly improved, so it is expected to obtain more representative and better quality data.
The following specific activities were carried out on this cruise:
-Installation of oceanographic equipment: ADCP, temperature, dissolved oxygen and pressure sensors (tide gauges).
-Taking water samples with Niskin bottles to obtain chemical-biological information.
-Measurements at predefined stations with CTD-O.
The cruise ship’s team is expected to return in January 2025 to continue sampling.
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