28th Soviet Antarctic Expedition explained

The 28th Soviet Antarctic Expedition was an expedition to Antarctica undertaken by the Soviet Union and the German Democratic Republic from 1982 to 1984.^[1] It was led by N. Kornilov and A. Artemyev. The summer Soyuz station was established during this expedition.^{[2] [3]}

Extensive hydrological data of the lakes in Central Wohlthat Massif was conducted on this expedition.^[4] An 885m (2,904feet) ice core, called the Komosmolskaia ice core, was extracted in 1983.^[5]

Although the GDR could not build a research station as a result of not having signed the Antarctic Treaty, it operated a research station near the Soviet Novolazarevskaya station.^[6]

In 1983, six Germans joined the 28th Soviet Antarctic Expedition to research meteorology, physics of the upper atmosphere, geology and geophysics.

References

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5. Delmonte. B.. Petit. J. R.. Andersen. K. K.. Basile-Doelsch. I.. Maggi. V.. Ya Lipenkov. V.. 2004. Dust size evidence for opposite regional atmospheric circulation changes over east Antarctica during the last climatic transition. Climate Dynamics. en. 23. 3–4. 427–438. 10.1007/s00382-004-0450-9. 2004ClDy...23..427D . 129840718. 0930-7575.
6. Book: Lüdecke, Cornelia. Cornelia Lüdecke

   . Cornelia Lüdecke. Germans in the Antarctic. Springer. 2021. 978-3-030-40924-1. Cham. 193–234. Separate and United Paths: German Antarctic Research from the End of World War II Until Today. 10.1007/978-3-030-40924-1_4. 234243175. 1240211786.