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The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues , and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on behalf of the UK.
Halley Research Station is a research facility in Antarctica on the Brunt Ice Shelf operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The base was established in 1956 to study the Earth's atmosphere. Measurements from Halley led to the discovery of the ozone hole in 1985. [3]
The Fuchs Medal is a medal awarded by The British Antarctic Survey for "Outstanding devotion to the British Antarctic Survey's interests, beyond the call of normal duty, by men or women who are or were members of the Survey, or closely connected with its work." [1]
The Rothera Research Station is a British Antarctic Survey (BAS) base on the Antarctic Peninsula, [3] located at Rothera Point, Adelaide Island. Rothera also serves as the capital of the British Antarctic Territory, a British Overseas Territory.
It was first located by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in 1993-94 and rapidly became an essential tool in BAS's ability to operate further south. This is mainly because the Blue Ice runway is able to accommodate wheeled aircraft. BAS can therefore fly its Dash-7 4-engined plane from Rothera directly to Sky Blu.
1959-1963. Meteorologist and Base Leader, British Antarctic Survey. Thomas Robert SUMNER: 1960-1961. Aircraft Fitter, British Antarctic Survey. Brian James TAYLOR: 1961-1962. Geologist, British Antarctic Survey. Peter John TILBROOK: 1961-1963. Zoologist and Base Leader, British Antarctic Survey. Ronald TINDAL: 1958-1960, 1962-1964.
RRS Shackleton was a Royal Research Ship operated by the British scientific research organisations the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) in the Antarctic from 1955 to 1983.
Joanne S. "Jo" Johnson [1] (born 1977, née Garner) is a geologist and Antarctic scientist, who has worked for British Antarctic Survey (BAS) since 2002. She works in the palaeoenvironments, ice sheets and climate change team [2] and is best known for her work on glacial retreat. [3] She was awarded the Polar medal in 2023. [4]