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Background

Facility Name	Dallman
Website	http://www.awi.de/en/expedition/stations/dallmann-laboratory.html
Location	Antarctic
Current status of facility	Open
Type	Laboratory
Operating country	Germany
INTERACT Status	None
First opened/Opening year	1994
Operational period	Seasonal

Introduction

Facility name and Operator	Dallmann Laboratoty at Base Carlini, Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) + Direccion National Antartido (DANN/IAA)
Location	The Dallmann Laboratory is located at the Argentinean station Carlini at the Potter Cove on Potter Peninsula, the southernmost extreme of King George Island. The Potter Cove is surrounded by ice fields, glaciers and the prominent Three Brothers Hill. Potter Peninsula is an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (132).
Biodiversity and natural environment	The marine environment is a combination zone of glacier fronts, rocky shores and soft bottom areas. The coastal areas host bird colonies, marine mammal breeding areas and several vegetal species.
History and Facilities	The Dallmann Laboratory was opened in 1994 by the Alfred Wegener Institute and the Instituto Antártico Argentino. The laboratory is personned with German and Argentinian personnel, and European guests, from October to March; during the winter months, one person provided by the Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA) / Dirección National del Antártico (DNA) conducts measurements and maintains the laboratory.
General research and databases	The main research fields are marine and terrestrial biological studies, solar UV, ecophysical investigations, geological field works.
Access	The Dallmann Laboratory can be reached by ship and aircraft via Bellingshausen Station.

Operator

Facility operator/manager	Alfred Wegener Institute
Type of entity	Government
Institution managing/operating the facility	Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) + Instituto Antarctido Argentino (IAA)
Website (operator/manager)	http://www.awi.de/en

Data Source

Partner Institution

Partnership	Yes
Partner Institution Name (1)	Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA) / Dirección National del Antártico (DNA)
Partner Institution Country	Argentina

Location

Station code	CO1201
Geographical coordinates - Latitude	62° 14.2565' 0'' S
Geographical coordinates - Longitude	58° 40.003' 0'' W
Region	Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Environmental Domain	A - Antarctic Peninsula northern geologic
Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Region	1 North-east Antarctic Peninsula
Altitude of facility (m)	10
Type of surface facility built on	Ice-free ground

Climate

Permafrost	Continuous
Climate zone	Coastal Antarctica
Precipitation type	Snow
Mean annual wind speed (km/h)	36
Dominant wind direction	N
Period of temperature measurements	01/01/1991 to 31/12/2009
Mean annual temperature (°C)	-2.4
Mean temperature in January (°C)	2
Mean temperature in February (°C)	2
Mean temperature in March (°C)	1
Mean temperature in April (°C)	-2
Mean temperature in May (°C)	-4
Mean temperature in June (°C)	-6
Mean temperature in July (°C)	-6
Mean temperature in August (°C)	-7
Mean temperature in September (°C)	-4
Mean temperature in October (°C)	-3
Mean temperature in November (°C)	-1
Mean temperature in December (°C)	1
Snow free period	January; February; December

Features

Features in the facility area

Coast; Ice cap or glacier; Nunatak; Sea; Sea ice

Disciplines

Main science disciplines

Climate studies; Ecology; Environmental sciences; Fisheries management; Geology; Glaciology; Marine biology; Microbiology

Human Activities

Human activity	Yes
History of human presence in the area	see Base Carlini
Long term monitoring	No
Waste management	Yes
Hazard[ous] management	Yes
Fuel spill response capability	Yes

Infrastructure

Station code	CO1201
Area under roof (m2)	133
Scientific laboratories (m2)	118
Type of scientific laboratories	Biology; Chemistry; Scientific diving
Conference room (capacity)	0
Logistics (m2)	0
Number of beds	16
Showers	yes
Laundry facilities	yes
Power supply (type)	Fossil fuel
Power supply (V)	220
Power supply (hours per day)	24
Hydroponics facilities	no

Staff Capacity

Number of staff on station (peak/summer season)	2
Number of scientists on station (peak/summer season)	14
Number of staff on station (off peak/winter season)	2
Number of scientists on station (off peak/winter season)	0
Max number of personnel at a time (staff, scientists and other)	16
Number of tourists (annual average)	0

Scientific Equipment

Specific devices / Scientific equipment)	Laboratory fully equipped.
Scientific services	Providing Liquid Nitrogen, Running Decompression Chamber.
Long-term monitoring/observations	Yes, by Argentina at Carlini Station.

Medical Facilities

Medical facilities	Yes
Area of medical facility (m2)	0
Staff with relevant training	Medical doctor; Physician assistant
Beds	0
Closest emergency facility in Antarctica (km)	0.2
Medical research capabilities	No
Medical screening requirements	No

Vehicles

Sea transportation	See Carlini Station.
Land transportation	See Base Carlini

Workshop facilities

Mechanical

Communications

Computer; E-mail; Internet; Printer; Satellite phone; VHF

Access

Air; Sea

Aircraft landing facilities

Helipad

Transport and freight

Transport to facility	Airplane; Helicopter; Ship
No. of ship visits per year	2
Period of ship visits per year	March; November
No. of flight visits per year	6
Period of flight visits per year	January; February; March; November; December

Access To The Facility

Pictures

Dallmann building AWI

Dallmann building AWI