ABANTI
Spatio-temporal Analysis of Snow Algae Blooms using Drone Remote Sensing in Antarctic Coastal Environments
Research Team
Alejandro Roman
Postdoctoral Researcher
Beatriz Fernandez-Marin
Research Scientist
Rita Lorenzo
JAE Intro POLARCSIC
The Project
ABANTI aims to study the spatio-temporal evolution of massive snow algae blooms on Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands, Antarctica), a growing phenomenon that has significant implications for snow melting, biodiversity, and the biogeochemistry of Antarctic ecosystems - currently a topic of great international interest.
The research focuses on analyzing remote sensing data and integrating it with biochemical pigment data. Data and biological samples will come from previous Antarctic campaigns (PiMetAn 2021-2022, RTI2018-098048B-100) and upcoming 2025/2026 expeditions (POLAROMICS PID2023-146919NB-C21 and POPEYE PID2022-139455NB-C32), led by the research groups of the principal investigators.
This research represents a unique opportunity to integrate two complementary and rarely combined approaches - remote sensing and polar plant physiology - together with artificial intelligence techniques in a context of high scientific relevance linked to climate change.
More info coming soon!