Acknowledgments
The 3 years of international scientific collaboration was funded by:- The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) - research project 52.0190/2006-8 as part of the Brazilian Antarctic Program (PROANTAR)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA (NOAA)
- University of Maine.
- FACH
- Oscar Viel Icebreaker
- Personal of Chilean base Escudero in King George Island.