The Malaspina 2010 circumnavigation expedition was an interdisciplinary research project to assess the impact of global change on the oceans and explore their biodiversity. The 250 scientists on board the Hespérides and Sarmiento de Gamboa embarked on an eight-month expedition (starting in December 2010) scientific research with training for young researchers - advancing marine science and fostering the public understanding of science.
The project was under the umbrella of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation's Consolider – Ingenio 2010 programme and was led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) with the support of the Spanish Navy. It is named after the original scientific Malaspina Expedition between 1789 and 1794, that was commanded by Alejandro Malaspina. Due to Malaspina's involvement in a conspiracy to overthrow the Spanish government, he was jailed upon his return and a large part of the expedition's reports and collections were put away unpublished, not to see the light again until late in the 20th century.
Highlighted Publications:
-Hernández-Guerra, A., J.L. Pelegrí, E. Fraile-Nuez, V. Venítez-Barrios, M. Emelianov, M.D. Pérez-Hernández and P. Vélez-Belchí, (2014): Meridional Overturning Transports at 7.5ºN and 24.5ºN in the Atlantic Ocean during 1992-1993 and 2010-2011. Progress in Oceanography, 128, 98-114. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2014.08.016
- Benavides, M., D. A. Bronk, N. S. R. Agawin, M. D. Pérez-Hernández, A. Hernández-Guerra, J. Aristegui, (2013): Longitudinal variability of size-fractionated N2 fixation and DON release rates along 24.5°N in the subtropical North Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 118 (4), 3406-3415. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgrc.20253.
website: http://www.expedicionmalaspina.es/Malaspina/Main.do#content:Presentacion
role: collaborator
The project was under the umbrella of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation's Consolider – Ingenio 2010 programme and was led by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) with the support of the Spanish Navy. It is named after the original scientific Malaspina Expedition between 1789 and 1794, that was commanded by Alejandro Malaspina. Due to Malaspina's involvement in a conspiracy to overthrow the Spanish government, he was jailed upon his return and a large part of the expedition's reports and collections were put away unpublished, not to see the light again until late in the 20th century.
Highlighted Publications:
-Hernández-Guerra, A., J.L. Pelegrí, E. Fraile-Nuez, V. Venítez-Barrios, M. Emelianov, M.D. Pérez-Hernández and P. Vélez-Belchí, (2014): Meridional Overturning Transports at 7.5ºN and 24.5ºN in the Atlantic Ocean during 1992-1993 and 2010-2011. Progress in Oceanography, 128, 98-114. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2014.08.016
- Benavides, M., D. A. Bronk, N. S. R. Agawin, M. D. Pérez-Hernández, A. Hernández-Guerra, J. Aristegui, (2013): Longitudinal variability of size-fractionated N2 fixation and DON release rates along 24.5°N in the subtropical North Atlantic. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 118 (4), 3406-3415. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgrc.20253.
website: http://www.expedicionmalaspina.es/Malaspina/Main.do#content:Presentacion
role: collaborator