Abstract
This article offers a general vision of the Malaspina 2010 circumnavigation of the globe, an interdisciplinary research project directed by the Spanish National Research Council, whose main goals are to evaluate the impact of global change on the ocean and to explore its biodiversity. The project was undertaken on two oceanographic research vessels, the Hesperides, belonging to the Spanish Navy, and the Sarmiento de Gamboa, operated by the CSIC, from 15 December 2010 until 14 July 2011. Finally, the significance of the Malaspina 2010 project as an example for an expedition undertaken in modern times will be discussed in the context of the interest that such a scientific enterprise raises for global society.
Highlights
PALABRAS CLAVE: Expediciones; Malaspina; Oceanografía; Hespérides; Sarmiento de Gamboa; Cambio global; Biodiversidad; Historia de la Ciencia; Divulgación científica
This article offers a general vision of the Malaspina 2010 circumnavigation of the globe, an interdisciplinary research project directed by the Spanish National Research Council, whose main goals are to evaluate the impact of global change on the ocean and to explore its biodiversity
The project was undertaken on two oceanographic research vessels, the Hespérides, belonging to the Spanish Navy, and the Sarmiento de Gamboa, operated by the CSIC, from 15 December 2010 until 14 July 2011
Summary
Vicepresidencia Adjunta de Cultura Científica Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Este artículo ofrece una visión general de la circunnavegación Malaspina 2010, un proyecto de investigación interdisciplinar liderado por el Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, que tiene como principales objetivos evaluar el impacto del cambio global en el océano y explorar su biodiversidad. La expedición Malaspina se realizó en dos buques oceanográficos, el Hespérides de la Armada Española y el Sarmiento de Gamboa, operado por el CSIC, desde el 15 de diciembre de 2010 hasta el 14 de julio de 2011. PALABRAS CLAVE: Expediciones; Malaspina; Oceanografía; Hespérides; Sarmiento de Gamboa; Cambio global; Biodiversidad; Historia de la Ciencia; Divulgación científica. The project was undertaken on two oceanographic research vessels, the Hespérides, belonging to the Spanish Navy, and the Sarmiento de Gamboa, operated by the CSIC, from 15 December 2010 until 14 July 2011.
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