Under the Pole II

The Air Liquide Foundation relies on the expertise and enthusiasm of the Group’s employees to oversee the projects that it supports. We spoke with Fouad Ammouri, who oversees the Under the Pole II project and gives his scientific views on the “Interactions between the ice floe, the air and the ocean” Environment programme.

您负责的程序是什么组成的？

The programme for which I am an advisor aims to study the interaction between the air, the ice floe and the ocean. To do this, the field crews measure the thickness of the ice, its temperature, its salinity, and its CO₂content. This is a real example of applied research, in the field, that happens over a long period of time.The readings will help to form a better understanding of what really happens on the ice floe of Greenland. These data are extremely valuable for the research on global warming.

What is your role?

我监督法国的项目和任务。作为热传输和传感器的国际专家，我对探险团队收集的数据提供了看法。分析数据需要相当大的知识和专业知识;必须考虑大量参数。我的专业知识和经验允许我指出球队以分析这些读数的最佳方式。

What support does the Foundation provide for this programme in particular?

在这种工作条件下，现场团队需要特殊的最先进的设备。基金会的支持使科学家们对探险进行了探险，以采购非常强大的调查和分析设备。一旦收集数据，我们拨打数据分析专家来处理所有信息。

最后,该项目有助于提高意识the public and the scientific community thanks to the tangible data on the effect of global warming. It’s a fascinating project. We are looking forward to process the gathered data. And if the experience continues, I hope to be a part of it!

Marc Lemaire监督杆II项目下的项目，并使我们成为呼吸计划的医学专家，“深度，非常冷水中的自主潜水中的人体生理学”。

您负责的程序是什么组成的？

The programme pertains to the study of Human Physiology during autonomous diving in deep, very cold water. It looks at three types of diving: deep dives (100m), with a rebreather (technical diving), and in very cold water.

The project has several aims. Firstly, it will enable the use of rebreathers in extreme conditions. We are also studying the professional diver’s ability to acclimatise in conditions of this nature. Lastly, and this is perhaps the most important aspect to me as a doctor, we shall be able to define the evolution and adaptation of physiological parameters. In other words, how the human body adapts to such extreme conditions.

What is your role?

我有世界en scientifique如此更谨慎,医学e sur le projet. En collaboration avec le professeur Jean-Eric Blatteau, chef de service de l'hôpital des armées Sainte Anne à Toulon, qui est le validateur scientifique de l'expédition, nous avons des contacts fréquents avec les équipes sur place. Nous nous assurons de la sécurité et de la bonne santé des plongeurs. J’apporte un soutien, sur le plan scientifique et médical.

I am the medical scientific supervisor for the project. Together with Prof. Jean-Eric Blatteau, superintendent of the Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées Sainte Anne in Toulon, who is the scientific evaluator for the expedition, we are frequently in touch with the field crews. We look after the divers’ safety and health. I provide general scientific and medical support. Once the data have been collected, I shall help the research teams to analyse them. Lastly, I shall also help write the reports that will be made on physiological adaptation and the feedback of medical information that will be gathered during these dives.

What support does the Foundation provide for this programme in particular?

除了后勤和财务支持外，空气液化基础是一种催化剂，使许多科学家共同能够在现实生活条件下进行研究。在非常冷水中分析100米的潜水员的生理数据是非常复杂的，因此在没有空气液化空气组的基础的技术，材料和人体支持的情况下难以执行。