ROAD MAP OF THE C6 PROJECT

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1999

June

Activation of the measuring sites of Carburangeli and Santa Ninfa Caves (Italy), equipped with inside and outside meteorological sensors

June

First field trip in Jordan, in cooperation with the Hashemite University of Zarqa and the Cultural Site Research and Management (USA), in the area of Petra

November

Second field trip in Jordan, activation of a measuring site inside a small canyon in the area of Beidha, close to Petra

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2000

April

Third field trip in Jordan, data downloading and termination of the Beidha site

July

Activation of the Rio Grande Canyon site on the Italian North Appennines Mountains

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2001

September

Presentation of the first results from Beidha Site at the annual meeting of the Italian Ecological Society (S.It.E.)

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2002

September

Activation of the Rio Grande Canyon site at Vulcano Island (Italy, Sicily)

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2005

January

Activation of the Sant’Angelo Cave site (Sicily, Italy)

September

Previous projects are merged together: the C6 program was born, promoted by the Palermo Branch of INGV, the Italian Canyoning Association (AIC), the NGO Legambiente and the no-profit association Al Qantara

October

Fourth field trip in Jordan, activation of the Shagher Daghleh Canyon site in the Wadi Dana Reserve. The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature of Jordan (RSCN) joins the C6 program

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2006

September

Presentation of the C6 program at the annual meeting of the Italian Ecological Society (S.It.E.).

Activation of continuous measurements of carbon dioxide concentrations in the underground atmosphere of Carburangeli Cave.

October

Activation of the Bjambare Cave site in Bosnia Herzegovina. The local Speleological Federation (Speleo Dodo) joins the C6 program

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2007

November

First meeting of C6 partners in Palermo (Italy).

December

Activation of the Corleone Creek Canyon site (Sicily, Italy)

Presentation of the C6 program at the 2008 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco (CA, USA).

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2008

February

The Natural Regional Park of Portofino (Italy) joins the C6 program.

June

A new measuring site is activated within the cave “Grotta dell’Eremita”, opening at sea level in the Natural Regional Park of Portofino (Italy).