Alexander Mangold: Aerosols and Ozone
An expert from the Belgian Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI), Dr. Alexander Mangold discusses measurements of aerosols, ozone and UV radiation he takes in Antarctica for the BELATMOS project.
News from Antarctica
Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what's going on.
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Elie Verleyen: Antarctica Through the Microscope
Former InBev-Baillet Latour laureate Elie Verleyn returned to Antarctica this year to do some work for BELDIVA (Belgian Microbial Diversity Project in Antarctica). Biologists are trying to get a better…
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Microbiology in a Climate Change Context
Elie Verleyen is back in Antarctica in the framework of the BELDIVA project. Part of his mission is to check upon and collect data from the open top chambers installed…
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Installing and Testing a Seismometer
Three Belgian Scientists arrived with the last team rotation of the season. During the last few days, we have been working with one of the scientists involved in the GIANT-LISSA…
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Nighat Amin: Taking Snow Measurements for Scientists
Nighat "Gigi" Amin details the International Polar Foundation’s participation in GLACIOCLIM-SAMBA, an Antarctic project coordinated by the Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l'Environnement (LGGE) in…
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Andreas Läufer: Studying Antarctica’s Geological History
Geologist Dr. Andreas Läufer and his colleagues from the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) have just finished their second season at PEA. This year,…
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A German Village at the Coast
Being at the coast for a couple of weeks, scientists need to be able to work in good conditions. As an Antarctic Operator, it is our job to provide the…
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Have we Weathered the Storm?
After being blocked several days by the ice pack, the Mary Arctica was finally able to make her way through the ice floes. She sailed 55 km on Wednesday and got…
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The Mary Arctica Has Arrived: Dashing for the Coast!
At 4:35 AM today, Nighat Amin sent us a very brief email notifying us that the Mary Arctica would finally be able to make it through the pack ice and reach…
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Weather Permitting
All Antarctic activities are subjected to the law of the elements. This is even truer this season than during the previous ones. Besides the poor weather conditions we had upon…