GEOMAG: A New Magnetic Observatory in East Antarctica near Utsteinen
The GEOMAG (GEOMAGnetic Observatory) research project aims to conduct long-term observations of Earth’s geomagnetic field at the Princess Elizabeth Antarctic research station.
Scientific Projects
Princess Elisabeth, like all stations in Antarctica, is a scientific research facility. In this section, you will find a short presentation of all science projects conducted at the station.
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JARE: Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is proud to host several projects under the name of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), which incorporates several Japanese governmental agencies cooperatively…
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IceCon: Constraining Ice Mass Change in Antarctica
IceCon aims to gain a better understanding of the rate of the loss of ice – now and in the past - from the Antarctic ice sheet in the Dronning…
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Be:Wise -The Buttressing Effect: Why ice shelves are essential
The Be:Wise project aims to improve understanding of ice-shelf flow dynamics by focusing on the buttressing role of ice rises and pinning points – small offshore mountains which…
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GIANT: Deformations of Earth’s Crust
GIANT-LISSA is an acronym for "Geodesy for Ice in ANTarctica" and "Lithospheric and Intraplate Structure and Seismicity in Antarctica". That project intends on improving scientific knowledge about land mass changes…