... it is there that he was first bitten by the polar bug. Henrik then decided to live in Svalbard for several years, working as a popular tour guide in the main town of Longyearbyen. After his years in Svalbard, Henrik was hired as daily manager ...
... of tasks hard work. We would regularly need to take a break from setting up a tent, or starting up a stove and cooking dinner to take a run down the tracks, or do the penguin dance to warm ourselves up. Thankfully there was a lot of snow ...
Looking down to the ice runway at Wasa. From what we could see it was perfect weather for our flight to Troll Station. ...
... to go. The landing strip ski-way has been inspected and miraculously all the black plastic bags filled with snow marking the ski-way were still in place and the snow surface is flatter than ever. If only the visibility remains fair and the ...
... and at the same time make it logical for those who will open the station next time. Read the blog post in Swedish Making room for everything is like an advanced 3D puzzle. Photo: Pär Ljusberg We’re closing the door and going home. ...
... on board the German research vessel Polarstern in the Arctic Ocean. The expedition consists of two legs, taking place southwest of the Nansen Basin and over the north Barents Sea shelf slope. Read more about the expedition
Our stuff is getting loaded, we’re ready to go! #workinginalaska #fieldwork #geology #science #sciencefuel #bushflight #wrightair #fairbanks #womeninscience #polar #science ...
... newly built at the turn of the last century, it consisted of a large two floor main building with sleeping and working rooms for the expedition members, as well as a number of buildings with auxiliary functions. Today, we knew from aerial ...
Wednesday 12 July Our first full workday consisted of us working in three teams – one team doing qualitative descriptions of the features, and one team doing measurements with a total ...
... into one of the best days of the entire expedition in terms of weather. We compensated for the two past days by working extra hard on the tasks that had previously been made difficult by the weather – which was pretty much all the tasks. We ...
... disappeared into the tundra. After boarding the ship again we sat down in our “study”, the bridge, and continued working in a more conventional way. The journey back along the north coast of Spitsbergen again offered spectacular views in ...
... We made it! More stories later… have to run. #alaska #fieldwork #sampling #geology #rocks #womeninscience #workinginalaska #brooksrange #iniakuklake #wildlake #backinfairbanks #satisfaction #wearealive Ett inlägg delat av Emelie ...
... the surface dries and collapses, and the permafrost becomes difficult to access again. Photo: Peter Mortensen By taking samples from the top down to the bottom of the permafrost, you get a time series that goes back thousands of years back. ...
If were lucky, we can extract DNA from these bones and tusks and get some insights into the life conditions of different animals throughout history. Photo: Jesper Hansson Jesper found a piece of a mammoth ivory that proved suitable for genetic...
... change. Additionally, we are waiting on clear weather for use of the helicopters for reconnaissance. The team is making the most of the extra time by mapping, writing, and even seeing a few penguins! Everyone is in good spirits and eager to ...
... now on the ice. Photo: Jon Harbor The snowmobiles and living modules. Photo: Jon Harbor The logistics team is unpacking the equipment, testing it, and getting everything ready for us to be able to travel and camp safely on the ice. Photo: ...
Outside SANAE IV. Photo: Jon Harbor At each nunatak site we spent time looking for evidence that the ice sheet had formerly been thicker and covering the rock. Here we have a fresh sample in the bag. ...
... two peaks. By the end of the day we had collected eight samples for laboratory analysis. Calle and Andreas taking a break. Photo: Jon Harbor Team Doctor, Fredrik Hägglund. Photo: Jon Harbor Team Doctor, Fredrik Hägglund, celebrates ...
... and produced 13 nice rock samples for the project. The last couple of days have been devoted to planning and taking care of our equipment. The other day we left the station for a bit of camping to practice our routines. We are eight ...
... Jon Harbor One tent is a meeting room, and the other is the bathroom. Photo: Jon Harbor Much of our time is spent walking along ridges of rock that stick up from the ice. Photo: Jon Harbor Looking for evidence of past times when the ice was ...
