... make a speedy return journey to Milorgfjella with the snowmobiles. This would hopefully allow us to visit the high elevation, summit sites we were unable to access during the first visit. In order to fit the snowmobiles and fuel on the cars, ...
... Aboa. Photo: Carl Lundberg Trying out various kitchens in the contest ”Guess which kitchen boils a liter of water the fastest.” Karin was our judge and Neil won. The combination of two different kitchen was fastest. Photo: ...
Looking down to the ice runway at Wasa. From what we could see it was perfect weather for our flight to Troll Station. Apparently the weather is not quite ...
... the wind! Photo: Carl Lundberg Hi there The other day we got notice the pickup would be early – the day after at noon. So we put in high gear and got everything parked, packed and ready to leave. At nine the day after the early ...
Nathalie Van der Putten from the Department of Geology, Lund University, will participate in Antarctic Circumnavigation ...
We could literally see the front coming, it’s been with us ever since. Photo: Carl Lundberg Yesterday’s weather reports indicate that the weekend is our best bet to leave Wasa. We don’t know why, but we didn’t get a ...
... and the mess with missed connections is on. For a while the planning pointed towards flying out yesterday, but that got cancelled. Ola F., Neil, and Henrik H. passing time while the storm roars. Photo: Carl Lundberg Henrik T., Ola E., ...
The last few days have passed slowly, we switched to low-power mode and just waited out the storm. When the winds were at their strongest, the anemometer almost broke down and we had to take it inside. Then it sounded as if the storm got even ...
The stubborn storm and our involuntary extended stay at Wasa, meant that we had time for a proper closing of the station. The closing procedure is basically the reverse of the ...
Researchers from Stockholm University have been invited to participate in the Polynyas, ice production, and seasonal evolution in the Ross Sea (PIPERS) expedition on board the U.S. ...
Each year several tonnes of mercury end up in the Arctic Ocean. This mercury is transported from more southerly latitudes with the wind. In the Arctic it is converted into methyl mercury. Once in the water it’s absorbed by algae and ...
This summer, a Swedish oceanography team will participate in the PS106 expedition on board the German research vessel Polarstern in the Arctic Ocean. The expedition consists of ...
This summer, researchers from Umeå University will go to Svalbard to investigate how vegetation at high latitudes is responding to the exclusion of grazing animals. Read more about the expedition
... research expedition will be conducted to far east Siberia in the Russian Arctic to study the effects of climate change on Arctic ecosystems. The Arctic islands project studies the consequences of climate change for terrestrial ...
This summer researchers will work at Sorgfjorden, Svalbard, to develop methods of archaeological field research in the polar regions. The project will test ...
This summer, a researcher from Uppsala University will participate in a German geological expedition to Ellesemere Island, Canada. Read about the expedition to Ellesmere Island
I sommar åker en forskningsexpedition till två isolerade platser i ryska Arktis för att undersöka klimatförändringarnas konsekvenser. Anders Angerbjörn från Stockholms universitet ...
... gradmätningsexpeditionen rum vid Sorgfjorden på Svalbard. Nu, mer än 100 år senare, ska svenska forskare tillbaka för att se vad som finns kvar och göra om mätningarna. Dag Avango från KTH berättar att en av de saker som de studerar är hur ...
This summer, a researcher from Stockholm University returns to Brooks Range in Alaska for geological sampling that can help us understand how the Arctic was formed. Read about the expedition to Brooks Range
Emelie Axelsson från Stockholms universitet ska åka till Brooks Range i norra Alaska för att hämta sedimentära bergarter. Emelie berättar att dessa bergarter har bildats på havsbotten och beroende på vilka ...
