The CRYOS Project - Studying Snow and Ice Dynamics
The EPFL-CRYOS project investigates how snow surface structures, like sastrugi, influence the albedo - the amount of solar radiation reflected by the ice. This affects the surface mass balance of…
Picture Galleries
Every season, we publish pictures from Antarctica and we now have quite an archive available. You can follow the life of the Princess Elisabeth Station from its origins in Brussels until the present.
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The FROID Project - Exploring Ancient Ice
The FROID project, funded by BELSPO, is on a mission to uncover million-year-old ice in the vicinity of the Sør Rondane Mountains. These ancient ice layers contain invaluable…
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The ULTIMO Project - Searching for Meteorites
Among the exciting research projects taking place during the BELARE 2024–2025 season is the ULTIMO project, supported by BELSPO (the Belgian Science Policy Office). This ambitious project aims to uncover…
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The GEOMAG Project - Monitoring Earth’s Magnetic Field
The GEOMAG project, led by the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, is dedicated to monitoring Earth’s geomagnetic field from one of the most remote locations on the planet.…
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Connections Across the Ice
The Antarctic season is full of surprises, and the BELARE 2024–2025 team has already experienced a few remarkable moments. This season, the team has supported scientists from the Alfred Wegener…
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Medical and Field Safety Training at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
Safety always comes first in Antarctica. Before heading out into the field, every team member and visiting scientist at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica undergoes mandatory medical and field training. This crucial…
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Prepare the Station for the BELARE Season 24/25
The new Antarctic season has officially begun! The first 12 members of the BELARE 2024–2025 team have arrived on the continent, landing at Ultima Air Base before continuing their journey on…
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Scientists on the Move
January 2024 saw the passage of the CHINARE research plane the Snow Dragon at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica and several resarch projecs head out into the field towards the coast.
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Storm at PEA Decmeber 2023
Following some very nice and unusually warm weather in November, the Princess Elsiabeth Antarctica was subject to several days of very stormy weather. The BELARE team had to spend a…
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First weeks of the 2023-24 season
The first BELARE team arrived at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica for the 2023-24 season on the evening of November 11th. Initial drone footage that Benoit took on the day…