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.
With all mandatory training completed, scientists and BELARE crew members are embarking on field campaigns to carry out their planned research. On December 31st, Sarah Wouthy and field guide Sebastian…
The team installed a new basic automatic weather station on Vesthaugen Nunatak. Mounted on solid rock and rising eight metres high, the station focuses on measuring wind conditions and required…
To support the FROID project, our team returned to marked GPS points on the Antarctic Plateau to track subtle ice movements in blue ice areas.
Regular check-ups on the automatic weather stations (AWS) as part of the PEACE project ensure year-round, reliable climate data from the Antarctic plateau. Each station transmits its measurements via satellite,…
The EXPOSOILS project, funded by BELSPO, investigates how microbial communities in Antarctic soils respond to warming conditions. Researchers collect samples from dry valleys and specially protected areas near the Princess…
The NISAR project, led by researchers from UC Irvine, focuses on studying the King Baudouin Ice Shelf and its interaction with the ocean beneath. Using a radar-equipped sledge, powered by…
The PASPARTOUT project, led by researchers from Ghent University, studies particles deposited in Antarctic snow and how they are transported across the globe by atmospheric circulation. Scientists collect pristine snow…
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…
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…
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…