FROID project
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.
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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Check-ups on the Automatic Weather Stations
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,…
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The EXPOSOILS Project - Studying Microbes in a Warming Antarctica
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…
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The NISAR Project - Exploring the King Baudouin Ice Shelf
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…
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The PASPARTOUT Project - Tracing Particles Across Antarctica
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…
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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…
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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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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.