HYDRANT-project in Utsteinen
HYDRANT (HYDRologic system of ANTarctica) is a project designed by Prof. Nicole van Lipzig from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL).The project aims to investigate the atmospheric part of the Antarctic hydrologic cycle from moisture evaporation and cloud formation to snowfall.Dr. Irina Gorodetskaya, HYDRANT's project main scientist, is in charge of setting up instruments to be used for the project at the Princess Elisabeth Station.Where the set-up of the instruments hapened during BELARE 2008-2009, this season's BELARE 2009-2010 will see the installation of an antenna to allow data to be sent to Europe in real time.
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Digging/breaking snow and firn for the Automatic Weather Station
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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Fixing the AWS during white out
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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Irina Gorodetskaya and Alexander Mangold fixing instruments on the AWS
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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Manual measurement reading from the AWS
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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AWS: view to the west
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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Instrument yard of the AWS
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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Ceilometer and pyrometer on the roof of scientific container
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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Ceilometer needs care after the storm
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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Clouds after a storm
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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Ice, mountains and clouds
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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Altocumulus and cirrostratus clouds
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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Clouds like taking funny shapes...
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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Clouds over Usteinen nunatak
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya
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Storm on February 11: sun through the white out
© International Polar Foundation / Irina Gorodetskaya