Rainette Engberg from the EPFL Sets up Instruments for the SnowFLux Project
Rainette Engberg from the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland is spent one month at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica setting up a variety of instruments on the 30-metre tower next to the station for the SNowFlux project, which is looking at the fate of blown snow in the region in order to improve models of snow mass balance of the ice sheet.
An experienced climber, Station Dcotor David Werlen scaled the tower to help her install instruments this season.
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Rainette Engberg from the EPFL in Switzerland poses with a sonic anemometer used in the SnowFlux project near the 30-metre tower at PEA.
© International Polar Foundation / Rainette Engberg EPFL
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Scientist Rainette Engberg from the EPFL in Lausanne, Swizerland works on a sonic anemometer at the base of the 30-metre tower at PEA for the SnowFlux Project, which is determining the fate of blowing snow.
© International Polar Foundation / Rainette Engberg EPFL
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Rainette Engberg from the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland works on setting up a sonic anemometer at PEA for the SnowFlux project.
© International Polar Foundation / Rainette Engberg EPFL
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Station Doctor David Werlen, an experienced climber in his spare time, scales the tower to install instruments for the SnowFlux project as scientist Rainette Engberg from the EPFL in Lausanne, Swizerland looks on.
© International Polar Foundation / Rainette Engberg EPFL
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An experienced climber, PEA Station Doctor David Werlan has no problem going up the 30-metre tower in front of PEA to install instruments for the SnowFlux project.
© International Polar Foundation / Rainette Engberg EPFL
