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 lot of time removing snow from the station so work could continue uninterrupted. Storms are sometimes just part of everyday life when you're working in Antarctica!
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The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica blanketed in snow during a heavy snowstorm.
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When fresh snow blankets the containers in front of the station, it creates an otherwordly atmosphere.
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One of the shelters near PEA shrouded in wind-blown snow.
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One can barely see the station from a distance through the drifting snow.
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Bad weather means the team must regularly plough the snow in front of the station to keep the entrances clear.
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The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica shrouded in blowing snow on a stormy day in December 2023. Here the piles of snow have been cleared from the entrances of the station.
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Despite the inclement weather, the team still launches a weather balloon to collect atmospheric data for local and regional climate models every other day.
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Our hybrid Komatsu excavator removing the snow in front of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica as the weather starts to calm down.
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