Part V: Final Stability Check
A last inspection of the fully assembled station to ensure it remains stable and secure in strong winds.
Videos
Through these small videos, we hope to give you a taste of what it is like to work and live at the Princess Elisabeth Station. We tried to cover a broad range of topics and uploaded parts of our archives to do so. We hope you'll like it.
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Part IV: Assembling the AWS
Putting the weather station together and verifying each component before final installation.
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Part III: Transporting the AWS
Carrying station components up the hill to the installation site under challenging conditions.
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Part II: Anchoring the AWS into Solid Rock
Drilling into the rock to secure the station with steel guide wires for long-term stability.
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Part I: Testing the new AWS
Final system checks confirm that all sensors and data transmission are working as intended.
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Regular Check-ups on the Automatic Weather Stations
A glimpse of the extreme environment where our climate data is collected. High winds and freezing temperatures show why regular on-site checks are crucial for station reliability.
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FROID - Antarctic Research Project - BELARE 2024-2025 season
The BELSPO funded FROID research project with support from the International Polar Foundation and its staff spent 5+ weeks by the Nils Larsen blue ice field in Queen Maud Land, East…
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Research in Antarctica - ULTIMO - Meteorite Hunters
The BELSPO-funded ULTIMO project with support from the International Polar Foundation and their team spent over a month in close proximity to the Belgica mountain range in East Antarctica searching…
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Climbing Antenna at PEA for EPFL-CRYOS project
In January 2025 part of the IPF team climbed the antenna at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica to install instruments for the EPFL-CRYOS project.
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First Weather Balloon filled with Hydrogen Produced at PEA Launched
On December 24th, the first weather balloon filled with hydrogen was launched from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station. This milestone marks the firs time hydrogen produced at the station…