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Cooking in Antarctica with David Rigotti
A skilled cook who has spent four seasons at PEA, David Rigotti spends two and a half months in Antarctica every year cooking for the BELARE team.
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News from Antarctica
Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what is going on during the various seasons.
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BELARE 2011-2012: Facing the challenge
As winter approaches, the last occupants of Belgium's Princess Elisabeth Antarctic Station have departed. Alain Hubert looks back on the BELARE 2011-12, one of the most challenging seasons faced by the team so far.
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in Science, Interviews
Alexander Mangold: Aerosols and Ozone
An expert from the Belgian Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI), Dr. Alexander Mangold discusses measurements of aerosols, ozone and UV radiation he takes in Antarctica for the BELATMOS project.
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in Daily Life, Logistics, Management
Last Message of the Season
Checking our mailboxes this morning, we were surprised to find an email from Alain Hubert. Due to degrading weather conditions, the shut-down of the station and the departure of all crew had to be moved up by 48 hours.
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in Interviews, Logistics, Infrastructure
Kristof Soete: A Mechanic’s Perspective
Kristof Soete, who has been a key member of the BELARE team for five consecutive seasons, offers a glimpse into life as a mechanic at PEA.
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in Logistics, Infrastructure, Management
Last Week at Princess Elisabeth
Time flies when you are busy! We have just entered the last week of the 2011-2012 season at Princess Elisabeth. Yet there is still so much to be done before we leave.
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in Science, Interviews
Elie Verleyen: Antarctica Through the Microscope
Former InBev-Baillet Latour laureate Elie Verleyn returned to Antarctica this year to do some work for BELDIVA (Belgian Microbial Diversity Project in Antarctica). Biologists are trying to get a better picture of the microbial diversity in the region and how ...
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Preparing the Station for Overwintering
Without a station in good working order, scientific research cannot take place. Our technical team has been very busy preparing the station and equipment for next season.
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in Science
Microbiology in a Climate Change Context
Elie Verleyen is back in Antarctica in the framework of the BELDIVA project. Part of his mission is to check upon and collect data from the open top chambers installed three years ago by Zorigto Namsaraev.
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in Science
Installing and Testing a Seismometer
Three Belgian Scientists arrived with the last team rotation of the season. During the last few days, we have been working with one of the scientists involved in the GIANT-LISSA project, Denis Lombardi, to install and test a seismometer in ...