New Scientists Arrive with Final Team Rotation of Season
It’s been a busy time at the Princess Elisabeth. Scientists from the Mass2Ant, CLIMB, and PEACE projects along with the station cook for mid-season and a few…
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's going on.
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Successful Mass2Ant Fieldwork at the Lokeryggen Ice Rise
The Antarctic Ice Sheet is contributing approximately 0.5 mm of sea level rise per year. The timing and magnitude of the Antarctic Ice Sheet’s contribution is difficult to assess,…
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Andy Delcloo and Preben Van Overmeiren Discus the BELSPO-Financed CLIMB Project
How do aerosol-CLoud Interactions influence surface Mass Balance in East Antarctica? Find out more with the BELSPO-financed CLIMB project at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica (PEA), with Andy Delcloo (RMI) and…
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Celebrating the Holidays in Antarctica as Snow Petrel Researchers Arrive
Our team and scientists at the station have been celebrating the Holidays in Antarctica, while continuing their important work to support scientific missions.
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Smooth Operators
As we mentioned in our previous news, the first scientists have finally arrived at the station. Thanks to our professional team at PEA, everything has gone well and the scientists…
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PEA Welcomes First Scientists of the 2021-2022 BELARE Season
The first teams of scientist arrived at Perseus Airstrip last Thursday after a transcontinental flight from Cape Town, South Africa to Antarctica, and they’re already preparing for…
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Snow Storms at PEA while Perseus Expedition Begins
The gorgeous weather we had these past few weeks finally came to an end. For two days we we visited by a mighty snowstorm. The storm left us with…
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A Productive Week Thanks to Great Weather
We are all settling in nicely to life at the station as we work hard to make sure everything is in order for the arrival of the first group of…
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Southbound
The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station (PEA) is up and running for the 2021-2022 season!
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Jacques Richon – One of a Kind
It is with immense sadness that the International Polar Foundation learned of the death of friend and Expedition Medic, Jacques Richon, who fell victim to an avalanche in the Canton…