Back from an adventure at the coast!
The team of scientists who spent a few weeks on the King Baudoin Ice Shelf has returned from their field expedition and is preparing to head home in time for…
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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New toys for Antarctica’s Aerosol Men
Dr Alexander Mangold from the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) of Belgium is now on his sixth season in Antarctica. He and his colleague Dr Quentin Laffineur have been busy with…
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A drill stuck in the ice
The scientists at the coast have been extracting ice and firn cores from various sites across the King Baudouin Ice Shelf. The shallow firn core drillings Jan Lenearts has been…
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Quiet station, busy scientists as cargo ship prepares to leave Belgium
With most of the scientists at the coast, things have been calm at the Princess Elisabeth Station. In Belgium, preparations are being made for the departure of the cargo ship…
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Dry continent, snowy coast
This Sunday, I learned that Antarctica was in fact a very dry continent and how aerosols and particles were playing a role in that dryness. Ironically, that was in stark…
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A funny thing happened on the way back from the Antarctic High Plateau
The weather has improved for the scientists at the coast, Denis Lombardi finally has some good news, and Jos Van Hemelrijck learns why covering up properly in Antarctica is important…
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Carrying on in spite of the weather
Bad weather has moved into the Queen Maud Land, and the BELARE team must grin and bear it while continuing with the work plan of the season.
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Trips to the mountains, the plateau and the coast
This weekend, Alain Hubert, Jacques Richon and Jos Van Hemelrijck accompanied Denis Lombardi on several trips to the mountains to check up on and service his seismometers. Later this week,…
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Field expedition to the coast begins!
Scientists from the Universtié Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and 2014 InBev-Baillet Latour Fellowship laureate Jan Lenaerts left for the coast on Thursday evening, eager to get to work on their…
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I’ve come to appreciate ozone a lot more
The ozone hole over East Antarctica has been quite large during the austral spring, and Belgian journalist Jos Van Hemelrijck has felt its effects firsthand.