Isbrytaren Araon i Amundsenhavet 2011/12. Foto: Christian Stranne Efter nyår går polarforskare från Göteborgs universitet ombord på den koreanska isbrytaren Araon för en forskningsexpedition i Amundsenhavet. Det är tredje gången som svenska...
Vi påbörjade vår resa mot forskningsstationen Carlini på King George Island för ungefär en vecka sedan. Att ta sig till Antarktis är en spännande upplevelse som tar tid, och innefattar ofta förseningar, så man måste ha ganska mycket tålamod. Vi...
Petermann glacier was investigated during Petermann expedition summer of 2015. A perfect area to study the changes that are happening on Earth.
Anders och Mikael på väg ut från Punta Arenas tillsammans med forskarkollegor från INACH. Det chilenska militärfartyget AP Aquiles tar oss till olika baser runt den Antarktiska halvön. I gruppen finns representanter från Chile, Kanada, Norge, Nya...
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Read the blog post in Swedish. The Dallmann Laboratory. This is where we will stay for the next 10 weeks. Photo: Anders Torstensson Mikael installing air pumps for the wet lab. Photo: Anders Torstensson Francesca Pasotti, Ghent University,...
I don’t know why, but it seems like you always have to be patient when going to Antarctica… We were supposed to embark this Sunday and leave Lyttelton on Monday, but our vessel MV Italica is delayed. Yesterday we had a briefing. We will...
Humpback whales sighted outside the breakfast window. Photo: Anders Torstensson An adélie penguin guards the already thick twins. Photo: Anders Torstensson Mikael measures the photosynthetic efficiency of aquatic algae in a meltwater stream....
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Read the blog post in Swedish. The snow made it difficult to get to the lab on Christmas Eve. Photo: Anders Torstensson During storms, the snow is falling in all directions. Photo: Anders Torstensson Air and carbon dioxide are bubbled into our...
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Short movie from the Petermann 2015 expedition showing how Seafloor mapping was done.
Read the blog post in Swedish. Sea ice outside the Mario Zucchelli station. Photo: Jean-Pierre Paul de Vera, DLR
Read the blog post in Swedish This year’s European diving team consists of Anders Torstensson and Francesca Pasotti. With the support of the Argentine military divers at Carlini Station we can do our work under the surface. Photo: Anders...
Read the blog post in Swedish Launch of an Argo float. Photo: Povl Abrahamsen The lab is small, but cozy. A historic moment: the first loaf of bread baked on board Araon. Photo: Povl Abrahamsen Korean barbecue is served on Saturdays – the weekly...
Read the blog post in Swedish. Even if the snow starts to melt, the icebergs still remind us where we are. Photo: Anders Torstensson Ice and snow slowly melts away during the long summer days. Photo: Anders Torstensson Elephant seals like to play...
Read the blog post in Swedish Iceberg. Photo: Nicole Waite The top buoy of the mooring floats to the surface and is picked up by boat. Photo: Nicole Waite Picking up a mooring. Karen and Anna removes the instrument from the rope. Photo: Nicole Waite
Arrival at Helliwell Hills. The first part of the expedition team arrived by plane and landed on the glacier. A helicopter was waiting to transport us and our luggage to the camp. Photo: Thomas Mörs Stunning views of Helliwell Hills during...
Read the blog post in Swedish. Snowstorm. Photo: Benjamin Bomfleur Thomas Mörs in the ”sample camp and packing station” looking at wood fossil findings. The yellow tent in the background is our tech and lab tent. Photo: Benjamin...
Read the blog post in Swedish Sampling at one of the meltwater streams near Tres Hermanos. Photo: Mikael Hedblom Benthic diatom mats produce large amounts of oxygen, which is released into the atmosphere. Photo: Anders Torstensson Microscopic...
