Read the blog post in Swedish On the sea ice in the Amundsen Sea. Photo: Anna Wåhlin A top buoy is coming up again after spending two years at 300 meters depth. Photo: Anna Wåhlin The anchors used to keep the moorings submerged – three railroad...
This summer, three Swedish scientists are going to east Greenland to search for hundred million year old fossils. Henning Blom from Uppsala University explains why Greenland is an important place to visit.
In 2015 and 2014 Swedish scientist found fossils on Greenland which shows the area they investigated is a place where some groups of dinosaurs originated from. Now they are going back to east Greenland and hope to find fossils which present spices...
We see lots of indications that there is an increased melting of Greenland ice sheet. If ice would disappear it would have a major impact on the sea level. In 2010 and 2012 the ice tongue extent was reduced by 30–40% through calving. The glacier...
Skull of a muskox. Photo: Åsa Lindgren Arctic environments are characterised by a harsh climate, low human population densities and by hosting relatively simple ecosystems. Alterations of Arctic ecosystems may have large effects on humanity, as...
On 18 July a Swedish researcher will participate in an expedition in the Arctic Ocean with the German research vessel Polarstern. The overarching objective of this study is to further improve our understanding of the carbon system in the rapidly...
Master student Lucy Naud collecting her first sample. Lucy will use modern genetic techniques to look at how Arctic herbivores such as reindeer and hares are using different plant species. Photo: Fredrik Dalerum The second field season of our...
We just finished up our first week here in Abisko, which ended in a memorable way. You might have noticed how wild animals have a curious way of appearing when you least expect it, which is exactly what happened during my second day in the field...
Today, the four of us arrived in Constable Point in Greenland. We are technician Lasse, from the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, and researchers Benjamin Kear, Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki and Henning Blom, from Uppsala University. The journey went...
The big event this morning was locating all luggage. Everything seemed ok. The remaining luggage would be in Mestersvig, so we went there with the help of helicopters and Twin Otter aircraft. Imagine our surprise when it became clear that the...
Henning and I did a recon tour toward the east side of Celsius Bjerg. We searched for a safe way to reach the researcher’s places of interest. In contrast to previous year, it is almost no snow on the mountain. Grzeg searched and found some...
What a day, what a fantastic day! Grezg and I went down the west side of the mountain, toward the stream. A traverse of approximately 2 km with an altitude difference of 502 meters. It may sound short, but it takes a lot of time in these slopes....
During periods of intensive fieldwork, when you are in the field (almost) every day without the routine of a normal working hours, it is easy to lose track of which day of the week it actually is. However, keeping track of the date is crucial to...
The collecting of fossils from the Devonian period is exceeding expectations! And for the first time we’ve had really nice weather. The last two days we’ve been working late into the evenings. The midnight sun is lovely and it...
The researchers are celebrating, the fossils that have been found is proof for ecological development during the Devonian period. Today, everybody except Grzeg had a rest day. This means packing and labeling of fossils in aluminum boxes, readying...
You can plan everything to the smallest detail, but there is always something beyond your power that could put a spoke in your wheel. In our case it was rain and poor visibility. Read the blog post in Swedish Gisela and Nedim on their way into the...
We still have midnight sun, so we’re working long hours. Henning and Ben made measurements of geological time periods in the mountain slope. Grzeg found a spectacular whole body imprint of a tetrapod. It’s been documented and cast in...
På flygplatsen väntade en buss som tog oss till Bykaia i Longyearbyen där vi hämtades av en mindre båt som tog oss ut till Oden som låg ute på redden. Väl ombord väntade säkerhetsgenomgång, brandövning och rundtur innan alla började installera sig...
This morning, icebreaker Oden left Longyearbyen and Adventfjorden. The Arctic Ocean 2016 research expedition has started. Oden leaving Longyearbyen. Photo: Eva Grönlund During the first intensive day, the expedition is visited by Helene Hellmark...
The intensive field work is drawing to a close but the work is far from over. With our scat, spider and tissue samples collected and kept in labelled bags in the freezer, it is now time to sort through our collections and turn them into computer...
