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Fjord sampling day

The wind is still blowing quite heavy today and expected to become even worse tomorrow. We still managed to do some water sampling close to the glacier front and even opened a new sampling station close to the Kronebreen front. Now we are sampling both… Read More »Fjord sampling day

Expect the unexpected

And another day in the Arctic. Today we had a bigger team out in the field, as we were joined by two planetologists who normally study landforms on Mars but were interested to learn more about our lake. The snow pack becomes softer every day,… Read More »Expect the unexpected

Late night work

Late night laser scan. At the moment we seem to mainly do night shifts up there. There is always so much stuff to prepare in the mornings (e.g. programming 20 timelapse cameras) that we only make it out around lunch time. Then a 16 km… Read More »Late night work

An easy day

After a long day on the glacier, we took it a bit easier the day after. Just a few laser scans in the area and some water sampling on the fjord. Now we are ready for another long day on the ice.

Arctic crevasse crossing

A german on the eastern side and a french on the western side, digging trenches on the glacier. Both heavily armed. The way to cross a crevasse and moulin infested glacier in the Arctic.