The SnowMicroPen® of the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF was developed to visualize the microstructures of snow. For these, with other factors, determine the physical properties of the layers of snow and thus also their behavior in the face of...
Mawson Station, one of the Australian Antarctic Division’s bases on the frozen continent, will operate with reduced personnel during the 2023/24 austral summer. (Photo: AAD) Major scientific projects, including work to study the decline of sea ice around...
With such tractors and containers pulled on sledges, the 10-member team has been on the road since December 23 to test material and, above all, the route across the plateau. Image: Sharon Labudda, AAD “Looking back helps to see the way ahead” probably best...
Snow-covered Vestfold Hills (Photo: Tiarnán Colgan) A team of three geotechnical specialists will begin winter surveys near Australia’s Davis Research Station in East Antarctica to collect data on soil, rock and ice in the area proposed for a new aerodrome. This...
Antarctic krill is formed primarily by one species, Euphausia superba. The crustacean, which grows to a maximum size of 6 cm, is found in various regions of the Antarctic, where the animals occur in huge swarms that are even said to be visible from space. The total...