Antarctique: 3rd January 2010

lundi 3 janvier 2011

3rd January 2010

This picture shows the area in front of the Station. Left to right: electrical solar panels, snowmelter, 2 tanks for hot water (the solar heated one will be installed afterwards),2 "Prinoth" tractors with sledges, 1st Prinoth with orange fuel barrels, the grey 10-feet survival container and the ski-doos (under the blackcover on the 2nd sledge). a 2nd Prinoth with also a grey survival container,fuel drums with ski-doo on top and a blue container for the crew (beds for 4 persons). 4 white-yellow tents for persons who prefer to sleep outside (it's very nice here because the place is wind protected).

Containers for garbage and containers for science. My scientific container is dark blue. Far on the horizon, you can see the air strip and the oil barrels for airplane refueling.

We had some news about the party that is gone with the meteorites' hunters on the plateau. The weather is quite harsh and I have heard that Steven already suffered a frostbite. They have a 'wind chill' temperature about -40° C (measured temperature + wind speed factor). The group of Alain should come back this evening (they planned to come yesterday, but the weather was not good also).

Here, we have a nice and warm weather, but tomorrow and after tomorrow we should have a storm with blowing snow, may be a 'whiteout'. I have installed a small Closed-Top Chamber on the ridge (to use with the fluorometer). The temperature inside the chamber immediately increased and the snow started to melt. This happened faster than I thought! I will check the data from the temperature sensors in the afternoon.

Yesterday, I had a problem with the connection of my computer and the download of the measurement data from the fluorometer. Our device is a modified version according to our requirements and it has a special firmware. I have contacted Tomas Rataj from the company PSI and he sent me a new firmware and instructions how to install it. Happily everything worked! What I like with PSI is that they try to answer and solve the problems immediately.

Cheers, Zorigto

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Dear all,
This blog is about our scientific research in the frame of 3 expeditions to the Princess Elisabeth Station, the new Belgian Research Station, in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The expeditions are financed by the Federal Science Policy Office for the project BELDIVA. The logistic support at the Station is ensured by the International Polar Foundation. Guides from the Belgian Army have also accompanied us during the field trips, as the photograph René Robert.
In addition, in 2013, one of us has been invited to participate to a expedition by INACH (Chile).
Who are we? Scientists, mostly from Belgian Universities and Institutions, and our international colleagues who are proposing their complementary expertises. We work together and a characteristics of the Antarctic research is its high level of international collaboration, as requested by the Antarctic Treaty (http://www.ats.aq/index_e.htm).
Because our teams are multilingual, the blog will also contain texts in different languages (presently English, Dutch, French, and maybe more in the future...). It is possible to have translations with Google. Hopefully, you will enjoy our chronicles, and do not hesitate to write comments and questions!

Beste,
Deze blog betreft onze wetenschappelijk onderzoek gedurende drie expedities naar het Princess Elisabeth Station, de nieuwe Belgische Onderzoekstation, in 2009, 2010, 2011 en 2012. De expedities werden door de Federal Science Policy Office gefinancieerd voor het projekt BELDIVA. De logistieke ondersteuning wordt door de International Polar Foundation verzekerd. Gidsen van het Belgische leger hebben ons ook in het veld vergezeld, net zoals de fotograaf René Robert.
Bovendien, in 2013, kon één van ons deelnemen aan een expeditie van INACH (Chili).
Wie zijn we? Wetenschappers, meestal van Belgische universiteiten en instituten, en onze internationale kollega’s die hun complementaire expertise aanbieden. We werken samen, en een karakteristiek van Antarctische onderzoek is juist het hoog niveau van internationale samenwerking, zoals door de Antarctic Treaty gevraagd wordt (http://www.ats.aq/index_e.htm).
Omdat onze teams multitalig zijn, zal de blog teksten in verschillende talen bevatten (nu Engels, Nederlands, Frans, en misschien meer in de toekomst…). U kunt vertalen met Google. Wij hopen dat jullie geinteresseerd zullen zijn ! Aarzel niet om kommentaren en vragen te schrijven...

Cher lectrices et lecteurs,
Ce blog concerne notre recherche scientifique lors de trois expéditions à la Station Princess Elisabeth, la nouvelle station de recherche Belge, en 2009, 2010, 2011 et 2012. Les expéditions sont financées par le 'Federal Science Policy Office' pour le projet BELDIVA. Le soutien logistique à la Station est assuré par la Fondation Polaire Internationale. Sur le terrain, nous avons été accompagnés par des guides de l’Armée Belge, ainsi que le photographe René Robert. De plus, en 2013, l'un de nous a pu participer à l'expédition organisée par l'INACH (Chili).
Qui sommes-nous ? Des scientifiques, surtout des universités et instituts belges, et nos collègues internationaux qui proposent leurs expertises complémentaires. Nous collaborons et une des caractéristiques de la recherche en Antarctique est son haut niveau de coopération internationale, comme requis par le Traité Antarctique (http://www.ats.aq/index_f.htm).
Etant donné que nos équipes sont multilingues, le blog contiendra aussi des textes dans différents languages (actuellement anglais, néerlandais, français, et peut-être d’autres dans le futur…). Vous pouvez traduire les textes avec Google. Nous espérons que vous serez intéressés par nos chroniques ! N'hésitez pas à nous écrire si vous avez des commentaires ou des questions.

Annick Wilmotte

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