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Final Days of the Season
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Final Days of the Season

The 2022-23 season is drawing to a close. The BELARE team had been very busy with the final tasks before their scheduled departure at the end of this week.

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much to do with a week to go
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Much to Do with a Week to Go

The team of four led by Alain Hubert who had gone to the coast to offload cargo from the ship made it back to the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Wednesday afternoon.

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Keeping Busy While Waiting for the Ship
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Keeping Busy While Waiting for the Ship

Since the departure of the VIPs from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica more than two weeks ago, the BELARE team has been busy preparing for the arrival of the cargo ship, which contains the components of the station’s new water treatment system, and finishing upgrades to the hangar at Perseus Intercontinental Runway.

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International VIPs Impressed by PEA’s Sustainable Achievements
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International VIPs Impressed by PEA’s Sustainable Achievements

Over three days last week, the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica welcomed a number of VIPs, including South African Minister for Environment, Barbara Creecy and her civil engineer colleague in charge of energy strategy, Mphikeleli Amos Ndlela. 

Members of the Belgian Polar Secretariat, the public-private partnership that manages activities at the Belgian station, also visited the base, as well as Eric Rignot, Professor of Earth Systems Science at the University of California Irvine (UCI) and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, and French Ambassador to the Polar Regions, Olivier Poivre d'Arvor.

BELARE Team Welcomes 2023 with a Full Plate
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BELARE Team Welcomes 2023 with a Full Plate

The new year signals the halfway point during the season. While the only scientists present at the station this season wind up their work before heading home next week, the BELARE team prepares for the arrival of another flight at Perseus Intercontinental Runway and the arrival of the supply ship at the Queen Maud Land coast.

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Work Continues Following Christmas at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
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Work Continues Following Christmas at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica

After enjoying a pleasant and cheerful Christmas celebration, the PEA crew is already back at work!

BELARE / Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
Maintaining Scientific Equipment at PEA
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Maintaining Scientific Equipment at PEA

Over the years, a plethora of scientific equipment has been set up at and in the vicinity of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica for scientists to collect data on nearly any parameter you can imagine, including temperature, wind speed, atmospheric particles, cloud, temperature, ozone, albedo, seismic activity, Earth’s geomagnetic field, and many more.

Announcements
Thomas Stocker receives the Belgica Prize!
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Thomas Stocker receives the Belgica Prize!

On December 17, Thomas Stocker, a Swiss climatologist, paleoclimatologist, and lead expert in polar sciences, received the Belgica prize.

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A Short Story from Wouter Verscheure
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A Short Story from Wouter Verscheure

Monday 19/12/2022 - Today, exactly 5 years ago, I started working as a freelance systems technician at the Princess Elisabeth station on Antarctica. For two months the station was my new home.

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Second Team of Season Arrives at PEA
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Second Team of Season Arrives at PEA

On Friday, December 16th, a new group arrived at PEA, including the first scientists of the season from the BAMM, HYPERNETS, and PEACE projects.