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Rainette Engberg from the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland works on setting up a sonic anemometer at PEA for the SnowFlux project.

Station Doctor David Werlen, an experienced climber in his spare time, scales the tower to install instruments for the SnowFlux project as scientist Rainette Engberg from the EPFL in Lausanne, Swizerland looks on.

Scientist Rainette Engberg from the EPFL in Lausanne, Swizerland works on a sonic anemometer at the base of the 30-metre tower at PEA for the SnowFlux Project, which is determining the fate of blowing snow.

An experienced climber, PEA Station Doctor David Werlan has no problem going up the 30-metre tower in front of PEA to install instruments for the SnowFlux project.

Field guide Sebastian Corret helops ULB resaercher Sarah Wauthy store snow samples taken from a trench dug near PEA for the PASPARTOUT project. The snow samples will be analysed in the glaciology lab at the ULB once they arrive back in Belgium after the season.

Sarah Wauthy (ULB) and fiend guide Sebastien Corret colelct tubes from the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) auto sampler installed on the PEA’s south scientific shelter for Ghent University as part of the PASPARTOUT project.

Sarah Wauthy (ULB) poses with particle sampler installed on the PEA’s south scientific shelter for Ghent University as part of the PASPARTOUT project. 

A first glimpse of how the inside of the hangar will look once fully operational.

Structural elements are fixed and secured to complete the hangar safely and efficiently.