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Last week most of the scientists and several of the crew headed home from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, having accomplished their scientific objectives for this season. Only a core crew and one scientist will stay until the end of the season.

Last week IPF staff, scientists, and engineers were very active in outreach activities from Antarctica.

As the scientists who arrived last week completed their field training and started to head out into the field, additional scientists and a film crew led by Belgian journalist and filmmaker Eric Goens arrived on Friday.

The season got into full swing this past week following the arrival of the scientists and new crew.

Sunny skies have returned to  vicinity of the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica just in time for new arrivals at the station!

After some pleasant weather during the first few weeks of the season, stormy weather has arrived at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, forcing a few changes of plan and even unexpected visitors.

On December 2nd, Princess Elisabeth Antarctica (PEA) welcomed the first scientific team of the season. Comprising four scientists, three pilots, and technicians from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) in Germany, they arrived with their specialised Polar 6 Basler aircraft equipped with an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) radar beneath the wing.

The annual Arctic Futures Symposium and its growing number of side events, including the highly popular Arctic Shorts film evening, is happening this week.

The team enjoyed pleasant weather as they started working on the first major tasks of the season.

Thanks to a productive first week and favourable weather, the station is now running at full power with all systems successfully restarted.