15 Jan 2024 Arctic clouds and aerosols – one of the keys to understanding the climate

During May and June 2023, the polar expedition ARTofMELT was carried out with the icebreaker Oden. One of the research projects was about characterizing atmospheric aerosol particles and clouds and was led by the expedition's Co-Chief Scientist Paul Zieger. Using a state-of-the-art mobile laboratory, the researchers studied aerosol particles and the processes that lead to cloud formation.

11 Jan 2024 Meeting with Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs about collaboration in polar research

On January 10, Katarina Gårdfeldt, Director-General at the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, met with Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yōko Kamikawa, about future collaborations in polar research. Japan's Ambassador to Sweden, Masaki Noke, and polar researchers Martin Jakobsson, Stockholm University and Dag Avango, Luleå University of Technology attended the meeting.

10 Jan 2024 To Mannefallknausane

03 Jan 2024 New Year in Vestfjella

29 Dec 2023 Field trip to Utpostarne

25 Dec 2023 Busy days at Wasa

22 Dec 2023 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Wasa!

19 Dec 2023 The team is complete

14 Dec 2023 Wasa is open for the season

12 Dec 2023 Time for a new Swedish Antarctic expedition

During this year's Antarctic expedition DML 2023/24, which the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat organises, a project is participating where the researchers seek to answer how Antarctica will develop in a future with a warmer climate. Part of the answer lies in the bedrock and erratics deposited by the ice sheet.

06 Dec 2023 Unique data from the start of the melt season in the Arctic

An expedition that was characterized by excellent cooperation, curious polar bears, tough ice conditions and extensive collection of valuable data. Chief Scientist Michael Tjernström sums up the Oden expedition ARTofMELT, carried out in the Arctic Ocean during May and June this year.

06 Dec 2023 Housed in tents pending better flying conditions

30 Nov 2023 Training in steep terrain

After the first field course held in Abisko in March 2023, it was time for a follow-up. This time, the training took place in the Stockholm area. Over three days in October, participants practised, among other things, safety in steep terrain.