2026-07-03T15:20:05Z https://yabu.me Ruth Mottram https://yabu.me/npub18dnhjcenzclveunlgcgcjnkwcdg5cn2p82w3lz4gm3jcqjndgh6qtr6m6t https://pxscdn.com/cache/avatars/681898041888644723/avatar_yr91.jpg https://pxscdn.com/cache/avatars/681898041888644723/avatar_yr91.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsttpr8v99602lxdh2nffs3slgh3sy5wvykzkqdwshgl9sqx88lt0szyqakw7trxvtran8j0arprz2wemp4znzdgyaf68u24rwxtqz2d4zlgjf7f8k We were rewarded late yesterday evening with beautiful sun and spectacular snow crystals. <br/><br/>Today I have mostly been in the lab tent... <br/><br/><br/><br/>#iQ2300 #FieldPhoto #Fieldwork #Antarctica #DronningMaudLand #frostodon #icetodon<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/ffe7c43a6-a8b5f2/AOnk8CUtGqBl/IICWAxZPbnRJ1tv4nrRGmiz27fgW46VQ6cX2VkSu.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/ffe7c43a6-a8b5f2/qYvlbAnFCYdv/gfThRp1ILi8haCoeAVDlgLrhiYw9adDTza9jQc13.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/ffe7c43a6-a8b5f2/fQ7EIzaWODve/IFWIOhnOmSFiuyfVgPkalPrFXa6qr3hmVuCvGwDt.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/ffe7c43a6-a8b5f2/TkIoAmBvQBvv/cq5nFAfbDir3S0ltcB7QV2Kav2KWzwnRJKV9uWMo.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/ffe7c43a6-a8b5f2/ceaVkzj2w26r/AsJWrgTdATspxt2rgvMQBX0LHb1j3iRz2bujTpyo.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-11T19:36:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspvvak2qnjdsu3ar6r48l7k2zu6yaswdcw6sffk73qm0el9xupxnczyqakw7trxvtran8j0arprz2wemp4znzdgyaf68u24rwxtqz2d4zlg40mjzk After the 2 days of storm, the surface has been scoured into crazy sastrugi patterns at our field site this afternoon.<br/><br/><br/><br/>#Sastrugi #Antarctica #iQ2300 #FieldPhoto #FieldWork<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/c19ce1b25-2f8843/MB7gJz8auWYu/oazlYyPRkApYax47MjlHSM9UpIR9j0bIofpVPSpV.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/c19ce1b25-2f8843/E4YDd542Fm54/XQf7TqSxl2t1vXIgh2hfl7ozraNw2lHMkEb18yqV.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/c19ce1b25-2f8843/CxS5AxnUD3DE/kqscLD5lLrlGyAg5ck6ikX7O9nuklAzyK0v0vSqN.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/c19ce1b25-2f8843/E2SsaWlIZkMH/SuJLV0JjJ7ccfE36DQAGQ6NMR9dhDY4o9Gk7y3Bz.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-27T19:13:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp4srsq6xftfx7fxe5dm6tcncma7je0y5thz73ge7ys56zsm95c5czyqakw7trxvtran8j0arprz2wemp4znzdgyaf68u24rwxtqz2d4zlglfll08 Off into the field this afternoon, here is a picture of an ark. That will be home for the next few days. <br/><br/><br/><br/>In the meantime here&#39;s a quick update on what we&#39;ve been up to. <br/><br/><br/><br/><a href="http://sternaparadisaea.net/2025/12/20/settling-in/">http://sternaparadisaea.net/2025/12/20/settling-in/</a><br/><br/><br/><br/>#iQ2300 #Antarctica #Fieldwork #FieldPhoto<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/c19ce1b25-2f8843/hkptecBXcFsB/qSdKfYY4yECLQmyZDGAcQ42TAijWJogSsJbqAIdo.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-21T10:43:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqgpemrfn3yzpc3m5pt9ackqr0qqh80qerf6jq762dgkh2gqfe4vczyqakw7trxvtran8j0arprz2wemp4znzdgyaf68u24rwxtqz2d4zlg3zra3s Wasa station. After a morning of safety training and snow scooter training, we unpacked and I took our snow optical sensors for a walk to test the surface snow grain sizes. All present and correct.<br/><br/>A good view from the moraine over the station and the vast whiteness of the #iceSheet beyond.<br/><br/> #iQ2300 #Antarctica #FieldworkPhoto #OceanIceEU #PRECISEnnf<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/c19ce1b25-2f8843/U4L1TIGQYj20/ERN7vbkfeQooJYZUfa1Qj44fcyT8r79FOFjlXivp.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-18T20:48:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw25nef24zse9mxzdffrvh964kfwhp8ummf8rz57u2c2rc6a9mgqszyqakw7trxvtran8j0arprz2wemp4znzdgyaf68u24rwxtqz2d4zlgs9qh6s Getting excited for the winter field season, which this year means heading South instead of North. And what better use of a wet Sunday afternoon than to go through recently arrived fieldkit from the Swedish Polar secratariet to check it all fits and to see what I additions I need? <br/><br/><br/><br/>Antarctic fieldwork starts in December and our aim is to assess snow fall variability in the sector of Dronning Maud Land near the Wasa station. . <br/><br/><br/><br/>#iQ2300 #FieldWork #AntarcticFieldWork #Antarctica #WasaStation #PolarSekretariatet<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/9c67e908a-279c2f/uJkE3TviD8xY/BiZPmMGFicghW6PoK7G062jLjXksRbr5NZwVOtfS.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-21T11:13:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9mf4vur4j9dstp3963apsllshe8457d37ye5um67wzt3g3fxhd8szyqakw7trxvtran8j0arprz2wemp4znzdgyaf68u24rwxtqz2d4zlgvdhvyn Hotel unexpectedly put me in one of their fancy rooms with a little balcony. Not sure how they expect me to sleep with this view under the midnight sun. 🌞❄️🤯🤩😍<br/><br/>Even after a gruelling week of field work. The shower was nice though.<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/208209554-471e9e/XiStIKiBkacn/wcOheAFkaj54gRGkbPb3T6jS7KUnEWvaTcRojcVY.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-30T00:49:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqht4jmdrsr92x0ct6hlyhlcma779wcwuluajcm5jmhwzgmx5ykyqzyqakw7trxvtran8j0arprz2wemp4znzdgyaf68u24rwxtqz2d4zlgwvx9xl Editing some old photos and came across this one from our fieldwork in April last year. Still one of my favourites. <br/><br/>The cliffs are called Inuighit (the people), near #Qaanaaq in NW #Greenland. #FieldPhoto<br/> <img src="https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/681898041888644723/634f2a4e4-291f24/sZ0gYy7DkZqe/ck6iADJsl1jC6bCn5jagFmn4ZM1Ts9fY8eBo0kSr.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-14T21:06:47Z