Imaging the Ice…

Hi again from Adam in Norway’s Finse station. Today we had a “bad” weather day – some clouds rolled in, obscuring the view of the Hardangerjokull ice cap and it’s been generally chillier. However, considering that I’ve previously conducted Arctic fieldwork in blizzards and whiteouts, we can hardly consider a bit of cloud as “bad” […]

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All systems go!

Hi again from Adam, blogging from Finse station! Happy to report that the sunny conditions which greeted us on Saturday have remained, and we’ve benefitted from amazing conditions for surveying.  Great visibility, calm wind and no precipitation risk is a great recipe for a pleasant glaciological campaign! Yesterday was our first full day on Midtdlasbreen and Benny […]

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First day at Finse Station

This afternoon, we arrived at Finse on the train from Bergen in glorious sunshine.  It is strange for me (Benny, that is) to come to Finse when there is snow and even in April there is still a great deal of snow – a couple of metres in most places.  I am used to a […]

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Going Glacial! All set for Finse.

Hello, Adam here, and thanks for checking out our field blog! Actually – ‘field blog’ is a little bit premature at the moment as I’m still sat in my flat in London…!  But my flight to Norway is early tomorrow morning, and I thought I’d just take the opportunity to outline the INTERACT-funded work we’re […]

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