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Traverse team assembled at Troll Station
The entire traverse crew is now at Troll Station, busily preparing for the traverse to leave for the Antarctic Plateau.
The fourth IPCC report highlights the importance of ice sheet studies
There are several major responses in the climate system that are not accounted for in the projections made in IPCC’s last assessment report. One of these is how the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica respond to future warming.
History updated
A new article in our history section tells the fascinating story of the Plateau Station, a US research station that was operated in the extreme environment of the high plateau from 1966 to 1969.
Traverse crew arrived in Antarctica
The first traverse crew members arrived at Troll Station in Dronning Maud Land on Thursday, October 18, after a 9 hour flight from Cape Town.
TASTE-IDEA at the IPY website
TASTE-IDEA, or "Trans-Antarctic Scientific Traverses Expeditions – Ice Divide of East Antarctica", is IPY project 152. TASTE-IDEA consists of a number of international traverses across East Antarctica during IPY.
Norwegian-American IPY Traverse
Norwegian and American scientists are joining efforts in a 2-season traverse across some of the least known parts of East Antarctica, to expand our knowledge about the effects of climate change in the Cold Continent.
Traverse team assembled at Troll Station