March 2011
Release of an ozone sound from the balloon house of the AWIPEV base.
Photo: S. Barrault
25.03.11
Unusually low temperatures in the Arctic ozone layer have recently initiated massive ozone depletion. The Arctic appears to be heading for a record loss of this trace gas that protects the Earth’s surface against ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Measurements are resulting from the so-called "Match" campaign carried out by an international network of over 30 ozone sounding stations including AWIPEV in Ny-Ålesund.
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Unusually low temperatures in the Arctic ozone layer have recently initiated massive ozone depletion. The Arctic appears to be heading for a record loss of this trace gas that protects the Earth’s surface against ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Measurements are resulting from the so-called "Match" campaign carried out by an international network of over 30 ozone sounding stations including AWIPEV in Ny-Ålesund.
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February 2011
First sunrise over Prins Karls Forland. Photo: Hallvar Gisnås
Golden Boys - 22.02.11
The sun has come back after 4 months of polar night. The weather condition was optimal today after noon to observe the sunlight from Skaret, a pass over Ny-Ålesund accessible by snowmobile . The full AWIPEV team enjoyed the "warm" light despite the freezing air temperature of 34 degrees below zero.First visit - 16.02.11
Polar bear walking on ice by the harbour. In the backgournd is Kapp Mitra.
Photo: Vigdis Lonar Barth
A polar bear visited Ny-Ålesund today at lunch time. The bear walked behind Mellageret to the harbour. The watchman and his team scared the animal away towards Brandalspynten on the west side of the settlement.
Many inhabited locations on Svalbard have gotten bear visits since last weekend (read more on http://svalbardposten.no/nyheter/mange-bjørnebesøk
The actual conditions permit bears to travel easily on frozen fjords. The sea ice on the West coast of Spitsbergen is closing up increasing the possibility to meet polar bear in the area.
The actual conditions permit bears to travel easily on frozen fjords. The sea ice on the West coast of Spitsbergen is closing up increasing the possibility to meet polar bear in the area.
Snowmobile season starts
AWIPEV, NP and KB during an ice drilling session on Kongsfjorden.
Photo: S. Barrault
Information from Kings Bay:
There are several regulatory aspects to keep in mind when driving a snow mobile in Svalbard in general and Ny-Ålesund in particular. Please see these documents:- Access roads in and out of Ny-Ålesund (see map here).
- Restricted areas on Svalbard for visitors and permanent residents: www.sysselmannen.no/hovedEnkel.aspx
- Areas with other access restrictions: www.sysselmannen.no/hovedEnkel.aspx