Antarktis neste Next Stop... Antarctica

Foto: Stein Tronstad / Norsk Polarinstitutt

Nå reiser vi snart til Antarktis! I nesten to måneder skal vi undersøke hva som skjer med ishøydene som stikker opp av isbremmen nord for forskningsstasjonen Troll i Dronning Maud Land.

Du vil få oppdateringer daglig på hva vi gjør, hvordan været er (akkurat nå er det 12 minusgrader på Troll), og lære mye om det store kontinentet Antarktis som inneholder 70 % av alt ferskvannet på jorda.

We're soon off to Antarctica! For almost two months, we will examine what happens to the ice rises sticking up out of the ice shelf north of the Troll research station in Dronning Maud Land.

You will get daily updates on what we do, what the weather is like (right now it is 12 degrees below zero), and learn more about the vast continent of Antarctica that contains 70% of all fresh water on Earth.

Meet the Team Leader - Dr. Kenny Matsuoka

Dr. Matsuoka describes himself as a field-oriented glaciologist.  He always frames research questions as "what we can learn from the data" and "what kinds of tools and data we need to have to understand the nature."  The nature is inherently complicate so we need to have eagle eyes to probe into it.  Theory and laboratory work can help us formulate hypotheses which guide us to understand the complicated data.  It is Dr. Matsuoka's philosophy that fieldwork, laboratory experiments, and theoretical development are three wheels of a car.  The other wheel is passion for science.  None of them can be absent for excellent science.

Attention Teachers!

• Are you looking for an opportunity to connect your students with current scientific discoveries?

• Do you want to have researchers visit your classroom and share how exciting a science career can be?

• Or maybe you are looking for some activities to celebrate the Nansen-Amundsen year?

…then come with us to Antarctica!