69.97° North, 33.82° East – Cloudy and calm sea Flashback The preparation for the Arctic Century expedition already started months ago. Two containers with scientific equipment were sent from Switzerland to Kiel in order to be loaded onto the Akademik Tryoshnikov. The research vessel arrived in Kiel on 22 July […]
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Amy Macfarlane and Nicolas Jullien are the new representatives for APECS in Switzerland. The SPI congratulates them for these roles! You can find below a note they wish to address to you. As the new APECS representatives in Switzerland, we look forward to welcoming all early career researchers (ECRs) in […]
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Changes in climate affect the sliding of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets towards the oceans in several ways. One is that when surface meltwater accesses the bed of a glacier or ice sheet, it changes the speed at which the ice slides over its bed. The coupling between climate […]
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Camp dedicated to field observations of ice motion in South-West Greenland. Andrew Tedstone’s project “ ’HI-SLIDE’: The influence of climate on the decadal dynamic stability of high-elevation sectors of the Greenland Ice Sheet ” was supported by the SPI Technogrants, 2019. © 2021 Andrew Tedstone, all rights reserved
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Creation of an icestupa to facilitate water supply of a nearby village in the region of Ladakh, India. Suryanarayanan Balasubramanian’s project “Artificial Ice Reservoirs Measurement Campaign” was supported by the Polar Access Fund, 2020. © 2020 Suryanarayanan Balasubramanian, all rights reserved
Read More The use of snowmobiles is common to transport the material for building GPS stations. Andrew Tedstone’s project “ ’HI-SLIDE’: The influence of climate on the decadal dynamic stability of high-elevation sectors of the Greenland Ice Sheet ” was supported by the SPI Technogrants, 2019. © 2021 Andrew Tedstone, all rights […]
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For decades, mountain communities have been watching streams run dry as glaciers upstream retreat. Many have been forced to abandon their ancestral land, but some still remain defiant, proactively trying to halt the decline. In a decades-long struggle, local communities have attempted to engineer glaciers – from calving off ice […]
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Join us in Davos on 21 and 22 October 2021 for an exciting scientific symposium “The Cryosphere in a changing climate” with high-level speakers, scientific poster sessions and ample networking time. The symposium aims to build a bridge between generations of cryosphere and climate scientists. Use this opportunity to present […]
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The SPI team welcomes a new Scientific Director, Gabriela Schaepman-Strub. Prof. Schaepman-Strub is an associate professor of Earth System Science at the University of Zurich and is specialised in Arctic biodiversity and ecosystem functions, applying experiments, modelling, and remote sensing. She has acted as a representative of Switzerland in many […]
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From 2021, the Swiss Polar Institute enjoys a new national status and launched a call for the first series of Swiss polar programmes. These steps will significantly increase the opportunities and impact of Swiss polar science in the coming years. To highlight the enhancement of its portfolio, the SPI invites […]
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