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Neumayer (DE). SANAE V (SA). Troll (NO). Aboa (FI). Wasa (SE). Summer station. Svea (SE). Year-round station. 2005. Wasa. Fossilryggen. Svea. 2,10, 30, 60cm installed Nov ’03. 2cm installed Nov ’03. 2,10, 30, 60cm installed Nov ’04. Swedish Polar Research Secretariat.
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Neumayer (DE) SANAE V (SA) Troll (NO) Aboa (FI) Wasa (SE) Summer station Svea (SE) Year-round station 2005
Wasa Fossilryggen Svea 2,10, 30, 60cm installed Nov ’03 2cm installed Nov ’03 2,10, 30, 60cm installed Nov ’04
Swedish Polar Research Secretariat • Focus primarily on Arctic • Logistical support for (bi-)annual expeditions • Annual polar bibliography update • No national database facilities • Ongoing discussion on support for monitoring activities • Open to international collaborators • Geomorphological studies (2003 - ) • CALM sites along coast – inland transect • Periglacial processes (climate – process interactions) • Weathering studies (biogenic coatings, blockfields)
South African National Antarctic Programme • Annual expeditions (Marion, Gough, SANAE V) • No national database • Discussion on long-term monitoring • Open to international collaborators • Sub-Antarctic Marion Island - geomorphology (1997 - ) • Periglacial processes (climate – process interactions) • Weathering studies • Late Quaternary glacial/periglacial history • Responses to current climate change • Interactions with Azorella