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May 07

Climate Change in Greenland: Timing of lake ice break-up and its consequences

By Iris Blog, Climate Change, Cryosphere & Climate

APRI scientists from the CC-MoRe (Climate Change in Mountain Regions) research group at the University of Graz investigated the timing of the seasonal ice cover break-up of lakes in Greenland and identified its strong dependence on altitude. The temperatures of…

Apr 05

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Antarctic Peninsula Glacier Response to Climate Change

By Iris Blog, Climate Change, Cryosphere & Climate

The climate-induced collapse of the Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves Larsen A in 1995 and Larsen B in 2002 caused acceleration and retreat of tributary glaciers, leading to major losses in ice mass. Since then, the glaciers have been out of…

Sep 08

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Studying the lower troposphere at Villum Research Station

By Iris Climate Change, Cryosphere & Climate, Expedition, Field report

APRI members Wolfgang Schöner and Jonathan Fipper spent three weeks in the High North in August 2023. During this time, they collected data about the vertical temperature structure of the near-surface atmospheric boundary layer in the vicinity of the Villum…

Jul 27

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First results from the WEG_Re project

By Christoph Ruhsam Climate Change, Cryosphere & Climate, Klimawandel, Kryosphäre & Klima, News

In the first part of our expedition report, we focused on project planning and execution. In the following, we will describe the initial findings in comparison to Alfred Wegener's insights. In the initial phase of the project, we focused on…

Jul 20

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Revisiting Alfred Wegener’s Work in Greenland after almost 100 Years: The WEG_Re Project

By Christoph Ruhsam Climate Change, Cryosphere & Climate, Klimawandel, Kryosphäre & Klima, News

Since the approval of WEG_Re (Centennial Climate Drivers of Glacier Changes in Greenland) by the Austrian Science Fund FWF in November 2021, the APRI team of the University of Graz together with the Know Center Graz has been working on…

Mar 17

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The great landslide of Assapaat – a result of thawing permafrost?

By Christoph Ruhsam Climate Change, Cryosphere, Cryosphere & Climate

The large landslide in the form of a frozen debris avalanche occurred on June 13, 2021, at 04:04 a.m. local time in West Greenland on the southern coast of the Nuussuaq Peninsula near Assapaat, opposite Disko Island. Location of…

Jan 30

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Construction phases of the Austrian Polar Station Sermilik

By Christoph Ruhsam Austrian Polar Research Station, Cryosphere & Climate

Tasiilaq Construction activities are well advanced thanks to the efforts of the local construction company from Tasiilaq. The finishing of the interior and the technical installations will continue in spring 2023.In close cooperation with Lars Vestergaard's construction company in Tasiilaq,…

Jan 02

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Of Caves and Climate Changes

By Christoph Ruhsam Climate Change, Cryosphere & Climate

On the first evening of APRI's 2022 annual general meeting in Innsbruck, APRI member Prof. Gina Moseley gave a thrilling presentation of her expeditions and discoveries in the remotest and wildest corners of Greenland. Read a summary of seven years…

Nov 13

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Understanding the Ice Edge of Northwest Greenland

By Christoph Ruhsam Climate Change, Cryosphere & Climate

The impressive near-vertical ice cliff is part of a land-terminating glacier of the Nunatarssuaq ice cap. The area where the almost 30 m tall ice cliff is situated has been named the Red Rock Ice Cliff due to its visible…

Cryosphere & Climate

Climate Change in Greenland: Timing of lake ice break-up and its consequences

Antarctic Peninsula Glacier Response to Climate Change

Studying the lower troposphere at Villum Research Station

First results from the WEG_Re project

Revisiting Alfred Wegener’s Work in Greenland after almost 100 Years: The WEG_Re Project

The great landslide of Assapaat – a result of thawing permafrost?

Construction phases of the Austrian Polar Station Sermilik

Of Caves and Climate Changes

Understanding the Ice Edge of Northwest Greenland

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