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Netherlands Arctic Programme

8 July 2011 13:06

left: Jos Rokx, right: Dick van de Kroef

The Netherlands Polar Programma is funded by four ministeries and the Netherlands science foundation ALW-NWO manages it. Jos Rokx (Ministery of Education, Culture and Science) en Dick van der Kroef (ALW-NWO) visit Ny-Ålesund to study the possibilities for international science cooperation. They are hosted by the Netherlands Arctic Station and an intensive schedule. The picture on the left shows them while they release the daily weather balloon.

The programme contained the following activities:

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Longyearbyen: Visit to Svalbard Science Forum. Host: Christiaane Hübner

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Longyearbyen: Visit to UNIS and introduction to SIOS. Host: Ragnhild Rönneberg

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Introduction to the Netherlands Arctic Station

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Walk to field site with Open Top Chambers Jelte Rozema Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Visit to NERC/BAS Harland huset (UK). A summer station of the Britisch Antarctic Survey and the National Environmental Council. Host: station leader Nick Cox

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Visit to AWIPEV facilities (joint base Germany and France), starting with a launch of a balloon with ozone sonde and a tour through the atmospheric research laboratory. Host: engineer Andrea Gross and station leader Rudolf Denkmann.

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Visit Kings Bay (Norway), the company owns and runs Ny-Alesund with the purpose to accommodate science, Host: director Ole Øiseth

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Visit to the Norwegian Polar Institute (Norway) the biggest station, many cooperative projects also providing technical and logistic support to many. Host: station leader Max König.

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Visit Kongsfjorden Marine Laboratory a general facility for research projects, accommodation and facilities for rent. Host: Elisabeth Råstad

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Boattrip to Ny-London and Blomstranden, archeological fieldwork, boattour around Blomstranden with Maarten Loonen, boat driven by Wojtek Moskal (NPI)

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Walk over tundra to Krikjefjellet via Corbell Station and Gåsebu with Maarten Loonen

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Visit to the newly restored Amundsen Villa with murals

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Visit to diving facilities Marine Laboratory. Host: Max Schwanitz (AWIPEV)

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Conversation with the science advisor of Kings Bay Hallvar Gisnås

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Longyearbyen: Visit to Svalbard Museum



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