Saturday, 28 July 2012
Matthias and Gustav coring in the Alas with pingo in background. Photo by Elin Högström.
For a couple of days, the PAGE21 group has been able to
use the Neleger station, owned by the Permafrost Institute, while working
across the Alas located next to it. Parts of the staff from the
Spasskaya Pad station have kindly assisted us during the stay.
The station was set up eleven years ago by
Trofim Maximovtogether with the
Permafrost Institute. Our PAGE21 group has increased today, with the arrival of Professor
Peter Kuhry and Master student Daiga Smeke from
Stockholm University.
Tomorrow, we move on to Yakutsk and towards the supposedly
cooler tundra