Tag Archives: Sweden

Holiday break

Posted on September 5, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Autumn arrived in the Arctic with fast incoming clouds and drizzling rains, luckily exactly the day when the field season was over! I am now going to celebrate this second field season of my PhD with a deserved holiday to Spain, where summers … Continue reading →

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Flying a helicopter

Posted on September 3, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Our most remote plots involve hours of climbing on steep mountain slopes, through dense willow shrubs and over dry rocky areas. But not this time. This time we had to walk for 20 minutes to Abisko’s helicopter base and do the … Continue reading →

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Please do not disturb

Posted on September 1, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

If you leave your experiment behind in the Scandinavian mountains, you will have to deal with the wildlife up there. We learned that lesson the hard way. It turns out that the high north houses a high density of reindeer, a fact we immediately noticed … Continue reading →

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A happy reunion

Posted on September 1, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Recent post about my fieldwork in Abisko on the Arctic Research Blog!

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The beauty of the north

Posted on July 25, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

The Scandinavian mountains have photo opportunities around every corner. Click here to see a photo gallery, where I celebrate the amazing beauty of the north. You should pay it a visit to enjoy angry lemmings, stunning lakes, beautiful flowers, endless sunsets or breath-taking mountain hikes. … Continue reading →

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Sweet summer child

Posted on July 24, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

I am a true summer child. I love the sun, the flowers, the birds and all nature’s activity in summer. I brighten up under a warm blue sky. I do not know a thing about the Scandinavian winters, with their … Continue reading →

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