Helicopters

Helicopters are practical elements that facilitate the transport chain. They are frequently used in fieldwork during Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, performing tasks such as ice reconnaissance, geodetic measurements, and radio-echo sounding.

Helikopter
A helicopter at work during the Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS) expedition.

Editor: Erik Hellberg Last updated: 2011-12-12
Methane bubble in sea ice. Photo: Martin Wik

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat's yearbook contains information about the Secretariat's activities, annual accounts and cruise reports from the research projects.

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Read more about our current expeditions.

Photo: Adam Jeppesen

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat and Swedish Research Council have established a shared roadmap for support to research projects in polar regions outside Sweden.