Blogs of our Svalbard trip (in dutch, but with photographs and movies):
Verleden Noorderlicht

Videos and Images

Meet the Scientist

Simon Troelstra studied Geology at the VU University Amsterdam, where he also did his PhD research. At present he is associate professor at the department of Paleoclimatology and Geomorphology of this university. He is involved in the department's sea-going research as (co-)chief scientist on expeditions to the Mediterranean, Atlantic/Indian Oceans and the Nordic Seas. Main research focus is on paleoceanography (foraminifera, stable isotopes) and the climate archives preserved in the shells of mollucs. Current projects involve the IPY NORCLIM project (expeditions to Newfoundland, Svalbard and Greenland), ENSO variability (Kalimantan), and monsoon variability (Loess Plateau, China).


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