... the ice and we could step out on the North Pole. After the mandatory group photo the researchers started working and we got both a piston core and CTD water from 4,200 m depth. Additionally we did an ice station plus all the ...
As part of our research programme during the Arctic Ocean 2016 expedition we were planning to launch meteorological radiosondes every six hours, with the data being used both for research and sent to the EUMETNET service for use in initialising...
The last couple of days, we have been busy with seismic lines. This means that Oden is breaking ice in straight lines through heavy, massive ice with ridges while the Canadian icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent is ...
... before we arrived. I dressed and hurried out to the CTD container on the bow deck, where Lars was already checking the instrument – a combination of a carousel of bottles for water sampling, and an instrument measuring salinity, oxygen ...
... moored in a sea ice environment, a ship trying to keep an exact position or an ice-going vessel without icebreaking capability, might get into serious problems if the forces coming from the ice get too high. To get a better ...
... board icebreaker Oden uses weather balloons to make measurements in the air. The measurements can be used for e.g. making weather forecasts. The researcher John Prytherch, from the University of Leeds explains how the helium-filled balloons ...
... fins into legs and emerged onto dry land. By 250 million years ago this process had reversed, and the tetrapod walking limb was once again remodeled into a fin for a return to life in the sea. But what was it that drove vertebrates to ...
... sheet thickness and dynamics. There are plenty of potential study sites in the mountain ranges, whose peaks are sticking up through the ice sheet 200–300 km from the coast. The purpose of this research project is to reconstruct how the ice ...
No ship today, it is still working to get trough the ice. Instead there was a fire drill. It is still warm, overcast and no wind. Attached our ...
... without hesitation. We have got to borrow tools and they helped with loading. The fact that they had Swedish-speaking staff giving us a tour óf the station was absolutely fantastic! Have a Happy New Year!
... bad and the risk of injuries and damages on equipment increases. We immediately take some security measures when working outdoors. Read the full blog post in Swedish
... when it comes to safety. She is our radio communications central and keeps track of our messages when we’re working in the field. Even if we’re very far away from our own homes and families, in the world’s coldest, windiest ...
... from the infrared spectrum on our screens and on the other screen we have radar images That are usefull when looking for cracks. Photo: Henrik Tornberg Safety first – always on expedition. Photo: Henrik Törnberg Calle are our ...
... about 50km across the ice from Wasa. The trip was essentially to test out the vehicles, the vehicle storage and packing system that Calle and the others have developed, as well as to try out our camp and equipment set-up. But we were also ...
... Aluminum pipes are probably good to something. Photo: Karin Winarve The Crocodile back. Photo: Karin Winarve The working day began with replacing the flagpole rope. The four flagpoles have become old and have become worn out by weather. The ...
Back to yesterday’s view. Sivorgfjella with Scharffenbergbotnen and Svea at the base. Photo: Karin Winarve Still happy from yesterday’s the field trip to Svea. After just a few hours of sleep we put the work clothes on and its time to...
... Nat Lifton is an expert in lab methods and sampling techniques. He help to decide whether it’s worth taking samples from a boulder or not. Photo: Henrik Törnberg Ola Fredin is an expert in making satellite imagery analysis. We ...
... on our way to Milorgfjella. On the trailer you can see gray Jet-A1-powered snow melting device that provides drinking water for us together with an assortment of GPS and sampling equipment. The rest of our camping and field equipment is ...
... an electrical system with solar panels, and a variety of other technical equipment and buildings to keep in good working condition. Pär, Stefan and Ola are the expedition technicians. They make sure that the technical equipment works and is ...
... people based in a field camp. We have three large tents; two for sleeping and one that serves as a mess tent for cooking, eating and storing spare food and equipment. We sleep four persons to a tent, using a sleeping system that consists of ...
