Here is a view from the deck of the Kapitan Dranitsyn in early February 2020 on the voyage to meet the Polarstern. Photo Credit: John Cassano, University of Colorado, Boulder.

ARM has three technicians—Paul Ortega and John Bilberry, both from Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Dean Greenamyer, Hamelmann Communications—on Leg 3 of the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition. In early March 2020, the group came aboard the icebreaker R/V Polarstern.

Ludovic Bariteau and Hans-Werner Jacobi are part of the team measuring greenhouse and trace gases in the atmosphere from the vertical mast installed at the bow of Polarstern. Photo Credit: John Bilberry

Ludovic Bariteau, Hans-Werner Jacobi Weekly Update

This week: Learn about the latest with MOSAiC, piece together a puzzle to discover how scientists measure sea ice thickness, and learn what some students find most exciting about the expedition. Photo credit: Michael Gutsche/AWI
Did you know that ice forming in the Arctic drives the flow of ocean water all around the globe? This week, we'll explore this phenomenon and more. Also, learn what was on one MOSAiC team member's packing list and check out our new remote learning resources. Figure credit: Illustration by jg. Source for Earth's topology: NASA/JPL-Caltech 
The sun rises over Arctic sea ice in the fall, hovering on the horizon and creating a perpetual “golden hour” during the day. Photo Credit: Sean Horvath
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The icebreakers Kapitan Dranitsyn, front, and Polarstern sit amid Arctic ice on Feb. 28. Photo Credit: Steffen Graupner/Alfred-Wegener-Institute/AP
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