The Russian supply icebreaker Kapitan Dranitsyn left the MOSAiC ice floe on December 18. Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Folke Mehrtens

Dave Costa, CIRES/NOAA - CIRES/NOAA scientist Dave Costa is one of several CIRES scientists nearly back to land after spending months at sea during Leg 1 of MOSAiC. In this post from the last few days in December, he describes the sometimes-tedious journey home.


This week, learn more about the 1893 Fram expedition to the Arctic by immersing yourself in a 360-degree virtual experience! Photo credit: Anne Gold, CIRES


This week, we bring you our favorite moments from MOSAiC Monday 2019 and preview what's to come in 2020.

MOSAiC School 2019 in 52 Seconds

Twenty early career scientists participated in the MOSAiC School 2019 during the fir


Deploying a SIMB Buoy in the Central Arctic

Watch MOSAiC scientists deploy a Seasonal Ice Mass Balance Buoy in the sea ice as pa


Season's Greetings from the Polar Regions

The Alfred Wegener Institute sends you Season's Greetings from the polar regions!


Kapitan Dranitsyn heading back toward Tromso. Photo: David Costa, CIRES & NOAA

CIRES/NOAA scientist Dave Costa is on his way back to land after spending months at sea during Leg 1 of MOSAiC. In this blog, he recounts the unique soundscape he experienced as the Russian icebreaker broke through sea ice on its way back to Tromso: