This week: Check in with the MOSAiC expedition and learn what scientists have been up to. Also, scientist Emelia Chamberlain answers your question about Arctic wildlife.
A crack in the sea ice October 19 separated this research site on the ice from the Polarstern. AWI image by Marcel Nicolaus
This Thursday will be the 'official' start of routine sampling and observations for MOSAiC which will continue for the next year. In reality, some instruments have been operating for several days already and preliminary snow and ice sampling surveys have occurred over the past two weeks.
Thomas Krumpen (right) and Thomas Rackow (left) are discussing the weather and visibility forecasts for 26 September 2019 (photo by Thea Schneider)
Predicting the weather is not an easy thing to do - we know that from everyday life. No rain predicted? Maybe take a jacket with you anyway, because the weather is a chaotic system. This means that even small initial perturbations can lead to a very different outcome. In weather prediction, numerical computer models are used.
Two polar bears on ice. Photo: Janek Uin/Brookhaven
It’s our last day on R/V Polarstern with the feeling of mission accomplished. We are transferring to the other icebreaker today, and this will be my last update until I get back to Norway.
This week: How is the climate changing, and what is going on in the Arctic?

Protecting People and Bears

Trude Hohle, one of the Polar Bear Guards on the RV Polarstern tells us what it take


Before she left to spend several weeks in the Arctic Ocean aboard an icebreaker on the MOSAiC expedition, PolarTREC educator Katie Gavenus put together a collection of educational resources for teaching about the equinox. Whether you're a fan of kinesthetic activities, art, or video lessons, there's something here for you!

Seeker's new short video take on MOSAiC mission
Semany Gashaw produced an engaging short video on MOSAiC...