MOSAiC

Team BGC, Leg 4

Operating an international expedition...

Pictured left to right: Ale, UiT Post-doc Jessie Gardner, myself, and our fearless bear-guard Tereza Svecova.

After 64 days at sea...

Moving the Met Sled; Photo: Lianna Nixon

The Polarstern, released too early from a floe, returned to the North Pole in August amid thin ice. STEFFEN GRAUPNER

In March, soon after...

Sea ice photographed from the research icebreaker RV Polarstern as it approached the North Pole was covered with melt ponds, melting from the bottom and was easy for the ship to sail through. (Folke Mehrtens / AWI)

Ice is still present...

This week: Educators, join us on Wednesdays for a new MOSAiC webinar series! Also, the Fram expedition 126 years ago was experiencing a much different Arctic. And: What are the MOSAiC science focus areas, and how are they connected? Photo credit: National Library of Norway

During a yearlong international mission on Arctic sea ice, CIRES’ Matthew Shupe heads to inspect and repair damage after a November storm tossed up new ice barriers and damaged equipment. (Amy Richman / CIRES and CU Boulder / Courtesy Photo)

Helene and Kevin on the ice

In this handout photo provided by Markus Rex, head of the MOSAiC expedition, a view of the North Pole from RV Polarstern, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020.

A German icebreaker...

MOSAiC Team members celebrating on the bridge of the Polarstern after reaching the North Pole. (Source: Courtesy Lianna Nixon)

The MOSAiC...

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