The German Arctic research vessel Polarstern in the ice next to a research camp in the Arctic region, on April 24, 2020. Manuel Ernst—Alfred-Wegner-Institut/AP
They prepared for icy cold...
Bilberry stands in front of a large ridge with the Polarstern in the distance. First, a large lead opened up and isolated Met City, where the meteorological instruments are located on the ice. Then the lead closed and created this ridge. Photo is by Ortega.
Maddie Smith in the Beaufort Sea in 2015, in front of the R/V Sikuliaq. “It was my first time standing on sea ice (over thousands of meters of water!), so I was pretty excited.” (Photo courtesy of Maddie Smith)
Maddie Smith is ready to drift...
In this photo provided by the Alfred Wegener Institute and taken on May 6, 2020, MOSAiC participants stand at the window of their rooms in the hotel, where they are in quarantined before returning to the MOSAiC expedition, in Bremerhaven, Germany. Photo: Esther Horvath
They prepared for icy cold...
This week: Learn about the 'life cycles' of sea ice and the different forms it takes on its path to becoming full-fledged sheet ice. Also, how exactly do icebreakers break the ice? Photo credit: Anne Gold, CIRES
Matt Boyer
Katyanne Shoemaker
Radiance Calmer
Flying a drone in the Arctic
The beginning of this week...
Pretending to be a DataHawk flying over the lead
The 24th was the first day of DataHawk flights...