Tim Stanton

Professional Title

Scientist and PI

Department

NPS and MLML

Home State

California

Leg

Akademik Federov Icebreaker

MOSAiC Team

Atmosphere

Ocean

Sea Ice

Funders

National Science Foundation

Tasks

I will deploy three Autonomous Ocean Flux Buoys in the distributed network and one at the Polarstern site. My project will look at the thermodynamic and dynamic drivers of the Arctic sea-ice mass budget.

Science Questions

What processes control ice thickness and extent on seasonal scales?

What are you most excited about the expedition?

Great, diverse group of researchers. Getting the Distributed Network deployed on a very tight ships schedule.

What do you love most about the Arctic?

It's remoteness and observational challenges, scenery.