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Latest insights into our latest mission to the Arctic.

Canada’s Arctic ice shelves have almost halved in size over the last six years.
Summer 2011 marks the second lowest sea ice extent on record

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Operation IceBridge

March 28, 2012

Researchers and flight crew with NASA’s Operation IceBridge began another season of science activity with the start of the 2012 Arctic campaign on March 13.

Posted in Explorers, Ice Base, Leader Slides, News, Operations, Science

Last week we mentioned that Dr Oliver Wurl had recieved the good news that his scientific paper, based on the work done at the Catlin Ice Base, was being published. We are now in a position to give more detail on the exciting nature of his findings.

Posted in Ice Base, Leader Slides, Science

CNN Documentary

July 15, 2011

Philippe Cousteau fronted a CNN documentary about the Catlin Ice Base that premiered on 16th July on CNN International.

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From Ice to Lab

July 5, 2011

One of the new theories investigated at the Catlin Ice Base this year sought to answer a question first asked more than 30 years ago: does sea ice formation also transport carbon dioxide into the depths of the ocean?

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Survey Documentary

May 25, 2011

Dr Victoria Hill stars in a documentary to be aired this weekend on BBC World. Burning questions in the freezing cold follows Victoria’s mission to gather data during the 2011 Catlin Arctic Survey.

Posted in Ice Base, News, Science

Call for Arctic Research Proposals

May 17, 2011

Are you a researcher looking to travel to the Arctic to help piece together the impact of climate change on this unique part of the world?

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Base By Numbers

May 12, 2011

How many copepods were counted? How many litres of seawater were sampled? And just how many miles were cycled to winch all those samples from the sea? Dr Helen Findlay recalls her time at the Catlin Ice Base, by numbers.

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Packed Up & Shipped Out

April 30, 2011

All Catlin Ice Base personnel and their kit and equipment have been flown off the Arctic Ocean and returned to the expedition’s starting point in Resolute, Canada.

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Kit and Clothing

April 26, 2011

The Arctic Ocean, in the winter and spring season, is one of the most extreme environments on earth. To live, work and (in the Explorers case) travel in these conditions you need kit and clothing that is up to the job.

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Pedal Power

April 22, 2011

Catlin Ice Base scientists are using an adapted bicycle to help them gather data from the murky depths below the sea ice. The winch is used to deploy and retrieve scientific instruments, water sampling equipment and trawling nets at one of four ice sampling holes at the base.

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