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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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The Arctic Spring Bloom
April 20, 2011
It’s exciting to be here at the change from winter to spring. For the past few days, the temperature at the Ice Base has been much warmer at -25C. It’s made living on the sea ice much more pleasant, and the plankton world is feeling the coming of spring too.
Posted in Blog, Ice Base, Leader Slides, Science
Ice-free Ice Holes
April 19, 2011
Ice sampling holes need constant maintenance and the first task each morning is to chip away the ice forming round the edges and sieve away the slushy ice skin that has formed overnight.
Posted in Blog, Ice Base, Leader Slides, Science
Oliver’s Arctic Algae Farm
April 18, 2011
Dr. Oliver Wurl is researching the impact of ocean acidification on the “forests of the oceans” – phytoplankton (a form of algae). He explains his experiments in this video.
Helium Balloon Project
April 17, 2011
Jamie, the comms manager at the Ice Base, gets creative with his film-making using a helium filled weather balloon as a means to get some aerial footage.
Posted in Ice Base, Leader Slides, Videos
10 Things I Have Learnt
April 17, 2011
1 There are single-celled plants living in the sea ice that make their own anti-freeze gel.
A Connected World
April 14, 2011
An important part of the Survey’s work is to help people understand the science being undertaken, using the latest satellite communications technology.
Ocean Acidification
April 12, 2011
If you want to understand how ocean acidification might impact some marine creatures you need to do two things. First go to the seaside and find a seashell.
Posted in Blog, Ice Base, Leader Slides, Science
Investigating Marine Snow
April 11, 2011
This is my second flight to the Arctic ice, and my second time falling in love with the white beauty of the Arctic landscape.
Posted in Blog, Ice Base, Leader Slides
The Reason We’re Here
April 8, 2011
At the halfway mark of the expedition we revisit the science – the reason we’ve all gathered together from around the globe for this third Catlin Arctic Survey.
Posted in Blog, Explorers, Ice Base, Leader Slides
Ceri’s Copepods
April 7, 2011
Ceri thinks copepods are cool. I didn’t know what a copepod was. I hadn’t even heard of them before I met Ceri.
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