Archives for July 2016

First impressions of the GRIFF expedition

Folke Mehrtens 25. July 2016

by Núria Casacuberta | The 18th of July was an important date: the GRIFF expedition started!!! 52 scientists from 10 different countries, together with 45 crew members, left Tromsø onboard one of the most supreme research vessels: Polarstern. We left a grey and rainy day behind us, but ... [Read more]

Sea ice samples

Folke Mehrtens 11. July 2016

by Josephine Rapp | During this expedition I planned to do sea ice work for the very first time. However, due to bad weather conditions and very thick fog during the first weeks of the cruise, I first thought that it would be cancelled after all, since both the helicopter and the zodiac require ... [Read more]