Swoosh
By Andreas Muenchow, University of Delaware | Peter and I could hear the swoosh of our ocean sensors breaching the surface like a whale ...
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Excursion into the mountains
By Susanne Lunz and Christoph Knöfel | Sometimes one has to move quickly. We got the green light for our first flight after the daily ...
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Earthquakes on the seafloor
By Michaela Meier | Everyone knows that I get sea sick, and I hate sea sickness. So, why am I here and what am ...
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Stormy Transit from Norway to Greenland
Andreas Muenchow, University of Delaware, USA | A storm closed the deck of R/V Polarstern on our first day at sea. Within hours of ...
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All aboard! The RV Polarstern has set sail for North-East Greenland
By Richard Jones, Durham University | Huddled at the waterfront of Tromso, Arctic Norway, I joined a large group of fellow scientists for my first ...
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Coming back
By Rafael Lazo Perez | The glaciers of Spitzbergen say goodbye to us while we departure slowly from this magnificent archipelago. The waves splash ...
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Why the Arctic?
By Rafael Lazo Perez | The ship trembles while we slowly advance through the ice. A crack appears in the ice piece blocking our way. ...
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Working in an Arctic cruise: day and (night) day
By Rafael Laso Perez | Tac, tac, tac. The sound of the peristaltic pumps helps to stay awake at 4:00 AM in the lab. ...
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Almost 80° north
By Rafael Laso Perez | The excitement runs through my veins. In a couple of hours we will arrive to S3, my first sampling station ...
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Flying above and diving below sea ice
By Benjamin Lange | Arctic sea ice thickness and extent have undergone significant changes over the past ~30 years. The observed changes are actually ...