#artofmelt2023 — Public Fediverse posts

Quick ink wash sketch made while sailing out through Isfjorden after leaving Longyearbyen at the start of the #ArtOfMelt2023 research cruise.

Gratuitous polar bear photo, just because! 😁
We saw a lot of polar bears on this expedition.

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Scientific equipment makes the best adventure playground for polar bear cubs!

(photo: Åsa Lindgren)

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Inadvertent measurement of the albedo of a polar bear...this is worth a Nature paper, right?

(photo: Åsa Lindgren)

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The radiometers (solar and infrared) that make up the other half of our surface energy budget measurements. And another beautiful day on the ice.

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Heather setting up the logging system on the mast from which turbulent fluxes are measured.

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Back in what passes for civilization after 6 weeks offline in the Arctic Ocean (well, Fram Strait anyway). Currently on a train somewhere in Germany, en route home, and in need of distractions to pass the time, so...

Here's me and fab post-doc Heather, first day on the ice, scouting out a location for the instrumentation. Icebreaker Oden in the background.

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Mit dem Eisbrecher "Oden" ist die #Klima-Expedition #ArtOfMelt2023 zu Beginn der Schmelzsaison in die #Arktis aufgebrochen. Dabei sind auch Wissenschaftler der #TUBraunschweig. Sie untersuchen u.a. mit der Helikoptersonde HELiPOD Warmluft-Einbrüche in die Arktis und den Zusammenhang mit dem Schmelzen des Meereises.
👉 https://lnk.tu-bs.de/jHcCW8

Off to the Arctic tomorrow* for #ArtOfMelt2023 field campaign.

*Well, technically the Arctic isn't until Sunday, first we have 2 days of trains and then a ferry to Oslo, and a day off, before flying to Longyearbyen to join the icebreaker Oden.

If you're interested in what goes on, there will be project updates at: https://www.polar.se/en/expeditions/artofmelt-2023/

The ship can be tracked here: https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=265182000
(currently taking the scenic route up the coast of Norway 🙂 )

Apparently it's Friday, and it's just 10 days until I head off to the Arctic for the #ArtOfMelt2023 field campaign, so here's some #FieldPhotoFriday fun from last time on the good ship Oden. 2018, close to the north pole, the Oden (home away from home) was moored to an ice floe and drifted for a month, while we made measurements of...well, everything we could.

Heather putting sea ice surface imaging cameras on their mounts. Nice to have some sun after working in rain most of yesterday. #artofmelt2023

Back on my favourite ship, the Swedish icebreaker Oden, setting up for the #artofmelt2023 research cruise

En route to mobilize #artofmelt2023 in Helsingborg. Breakfast in Köln. Could have done without the 0530 start.

Packing to go install our gear on icebreaker Oden next week, ready for the #ARTofMELT2023 research cruise. In the pocket of my kit bag was the laptop network adapter I haven't seen for 3 years and just bought a replacement for.