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Getting out there

This section of our blog features entries about one of the many great aspects of being a polar researcher: Field work!

Taken from my diary during my trip from Montreal (Quebec) to Inuvik and Aklavik (Northwest Territories) in March 2018 for my PhD Day 2 – March 5th 2018 – Edmonton to Inuvik When I told my friends, colleagues, people I met randomly at the airport just the time to exchange few […]

A northern visit

May 7, 2018 in Getting out there / Life as PhD student / The Archive by Jade Falardeau (updated 1987 days ago)

Cruise MSM-64 was carried out aboard the German research vessel (RV) Maria S. Merian, a multi-purpose vessel designed for interdisciplinary research in coastal seas, on continental shelves, and in the blue ocean. The cruise focused on assessing the strength and variation of the currents in the southern subpolar North Atlantic. Another aim was to investigate […]

MSM-64 research cruise

August 14, 2017 in Getting out there / The Archive by Yarisbel Garcia Quintana (updated 1987 days ago)

Tromsø, September 8th, 2016: the beginning of a six-week research cruise into the central Arctic Ocean. Our aims: the search for hydrothermal vents and the investigation of a chain of sea mounts. What an exciting task which made me feel curious and nervous at the same time. I was lucky […]

Pot hitting in the Arctic Ocean – in search of ...

March 24, 2017 in Getting out there / The Archive by Myriel Horn (updated 1987 days ago)

February 21st, 2015. Longyearbyen, Svalbard. 1300 km north of the polar circle. I leave the plane knowing that for the next six weeks, I will be closer to the north pole than to the next McDonalds. Polar bears (3000) outnumber humans (2600). You’re only allowed to leave “town” with a […]

Of polar bears and northern lights – living at the ...

October 27, 2016 in Getting out there / The Archive by Valentin Ludwig (updated 1987 days ago)

On August 26th 2014 I was standing on the geographical North Pole – how the hell did I end up there? Even if I tend to choose rather unusual holiday destinations, not always sunny and warm, the North Pole wasn’t on my travel-to-do-list – totally out of reach, who is […]

To the North Pole and back

July 5, 2016 in Getting out there / The Archive by henriette (updated 1987 days ago)

Bild — To welcome you on this blog and introduce you to our work and experiences, here is a video on our ArcTrain field courses in 2015. Have fun!

The Labrador Experience

March 10, 2016 in Getting out there / The Archive by Georg Sebastian Völker (updated 1987 days ago)