Three Swedish researchers have traveled to East Greenland to search for fossils, several hundred years old. Lasse Tano is the field logistician and it is his job to ensure that researchers are safe and can work safely throughout the expedition.
Finally we got to say goodbye to Celsius Bjerg and hello to Kap Stosch! Celsius Bjerg has drained us in many ways – heavy traverses in steep terrain and strong winds at night are some examples. But Celsius Bjerg has given back! In the form of...
During the first field work day in Kap Stosch we went down to Blue River to do systematic sampling of fossils, and it went very well. The day continued with finding a new fish horizon, clams and ammonites. And even more mussels. The idea was to...
Första dagen i isen blev en intensiv dag ombord då alla projekt fick komma igång och genomföra sina första provtagningar. All utrustning fungerade tillfredsställande och det är förstås en stor lättnad för alla ombord att vara igång med arbetet på...
It was a truly fine day with light winds, about 5–10 degrees, sun and really easy terrain! There are a lot of kilos to carry home to the camp. Fish fossils, clams of various sizes, coprolite (fossilised excrement), ammonites and other interesting...
As ususal we started the day with climbing up the mountain. We can’t force our way through some of the ravines and for safety reasons have to walk around them. Near the glacier we saw five adult muskoxen and a calf. We searched for the...
Blue River has been yesterday’s and today’s goal. Systematic searching and collecting was done. Henning found a big fish to prepare, Ben and Grzeg found ammonites, clam and a large jaw of unknown origin etc. Tonight, my students Ben,...
Oden and Louis S. St-Laurent travelling together through the ice. Photo: Åsa Lindgren On our way to the next coring position at 88° north, we were able to fly out some researchers to an ice station to sample snow, water and ice. Katarina Gårdfeldt...
We’ve had dinner and are satisfied. U2 is playing on the Ipad. We examined the lower parts of Blue River today. It’s about 150 meters from the lowest to the highest point and about 45 degrees slope. It takes some leg strength, I can...
Today we split into two teams. Grzeg went down to the upper part of Blue River to collect samples and measure the thickness of the layer sequence. Ben, Henning and I went to the western heights, primarily to recon the area for a possible traverse...
Det ser man bland annat på de många smältdammarna som bildats ovanpå havsisen och som vi har sett längs vår färd norrut. Men där vi är nu är isen tjock. Förra måndagen lämnade vi Longyearbyen. Vi har färdats i nordvästlig riktning, men nu går vi...
Today was probably the last day together in the field for the four of us. There may be some work tomorrow too, but the priority is to go through and sort/tag all fossils. This last day we’ve had wind around 8 m/s, about 10 °C and a cloudless...
Everyone on board, 67 persons, gathered on the bridge to celebrate when the GPS came closer and closer to the latitude 90°N. Oden was smoothly parked alongside the ice and we could step out on the North Pole. After the mandatory group photo the...
As part of our research programme during the Arctic Ocean 2016 expedition we were planning to launch meteorological radiosondes every six hours, with the data being used both for research and sent to the EUMETNET service for use in initialising...
The last couple of days, we have been busy with seismic lines. This means that Oden is breaking ice in straight lines through heavy, massive ice with ridges while the Canadian icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent is following and shooting off seismic...
Meteorologen Nicke Juuso berättar vad han gör på isbrytaren Oden under Arctic Ocean 2016.
Today I was woken as usual around 5 am as my cabin mate, affectionately known as the ‘One Man Riot’ by his colleagues in the Swedish Air Force Meteorology Group, prepared himself for work. He’s great fun, but incapable of silence. Usually we have...
Part of the meteorological work package on board Oden involves measuring the properties of aerosols, i.e. tiny particles suspended in the air. Aerosols are very important for the climate because they act as nuclei on which cloud droplets and ice...
Planeringen av en polarexpedition är lite som att lägga ett pussel med oändligt många bitar. En del bitar är stora och påtagligt dominanta, men ofta hänger en lyckad expedition på att man även lyckas få med de små bitarna in i helheten. En marin...
Summer in the central Arctic Ocean is usually overcast and grey, with low cloud or fog being present for more than 90 % of the time. Occasionally, however, the sun does come out, and when it does it can sometimes be spectacular. 8 September was...
