Canadian scientist leading mission to embed research vessel in Arctic sea ice
The 15- to 18-month drift mission will study atmosphere, sea ice and ocean conditions, with more than 80 researchers in 13 countries awaiting results.
- A Newfoundland-based scientist is leading an international team to embed the saucer-shaped vessel Tara directly into Arctic pack ice for 15 to 18 months of research.
- The mission mirrors a project Norwegian researcher Fridtjof Nansen attempted in 1893, though the modern version will last 15 to 18 months as sea ice currents drift the vessel through the region.
- Six scientists and crew members will execute more than 220 research protocols; "so it's a very good analogy with the International Space Station," said Maxime Geoffroy, the project's chief research scientist and a member of Memorial University's Fisheries and Marine Institute.
- The vessel carries specialized equipment including sonar systems and remote-operated vehicles, enabling sampling from one kilometre above the sea ice to two kilometres below the surface.
- Researchers from 13 countries await data on Arctic biodiversity and climate adaptation, which could ultimately determine if the region can sustain a commercial fishery.
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Canadian scientist leads a mission to embed research vessel in Arctic sea ice
A Newfoundland-based scientist is leading an international team of researchers on a mission to deliberately embed their saucer-shaped vessel into the Arctic sea ice during months of total darkness.
A scientist based in Newfoundland leads an international team of researchers whose mission is to deliberately anchor their saucer-shaped vessel in the Arctic ice sheet for several months of total darkness.
Canadian scientist leading mission to embed research vessel in Arctic sea ice
KIRKENES — A Newfoundland-based scientist is leading an international team of researchers on a mission to deliberately embed their saucer-shaped vessel into the Arctic sea ice during months of total darkness. “We have more than 220 (research) protocols that we’re going to do… although we’re just six scientists on board, so it’s a very good analogy with the International Space Station,” said Maxime Geoffroy, the project’s chief research scientist…
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