http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/expeditions Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:05:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The last few days have been rather busy. After reaching 80N and 150W we headed south to 78N and then east. It was light ice conditions on our steam east (mostly this winters ice) until we hit the multi-year pack at roughly 76.5N 137W. It is fascinating to watch the ... http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/expeditions/?p=631 We reached the northern most point on our journey, 80N and 155W. Here we were in continuous ice, though only about 2/10 of the ice had survived this summer. We were able to get off the ship and sample some of the multi-year ice, as WHOI were recovering and deploying ... http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/expeditions/?p=626 Yesterday we traversed the 'monkey tail' just clipping it's end, heading north from Barrow up 150W. Along the way we experienced a full portfolio of freeze up conditions. On the 27th, steaming westward along the multi-year ice edge there was a swell and pancake ice formation. When we return to ... http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/expeditions/?p=616 We are heading into the ice pack in the South-Eastern Beaufort, into a part of the pack that my assistant Alice Orlich has affectionately named 'The Monkey Tail'. Alice got to join an ice reconnaissance helicopter flight today. It is pretty interesting ice, with small floes of thick (>1.5m) multi-year ... http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/expeditions/?p=611 SUCCESFUL recovery of the CABOS mooring today!! Visit the NABOS/CABOS website: http://nabos.iarc.uaf.edu http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/expeditions/?p=609 We left Kugluktuk early this morning, and are now heading to the Beaufort Sea. No ice encountered yet, so I have time to write a little. However there is also not much to report! We had, thankfully, an uneventful trip to reach the ship, and we are settling in to ... http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/expeditions/?p=604 Alice and I are off to the Beaufort Sea again. We leave Fairbanks tonight, and should be on the Louis S. St. Laurent by Thursday. 2 days of travel just to meet the boat. I am looking forward to the cruise. It is a month later than previous years, so ... http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/expeditions/?p=599 The NABOS 2009 cruise concluded on September 8 in Kirkenes, Norway. Check out the map on the previous post to see their path. Re-deployment of CABOS moorings is still to come. More information about the NABOS/CABOS projects is available at: http://nabos.iarc.uaf.edu [caption id="attachment_571" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="photo by ... http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/expeditions/?p=569 View NABOS 2009 in a larger map http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/expeditions/?p=553 Day 24 Sunday, September 6, 2009 Final meeting and social gathering Today we saw the first signs of civilization with a ship on the horizon around 6:45 PM tonight. I also spotted lots of orange jellyfish type creatures in the water as I wandered around on deck earlier in the day. ... http://www.iarc.uaf.edu/expeditions/?p=597