June 2008 Archives

Shipping out

By Liz Kalaugher on June 27, 2008 8:03 AM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

On the way home from the Amundsen I take part in a whale survey.

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Taking the waters

By Liz Kalaugher on June 25, 2008 9:41 PM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBacks (0)

Ice surface reflectivity results and a successful catch of Arctic cod larvae.

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Missing wildlife

By Liz Kalaugher on June 24, 2008 10:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBacks (0)

Researchers hit the onboard laboratories as the Amundsen moves to another sampling station.

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Open water

By Liz Kalaugher on June 24, 2008 4:47 AM | Permalink | Comments (7) | TrackBacks (0)

Ocean sampling takes off in earnest.

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Fuelling up

By Liz Kalaugher on June 23, 2008 2:55 AM | Permalink | Comments (7) | TrackBacks (0)

The icebreaker refuels and the researchers move their equipment ready for the move into open water.

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Wading through melt pools

By Liz Kalaugher on June 22, 2008 4:28 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

Today researchers take measurements out on the ice, perhaps for the last time this trip.

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Breaking the ice

By Liz Kalaugher on June 21, 2008 5:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBacks (0)

After waiting for the fog to clear, today I join researchers on board the Amundsen.

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Heading north

By Liz Kalaugher on June 20, 2008 4:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBacks (0)

Just one flight into my epic six-flight trip to join the Amundsen icebreaker in the Canadian Arctic and I had already seen a polar bear. Admittedly it was made of plastic and a little closer than I'd like to get to any real ones I come across during the next week, but I'm taking it as a good omen.

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Coming soon

By Liz Kalaugher on June 13, 2008 3:24 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

Research news straight from the Amundsen, a Canadian icebreaker where scientists are investigating climate change in the Arctic Ocean for International Polar Year.

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