A key reason why we are in this remote region is that the coastal ocean here is very dynamic. Currents from the north bring sea ice and freezing cold polar water southwards along the coastline, a broad and productive shelf region hosts large mammal populations, and fjords cutting into the land from the ocean act […]
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Reise in die Tiefsee: Die Tiefsee-Expedition der FS METEOR M202 „ISAAC“ vor Terceira
Die Insel Terceira im Hintergrund, eine riesige Schule von Gemeinen Delfinen, die das Schiff begleitet, Sonnenschein und ruhige See: Einen besseren Start für unsere Expedition „ISAAC“ auf der Fahrt M202 des Forschungsschiffs Meteor kann man sich nicht wünschen. Am 21. Juli verließ die Meteor den Hafen von Praia da Vitória, Terceira (Azoren), um sich auf […]
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Journey into the deep: The RV Meteor’s deep-sea expedition M202 “ISAAC” off Terceira
The island of Terceira in the background, a huge pod of common dolphins accompanying the ship, sunshine and calm seas; we cannot ask for a better start to our expedition “ISAAC” on journey M202 of research vessel Meteor. On 21 July, the RV Meteor left the port of Praia da Vitória, Terceira (Azores) to embark […]
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Lights, Algae, Action! Researching light pollution in the middle of the Atlantic
Olá da Madeira! The island – a green paradise in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean – has been home to us for almost three months already. How the time flies! We are Lara and Karo, one of 8 teams that currently conduct experiments all over the world as part of this year’s GAME project. […]
Measuring tiny amounts of metal in seawater… not so easy on a metal ship
Collecting seawater samples for trace metal analysis is different than sampling for other ocean parameters such as temperature, salinity, carbon and so on. Why? The concentration of metals in seawater is naturally very low (hence ‘trace’ metals) and it is important to avoid sample contamination from the ships environment which is full of possible contamination […]
There are many cameras onboard, but only one goes underwater every day
Hi, I am Emilia, marine ecologist. For me ocean is home. First of all, it is home for marine creatures, but temporarily also it is a home for us – visitors living on a ship for several weeks. We all feel that we are lucky ones to explore the realm of marine life in a […]
On a mission for mud
Aluu (Greenlandic for “Hello”) from the other coring team! We are three researchers from the Geological Survey of Denmark & Greenland and our work is all about mud. Not any mud though, only the finest and oldest from the seafloor of East Greenland’s fjords. You may wonder: why should one look at mud if we […]
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In the tropics: Between palms, monkeys and ALAN
Greetings from Malaysia—Cheow Mei and Max wanted to have a cool Malaysian greeting here, but people here just say “Hi.” Fortunately, English is the second official language in Malaysia, so Max’s Malaysian vocabulary is limited to “Thank you,” “How are you,” and “Hi.“ We, Cheow Mei and Max work together on the GAME project at […]
First survey complete!
Thanks to an extremely favorable weather window with sunshine and little wind, and the skill of officers and crew in navigating around dense ice mélange, we have completed our first survey just ahead of schedule! After 4 days in Kangerlussuatsiaq (also known as Lindenow Fjord) we have completed transects into the two main fjord branches, […]
All about aluminum
Hello, I’m Yuping Guo, a PhD student from Zhejiang University now studying at GEOMAR. I participated in the GEOTRACES Pacific Ocean cruise last year, and I am now excited to join Polar Beast as my first Artctic research cruise. On this cruise we will go into 5 Arctic fjords and see a lots of glaciers […]