Final preparations are underway for our sail south to meet the ice. We will have nearly 8 days of transit, crossing the stormy Southern Ocean through the roaring forties and furious fifties, until we reach the ice edge, predicted for…
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Polynyas are like stove pipes in the ocean.
by Brice Loose • • 10,708 Comments
The principle aim of the PIPERS project is to observe how sea ice and dense water are produced in coastal polynyas. The word “polynya” is Russian for “hole in the ice”. It refers to a region of persistent open water that…
Where is the NBP now?
by Brice Loose • • 12,167 Comments
Maybe the first question should be “What is the NBP?” The NBP is the Nathaniel B. Palmer, a 92 m icebreaker that is leased to the National Science Foundation every year as part of the US Antarctic Program science operations.…