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, […]

Song of the water mass sirens

Who transcends so late through night and sea? It’s the CTD to collect water for thee. It holds a SUNA, tight on its frame; SUNA reveals a nutrient, ‘nitrate’ is the name. ‘Altimeter, why do you hide your face in fear?’ ‘Watch out CTD, the ground will soon appear!’ ‘The fjord’s ground with its sediments […]

‘Moin’ from the hydroacoustic lab!

Moin! (“Hello” in Northern Germany) I am Anne and I study B.Sc. Marine Geosciences at the University of Bremen. On this cruise, I am working with Dr. Katharina Streuff from the MARUM institute, based in Bremen. As the cruise goes on, we scan the seafloor bathymetry (Multibeam Echosounder ME122 and ME712) and the sediments (Parasound) […]

Meet the science team!

Joining MSM130 are scientists from 5 continents and 9 institutions. There are several teams onboard with many of the scientists working between two teams to deliver novel interdisciplinary science. We’ll introduce these teams to you properly later, but here’s a brief overview of our work at sea (no specific order!). First up, our physical oceanographers […]