Our famous mood barometer – Jens

(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >>GENERAL QUESTIONS<< 1. What is your name? Jens 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? Actually, I wanted to study the tropics. As a student, I also took part in expeditions to the Black Sea – that was a promising start. For my diploma thesis, however, I […]

Our famous mood barometer – Liliya

(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >>GENERAL QUESTIONS<< 1. What is your name? Liliya 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? Probably it is a matter of coincidence – but I also find the Arctic really interesting as a remote and obscure place and as a field of study 3. How many colleagues […]

Our famous mood barometer – Ira

(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >>GENERAL QUESTIONS<< 1. What is your name? Ira 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? Studying the Arctic is like exploring a new planet 3. How many colleagues on board RV VIKTOR BUYNITSKIY did you know before this expedition? I know almost everybody except for the POMOR […]

Our famous mood barometer – Sergei

(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >>GENERAL QUESTIONS<< 1. What is your name? Sergei 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? The Arctic is particularly susceptible to climate change, and the subject of my research, foraminifera, provides paleoclimate proxies 3. How many colleagues on board RV VIKTOR BUYNITSKIY did you know before this […]

Raboti Raboti Raboti

19.09.2014 – 76°00’31’’N 125°59’53’’E Auf der Jagd nach dem Meeresobservatorium: Matthias Monsees Die Arbeit läuft im Moment auf Hochtouren, das Verankerungsteam hat gerade in einer 7-Stunden-Aktion zwei Meeresobservatorien geborgen und drei neue ausgebracht. Nach dem Aufstehen empfingen uns deshalb glückliche, aber müde und nach Fisch stinkende Ozeanographen. Die Wasserspieler, die sich jetzt ca. alle sechs […]

Our famous mood barometer – Matthias

(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >>GENERAL QUESTIONS<< 1. What is your name? Matthias 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? Anybody can work in ood weather 3. How many colleagues on board RV VIKTOR BUYNITSKIY did you know before this expedition? I’ve met most of the participants already during TRANSDRIFT XXI 4. […]

Our famous mood barometer – Georgi

(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >> General questions << 1. What is your name Georgi 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? If you had the opportunity to do research in the Arctic, wouldn’t you seize it, too? 3. How many colleagues on board RV VIKTOR BUYNITSKIY did you know before this […]

Our famous mood barometer – Karen

(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >> General questions << 1. What is your name Karen 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? It´s pretty interesting in terms of marine ecology – and very sensitive to changes 3. How many colleagues on board RV VIKTOR BUYNITSKIY did you know before this expedition? About […]

Our famous mood barometer – Alex

(Deutsche Fassung weiter unten) MOOD BAROMETER >> General questions << 1. What is your name Alex 2. Why do you study the Arctic (1 sentence)? Why not? 3. How many colleagues on board RV VIKTOR BUYNITSKIY did you know before this expedition? From 4 to 7 depending of the depth of the question 4. Do […]

Ein bisschen Arktis / Slightly Arctic

13.9.2014, 20:00 UTC 76,9042N 99,2860E Mit der Karawane in die Laptewsee / Convoy heading for the Laptev Sea   Eis in Sicht. Gestern hatten wir den Treffpunkt für die Eisbrecher-Karawane erreicht. Mit dem Schlachtruf “Poooolloooonaiseee” ging es aufgereiht zusammen mit drei anderen Schiffen um 12 Uhr UTC auf durch die mit kleinen Eisschollen und Eisbergchen […]