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"We will continue training in Antarctica"

25 Oct 2021 "We will continue training in Antarctica"

An extensive field course was recently held at Abisko Scientific Research Station as part of the preparations for the Antarctic expedition DML 2021/22. The five-day field course is mandatory for those participating in the expedition.

Wasa has been equipped with living modules for fieldwork

25 Oct 2021 Wasa has been equipped with living modules for fieldwork

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat has equipped the Antarctic research station Wasa with three living modules. The living modules offer fast protection against weather and wind, a warm sleeping place, the opportunity to heat food and load technical equipment.

Invitation to workshop – expedition ARTofMELT 2023

30 Sep 2021 Invitation to workshop – expedition ARTofMELT 2023

Researchers interested in the ARTofMELT 2023 expedition with the icebreaker Oden have the opportunity to participate in a digital workshop 9–10 November 2021. The expedition is centred on atmospheric rivers (AR’s), intrusions of warm air into the Arctic, and their role for the onset of summer sea-ice melt.

Welcome home!

20 Sep 2021 Welcome home!

"Our observations can improve global climate models"

17 Sep 2021 "Our observations can improve global climate models"

Marcel du Plessis works as a postdoc in Physical Oceanography at the University of Gothenburg. In December, he and three colleagues will travel with the South African icebreaker S.A. Agulhas II to the Weddell Sea which is part of the Antarctic Ocean.

A final box corer sample before returning home

12 Sep 2021 A final box corer sample before returning home

Off the coast of Greenland

05 Sep 2021 Off the coast of Greenland

Heavy ice, adjusted route and a new station

02 Sep 2021 Heavy ice, adjusted route and a new station

Sampling day and night

01 Sep 2021 Sampling day and night

Friday greetings from a beautiful and frosty Arctic!

27 Aug 2021 Friday greetings from a beautiful and frosty Arctic!

Choosing the best path

25 Aug 2021 Choosing the best path

Halfway through the expedition

22 Aug 2021 Halfway through the expedition

The giant box corer was launched on the Lomonosov ridge

20 Aug 2021 The giant box corer was launched on the Lomonosov ridge

Oden has reached the North Pole for the tenth time!

17 Aug 2021 Oden has reached the North Pole for the tenth time!

Press release: 30th anniversary of the icebreaker Oden at the North Pole

17 Aug 2021 Press release: 30th anniversary of the icebreaker Oden at the North Pole

Yesterday, 16 August at 20:46 UTC, the Swedish icebreaker Oden arrived at the North Pole for the tenth time. The first visit was made in 1991 when Oden was the first non-nuclear-powered ship to reach the North Pole together with the German research icebreaker Polarstern. Since then, Oden has been to the North Pole in 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2016 and 2018.

Premiere of the big fishing net

12 Aug 2021 Premiere of the big fishing net

Oden anchors to the ice

10 Aug 2021 Oden anchors to the ice

First ice station completed

05 Aug 2021 First ice station completed

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