Spring cruise through the sea ice
From Angelika (NPI), Arctic Ocean north of Svalbard, 15 April An international group of seven sea-ice scientists together with polar bear and ivory gull researchers left Longyearbyen on 4 April...
View ArticleSea ice conditions around Alert
From Mark (ESA), in Noordwijk, NL Here are a couple of satellite images showing the current sea-ice conditions around Alert in northern Canada. The first is an AVHRR image from NOAA, courtesy of...
View ArticleGreat day for sea-ice research as ESA and NASA work together
From Michael (NASA), over Alert, 15 April Today’s flight was a coordinated effort between ESA’s CryoVEx campaign and NASA’s Operation IceBridge. The CryoVEx 2011 teams are currently operating from...
View ArticleKeeping CryoSat on track
From Robert (ESA), 18 April, currently in the Lake District, UK With all the excitement going on in the Arctic, one might think it’s business as usual back in Europe operating CryoSat’s main payload,...
View ArticleFabulous photos of Greenland courtesy of NASA IceBridge
From Michael (NASA), Greenland, 19 April Although not flying for CryoSat today, the following extract and photos from Michael Studinger’s report provides some insight into the daily NASA IceBridge...
View ArticleTime to bid farewell to Alert
From Katharine (UCL), Alert, 19 April Time to leave Alert now, but here’s a quick update on the last couple of days here on the ice before we head off home. We were all very happy to have got the break...
View ArticleGetting ready for a six-week stint living on the Greenland ice sheet
From Santiago (University of Edinburgh), UK, 22 April Following the success of the first leg of the campaign in Canada, activities are about to continue over the Greenland ice sheet in a few days. This...
View ArticleNASA IceBridge flies Greenland EGIG line for CryoSat
From Michael (NASA), Greenland, 26 April Today was our last opportunity to fly a science mission from Kangerlussuaq and the weather was favourable for Geikie 01, our last remaining high priority...
View ArticleKicking off a new round of measurements in Svalbard
From Tania (ESA), Svalbard, 28 April I’ve arrived in a relatively balmy Svalbard; it’s actually only 0°C, so not that cold. From the plane, I was able to watch the transition from a green snow-free...
View ArticleBack cruising through the sea ice
From Angelika (NPI), Arctic Ocean north of Svalbard, 29 April After a week’s break between cruises, the Norwegian Polar Institute sea ice group is out again for more work on the ice north of Svalbard....
View ArticleAustfonna ground control ready and waiting
From Thomas (UIO), Svalbard, 29 April As various teams gather to kick off the measurement campaign around Svalbard, bad weather has delayed today’s flights. Nevertheless, all the equipment is in place...
View ArticleMonitoring sea-ice conditions around Svalbard
From Mark (ESA), NL, 30 April Over the next several days from 28 April–16 May, Arctic ice-thickness surveys will be taking place north of Svalbard, along CryoSat ground tracks. Airborne measurements of...
View ArticleIce campaign in Svalbard forges ahead
From Tania (ESA) and Henriette (DTU), Svalbard, 1 May With a break in the weather, the weekend has proved very successful for the team in Svalbard. We woke to sunshine on Saturday and heard from the...
View ArticlePolar bears come to check out the action on the sea ice
From Angelika (NPI), Arctic Ocean north of Svalbard, 2 May The Norwegian Polar Institute’s second cruise this spring through the sea ice north of Svalbard is well underway. After a bit of searching to...
View ArticleShape of Greenland’s ice sheet as ‘seen’ by CryoSat
Image from Rob (ESA) NL, 4 May As the team prepares for the Greenland leg of the campaign, this new image, derived from CryoSat data, shows the summit of this vast ice cap. The profile, which runs from...
View ArticleNASA performs last joint flight for CryoSat
From Michael (NASA), Greenland, 5 May The storm conditions at Thule Air Base were downgraded from Charlie to Bravo and we were able to take off at 10:52 LT in fairly poor visibility on the runway....
View ArticleIcebreaker’s cruise for CryoSat complete
From Angelika (NPI), Arctic Ocean north of Svalbard, 9 May Over the last days we have been continuing with the work on the sea ice north of Svalbard, detailing snow elevation and thickness, taking...
View ArticleThe end of a remarkable Arctic campaign
From Malcolm (ESA), NL, 13 May While there are still several teams on the ground finishing off their measurements, the successful ASIRAS flight over T15 on the Greenland ice cap this past Monday...
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