Polarstern reaches North Pole
Apologies for the late posting about the MOSAiC expedition arrival at the North Pole. I had given up on the Polarstern ever reaching the North Pole, especially after the MOSAiC expedition was cut short this spring. …
MOSAiC
MOSAiC expedition comes to an abrupt end
The MOSAiC expedition has come to rather an abrupt end as they steamed south out of the pack ice towards Svalbard. They seem to be putting a good spin on things, but overall I think it …
Coronavirus and the MOSAiC expedition
In my last post about the MOSAiC expedition I thought that it might be cut short because the ice pack they were locked into in the Arctic north of Svalbard might become unstable and break up, …
MOSAiC expedition flushed out of Arctic
It seems to me that although the MOSAiC expedition may end up being a huge success as far as a collaborative scientific mission goes, it missed the most important aspect (to me at least) of reaching …
MOSAiC misses the Pole
They are close, but the drift in the Arctic Ocean and the current weather conditions looks likely to take them southward towards Spitsbergen.
Windy Pole
I wonder if they’ll be any sudden incursion of mild air from the south as has happened in previous years?
Let’s hope the Polarstern is heading in the right direction!
It’s early days but Is the Polar Stern heading in the wrong direction?