Scientific Research in the Arctic

Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute test their AUV from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise before departing form Lonyearbyen to the Fram Straight. Arctic sea ice has already disappeared by 75% in the last 30 years, and scientists on board the Arctic Sunrise will be working with 3D scanning experts and engineers to capture the true shape of Arctic sea ice for the first time.

Unique identifier: GP11NV

Type: Image

Shoot date: 10/07/2012

Locations: Arctic, Longyearbyen, Norway, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Credit line: © Alex Yallop / Greenpeace

Size: 5616px × 3744px 11MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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'Save the Arctic' Sea Ice Scientific Research

Greenpeace is campaigning for a global sanctuary to be declared around the uninhabited area of the North Pole to save the Arctic from attempts by oil companies to exploit the region’s resources for short term profit. Arctic sea ice has already disappeared by 75% in the last 30 years, and scientists on board the Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise are working with 3D scanning experts and engineers to capture the true shape of Arctic sea ice for the first time.

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