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Arctic Under Pressure Expedition - The Acid Test
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Research Base in Svalbard
The small research base of Ny-Alesund comes into view as the Greenpeace ship Esperanza reaches its destination. The ship and its crew are working with scientists from the German marine research institute IFM-GEOMAR to investigate ocean acidification, by deploying nine large "mesocosms" (experiment water enclosures) in Kongsfjord, near the Arctic scientific research station of Ny-Alesund in Svalbard. The mesocosms are being used to investigate future implications of ocean acidification, a phenomenon caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that has just as much potential to damage marine ecosystems as climate change. Absorption of excess CO2 pollution by seawater causes its PH level to drop, making it more difficult for creatures integral to the food web to form shells and skeletons.
Creator:
Nick Cobbing
Unique identifier:
GP022O0
Old Image ID:
Svalbard-8230
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5616px × 3744px 9MB
Keywords
Keywords:
Climate (campaign title)
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Day
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Fjords
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Ice
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Icescapes
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KWCI (GPI)
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Ocean acidification
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Oceans (campaign title)
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Outdoors
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Research
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Save the Arctic (campaign title)
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Science