Scientific Data Collection in Greenland

Jim Ryder senior engineering assistant from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute at work on deck of the MY Arctic Sunrise. Ryder is operating the winch to haul in a CTD current profiler from the Kangerdlugssuaq fjord. The science team make some 10 to 15 'casts' of the fjord in sections or transects to obtain current, temperature, salinity and depth data.

Unique identifier: GP01TZY

Type: Image

Shoot date: 27/08/2009

Locations: Eastern Greenland, Kangerdlugssuaq fjord, North America

Credit line: © Nick Cobbing / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Glaciology Research in Eastern Greenland

In summer 2009, the MY Arctic Sunrise sails to the Arctic to document the dire effects climate change has on one of the most fragile environments in the world. Independent scientists use the ship, helicopter, boats and assistance of the crew, to collect data and research the impacts of climate change. During this second section of the three-part tour, scientists conduct important glaciology research in Eastern Greenland, on Helheim and Kangerdlugsuaq glaciers and their fjords. The team then transits north to work on the Nioghalvfjerdsfjorde Glacier (known as '79 Glacier.')

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