TromsΓΈ - North Pole- Bremerhaven
Destination: Central Artic
Vessel: RV Polarstern
Duration: 9 weeks
For this expedition, I was part of the Marine Biogeochemistry team. My role was to analyse dissolved oxygen concentration in seawater samples and nutrient concentrations from seawater, snow and ice cores. The multidisciplinary nature of the expedition opened opportunities to work with other researchers and learn lots about the central arctic. Below are a few of my favourite pictures:
Tenerife - East Atlantic- Tenerife
Destination: Eastern Atlantic RAPID Array 26N
Vessel: RRS Discovery
Duration: 10 days
My role was to measure the amount of oxygen dissolved in the seawater through taking water samples from the CTD. This is part of a long term observation project RAPID to record the water transported in the Atlantic. Check out some pictures below:
South Africa - Antarctica - Chile
Destination: Southern Ocean and Weddell Sea
Vessel: RV Polarstern
Duration: 8 weeks
My second sea going experience was on the Polarstern. I joined an international team of around 50 scientists embarking on an expedition to the Southern Ocean. My role was to measure the amount of oxygen dissolved in the water samples. This was part of a long term observation project to see how this was changing over time. I was also fortunate to visit the German polar research station Neuymayer III and release a weather balloon. Check out some pictures below
Iceland - Greenland - Svalbard
Destination: Sub-polar North Atlantic
Vessel: RV Maria S Merian
Duration: 4 weeks
My first experience of a research expedition took me to the sub-polar North Atlantic on the Maria S. Merian. For 4 weeks I was part of the team responsible for deploying and collecting data from the CTD. A key instrument for physical oceanographic measurements which records conductivity (a way to calculate salinity), temperature and depth. This instrument measures properties right from the surface to the bottom of the ocean.
