From 16 April to 1 June I was on a trip on the Norwegian
Coast Guard ship KV Svalbard. We left from Tromsų and sailed
northwest to the Fram Strait, between Greenland and Svalbard, where we
worked for almost three weeks before going to Longyearbyen, Svalbard,
for a long weekend. After the break in Svalbard, we headed back to
the Fram Strait for another three weeks before returning to
Tromsų.
There were about 20 scientists on board from three general fields: oceanography, biology, and sea-ice physics. I was part of the sea ice team, and took part in measurements of ice thickness, temperature, and salinity, and of the optical properties of the ice, that is how much sunlight the ice and snow reflect away from the surface and transmit into the ocean. |
 The trip north |
 Ice breaking |
 Drift station work |
 Helicopter stations |
 Some bears |
 Ski race and BBQ |
 Snowmobile trip |
 Freeing Noorderlicht |
 The ship |
 An afternoon walk |
 The ice |
 17th of May |
 Close encounter with bear |
 Open Ship |
