Sailing from Bergen
Scenery along the inside passage north
Taking in the Norway sunshine
Glaciers have been here!
Tromso in the early morning
Outer edge of the MIZ
Returning from the first helicopter recon
Landing on the helo deck
Floes broken by swell
Deploying a remote buoy
View from the crows nest, watching Cap. Aklestad maneuver
Preparing to fly on a sunny day
Jamie's ice drill
Oceanography hut from the ship
Questionable conditions during the first drift station
Turbulence cluster, 3 components of velocity, plus temperature, conductivity (for salinity)
Ready to deploy
Cyclesonde at floe edge
When a little helo breaks, call in the big one to go get it
Offloading gear
Breaking ice
Bear watching for seals
Our second, "perfect" floe early on
Interior of the oceanography hut
Mamma Bear and yearling cubs-- I thought I was a lot closer!
Tom Grenfell preparing for underice dive
My mast in the water, photo courtesy D. Perovich
Fourth of July feast on board
Our floe after the summer sun has done its work
Returning to Tromso after 48 hrs of unpleasant high seas. Extremely nice greeting waiting at the dock!
Saundie joined and shared the CS cabin for the trip down to Bergen