(Article from 2014)

It is only some weeks left until the large research cruise SWERUS-C3 will head into the Arctic Ocean to investigate the linkages between Climate, Cryosphere and Carbon release from the sediment, with addition of greenhouse gases (GHG) to the atmosphere. But before that, there is a lot of preparation to be done.

Last week, scientists from MISU participated in the mobilisation in Helsingborg, building the instruments and making sure that everything works.

The Oden. Start of set up. Photo: Ian Brooks
The Oden. Start of set up. Photo: Ian Brooks
 
 
Joint pile of Leeds & Stockholm gear ready to lift on board. Photo: Ian Brooks
Joint pile of Leeds & Stockholm gear ready to lift on board. Photo: Ian Brooks

 

Georgia watching Joe Sedlar wiring up one of the logging systems. Photo: Ian Brooks
Georgia watching Joe Sedlar wiring up one of the logging systems. Photo: Ian Brooks

 

Safety round-up and training before the expedition this summer. Photo: Ian Brooks.
Safety round-up and training before the expedition this summer. Photo: Ian Brooks.