Category Archives: Before the Amundsen

Before the Amundsen

Aircraft Ditching Course: Scientists take flight!

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In preparation for the helicopter flights during shipment on the Amundsen this winter, Noé Sardet,   Multimedia Designer, Filmmaker and Producer aboard the Amundsen, did a training ADC (Aircraft Ditching Course). He shares his experience with us : 

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Before the Amundsen

Takuvik team carries out test deployments of gliders

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Named after the Inuktitut word for the small surface wake left by a diving marine mammal,  Takuvik’s two gliders Qala1 and Qala2  will perform high resolution measurements of physical and biogeochemical variables in the Marginal Ice Zone of the Arctic.

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Before the Amundsen, Science at sea

Science aboard the CCGS Amundsen: Cruise plan

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Research icebreaker expedition

During the icebreaker expedition aboard the CCGS Amundsen, we are going to investigate the impact of the progression of ice melt  and the resulting changes in snow and sea ice properties on the phenology of phytoplankton.

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