Energy is imparted to the ocean by the wind, temperature differences between the ocean and the atmosphere, pressure forces due the horizontal differences in the density of ocean water, and finally by the rotation of the earth itself.
Continue reading What can we learn from big whorls and little buoys? (Part 1)
Pascaline Bourgain will be in charge of the education and outreach issues onboard the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen, during the leg 1b (June 23 to July 14). She will ensure the link between the general public, young students and the expedition. She will particularly set up the interactive and multimedia project In the wake of an ice-breaker in the Arctic, associated to the AOA educative website. We invite you to follow her logbook !
Passionate about the environment and research, the ice camp coordinator, with her bubbly personality, takes each of her scientific missions to heart.
Continue reading Joannie Ferland is the real dynamo at the Ice Camp!
