Dispatches...


Stories from the CFL at the top of the world...

Apr 2008
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Norwegian Scientists on CCGS Amundsen, studying the productive Arctic.

April, 16 - 2008

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The Circumpolar Flaw Lead Study” (CFL) are one of the largest and most spectacular projects during the International Polar year and there is a strong Norwegian participation...

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Tobias Tamelander, meribiologi, nykyisin töissä Tromssan Yliopistolla Norjassa

April, 16 - 2008
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Kuusi viikkoa Amundsenilla ovat kohta ohi, jäljellä yksi viikko jonka aikana suoritan näytteenottoa sekä laivalta että jäältä. Kun sekä tutkijat että laivan miehistö ovat yhtä kiinnostuneita, ilmapiiri on aina hyvä, useinkin hilpeä.
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Tobias Tamelander, vid Universitetet i Tromsö, Norge

April, 16 - 2008
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Mina 6 veckor ombord på Amundsen börjar lida mot sitt slut, men en vecka med provtagning från fartyget och från isen återstår tillsammans med forskarkolleger och fartygets besättning, en synnerligen entusiastisk grupp på närmare 80 personer.
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Je m’appelle Tobias Tamelander, à l’Université de Tromsø en Norvège

April, 16 - 2008
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La fin de mes 6 semaines sur l’Amundsen approche, mais il reste encore une semaine de travail avec l’équipe scientifique et l’équipe de l’Amundsen, les deux toutes aussi enthousiastes l’une que l’autre.
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Tobias Tamelander, University of Tromsø in Norway

April, 16 - 2008
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My 6 weeks on board the Amundsen are drawing to and end, but one week of sampling remains using the ice and the ship as floating research platforms together with a most enthusiastic team of scientists and similarly enthusiastic Canadian Coast Guard crew.
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CO research in the Arctic Ocean...

April, 16 - 2008
My name is Yong Zhang. I am aboard the “Amundsen” as a member of CO group led by Prof. Huixiang Xie Read More...
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The Best day of my life.....

April, 13 - 2008
Today might have been one of the most gorgeous days I have ever seen in my life. Between the fresh Arctic air, and the amazing light given off from the radiant sun, it was almost like I was on another planet, a planet that hasn’t been destroyed and polluted by it’s selfish inhabitants. Read More...
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Chronicle of a (not so) old scientist...

April, 12 - 2008
Watch out you young scientists onboard the Amundsen. The North is addictive. Once you tasted it, you don’t know where your own odyssey will bring you but you can be sure it will change you forever. Read More...
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Chronique d’un (pas si) vieux chercheur...

April, 12 - 2008
Attention vous jeunes chercheurs à bord de l’Amundsen. Le Nord crée une dépendance. Lorsque vous lui avez goûté, vous ne saurez pas où votre propre odyssée va vous amener mais vous pouvez être certain qu’il vous changera pour toujours. Read More...
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La vie a bord avec Dan Nguyen...

April, 11 - 2008
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J’ai découvert l’Amundsen en regardant un reportage sur l’étude CASES, au début de mon baccalauréat. Je me suis dit que j’aimerais bien avoir la chance d’aller travailler en Arctique un jour… Je n’aurais jamais pensé que je me retrouverais vraiment à bord du navire! Read More...
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Life onboard with Dan Nguyen....

April, 11 - 2008
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I first heard of the Amundsen while watching a show about CASES at the beginning of my undergaduate studies. I thought I would love to go and work in the Arctic. I never thought then that I would actually find myself on the ship! Read More...
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Filmmaker - Anthony Christopher on Bears, Northen Lights and the Arctic....

April, 09 - 2008
I have two ambitions, other than making the best documentary film I can..... Read More...
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Sandy Steffen on mercury...

April, 07 - 2008
Sitting in the comfort of a nice warm room makes it hard to believe that just a few feet away are thousands of kilometres of ice and snow..... Read More...
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Peter Calamai... The Toronto Star

April, 04 - 2008
Reporting from the CCGS Amundsen for three weeks was everything I had expected – and a whole lot more......... Read More...
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