FjordPhyto: Citizen science in the Antarctic

Oceanographers on a boat in the arctic.

Air and ocean temperatures have notably increased in the Antarctic since the 1950s, with publications finding that it is the third fastest warming region on Earth and that 87% of its glaciers are in retreat. Its nearshore, fjord-dominated areas are particularly sensitive to this glacial retreat, the effects of which can be detected throughout this crucial ecosystem where local megafauna … Read More

Bridging local knowledge and scientific monitoring in coastal Nunatsiavut communities

CTD profiling in Labrador

The Arctic, a region greatly affected by climate change, is experiencing some of the highest rates of warming compared to the rest of the globe. Although much research has focused on understanding the resulting changes in these high-latitude ocean regions, there is a noticeable gap in coastal zone monitoring. This coastal area is often the most utilized and important to … Read More

RBR instruments study sea level rise in the Canadian Arctic

oceanographer in arctic

Since the writing of this story, published in ECO Magazine, the Milne Ice Shelf has collapsed into the Arctic Ocean. A team of Canadian and American researchers are using RBR temperature and salinity loggers to study how the Arctic’s ice shelves are changing over time. By understanding their disappearance, the researchers are able to predict the dynamics of the much … Read More

Students On Ice cast an RBRbrevio³ CTD into the Arctic Ocean and learn about Arctic science and change

RBR Cohort Program 2020

On the afternoon of August 3rd, 2019, the MS Ocean Endeavour steamed into Croker Bay at Devon Island, Nunavut, in the Canadian Arctic. There, a group of students in zodiacs cast an RBRbrevio³ CTD into the Arctic Ocean as part of their hands-on discovery of the polar region on a Students On Ice (SOI) expedition. Day 13 of the 16-day cruise, … Read More

From Antarctica to Jupiter’s Moons

Oceanographers holding an RBRconcerto³ C.T.D |fast32|deep

Since 2014, a group of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) have been working in Antarctica to develop the underwater vehicle called the Icefin. Funded by NASA through the RISE UP (Ross Ice Shelf and Europa Underwater Probe) grant, the Icefin has been developed to study the under ice conditions on Jupiter’s moon Europa. The GIT team are … Read More