Li Ling – Jan 15: Saturday the 15th January was a long day with a lot of exciting deployments! A few CTD casts in the morning, 2 glider deployments in…
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Li Ling – Jan 13: Both Friday and Saturday are transit days. We've now entered into quite a bit of sea ice, and the sea is so much calmer than…
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Li Ling – Jan 12: Wednesday the 12th was a full scheduled day for especially the people working with CTDs. CTD stands for Conductivity, Temperature and Depth and is a…
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Li Ling – Jan 11: We're getting closer to the Antarctic continent now, so the sea is much calmer today and we are beginning to see some small icebergs every…
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Li Ling – Jan 08: Hi! Every since we left Punta Arenas the 6th January, the days have pretty much blended into one another for me. From Punta Arenas, I…
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Li Ling – Jan 05: We're finally getting closer to departure to the Thwaites Glacier! I can't believe that it's already been a month since I left the snowy Stockholm…
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Li Ling – Jan 04: Today we did the last ship training we needed to do: the Jacob's ladder training! It is this ladder that we'll use to step into…
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Li Ling – Jan 03: During today's talk, Julia showed us a geologist's view of the Antarctic glacial history from ~36 million years ago to the present day. Equipped with…
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Li Ling – Jan 02: The PCR tests that we took last year on New Year's Eve turned out all negative. And since we've been onboard for 7 days, today…
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Li Ling – Jan 01: The firework last night was a bit of a bummer, but! 2022 appeared to start with an amazing page!!! New Year's present for the Swedish…
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