Thinner than expected Arctic sea ice has been a challenge for MOSAIC researchers

The scientists are on an unprecedented expedition through the high Arctic winter — and thinner ice has hindered some of their work.

By Dermot Cole December 16, 2019
1996

Three months into a year-long drift across the Arctic, scientists aboard the Polarstern have found that the ice floe the ship is attached to is more dynamic than they had expected, but say the weaker ice is indicative of conditions in the modern Arctic.

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