As part of NASA’s SASSIE (Salinity and Stratification at the Sea Ice Edge) experiment, the R/V Woldstad will depart for the Beaufort Gyre from Nome, AK on Sept. 5th. ESR scientist Julian Schanze will be on board! Take a look at what it takes to get a project like this started, along with some great pictures of the pre-cruise preparations:
Woldstad Cruise Preparations
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