FRAM 2014-15 | A one year sea ice drift station across the Arctic Ocean

View towards Greenland - 17. July

Picture taken at 1000 GMT by the roof camera at 13 m above the ground in the direction Greenland.
Position: 81 47.81' N, 11 02.79' W.

17/7-15

The position of the hovercraft is: 81 47.81' N, 11 02.79' W at 1000 GMT.

Landsat image 16 July 2015

The sea ice condition around FRAM 2014-15. The icedrift displacement the last 24 hours is indicated - about 5.75 kilometer in southwesterly direction.

16/7-15

Position at 1500 CEST: 81 51.27' N 11 10.8' W

Icedrift 0.2 kts, 175 degrees

Landsat image 15 July 2015

The sea ice condition around FRAM 2014-15. The icedrift displacement the last 24 hours is indicated - about 7.5 kilometer in southwesterly direction.

Landsat satellite image 14 July

FRAM 2014-15 drift trajectory during the last three days in the Marginal Ice Zone superimposed on a Landsat image from July 14th. Close up image of the ice floe and the position of one of the Argos beacons. Courtesy: M. Babiker, NERSC.

Satellite radar coverage of the FRAM 2014-15 drift station

The European Sentinel-1 Earth observation satellite covered the location of the FRAM 2014-15 expedition on 13. July.

The Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image has a resolution of 80 meter and superimposed is the drift trajectories of Sabvabaa during the last two days.

Supplies delivered by the Royal Norwegian Airforce

The FRAM 2014-15 expedition was provided new supplies from the 333rd Squadron Orion C P3 air drop on April 10th.
This spectacular movie from the air drop is provided by with Copyright to the Royal Norwegian Airforce, Maritime Air Support Center (MASC) 333 Squadron, Andøya.

Science Plan

1. FRAM-2014/15 objectives

The objectives of FRAM-2014/15 are two-fold; firstly science which builds on three international workshops (since 2008) on Arctic Ocean challenges in paleoclimate research, and secondly on testing new ice station logistics where the keywords are new technology, mobility and low operating costs.
The FRAM-2014/15 scientific objectives are to provide documentation for the past and present Arctic Ocean environment by acquiring new scientific data within the following disciplines:

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by Yngve Kristoffersen and Audun Tholfsen