Air and Ice : Firn air sampling and ice core drilling on Müller ice cap, Axel Heiberg Island

We are embarking on an expedition to drill an ice core and extract air on Müller Ice Cap, Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut. This project has been many years in the making. We looked for an ice cap in Canada that could have a long climate record, maybe till the last glacial maximum. Once our eyes were set on Müller, we...

Première étape de notre voyage: Yellowknife. L’équipe arrive par avion des 4 coins du monde: Nerilie et Tessa d’Australie, Nicolas de Copenhague, Fei, Richard, Debbie et Linda de Winnipeg, Anais, Jamie et Taylor de Vancouver, et Rebecca de France. Pendant que Debbie et Linda font les courses, on en profite pour faire un petit tour en ville. Ici, tout est...

Meet Popi the monkey, and Bluee the panda. They are our field assistants. Popi has been on the ice before, but it’s Bluee’s first time. They are both really eager to help out and learn how to do field science. Voici Popi le singe, et Bluee le panda. Ce sont nos assistant pour cette mission de terrain. Popi a déjà...