By Samuel Jaccard, geologist and member of the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Bern, taking part in  the ACE project  Understanding the plankton’s strategy to survive.       We’re now stationed at Mertz Glacier (67°S, 145°E). The ship is literally docked against the glacier, […]

By Samuel Jaccard, geologist and member of the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Bern, taking part in  the ACE project  Understanding the plankton’s strategy to survive.         Operations at sea for the oceanography teams are quite intense at the moment as the […]

By Samuel Jaccard, geologist and member of the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Bern, taking part in  the ACE project  Understanding the plankton’s strategy to survive.         We’re now approaching Mertz Glacier, where we will be stopping for at least four days. […]

C’est le départ. Le 22 Janvier 2017 à 23h, l’Akademik Treshnikov quitte le port de Hobart. L’Aurora Australis, brise-glace de recherche basé à Hobart, est amarré à côté du navire Russe. Il revient de l’Antarctique et semble nous souhaiter bonne chance… Les passagers apprécient l’air frais sur le pont supérieur […]