Aiming to foster scientific collaboration between the research communities of Switzerland, France and the Canadian programme Transforming Climate Action (TCA), the CASCADES expedition will focus on the coastal region of West Greenland, Baffin Bay and Ellesmere Island. Both legs are foreseen to last 28 days, including working time and transit.
The second leg will concentrate on the freeze-up period in western Baffin Bay between the straits of Nares and Davis during the initial stages of sea-ice formation.
The working areas for this leg will be defined based on ice conditions and remain open at this stage. This leg will focus on open ocean work and thus not be suitable for land deployments other than on an opportunistic basis.
Provisional timeframe
From 29 October 2026 to 26 November 2026 – leaving from Resolute (Canada) and arriving at Québec City.
