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Expedition on R/V Sikuliaq to study changing climate in arctic (Image 4)

01/23/2018 12:01 PM EST

During a research cruise to the Arctic in Sept. 2016, scientists onboard the R/V Sikuliaq retrieve a multi-core from the ocean. The multi-core is dropped down to the bottom of the ocean where it drives four tubes into the sediment layers. Then, as it is lifted up, it snaps shut, giving ...

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Expedition on R/V Sikuliaq to study changing climate in arctic (Image 7)

01/23/2018 12:01 PM EST

Oregon State University oceanographers Dale Hubbard and Burke Hales are shown onboard the R/V Sikuliaq with the "SuperSucker," an instrument used to gather data on water chemistry and biology. The sensor-laden "Supersucker" is towed behind the ship as it pumps water into the lab onboard ...

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Expedition on R/V Sikuliaq to study changing climate in arctic (Image 6)

01/23/2018 12:01 PM EST

Sediment cores collected from the sediment layers at the bottom of the ocean contain evidence of changing ocean biology and chemical processes. Miguel Goni (pictured), an oceanographer at Oregon State University, coordinated drilling activities onboard the R/V Sikuliaq during a Sept. 2016 ...

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Expedition on R/V Sikuliaq to study changing climate in arctic (Image 8)

01/23/2018 12:01 PM EST

A view of the Arctic Ocean taken from onboard the R/V Sikuliaq during a Sept. 2016 research cruise to study how a changing climate may be affecting the entire way of life in the Arctic. [Image 8 of 10 related images. See Image ...

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Expedition on R/V Sikuliaq to study changing climate in arctic (Image 2)

01/23/2018 12:01 PM EST

Looking toward the vast ocean from the bow of the R/V Sikuliaq during a Sept. 2016 research cruise to study how a changing climate may be affecting the entire way of life in the Arctic. [Image 2 of 10 related images. See Image ...

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Expedition on R/V Sikuliaq to study changing climate in arctic (Image 3)

01/23/2018 12:01 PM EST

Deploying and retrieving equipment during a Sept. 2016 research cruise to the Arctic on the R/V Sikuliaqtakes a coordinated effort. [Image 3 of 10 related images. See Image 4.] More about this image In Sept. 2016, the ...

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Expedition on R/V Sikuliaq to study changing climate in arctic (Image 5)

01/23/2018 12:01 PM EST

Onboard the R/V Sikuliaq, computer screens provide real-time updates as data pours in from subsurface sampling equipment below. [Image 5 of 10 related images. See Image 6.] More about this image In Sept. 2016, the National ...

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Expedition on R/V Sikuliaq to study changing climate in arctic (Image 1)

01/23/2018 12:01 PM EST

The R/V Sikuliaq during a Sept. 2016 research cruise to study how a changing climate may be affecting the entire way of life in the Arctic. The Sikuliaq is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. [Image 1 of 10 related images. ...

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Expedition on R/V Sikuliaq to study changing climate in arctic (Image 9)

01/23/2018 12:01 PM EST

The R/V Sikuliaq during a Sept. 2016 research cruise to study how a changing climate may be affecting the entire way of life in the Arctic. [Image 9 of 10 related images. See Image 10.] More about this image In Sept. 2016, the ...

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Expedition on R/V Sikuliaq to study changing climate in arctic (Image 10)

01/23/2018 12:01 PM EST

Equipment on the aft deck of the R/V Sikuliaq during a Sept. 2016 cruise to study how a changing climate may be affecting the entire way of life in the Arctic. The Sikuliaq is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. [Image 10 ...

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