This page contains photos and videos from the Arctic Exploration cruise conducted between August 15 - September 8, 2002. Click on any image to view a larger version and for additional information. If a picture of a movie camera 
is present, a QuickTime video can be viewed by clicking on the image. Other video formats are available on the linked pages.
(HR) = "High Resolution" images available.
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Multinational
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The Louis St.
Laurent.
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Arctic Expedition map. |
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Preparing for a dive.
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Lowering sampling equipment.
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Removing an ice core.
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Copepod with eggs.
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The amphipod,
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Invertebrate slideshow. |
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Jellyfish encounter. |
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Close-up of egg sac.
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Eukrohnia hamata with egg sac.
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Amalgam of amphipods. |
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A pelagic pteropod. |
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A juvenile Bolinopsis ctenophore.
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Botrynema ellinorae.
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The hydomedusae Aglantha digitale. |
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Searching for gelatinous organisms. |
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Invertebrate slideshow. |
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Fish slideshow. |
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Fish otoliths. |
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Sieving through the mud. |
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Checking out the box core. |
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Vials of microbiological samples. |
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Pressure housings. |
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Dave Allen examines microbiological samples. |
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Preparing for mooring deployment. |
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Doug Sieberg calibrates an instrument. |
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Salinity and potential temperature profile. |
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Map of the Louis’ track and CTD casts. |
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Dave Huntley guides the CTD rosette. |
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September 6
Elephant Island. |
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September 6
The Icebreaker Polarstern. |
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September 6
Tabular icebergs. (HR) |
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September 5
A pink fish. |
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September 5
Lebensspuren and an eel pout.
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September 5
Labeled diagram of the Global Explorer ROV.
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September 5
Watching video from the ROV.
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Under-ice dives. |
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September 3
Fish and amphipod trap deployment.
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September 3
Bottom of an ice floe.
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September 3
Bottom of ice floe.
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September 3
Arctic cod, Boreogadus saida.
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September 1
Processing the field samples.
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September 1
Measuring primary production. |
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September 1
Terry Whitledge lowers a sampler.
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September 1
Drilling through the pack ice.
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August 31
The ctenophore Mertensia ovum. |
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August 31
The midwater hydromedusae Atolla tenella.
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August 31
A midwater amphipod species.
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August 31
The scyphomedusae Chrysaora melanaster.
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August 30
Divers under the ice.
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August 30
Dive station.
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August 30
Diving Supervisor, Jeremy Stewart. (HR)
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August 30
Underwater ice morphology. |
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August 30
Two divers under the ice.
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August 26
Ice morphology. |
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August 26
Organisms that live in the ice. |
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August 26
Gammarus wilkitzkii, a n under-ice amphipod. (HR) |
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August 26
Ice diver.
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August 26
A channel of water between ice keels. (HR)
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August 25
Polar bears.
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August 25
Mother polar bear and cubs.
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August 24
Preparing to collect samples. (HR) |
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August 24
Preparing the Global Explorer for its first dive. |
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August 24
2002 Arctic Exploration cruise track.
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August 24
Ice formation.
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S1st launch of ROV Global Explorer.
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< size="1"> August 22
ROV sampling and a jellyfish swim.
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August 22
Sea ice divers. (HR) |
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August 22
Midwater shrimp, Hymendora glacialis. |
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August 22
Chrysaora jelly. |
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August 21
Mooring instument awaiting deployment.
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August 21
Preparing the mooring line. |
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August 21
Lowering the mooring instruments. |
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August 21
Feeding the mooring line over the winch. |
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August 19
Preparing to explore.
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August 19
Preparing to an drill an ice core. (HR) |
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August 19
Offloading onto the pack ice. (HR)
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August 19
Drinking from a melt pond. (HR) |
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August 17
Polycheate worm. (HR) |
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August 17
Tiny brittlestars. (HR) |
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August 17
Searching for hidden animals.
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August 17
Processing a box core sample. |
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August 15
Offloading the science party. |
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August 15
Arctic sunrise.
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August 15
View from the helicopter cockpit.
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August 15
Stern-view of the Louis St. Laurent. |
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August 14
Helicopter landing.
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August 14
Airport nap.
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August 14
The Louis at sunset. |
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August 14
Airplane on tarmack. |
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August 14
Transfering to the Louis. |
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