A number of our expeditions involve exploration of the Arctic. Below are some past expeditions featured on this website that have taken place in the Arctic.
September-October 2019: From September 19-October 16, a team of oceanographers participated in a voyage of discovery to explore in detail for the first time a hydrothermal vent field in the Arctic Ocean.
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In March 2016, a University of Maine-led team conducted the first-ever deepwater exploration of one of the great fjord systems of the world, Glacier Bay National Park, using both diver-based surveys and a remotely operated vehicle.
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In 2016, an exploration team sailed north of Alaska, to investigate the relationship between the sea ice, pelagic (water column), and benthic (ocean bottom) communities.
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This expedition was the ninth year that Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) scientists conducted long-term research to better understand the causes and consequences of environmental change in the fragile Arctic environment.
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The 2009 Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) mission set sail from Nome, Alaska, on the Russian Research Vessel Professor Khromov for a voyage into the Bering Strait and northwards to the Pacific side of the Arctic Ocean.
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In 2005, an international team of 45 scientists from the United States, Canada, China, and Russia participated in a collaborative effort to explore the frigid depths of the Canada Basin, located in one of the deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean.
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This 2004 expedition marked the first time scientists from both Russia and the United States worked together under the Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA), beginning a collaborative journey of exploration and research in the Arctic.
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During the summer of 2002, NOAA and several partners undertook an expedition in the Canada Basin.
Read moreThe above items are only a selection of the educational materials highlighting the Arctic on our website.
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