21 May 2021 – The Nansen Legacy

We left port in Tromsø on May 14 th. Finally, after 10 days in isolation and meeting other cruise participants only as small faces on a video screen, we were released onto Helmer Hanssen, our home for the next nine days.

Recent publications

Schuler TV, Benestad RE, Isaksen K, Kierulf HP, Kohler, J Moholdt G, Schmidt LS (2025). Svalbard’s 2024 record summer: An early view of Arctic glacier meltdown? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(34). e2503806122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2503806122

Duarte P, Castro de la Guardia L, Assmy P, Wold A, Fransson A, Chierici M, Bailey A, Hodson A, Alexander A, Magalhães C, Gabrielsen GW, Albretsen J, Frank L, Tripathy SC, Smerdou C, Gordillo FJL, Cobos P, Velázquez D, Convey P, De Rovere F, Hop, H. (2025). Ecosystem metabolism and nitrogen budget of a glacial Fjord in the Arctic. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 22946. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06953-3

Nascimento MC, Fransner F, Hordoir R, Skogen MD, Primicerio R, Pedersen T (2025) Future poleward distribution shifts of community and functional groups in the Barents Sea modelled under different climate and fisheries scenarios. Marine Ecology Progress Series 763:125 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14868

All articles filed in May 21, 2021

Departure into the known unknown …