The #ISSS2020 expedition will focus on the East Siberian Arctic Shelf (#ESAS), thought to hold most of the global #subsea #permafrost and shallow #methane #hydrates read more about the science here (tinyurl.com/y25rjztc) Stockholm University Bolin Centre for Climate Research

The ISSS-2020 team arrived in the White Sea port of Arkangesk, Russia in the early hours of the morning. Group mobilisation began with the success of entire team testing negative for Covid-19. We depart from port on the 26th/27th September. Bolin Centre for Climate Research Stockholm University

Midnight shift for a truly international team with members from Russia, Germany, Italy, Finland, China, and more. This time around it revolves around the deployment of a 9 m piston corer that is loaded with 1.5 tonnes of lead weights to push through the sediments.

Beautiful weather after a few rocky days. These short moments of relaxation are valuable breaks in the 'round the clock routine of sampling.

Our Life on r/v Keldysh: works fine! Rus-Swe fika today combined light-smoked fish and cinnamon bun. #scienceresearch #scienceoutreach #science #instaresearch #instascicomm #fieldwork #ship #oceanography #climatechange #climate #greenhousegasses #explore #arctic #permafrost

"Phone home": challenged by ultrathin IridiumGo line for text messages. BUT, we do internal phoning in style with fancy 1970s LM Ericsson system - Swedish technology, built to last. Greetings from all in the SU ISSS-2020 team to all followers!

Diverse samples/data secured. Two key findings: bubbles+methane released from slope (hydrates?) and shelf sunk-in craters. #scienceresearch #scienceoutreach #science #instaresearch #oceanography #climatechange #climate #greenhousegasses #explore #arctic #permafrost

ISSS-2020 Methane Team in action - drawing seawater from CTD/Niskin Rosette and analysing in the MIR Methane Lab. #scienceresearch #scienceoutreach #science #instaresearch #oceanography #climatechange #climate #greenhousegasses #explore #arctic #permafrost

Pancake ice on the Kara Sea, and the ice coverage is growing. Tonight 14 m/s, -5C... #scienceresearch #scienceoutreach #science #instaresearch #oceanography #climatechange #climate #greenhousegasses #explore #arctic #permafrost

The expedition makes the front page of The Guardian: 'Sleeping giant' Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists find theguardian.com/science/2020/o…

November on the Arctic Ocean; the ISSS-2020 mission is accomplished and we see land. Time for a final sauna and a swim in Barents water! #scienceresearch #scienceoutreach #science #instaresearch #oceanography #climatechange #climate #greenhousegasses #explore #arctic #permafrost