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Only ten institutions in the world have a mass spectrometer of this kind.

Only ten institutions in the world have a mass spectrometer of this kind.

13/08/2015

CAGE installs new mass spectrometer

Tromsø will soon be one of few places in the world where scientists can analyze clumped isotopes. The groundbreaking method allows for more precise reconstruction of past climate changes, and will be performed with the new mass spectrometer currently being installed at CAGE.

Text: Maja Sojtaric

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A crinoid in the Arctic Ocean at water depth of 1200 m. Photo: CAGE

A crinoid is an ocean animal that has long, feathery arms that extend into the water column and use their tiny, sticky tube feet to pick up particles for food. Photo: CAGE

19/06/2015

Exceptional view of deep Arctic Ocean methane seeps

Close to 30.000 high definition images of the deep Arctic Ocean floor were captured on a recent research cruise. This gives us an exclusive insight into the most remote sites of natural methane release in the world.

Text: Maja Sojtaric

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Professor Hubbard´s boat Gambo has been used on several scientific expeditions to Greenland. Here you can see the boat in front of a glacier. Photo: A. Hubbard

Professor Hubbard´s boat Gambo has been used on several scientific expeditions to Greenland. Here you can see the boat in front of a glacier. Photo: A. Hubbard

22/06/2015

The Power of Ice

Ice has weighed heavy on the Arctic for at least two million years. And now it´s rapidly retreating. Present studies of ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica help us unravel the past. The past provides perspective on the future.

Text: Maja Sojtaric

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