A pioneering Antarctica expedition into the depths of the frozen Weddell sea
In January and February 2019, a major international scientific expedition will explore one of the coldest, harshest and most remote locations in the world, the Weddell Sea off Antarctica, using underwater robots, drones and other state-of-the-art technology.
About the Expedition-
Science
View MoreThe Weddell Sea Expedition 2019 will provide an unprecedented opportunity to investigate and explore one of the most remote, and least studied, places on our planet.
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Education
View MoreThe mission of the Scott Polar Research Institute is to enhance the understanding about these areas through scholarly research and publication.
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Exploration
View MoreThis expedition will be the first to use Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) in the search for Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship, Endurance.
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- More fantastic WSE-related research, this time published in world-leading journal Science! Well done @scottpolar team @DrCBatchelor @frazer_christie @sasha_montelli @JEGlaciers! twitter.com/ScienceMagazin…
- @WeddellSeaExped once again in the news! Great article by @BBCAmos following the recent publication of WSE-related research by Chief Scientist Julian Dowdeswell and colleagues @scottpolar twitter.com/scottpolar/sta…
- The first of many scientific articles from @scottpolar to result from our expedition! Well done @DrCBatchelor @sasha_montelli @frazer_christie and others! Read it here ⬇️ twitter.com/scottpolar/sta…