October 3 Photos

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Sigrid Salo releases a radiosonde from the helicopter landing pad.

(Sara Ann Quesnel)

An early stage of ice formation called ‘pancake ice’: small floes with raised edges from bumping into each other.

(Jim Weedon)
Multi-year floes with a fair bit of freeboard have been more common lately. (Joey Wenig)

Patches where a slushy skein of new ice has formed are visible.

(Grew Williams)
More pancake ice, side-by-side with an older floe. (Sam Thomas)

On the main deck of the Louis

(Greg Williams)
Arctic ‘selfie’ by Sam Thomas. (Sam Thomas)
The copper wire that connects the XCTD to the onboard computer is faintly visible as it unspools from the release unit I’m holding. (Seita Hoshino)

Wayne Austin operates the crane as the deployment at TU-1 wraps up.

(Joey Wenig)

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