October 6 slideshow

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Myself, Zoë Sandwith, Stan Fleet and Chelsea Stanley congregate in the rosette shack during a cast – an occurrence that just seems to happen every now and then.
(Jeffrey Charters)
A couple of crew are needed on the ice – Justin stood watch for polar bears and Danny made sure the equipment slung under the helicopter was delivered to the ice in one piece.
(Jeffrey Charters)
With a team of ice specialists and the Louis in the background, the WHOI delegation works on getting the ITP ready for operation.
(Jeffrey Charters)
Snow flies far and wide as the helicopter returns to the ice to transport gear and people. Bodies fly onto any unsecured gear nearby to make sure nothing turns into a projectile.
(Jeffrey Charters)
Miranda Corkum, Peter Peterson and Carlton Rauschenberg piece together the O-Buoy – small parts are not your friends in these conditions.
(Jeffrey Charters)
A compressed-air bubbler system can be used to clear ice away from the side of the ship, useful for either opening spaces for equipment to go into the water or to lubricate the ice so the ship is able to break through more easily.
(Jeffrey Charters)
Rick Krishfield takes a seat with a laptop to fire up one of the buoys while Mike Dempsey warms up with a cup of coffee nearing the end of the day.
(Jeffrey Charters)
A transect is marked out with flags. The ice teams drill through the ice to take thickness measurements and take core samples. Another group uses microwaves to assess ice thickness; the results can be used to calibrate satellites for more accurate ice analysis in the future.
(Jeffrey Charters)

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