Call For Applications
Tara Arctic 2007-2008
For further information, please contact:
Christian de Marliave
E-mail: christian [at] taraexpeditions.org
or go to:
http://www.taraexpeditions.org
Tara Arctic 2007-2008 is a French based project relying on a well-known
polar schooner called "Tara". This IPY project is also part of a more
global project called Tara Expeditions (http://www.taraexpeditions.org).
For Tara Arctic 2007-2008, the boat will undertake a two-year
Nansen-like crossing of the Arctic Ocean, drifting from north of Siberia
to Fram Straight. The boat will be trapped in the ice and will provide a
secure ice station reachable by aircraft and ice breaker.
The project will communicate information about global climate change by
providing a platform for scientists, artists, journalists, and opinion
leaders. Footage of the Arctic will be distributed through web cams,
daily Internet reports, and production of documentary films to highlight
the arctic activities of the IPY such as DAMOCLES.
The Tara Arctic 2007-2008 ice station will provide facilities for
science fieldwork, in-situ observations, and maintenance possibilities
for probes and/or automated buoys. The project is a third party of
DAMOCLES but will welcome other programs on the ice station.
Scientists interested participating in this project should contact:
Christian de Marliave
E-mail: christian [at] taraexpeditions.org