{"id":288024,"date":"2021-11-18T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/?p=288024"},"modified":"2024-06-26T10:46:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T08:46:19","slug":"challenge-polar-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/challenge-polar-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigating polar regions: a serious challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Le Commandant Charcot<\/em> joins the scientific adventure<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In the context of global warming, <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/polar-tourism-research\/\"><strong>studying polar regions<\/strong><\/a> represents a challenge for logistics and science. <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/le-commandant-charcot\/\"><em>Le Commandant Charcot<\/em><\/a> offers a unique opportunity to extend polar field campaigns to high latitudes. Scientists who embarked during the first expedition cruise to the North Pole have been able to notice evidence of climate change. Below, they share their <strong>first impressions<\/strong> and their points of view concerning the current issue of polar research.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d link_font=\u201d||||on||||\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_4_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_4_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_4_font_size=\u201d22px\u201d header_4_line_height=\u201d1.5em\u201d header_5_font=\u201d|700|||||||\u201d header_5_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_5_font_size=\u201d18px\u201d header_5_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_6_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_6_font_size=\u201d16px\u201d header_6_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||27px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Polar regions, sentinels of climate change<\/h3>\n<p>High latitudes undergo the consequences of climate change before many others, and in an intense way. Camille Lique, researcher, oceanographer and physician at LOPS and Ifremer institutes, who presented onboard <em>Le Commandant Charcot<\/em> during its <strong>first expedition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/magnetic-and-geographic-north-pole\/\">North Pole<\/a><\/strong>, confirms: <em>\u201cNatural elements are changing while we are studying them. It continuously requires us to adjust, to evolve, to adapt our observations and our instruments to understand the processes and face them as best as possible.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d background_enable_image=\u201doff\u201d width=\u201d100%\u201d width_tablet=\u201d\u201d width_phone=\u201d\u201d width_last_edited=\u201don|phone\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d module_alignment=\u201dcenter\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||5px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d background_enable_image=\u201doff\u201d background_size=\u201dcontain\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9638-scaled-1.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dNathalie Michel en Georgie du Sud \/ \u00a9Nathalie Michel\u201d title_text=\u201dIMG_9638-scaled\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||22px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d7px||7px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||9px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Understanding and protecting polar regions: a common mission<\/h3>\n<p>Remoteness, cold, ice, and storms make polar territories <strong>inaccessible places<\/strong>. Working there requires specific infrastructures. Many <strong>research stations<\/strong> were built in the Arctic and in Antarctica between 1957 and 1959, when the Antarctic treaty was signed. France built the <strong>Dumont D\u2019Urville station in <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/antarctica-adelie-land\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adelie Land<\/a><\/strong> in 1956 and co-lead the continental station Dome C with Italian teams. In Svalbard, France placed its station inside the international base of <strong>Ny Alesund<\/strong>. With the intention of sharing the high costs of performing polar missions, research institutions typically join forces and make associations through <strong>international networks<\/strong>. In 2020, the MOSAIC Arctic expedition, which took place on the German icebreaker <em>Polarstern<\/em>, involved 15 countries.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 quote\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d background_image=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/quote.png\u201d background_size=\u201dinitial\u201d background_position=\u201dtop_left\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d custom_margin=\u201d50px|auto|50px|auto|true|false\u201d custom_padding=\u201d27px|50px|27px|50px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|0px||0px|false|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d|0px||0px|false|true\u201d background_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d background_position_tablet=\u201dtop_left\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_text_color=\u201d#FF0037\u2033 text_font_size=\u201d17px\u201d text_line_height=\u201d3em\u201d header_text_color=\u201d#FF0037\u2033 header_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dcenter\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d custom_padding=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<div class=\"et-fb-popover-tinymce\" data-shortcode-id=\"1.2.0.2-1636995644062\" data-quickaccess-editable=\"yes\">\n<div class=\"mce-content-body\" style=\"position: relative;\" contenteditable=\"true\">\n<h2>I did watch at thousands of pictures of sea-ice, but its only during this trip to the North Pole that I walked on it for the first time and that I realised, hours after hours, how intensely ice conditions constantly evolve. The heterogeneity of its dynamics and appearance is significant. 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On-site research helps make correlations with theoretical models. Icebreakers dedicated to <a href=\"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/polar-expedition-ponant\/\">polar explorations<\/a> are rare. In Antarctica, scientists must often require the help of other ships like fishing, merchant, or tourism ships, who then become <strong>platforms for science opportunities<\/strong>. In this context, <em>Le Commandant Charcot<\/em>, the newest ship in the PONANT fleet dedicated to high polar expeditions, is a vital asset for the research community. Nicolas Kolodziejczyk, researcher at the LOPS at Brest University, explains: <em>\u00ab <\/em>Le Commandant Charcot<em> offers the possibility to perform some routine measurements and deploy instruments from which collected data will be of high value for the observation\u2019s networks. This ship covers very few sampled regions, so each new data is highly valuable \u00bb<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d22px||22px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|75%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2>A ship ready for science <\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-25%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>Onboard, a laboratory room equipped with direct openings to the sea enables scientists to place meteorological bowls, temperature-salinity sensors, and other sampling instruments. Microscopes, sampling pumps, and other basic equipment are available to the researchers. A science coordinator is also at their service. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||0px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||0px|||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo credits: \u00a9 Daphn\u00e9 Buiron \/ \u00a9 Studio PONANT<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 admin_label=\u201dPUSH\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d1_2,1_2\u2033 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