MOSAiC Mixdown: mini-podcasts from the Arctic
Taking you out to the middle of the Arctic Ocean, where the MOSAiC expedition aims to revolutionise Arctic climate science. Each short episode begins with a single question. The answer weaves between the voices of scientists on board. Recording, production and music by Sam Cornish, a PhD student at the University of Oxford. This is a MOSAiC School outreach project, supported by IASC, MOSAiC, AWI, ARICE and APECS.
Podcasting since 2020 • 5 episodes
MOSAiC Mixdown: mini-podcasts from the Arctic
Latest Episodes
Why is the multidisciplinary aspect important?
The M in the MOSAiC acronym stands for multidisciplinary, but why is there such an emphasis on this expedition being multidisciplinary? In this episode we take a look at some of the specific science questions that benefit from a multid...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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8:10
Is everything going to go to plan?
MOSAiC has been years in the planning. But do the scientists involved expect it to go to plan? I asked participants of Leg 1 of the expedition, and their words serve as fascinating context for the changes since then. At the end I give an update...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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6:53
Why do we need more observations in the Arctic?
The icebreaking research vessel Polarstern is frozen in the Arctic sea ice for a whole year, and scientists on board are working hard to collect as much observational data as possible. But why do we need observations in the Arctic? I asked scie...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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3:55