CATLIN ARCTIC SURVEY - ‘Sprite and SeaCat battling the elements’
The BBC posted a website article recently (see link at the footer of this article), stating that two of the core technological innovations currently being used within the Catlin Arctic Survey
were proving to be very unreliable.
This is far from the case, as Simon Harris-Ward, Director of Operations for Catlin Arctic survey, highlights below:
“Given the very extreme conditions they are operating in during the Arctic winter we were always going to face potential difficulties with the array of advanced technology despite our robust testing programme.”
“We have been cautious about making any statement about SPRITE simply because of a combination of factors. First, an uncertainty about the exact nature of the problem and second, the inevitable delays in assessing data which had to be extracted on our re-supply flights before it could be analysed.”
“Most of the Catlin Arctic Survey science programme does not require data from SPRITE and the Ice Team has been continuing to collect valuable data in its wider science programme, including measurements of the floating ice’s thickness. So we remain confident in our ability to deliver data to our scientific partners.”
More information:
BBC website article - ‘London we have a problem’
Visit the Jenrick Group Website - Catlin Arctic Survey background information
Vist the Jenrick Blog - Catlin Arctic Survey latest news and video features
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