Frozen in the Ice: Exploring the Arctic

Why would hundreds of scientists from around the world intentionally freeze a ship in Arctic sea ice for an entire year, braving subzero temperatures and months of polar darkness? This may sound like a fictional adventure movie plot, but from September 2019 through October 2020, the MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) Arctic research expedition did just this. In this course, you’ll hear directly from MOSAiC scientists and Arctic experts as they descr

• As virtual participants of the MOSAiC expedition, learners will explore all components of the Arctic climate system and how they are interconnected.
• Explore what climate science is, what data scientists collect in the Arctic, and how their findings inform our understanding of weather and climate
• Discuss the critical challenges the Arctic faces under a changing climate and how these changes impact our lives in the mid-latitudes