Arctic Ocean Support Overview

The National Science Foundation tasks CH2M HILL Polar Services to provide support to specific projects conducting Arctic Ocean-based field work.

This support is primarily in the form of:

• Provision of satellite telephones for projects operating on research vessels north of 80 degrees (where traditional shipboard satellite communications are unreliable) .
• Logistics support in the form of cargo movement to and from vessel ports of call
• Field equipment and air support for ice camps. 

Please contact Jill Ferris for further information about CPS's Arctic Ocean Support. Please visit the University-National Ocean Laboratory System (www.unols.org) web site for information about requesting ship time on Arctic Research Vessels or visit the ALIAS website (http://www.arcus.org/alias/location.html) for further information on specific sites and cruise tracks.

Pictured above: The Healy (courtesy of http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/healy/), a blustery day at the North Pole.