The GoNorth-expedition is a major knowledge investment for research on the Arctic Ocean, and will take place in three sub-expeditions from 2022 to 2024. The expedition is Norway's greatest investment to date in the exploration of the polar ocean in the north. GoNorth is the culmination of 12 years of planning. A total of 13 universities and research institutes are participating in this major initiative, and the research objectives are interdisciplinary and target many different subject areas.
From the Department of Geosciences, University of Olso, Professor Jan Inge Faleide is one of the leaders in the management of the expedition, and researcher Alexander Minakov is deputy leader and participant in the autumn trip. In addition, researcher Juan Camilo Meza Cala from the institute participated.
Three voyages over three years with the research vessel will help to solve three geological puzzles, explains Faleide in this interview on geoforskning.no.
The first expedition of the GoNorth-expedition was carried out in two voyages from October to November 2022, and was the first of three planned cruises.
Read the interviews at Geoforskning.no*
Storsatsing i ukjent territorium, geoforskning 14.10.2022
Hvordan ble Polhavet dannet?, geoforskning.21.10.2022
* These interviews are only in Norwegian.
More about the GoNorth-expedition
Read all about the expedition and see daily reports and fantastic photos from the GoNorth trip part 1 (autumn 2022) on Sintef's project page for documentation of the expedition:
GoNorth (Geosciences in the Northern Arctic)
About the Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, in Norwegian Polhavet or Nordishavet, is the smallest, shallowest and most northerly of the world's five oceans. It is located in the arctic area around the North Pole. (Wikipedia)