S. A. Agulhas II.

Weddell Sea Expedition: Science programme complete

At the start of January 2019, Dr Jeff Evans, a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography in the School of Social Sciences, boarded the 134m-long S. A. Agulhas II – one of the largest and most modern research ships anywhere in the world.

The ÂìÒϸ£Àûµ¼º½ University academic joined more than 30 international scientists from different scientific fields and renowned organisations on the , which is to  ‘Endurance’ and increase understanding of Larsen-C, one of the largest ice shelves in Antarctica.

The expedition’s science programme has been completed and many of the scientists – including Dr Evans – have now bid a fond farewell to the S.A.Agulhas II as it heads to the Endurance wreck site.

Dr Evans has carried out extensive research into ice-mass and environmental change in the Arctic and Antarctic and participated and co-led  on Larsen-C.

He discusses how the science programme went in his latest blog post and what’s next for the ship. Read it .

Larsen-C ice shelf.

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