MOSAiC Mixdown: mini-podcasts from the Arctic Sam Cornish

The M in the MOSAiC acronym stands for multidisciplinary, but why is there such an emphasis on this expedition being multidisciplinary? In this episode we take a look at some of the specific science questions that benefit from a multidisciplinary approach.

MOSAiC has been years in the planning. But do the scientists involved expect it to go to plan? I asked participants of Leg 1 of the expedition, and their words serve as fascinating context for the changes since then. At the end I give an update on how plans have been remade due to Coronavirus. You can keep up to date with the MOSAiC expedition on this live web app: https://follow.mosaic-expedition.org/ and find stories from across the media on the MOSAiC website: https://mosaic-expedition.org/. 

The icebreaking research vessel Polarstern is frozen in the Arctic sea ice for a whole year, and scientists on board are working hard to collect as much observational data as possible. But why do we need observations in the Arctic? I asked scientists on board.

MOSAiC is the biggest scientific project yet undertaken in the Arctic, but how exactly will it work? I asked the people making it happen.

The MOSAiC expedition aims to revolutionise Arctic climate science. It also has a catchy name, but what does it actually stand for? I asked the scientists on board the MOSAiC expedition if they knew...