Expedition to Young Sound in North East Greenland
Guest post by Leah Brinch-Iversen
Three members of the LUMEN group, Karl Attard, Leah Brinch-Iversen and Maria Papadimitraki travelled to remote North East Greenland in August to investigate benthic primary productivity in Young Sound fjord.
The campaign was a collaborative effort between the EU funded projects POMP and Sea-quester, as well as the Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring (GEM) programme, with colleagues from the Arctic Research Centre at Aarhus University and the Greenland Climate Research Centre.
The three-week expedition involved extensive fieldwork, including the deployment of eddy covariance instruments, collection of sediment and water samples in the inner and outer parts of the fjord, along with laboratory-based experiments at the Daneborg Research Station.
Beyond the success of the scientific research, the expedition also treated us to incredible wildlife, inspiring untouched landscapes and the mesmerising Arctic midnight sun.
The data collected during this campaign will be used to improve our understanding on the influence of light availability and carbon cycling on the productivity of these remote Arctic marine ecosystems.
Our participation was generously supported by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.
