iSTAR tractor traverse

A tractor train facility was developed to supports major deep-field scientific missions such as iSTAR- an ambitious scientific programme funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).  Full details about the facility are here.

The six-year, £7.4 million programme is organised into four main research projects — each uses state-of-the art technologies to make new discoveries about the ocean or the ice.

Anna Hogg (PhD student from Leeds University) walking past the living module during the iSTAR traverse across Pine Island Glacier PIG
Anna Hogg (PhD student from Leeds University) walking past the living module during the iSTAR traverse across Pine Island Glacier PIG

 

tractor train traverse
tractor train traverse