Caption:
One of the primary purposes of the drifting stations was to collect all possible meteorological data while on the ice floe. This involved installing, calibrating, and maintaining the instruments. Here, researcher German Maximov conducts a routine calibration of a pyranometer (in the large tube). Image credit: EWG.
Image Credit:
Environmental Working Group
Photo Keywords:
Arctic, arctic_ocean, drifting stations, men, scientists, instruments