https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 23.6 2026-03-19T10:41:57.720Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/projects/e611aeb2-85df-4b38-b034-a15045677e20 SIZEX The Seasonal Ice Zone Experiment (SIZEX) began on January 13, 1989,when the POLARBJORN sailed from Tromso en route to operations in FramStrait. The first cruise lasted from February 9 until March 5, 1989,and the second one from March 8 until April 2, 1989. Biophysicaloceanographic operations commenced April 4 and concluded May 17,1989. The first SIZEX cruise concentrated on conditions in thevicinity of Bjornoya, south of Svalbard; all subsequent cruises werelocated in the Fram Strait region west of Svalbard.The HAAKON MOSBY's (University of Bergen, Norway) participation in theSIZEX phase began on February 25, 1989, when the ship left Tromso,Norway, bound for regions in the Barents Sea. From February 26 toMarch 7, 1989, the ship operated in the general area between theSvalbard and the northern coast of Norway. On March 7, the HAAKONMOSBY headed northwest toward regions in the Fram Strait west andsouthwest of Svalbard, where the ship cruised seaward of the pack iceedge from March 11 to March 19, 1989. The HAAKON MOSBY then headedsoutheast into the Barents Sea, finally returning to port on March 23,1989.[Summary provided by NSIDC]