The IceNode robot, designed to study ice and ocean properties in a changing Arctic environment, deployed at Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp (ICE CAMP) 2024. ICE CAMP is a three-week operation run by the Navy's Arctic Submarine Laboratory (ASL) that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. Capable of sustained operations below the ice, IceNode can support tasks for Navy operations and gather data to improve predictions for sea-ice extent in a warming environment (see: climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/arctic-sea-ice). This work was funded by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech. This work was supported by the U.S. Navy’s Arctic Submarine Lab (ASL), with acknowledgement to the field team who assisted deployment and recovery of the robot
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Meet NASA’s newest tool to fight climate change

A team of NASA rocket scientists is developing autonomous underwater robots that are able to go where humans cannot, deep beneath Antarctica’s giant ice shelves. The robots’ task is to better understand how rapidly ice is melting — and how quickly that could cause catastrophic sea level rise. CNN's Bill Weir has the latest. 

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The IceNode robot, designed to study ice and ocean properties in a changing Arctic environment, deployed at Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp (ICE CAMP) 2024. ICE CAMP is a three-week operation run by the Navy's Arctic Submarine Laboratory (ASL) that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. Capable of sustained operations below the ice, IceNode can support tasks for Navy operations and gather data to improve predictions for sea-ice extent in a warming environment (see: climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/arctic-sea-ice). This work was funded by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech. This work was supported by the U.S. Navy’s Arctic Submarine Lab (ASL), with acknowledgement to the field team who assisted deployment and recovery of the robot
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