Through our partnership with the Swiss Polar Institute we are actively contributing by collecting environmental data
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA COLLECTION
Supporting Climate Science
USING CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE TO COLLECT VITAL OCEAN DATA WITH THE SWISS POLAR INSTITUTE
The Swiss Polar Institute has installed a cutting-edge Ocean Data Sensor onboard our IMOCA.
The Vendée Globe race and campaign represent a unique opportunity for our team to collect valuable climate data in some of the most inaccessible ocean regions.
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As a major regulator of the global carbon and energy cycle, the Southern Ocean represents one of the key modulators of the global climate system and data observations enable climate scientists to detect changes and model future scenarios with greater accuracy.
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We are proud to be the first IMOCA teams to proactively embrace carrying out this form of innovative data collection during a campaign. ​
THE INSTRUMENTS
To carry out the measurements, an OceanPack RACE® underway system manufactured by the German company subCtech will be installed and fitted with the following additional options:
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RACE CO2 auto-calibration
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RACE Thermosalinograph
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RACE GPS marine receiver
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This system automatically samples ocean water to measure
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CO2 concentration
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Chlorophyll
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Water Temperature
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Salinity
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As well as atmospheric pressure.
THE SCIENTISTS
"The extreme environment of the Southern Ocean still holds many mysteries – especially with regard to its role as a sink for atmospheric CO2. With these novel measurements, we will be able to unlock some of these."
PROF. NICOLOAS GRUBER
ETH Zurich
