Ice tank (30 x 6 x 1.2 m) with minimum temperature of -16ºC. Wave maker, current generators. Suitable for arctic marine biology and chemistry experiments, oil spill investigations
Technical data
| Arctic Environmental Test Basin | |
| length: 30 m | |
| width: 6 m | |
| depth: 1.2 m | |
| salinity of water: 0 - 35 ppt. | |
| minimum air temperature: -15°C | |
| Other Features | |
| Current Generator | |
| Wave-maker | |
| Wind Generator | |
| Controlled Lighting for Growth of Microorganism | |
| Service Carriage | |
| Underwater Video Systems | |
| Oil Resistant Coating | |
| Oil-Water Separator | |
| URL | |
| http://www.hsva.de |
Description of facility:
Spreading of crude oil in ice |
Mechanical oil recovery in ice |
Formation of pancake ice |
Frictional stress measurements |
Arctic marine biology experiments |
| Project Reports using this facility | Procedings based on exepriments using this facility | Data Management Reports |
| Understanding the impact of a REduced ice Cover in the ARctic Ocean - RECARO | Ice tank experiments highlight changes in arctic sea ice regime | Data Management Reports |
| Arctic Sea Ice Dynamics Using Experiments and Multi-scale Modelling | Sea ice friction and arctic sea ice dynamics | Data Management Reports |
| INTERICE 4 | Using the arctic environment test basin for measuring carbon dynamics in rapidly growing ice sheets | Data Management Reports |