CHESS Summer School 2022

Long distance flights can sometimes be shorter than expected. The long flight legs back to Europe leave Thomas Spengler with plenty of time to ponder various reasons on how to shorten flight time.

Mattia Ferraro explains a scientific instrument on board the Statsraad Lehmkuhl and compares the waters between the Islands of Fiji and Tonga with the west coast of Norway.

Hao Chen commemorates the friends who are always with us on the ocean – waves – and he is impressed by the immense energy hidden in them.

Tobias Zolles explains how sailors used to navigate the seas using the sun and the stars.

The Pacific Ocean and Norwegian fjords may be very different, but oxygen is important no matter where in the ocean you are, writes Torunn Sagen.

Mattia Ferraro describes his feelings about the culture of the South Pacific. Despite COVID-19, the atmosphere on the ship is pleasant.

Natacha Fabregas writes about the changing climate throughout Earth’s history.

Clouds offer both a stunning scenery for Statsraad Lehmkuhl and an insight into the weather conditions, writes Johannes Lutzmann

The ocean is all we have seen for weeks now. Jessica Tengvall tells about the day we finally saw something else. 

Charlotte Rahlves connects her research on the Greenland ice sheet to sea-level rise in the South Pacific and pleads for a more emotional approach to science.

Having to be on watch between midnight and 4 a.m. might not sound very appealing, but definitely has its charms, as Clemens Spensberger describes.

The currents are pushing us westward while we try to move eastward. Vår Dundas writes about sailing when both the current and the wind work against you, and a bit on the excitement of sail furling.

Jessica Tengvall writes about the journey that will teach us to keep the ship afloat, while discussing how to keep Earth afloat. 

While water levels aboard continue to plummet, Emma looks in to how to make fresh water at sea. 

Talanoa is more than a conversation, writes Elin Darelius. What stories can we tell each other about the ocean? How do we see the ocean?

Hearing about Fijian students’ perspective on the IPCC report was surprising to me, writes Torunn Sagen.

Despite working around the clock to pull ropes to trim and brace the sails, Statsraad Lehmkuhl is not getting closer to Tonga. Kjersti Konstali explains why there is no hope of having tailwinds in the Trades when going east.

While the decks of Statsraad Lehmkuhl are a scenic and inspiring place for an office, work outdoors comes with its own challenges, as Clemens Spensberger describes.

Before boarding Statsraad Lehmkuhl, we spent some time on visiting two large markets in Fijian capital Suva.

Johannes receives his first mast climbing lesson aboard Statsraad Lehmkuhl and gives his account of this exciting escape from the quarantine blues.

Changing seasons are undermining the ancestral knowledge in the Island States around Fiji. Vår Dundas writes about Fiji’s two seasons.

Natacha Fabregas talks about the challenges faced for sleeping onboard Statraad Lehmkuhl

We’re still at the quarantine anchorage outside of Suva, and our water supply is diminishing rapidly, writes Kjersti Konstali.

…that’s quite an ambitious title for a course – especially if you’re cramming it all into three weeks of sailing. But the PhD-students from CHESS and Norway are definitely up to the task!

Sharing tasks across the globe can be a challenge. To meet is an exitement, writes Thomas Spengler in this blog piece.  

Emma Vogel writes of unexpected changes. 

Tobias shares his experiences of a relaxed get together with the local students.

Charlotte Rahlves reflects on the contradicting aspects of the travel in this first blog piece.