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Cruise Reports

Vol. 9 (2021)

CAGE21-1 Cruise Report: AKMA-AKER-GReAT

  • Stefan Bünz
  • Giuliana Panieri
Submitted
1 September 2022
Published
31-10-2022

Abstract

The research expedition cruise CAGE21-1 is a major component of the project AKMA and it is organized under the helm of the Norwegian Centre of Excellence for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate, CAGE at UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø.

The cruise may be known as: CAGE21_1

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