MBARI researchers and collaborators deploy a controlled-source electromagnetic system from the Spanish polar research vessel Hespérides (IMAGE)

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MBARI researchers and collaborators deploy a controlled-source electromagnetic system from the Spanish polar research vessel Hespérides

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During the January 2026 FLAIR expedition, MBARI researchers and collaborators conducted the first controlled-source electromagnetic surveys in Antarctica to understand how a rapidly warming polar environment impacts groundwater systems under the seafloor.

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Aaron Micallef © 2026 MBARI

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