SABVABAA - Inuit word meaning: "flows swiftly over it"
A hovercraft dedicated to Arctic Ocean research. Background information
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To promote geomarine research in the Arctic Ocean by combining
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modern technology with the advantages of the drifting sea ice cover.
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Click to see 2010 tracklines.
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Working in the pack ice
| Scientific activities | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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| Ice thickness measurements | 200 km | 30 km | 0 km |
| Ice cores | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| CTD stations | 10 | 57 | 0 |
| Seismic reflection (in drift mode) | 10 km | 35 km | 35 km |
| Sediment cores | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rock dredges (successful) | 0 | 5 (3) | 11 (7) |
| Hovercraft operations | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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| Total number of trips Longyearbyen to north of 80 N | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Total milage | 3.300 nm | 3.100 nm | 2.075 nm |
| Total distance over sea ice | 80 nm | 80 nm | 540 nm |
| Distance north from the ice edge | 7 nm | 15 nm | 90 nm |
| Longest trip without refuelling | 504 nm | 724 nm | 675 nm |
| Fuel consumption at ecomony speed | 60 l/hr. | 60 l/hr. | 60 l/hr. |
| Economy speed with full payload | 16-28 knop | 16-28 knop | 16-28 knop |
| Average payload at departure Longyearbyen | 3.2 ton | 3.2 ton | 3.2 ton |
