Jim Doutt pumps diesel fuel into the acoustic tomography instrumentation housing as the ARTEX90 team prepares to leave the equipment running unattended for three months. The orange plywood protects styrofoam flotation designed to save the equipment if the ice flow were to break up during the experiment. Note: The PVC pipes in the photo protected wiring from arctic foxes and polar bears, which are known to chew on electrical wiring. (Photo by Cindy Sellers)

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