Reflection in the Lake Linne
When I arrived here in Svalbard over a month ago, the amount of time ahead of me at Isfjord Radio and the Linne Valley appeared to be inordinate, but looking back at…
As this expedition comes to a close it's time to recap and pull together the various scientific endeavors that took place in the Linne Valley during the past month. There were 2 purposes for this…
The process of science can be used to figure out the mechanisms behind a phenomenon, event, or observation, or it can be used to determine if a new tool can be used for analysis of an event or…
We were treated to a couple of brief snowstorms, although the snow didn't last on the ground for too long.
The process of science begins with the creation of a focused question or questions about a…
Our boatmen arrived the night before and joined us for dinner and that's when we learned that the seas were going to be rough heading back to Longyearbyen. Since taking a boat is the only method of…
Our morning meeting had a pretty full agenda of items that needed to be done before we leave tomorrow morning at 7AM. Megan, Kristen, and I stayed at the station to inventory all the supplies and…
We gathered in the living room of the main building at Isfjord Radio to discuss the tasks of the day and who was to be each team, the most important of which was Jesse's ice coring team. Megan,…
Today's objective was to assist Jesse in collecting samples. We divided into 2 teams with 10 of use heading up the glacier. We were on a mission and the persistent drizzle/rain wasn't going to stop…
With only 3 or 4 days left for field work it's time to assess what needs to be done so that everyone has their samples and/or data to take home. Today we divided into 5 teams instead of the usual 2…
(Wind Update: It began to die down late in the afternoon today!)On any given day there is usually one or more people taking a day off from the field. Field work can be physically draining,…
Remember the discussion in the last journal entry about the wind up here? Well, it's still here and it felt as if it was blowing against us no matter which direction we hiked! Although we were all…
As mentioned in a former journal entry, the weather here is very changeable. For instance today we walked out to Lake Linne wearing light clothing since the sun was shining and the crisp air was…
