We've arrived!
It took a variety of vehicles including cars, trucks, planes and the Research Vessel (R/V) Ukpik to complete our journey! While there were a few delays and changes in routes along the way, we all arrived safely and are ready to begin the research! Dr. Steve Okkonen and I arrived aboard the Ukpik late this afternoon and were met at the Barrow shore by Dr. Carin Ashjian and Dr. Robert Campbell. Along the way from Deadhorse to Barrow we deployed a mooring with several oceanographic instruments. The instruments will collect data for the next few weeks until they are retrieved on the way back to Deadhorse at the end of our expedition. I’ll include more pictures from that trip in the next journal-but for now, here are a few details about my journey here, as well as a math problem for you to solve at the end of the video.
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If you think you have the correct answer, send it along to the Ask the Team section of our expedition website!
Tonight we will sleep onshore at our hotel, the Ukpik Nest. After a long day on the water, I’m definitely ready for a good nights sleep! In the morning it’s the start of a new adventure as we load the boat with additional research equipment!