This is the fourth journal in a series of posts explaining the science of our expedition. It is easy for most people to understand why a scientist might study animals like polar bears or bowhead whales. It's a little harder to understand why a scientist might go all the way to Northern Alaska to
A short newspaper article featuring PolarTREC teacher Dave Jones in the 8/8/2017 issue of the Missoulian! He will set sail on 9/6/2017 aboard the Canadian Ice Breaker CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent with researcher Mike DeGrandpre heading for the Beaufort Sea.
NASA’s Operation IceBridge uses remote sensing techniques to build a picture of parts of our world not accessible or easily observed by humans. Flying 1500 feet above sea and land ice, the science team uses LiDAR, Radar, Infrared imaging, and high resolution digital imagery to collect information about our polar regions year after year. In this classroom project, inspired and
It's all a blur Today we wake up pack up our luggage, so that when we return we are ready to go to check in at the airport and go see some sights before our plane boards. We stop by the NOAA facility, the Inupiat Heritage Center, then head to the airport. The Barrow Airport is small, and our team
Here is the third audio journal called in from Rebecca Harris while waiting out a freezing rain storm in her tent. It's hard to believe it's August up where this field team is! Don't forget to follow the team on their FaceBook page.
The field team visits Chamberlain Glacier, scales moraines, and weathers a storm. Here is the fourth audio journal from teacher Rebecca Harris. This journal describes all the field work that the team accomplished in two days before the storm moved in. Enjoy!
This is the third journal in a series of posts explaining the science of our expedition. One of our tasks in the field is monitoring Chamberlin glacier. Understanding how glaciers change over time and impact other systems (in our case, sedimentology and hydrology) is crucial for understanding
The Lake Peters Field Team finally conquers Carnivore Creek! This is the second field dispatch from the Arctic Glacial Lakes project. This is an audio journal from Rebecca Harris. Due to limited communications, Rebecca is sending in audio journals. Enjoy learning about Trolls! You can also follow
This is the second journal in a series of posts about the science behind our expedition. When I visited Ellie's lab group in Flagstaff, I discovered the Arctic Glacial Lakes project is highly collaborative, with eight Principal Investigators, six graduate students, and even more field assistants
Cheese curds. Bratwurst. Sauerkraut. Besides having the opportunity to meet some of the IceCube team for the first time, these were some of the other firsts I was able to experience during my time in Wisconsin. I arrived Sunday at the Minneapolis airport and was greeted by Eric Muhs, Steve
