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Checking and double checking Today is the last field for the ROAM researchers and we are going out with a bang. Part of the field days, besides packing is making sure all the data sheets and scans are backed up and ready to go. Today we went out and collected soil monoliths to be used in the UTEP

Jam packed day As we begin to wrap up our Arctic journey, things are going by quickly! The day started off with our PolarConnect Live Event from Ukpik. Thank you for all who participated! Immediately afterwards, we were off to get the boat ready for journey! The trip is to repair a weather station

The first 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. Have a listen. You can also follow the team on their FaceBook page. There

Lake Peters is located in the Brooks Range and is a part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). ANWR is federally protected dating back to 1943, when the government "withdrew" most of the North Slope, or closed it to public and mineral use to reserve the land and its resources for use in

Data days Contrary to what people will say, there are slow days in research, and those days usually occur on bad weather days. Granted it's more like a half day, but it is still slower than usual. Today is one of those days. It's a cloudy day and there is some intermittent rain, and more is

This is the first journal in a series of posts explaining the science of our expedition. The Arctic is often defined as the area north of the Arctic Circle. The Arctic Circle lies at a latitude of 66° 34' N, which is the location at which the sun does not set on summer solstice and does not rise

Phenocams and soil cores The Systems Ecology Lab (SEL) depends on technology in order to determine how the climate is changing the earth. One such technology is a phenocam. Phenology allows scientist to study seasonal or any changes in vegetation. By using phenocams, scientists will collect images

Harpoons and life in the water Today was the last day of the BARC Science Fair, students learned about the importance of harpoons and how life is affected by temperature, sunlight, and carbon. Kaare Erickson, the science outreach liaison, lead the harpoon making workshop. Assisted by some of the