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UTEP AQUATIC ECOLOGY For the past two weeks I started to get my researcher legs back... it's a good thing. Good practice for my upcoming trip! I have got to meet the researchers coming with me to Utqiagvik in July. In later journals I will be introducing the team and their respective projects. I

Today is the summer solstice here in the northern hemisphere. The Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its axis. This means that as it revolves around the sun, different places on Earth are at varying distances from the sun. Also, the angle that the sunlight hits different areas will change depending on

I got to go on a "field trip" today!!! A second science team arrived in camp yesterday. This team left Summit Station on May 6th for what is known as a traverse. A traverse is when a team covers a distance, conducting tests along the way. This particular team spent 6 weeks traveling across a portion

Our team headed out to the drill site this morning to take down the site. We packed up the rest of the tents, partially filled in the snow pits (they'll fill in the rest of the way on their own in a fairly short period of time), and packed everything on sleds to bring it back. We also planted flags

I am sitting in the San Antonio airport reflecting on the last two weeks of my life. I am a very lucky and blessed individual. I have been able to experience much in the last two weeks. I have been home for a day and a half since the 1st of June. Today is Father's Day. My poor husband has basically

Here at Summit Station, Sunday is a "day off" for the residents. There are still lots of jobs that need to be done, but everyone is encouraged to take off as much as possible. They definitely deserve the time off since most of them work a 60-70 hour week from Monday through Saturday. So, what do you

We headed back out to the drill site this morning to conduct some scientific tests in the 2 meter deep pit that we dug yesterday. The samples we took out of the pit will be analyzed once they get back to Dartmouth College. But, we decided to do some field tests today. One of the science technicians

A few days ago, we finished collecting the samples down to 80 meters. Unfortunately, the samples we took from the top 2 meters were not very good. At this shallow depth, the snow is quite loose. It is difficult to get good samples from this portion of the ice cap because the samples fall apart so