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7 December 2015 GEOTRACES Cinema: Arctic Phenomena

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TODAY’S JOURNAL: There are some pretty amazing things to see above the Arctic Circle, and I discussed many of the region’s unique aspects in various journals throughout the expedition. Some of these incredible phenomena translate well to video, so in this installment of GEOTRACES Cinema I’ll link

7 December 2015 Reflections of My Antarctic Expedition

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A Meaningful Journey Antarctica is so different from anywhere else I have been, that the moment I left the continent, it felt as if I had never been there. As I watched the sky outside the small window of the [L-100](https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/human-impacts-in-antarctica-2015/journals

5 December 2015 Back in New Zealand

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A Day with the Spider Team in New Zealand I spent the day with Bret Tobalski, Caitlin Shishido and Steve Lane, scientists from McMurdo Station who also are heading home. We spent the morning in Sumner, a seaside suburb of Christchurch which is home to a scenic beach. Bret, Caitlin and Steve have

4 December 2015 Leaving Antarctica

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On the Plane I am writing this journal while sitting on a L-100 plane, flying over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean on my way to New Zealand. The plane I was supposed to head home on yesterday, a C-130 plane, had mechanical issues. Instead I am traveling home in a South African cargo plane. It

Antarctica Day with Michelle Brown and the Human Impacts Team

This 1 hour webinar celebrates Antarctica Day 2015 with PolarTREC teacher Michelle Brown and the Human Impacts in Antarctica 2015 expedition. Michelle and her team are on the ice, at McMurdo Station, sharing their research project with the webinar audience.

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3 December 2015 A Beautiful Day to Sample

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Research Update Today we collected samples around McMurdo Station. It was warm and sunny, so being outside and collecting sediment samples was a pleasure. In the morning our team sampled an area near [Arrival Heights](https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/human-impacts-in-antarctica-2015/journals

2 December 2015 Energy and Waste at McMurdo Station

Michelle at the Waste Water Treatment Plant

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Research Update Our day began with a webinar about our research! We talked to thousands of students across the U.S. and beyond with the help of PolarTREC. Students asked great questions and it felt good to share the work we are doing with the public. After the webinar, the research team collected

AGU 2015

Polar-Related Activities at AGU 2015

We are looking forward to seeing PolarTREC participants and other polar educators at the American Geophysical Union Meeting 14-18 December 2015 in San Francisco, California.

1 December 2015 The Barwick Valley

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Antarctica Day Happy Antarctica Day! Today is the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty. It was signed 56 years ago on December 1, 1959. Celebrate Antarctica Day with my research team today by participating in our webinar (10 AM Alaska Daylight Time, 11 AM Pacific Standard Time, 12 PM

30 November 2015 GEOTRACES Cinema: Water Sampling

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TODAY’S JOURNAL: One of the major aspects of the 2015 US Arctic GEOTRACES Expedition was to obtain water samples for various trace element and nutrient testing. The most significant tool that oceanographers use for collecting water samples from different depths is a CTD sampling rosette. Several