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Join the Polar research team as we use technology to join Dr. Carin Ashjian this summer as she continues her research in the Arctic! I will be posting Dr. Ashjians journal details of this summer's research expeditions. We first catch up with her onboard the icebreaker U.S.C.G.C. Healy and then will

OK, well really it was the Beaufort Sea, but it is contiguous with the Arctic Ocean. We did a lot of data collection of many types. I will share the whole story soon. Right now, I forgot to bring my glasses to the school where I can get internet reception and I am about to fall asleep AND we need to

Hello and welcome to all of you that are taking time to follow my adventures in Kaktovik as they unfold. I am in the process of getting some photos uploaded but in the meantime, I'll tell you a bit about getting here and my first day. Twelve hours after departure from Corpus Christi, Texas we

The Great Outdoors I tossed and turned all night replaying the different events I have experienced thus far.... so much to tell.... so little time. It is 4 AM and here I am at the computer trying to put to words my reflections at sea. Days and nights are blurred since it is light most of the time

How You Catch Zooplankton and More... Dr. Carin Ashjian’s group (from Woods Hole) are studying what zooplankton species composition,including where the different types are located, and how their distributions are associated with currents or water types. The currents are like a species relocation

In south Texas ice is ice.....well in the polar regions there are different terms describing different stages or phenomenon in or among ice formations. Take for instance polynya (sounds like an Italian dish) is a large open area among the ice and smaller opening are called leads. ##Icy Terms Below

Part 1 Of The Story...Benthic Nitrogen Cycling Dr Amber Hardison's group (University of Texas Marine Science Institute) is studying the benthic nitrogen cycle. The sampling occurs at the sediment water interface (where the water meets the bottom sediment). From these measurements uptake and

National Geographic Grosvenor Fellows and Linblad Expeditions I will be traveling August 9 – 26th, 2013 through Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic and Greenland with the National Geographic [Grosvenor Fellow Teacher Program]( http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/program/grosvenor

Data Collection Day 4 The team would like to express our most sincere gratitude to all of you that crossed your fingers for better weather! The winds have officially moved on, and the sun came out today to greet the team with warm rays and clear vistas. We divide into three teams today at the