Whew! I just got back from my work with Team Squirrel at 10PM tonight. Thanks to the later night, we now have our phase shift experiment just about ready to go! ##The experiment in simple terms Arctic ground squirrels are diurnal, meaning that they are awake during the day and are asleep at night
At least that is what it looks like at night. As we traveled up to Palmer we hit some nasty weather. The winds were pushing the ice towards land and creating a growing concern for the ship’s crew. We ran into pancake ice and at times sea ice which is much more consolidated and tougher to navigate
Sun, Plants, and Mosquitoes Today was a beautiful day in the Arctic; blue skies and fifty degrees! I could get used to this! We spent the whole day trapping and covered lots of ground since two more members of Team Squirrel arrived yesterday and will be joining us for a week. [Dr. Loren Buck](
"Final Thoughts" just doesn’t work as a title for some reflective writing about my time on the Kahiltna Glacier, because my guess is that I will continue to debrief the PolarTREC experience in my own head for weeks, months and perhaps even years. The acclimatization climb on Kahiltna Glacier went
We are back in Kevo, and heading out to the field tomorrow. Today was therefore a day to get equipment ready. ##Still No Laser… The laser that analyzes gas samples in the field has not yet made it to Finland. Kim is disappointed, as this means putting more gas samples in vials and taking them to the
In part one of this two-part lesson students work in pairs to explore the effects of salinity on ocean stratification using a simple plastic shoebox-sized container in which they create a mini-ocean environment. Students will apply what they learn in the lab setting along with information gained in several online articles to a basic understanding of the Global Conveyor
It’s all about: gender, loggers, ear tags, light collars, and wire color Our first day out trapping squirrels, I was surprised when we let several of them go, rather than take them back to the lab with us. I assumed that we would take every squirrel to the lab with us, but that’s actually not the
Well things are still going pretty well minus three feet of fresh snow over the past few days. With the winds we ended up with some pretty nice snow drifts in camp, one almost completely covered Dom's tent by the morning of the 4th. The snow fencing was on the west side of camp to catch the
The crew on the LMG did an amazing job of getting us through some serious sea ice. It was impressive watching them navigate the waters, bergs, wind, and everything from grease ice to pancake ice to sea ice. So all is well and we should arrive at Palmer tomorrow evening. I’m sending you a short video
Finals week: every student and teacher in the building running around, tying up loose ends, and doing the best they can to make it through these last few days before summer vacation grants a bit of freedom back. Amidst all of the studying and preparing for their final exams for this semester, a
