Students will investigate the breadth and depth of science taking place in the Polar Regions by reading and learning about one PolarTREC expedition and sharing it with the class.
Objectives
* To expose students to the wide variety of science happening in the Polar Regions
* To help students understand the process of science by examining one
Let’s recap. There are nine instruments flying on the aircraft: four radars, two laser altimeters, two camera systems, a positioning system, and a partridge in a pear tree. Each of those, except the bird, collects data during each mission. How much data? A total of around 2 terabytes (TB) per day
I spoke with Ted Schuur (Principal Investigator and Assoc. Prof. at University of Florida) as he prepared to leave Healy, AK. for the two hour drive to Fairbanks. Then flight back to Florida. I was curious about his motivation for designing and conducting with Dr. Sue Natali the Carbon in Permafrost
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