As the Oden continues breaking the shipping channel into McMurdo Station, the main U.S. Antarctic base, we have been enjoying the amazing view off the port (left) side of the ship - Mt. Erebus.Mt. Erebus is the world’s most southerly active volcano. It releases steam all the time, and it has a
Por fin llego el momento de ir al hielo! Hay una mezcla de foco grave y anticipación ansiosa en el aire. Aunque este proyecto haya realizado trabajo aquí en Barrow a fines de abril y agosto ya (2010), esta es la primera vez que se ha hecho en enero en estas temperaturas. ¿Entonces la pregunta es
The season is ending at WAIS Divide. Even though we are still drilling, many parts of camp are being taken down and packed away. Tomorrow, the satellite internet comes down. As a result, I will be unable to post for several days. I will possibly be back in the land of internet in a few days
Given that we are so far away from food sources, we don't have any real wild animals at WAIS Divide. However, there are several animal suits in camp. Our zoo includes three gorillas, two penguins, one red panda, one moose, one unicorn, one skunk, and a bear. The bear was a hit in the arch. Our
Después de 16 horas en el aire, llegué en Barrow anoche y en una frialdad que nunca había conocido!. Yo había visto el cambio en el paisaje por la ventana de los aviones durante todo el día. El sol había salido poco después de mi salida de Houston antes del amanecer, así que tuve la luz del día para
Lake El'gygytgyn (67.5º N, 172º E) is one of the best preserved large asteroid impact craters on earth. In the winter of 2009, I joined an international science team and traveled to the frozen arctic lake to drill and extract lake sediments to study climate change as well as sample the rocks that were changed when the crater
The sediment in Lake El'gygytgyn, (pronounced EL-ge-GIT-gin) located in NE Siberia, holds one of the longest records of climate change anywhere in the continental Arctic. How does sediment (clay and mud) tell us something about past climate? Proxy data! By studying the microfossils of diatoms and pollen in the sediment, we can re-construct the lake environment millions of
The item in mystery photo #9 is an ice core box. These ice core boxes are special insulated boxes that we pack ice cores in for transport back to the United States. Each box holds four, one meter cores. In addition to the insulation of the box, we also pack the boxes with snow. The ice cores will
I am almost there, I can feel it. The anxiety of knowing there are very few days remaining for my departure is mixed with the excitement of the big adventure. I have lots of things to do and no time to spare. We just finished the first semester at school and are in the midst of finals. I have to get
