With our jobs in Antarctica almost finished, we have at least one member of our group who already has plans for more time on the ice. The WATER DROP from the Delaveaga Elementary school in Santa Cruz was adopted by the hospital here and they hired him. Here is their WATER DROP story. Water drop
I mentioned in a previous journal that I've been monitoring the oxygen in my blood with a pulse oximeter. It's a quick way to find out how my oxygen has changed over time. I interviewed Dr. Mark Klinker here to find out more about what these numbers mean. http://
Nature creates its own density column in marine systems, which is extremely important for the triggering of the spring bloom of phytoplankton. Phytoplankton are an important food source for all organisms- from microscopic zooplankton to large marine mammals such as walrus and whales. The different salinities (and therefore, different densities) of water help to stabilize the water column (by limiting
Well, this morning we were due to fly to Antarctica, but were foiled again! Our flight was scheduled for 9 a.m. and I had my alarm set for 5:45 a.m. At about 4:30 a.m. there was a knock at my door, and I woke with a start thinking that I'd overslept! Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how
If you were to go to Antarctica, where would you want to go? Would you want to go to McMurdo or to a field camp? Would you spend time on an icebreaker or would you stay at a different research station? McMurdo is the biggest research station in Antarctica but there are about 67 other bases in
Since last weekend we've been busy prepping our IceTop tanks for a first fill on Wednesday morning. To finish them up we need to make sure they're all connected from digital optical modules (DOMs) to surface junctions boxes (SJBs) to the surface cables and then all the way over to the IceCube Lab
Hello everyone, This has been a busy week of work out at IceTop, we're very close to filling all our tanks, but more on that later. One of my inside jobs this week was to write a blog about working with IceCube for the University of Deleware Extreme 2010 An Antarctic Adventure program http://www
Windy conditions have stranded our team. The part of our group that was set to fly out today is still here with not much more than their ECW clothing as they have already "dragged" their bags. They'll probably be here through the weekend as a storm is expected to hit McMurdo for the next few days
Well, at this time today, I thought I'd be journaling from "The Ice". But, here I am, still in Christchurch, waiting for another chance tomorrow. Today, we were nearly "Boomeranged". Being "Boomeranged" is when the flight departs from Christchurch, only to be turned around mid-flight because of
