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15 April 2009 Bering Sea, Somewhere near the International Date Line

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Latitude: 62 10.711 N Longitude: 174 16.458So what do 130 people eat for four meals a day in the middle of the Bering Sea? A lot! Curious about what goes on behind the scenes in this miniature restaurant-at-sea, I took a timeout from science this morning and joined the Mess Crew! It turned

CARE Meeting: Max Holmes and the Student Partners Project

This CARE Meeting was presented by Dr. Max Holmes of Woods Hole Research Center.

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School Solutions: Siberian Expedition Creates New Learning Opportunity

PolarTREC Teacher, Tim Martin facilitated an unique learning opportunity when his students corresponded with him remotely in a Live from IPY! event. Local reporters covered the live event at Mr. Martin's school in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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15 April 2009 The NEEM Manual

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I just received a 97 page manual for my trip to the NEEM field camp in Greenland. This document begins with the history of the camp and the ongoing research. It explains that NEEM means** **North Greenland Eemian Ice drilling. I can’t wait to see the drilling! The manual also includes the 100 team

OASIS Researchers Blog

The international multidisciplinary Ocean - Atmosphere - Sea Ice - Snowpack (OASIS) program studies chemical and physical exchange processes between the title reservoirs. It focuses on their impact on tropospheric chemistry and climate, as well as on the surface/biosphere and their feedbacks in the Arctic. OASIS was created in 2004, is currently an IPY activity, and is planned to continue

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Online NewsHour: Polar Discoveries

In the Polar Discoveries Section of the Online NewsHour, professional photographer, Spencer Brown, uploaded a photjournal of scientists working as part of the OASIS campaign in Barrow, Alaska in the Spring of 2009.

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A Trip of a Lifetime

Excerpt: Almost every student at Wilson has probably heard of Mrs. Wilkening, a seventh grade teacher with a mad passion for science. She keeps her science classes alive with her eccentric and fun lessons. Mrs. Wilkening also has had two kids go through Wilson herself. Patrick, her son, was actually part of this school's first kindergarten class, and Jeannie, her

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15 April 2009 DEEP IMPACT

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As I write I am out on the drilling platform, the drilling crew is working on a repair so the drilling has temporarily been paused. The wind is really picking up so I don't think I will go out for a walk... So now is a good time to tell you about yesterday afternoon. I went out to the rig with the

21 February 2009 Frozen Memories

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This is my last journal entry from Fairbanks, Alaska. Here are a few memories of my trip. Soon I will be back in the classrooms teaching Ice, Ice, Baby. In a few short months, I will be off to Greenland! This was the first of many surprises for me in Fairbanks. Never in my life have I seen poles

14 April 2009 A Polar Junkie At Home

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My PolarTREC research expedition is scheduled smack dab in the middle of the research season. I have 4 months to wait before it is my turn in the field. So what do I do with that slow-moving time? Well, first of all, I work with the tools. There is a learning curve to becoming proficient with the