This website has tables and graphs to show length of day for locations throughout the world, including Antarctica and the Arctic. Additional weather information is also included.
(permission to link and use the site was granted by Matt Tukianen, the site creator, on July 9, 2008)
Polar Date: July 9, 2008 When will the sun go down? It’s no secret that Alaska is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun. It should be known as the Land of All Sun All the Time. Last night I awoke at 2:00 a.m. from a sound sleep and was so disoriented by the bright sunshine in the tent I thought
This journal entry was constructed on the first leg of my journey to the Arctic although the intent was to fill you in on the days leading up to the start of the journey. The past few days were absolutely packed with to-do list items keeping in mind that the list constantly morphed as items were
This will be a pretty short entry, because I am pretty wiped out. I'm going on about 24 hours with no real sleep. But our whole crew is now safely nestled into their hotel rooms a few minutes away from the Seoul airport. As soon as I get this done and sent off, I'll crash pretty hard. Getting here
Archive of Live from IPY! event held 10 July 2008 with Elizabeth Eubanks and the Arctic Tundra Dynamics '08 team of Paulo Olivas and Jose Luciani. Other special guests discussed additional tundra and snowy owl research currently taking place in Barrow.
Soil cores are processed in order to determine the amount of nitrogen, carbon and phosphorus available to plants. The samples in this video were obtained on July 6, 2008 from a June, 2004 tundra-burn site. The soil extractor works with vacuum pressure to remove soil and salt particulates, leaving
At dinner last night I was invited to meet BECCE, and after a moments confusion I realized I had not been invited to meet a person, but to observe a readiness drill. BECCE stands for Basic Engineering Casualty Control Exercise and I was on my way to watch as the experienced crew aboard the U.S
July 9, 2008 - Wednesday - Saying my Goodbyes *We have been breaking down and moving equipment for 17 hours! * In 4 hours, I will be up and readying my gear to leave the ice sheet. I would write more, but I am worn to the bone. Tomorrow afternoon we should arrive in Kangerlussuaq, I will give a
Polar Date July 8, 2008 Soil Extraction Day Has Arrived! Yes, this day will be etched in my Toolik experience memory. It was the final step for the soil that had been taken from the burn site on Saturday, July 5. The extraction apparatus looked like a 10-legged linear octopus, with tubes coming
This 2:43 minute NPR radio segment highlights the permafrost, tundra, and climate change research being conducted at the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium in Barrow, Alaska. Interviews during the report include researchers Steve Oberbauer, Paulo Olivas, and Steve Hastings. Report created by the Palm Beach Post and produced by Christine Dimattei.
