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The arctic gear arrived at school, concealed in an oversized military-style camouflage duffel dag. "What’s in that?" "Can I look through it?" "You’re going to carry that thing?" These were some of the numerous questions thrown at me over a few days-until we opened it. Several willing volunteers

After being at Summit on top of the ice sheet in Greenland where snow accumulates at a rate of 60-65 cm per year, I still wanted to see the edge of the ice sheet. The Russell Glacier is about 17 km from Kangerlussuaq. Some people hike the stretch, some ride bikes, but a few of us signed up with a

Jack’s weather report: 11:25 p.m. Barrow time Temperature: 35 °F Wind Speed: 13- 14 knots (15 -17 mph) Wind Chill: 18 °F The changes that have occurred on the tundra in the week I have been here are phenomenal. When I arrived May 31st the ground out at our research site was completely covered with

When we go out to the research site BASC provides us with a bear guard. This makes us feel very safe, but when we start collecting data around the clock, there will be times during the night that they are not there, so many of us went through basic gun safety class this morning. What was emphasized

Jack’s weather report: Yesterday, June 6, 2007 was another beautiful day with almost no wind, which is unusual. The temperature was around 40° F but it felt warmer in all our clothes. Today is very windy, sunny, and around 38 °F, with a wind at 20 knots (kt) with gusts up to 24 kt. This makes a huge

We have a few days in Kangerlussuaq to explore and decided to hike all day around the Lake Ferguson area. Most of the team that worked with the ice cores went trekking for the day. The layers of schist with the garnets were a goal of the hike. But along the way was incredible evidence of glaciology

I waited until most people had left the airplane before I gathered up my gear, treasures, and technology equipment. So many people, in such a hurry, and my senses were overloaded; the bright lights and loud sounds of rush hour in a huge international airport shook me to my toes. I continued through

"So……How’s the weather?”… you ask. It definitely has the feel of winter here. I’m sure you can see from my photos that snow is still everywhere. That is your first clue. The other is the obvious temperature and wind chill from earlier this morning. Check out the pictures. Speaking of the wind, it is

It is exciting to be around science as it is happening. There was another science lecture yesterday. This one was by Dr. Rolf Gradinger, Institute of Marine Science, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska. Dr. Gradinger spoke about the initiative to inventory

It has been a quick three weeks and now it is time to get ready to leave here. The Hercules LC130 will be here tomorrow to pick up the science cargo, personal gear and those who are leaving camp. Others will be coming to take our place. Today was a packing up and moving day. At the core drilling and