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| Url: | http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/ |
| Author(s): | Kate O'Donnell, Facebook User, Mary Miller, Mark Andrews |
| Language: | English |
| Tags: | Climate Change, Ecology, Science |
| Description: | For the International Polar Year, we gave polar scientists cameras and blogs and asked them to document their field work in real time. Follow along on their adventures and see what it's like to be a research scientist in the Arctic or Antarctica. |
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| Popularity: | 70 Followers |
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We’ve Landed in the Middle of an Ice Sheet!
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WAIS DIVIDE, ANTARCTICA– We finally arrived at WAIS Divide. Our flight departed as planned and now the crew is here learning the ropes and getting used to how to survive constantly cold tempe...more |
2009-12-02
Thanksgiving at 90° South
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SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA– Thanksgiving here at the Pole was a treat. Most of the station had a two day weekend for the first time since arriving, and I think I can speak for everyone that had ...more |
2009-12-01
To the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA— Today we go! Both McMurdo and WAIS Divide weather are permitting us to fly! Soon I will board a C-130 Hercules and fly for four hours (about 1,000 miles) to the m...more |
2009-11-29
Beacon Valley Timelapse
| BEACON VALLEY, ANTARCTICA– There are two things that I never get accustomed to while in Antarctica: the beauty of the landscape and the rapid changes in weather. This was best captured with h...more |
2009-11-27
The Power of the Wind and Tides
| MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA– We have been here a week now and the cargo is packed and loaded. Several planes have been able to get cargo out to WAIS and now all of the science crew and drille...more |
2009-11-25
The Best of the Seven Continents!
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MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA– On November 18th, we actually got the go ahead to head south! Our C-17 airplane was ready and the weather at McMurdo had finally cleared, allowing us a small wind...more |
2009-11-25
Pack Those Bags…Tomorrow We Go!
| November 17th, 2009CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND– We got all of gear organized and we are scheduled to fly to McMurdo Station, Antarctica tomorrow! This video gives you an idea of what we will be...more |
2009-11-23
New Zealand Adventures
| November 16th, 2009CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND– Bad weather and a lack of flights to get camp set up, caused a week-long delay for five of us in Christchurch, New Zealand. We visited beaches, r...more |
2009-11-23
Bay of Sails
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BAY OF SAILS, ANTARCTICA– One of the main goals of SCINI is to explore new areas. Our first target this year is Bay of Sails. I selected this general location because it is an “iceberg grav...more |
2009-11-18
Bad Weather Day
| November 12, 2009BEACON VALLEY, ANTARCTICA– The early morning started out with blustery winds and soon snow from the polar plateau started blowing in; it was by far the worst weather we have ...more |
2009-11-17
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