2008 January | Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists

High Density Grid

By Maria Vernet · January 16, 2008 ·

During each of the cruises for this long-term set of observations, we have spent most of one day conducting a detailed investigation of the marine environment that the penguins nesting near Palmer Station use as… {Read More »}

Video Dispatch : Skidoos

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · January 15, 2008 ·

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In our live webcast at the Exploratorium last weekend (to watch click here) we aired some as-of-yet-unseen video dispatches I made at Siple Dome, Antarctica. During the webcast we also mentioned a couple of video… {Read More »}

Video Dispatch : Camp Tour

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · January 15, 2008 ·

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In our live webcast at the Exploratorium last weekend, (Ice Stories: Glaciologists WAIS) we aired some as-of-yet-unseen video dispatches I made at Siple Dome, Antarctica. During the webcast we also mentioned a couple of video… {Read More »}

Zooplankton Group Deck Operations : Biofish, Net Tows, & Sample Recovery

By Maria Vernet · January 15, 2008 ·

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Of the four components on the ship, the Zooplankton group (B028) spends the most time on deck, utilizing three instruments deployed from the ship's main deck on a daily basis. Zooplankton are small animals living… {Read More »}

Entrance of the Whales

By David Ainley · January 14, 2008 ·

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Today we made a flight by helo along the fast ice edge and into the ice channel being made by the Oden, a Swedish icebreaker. Our purpose was to find out how many whales are… {Read More »}

Follow the 16th Annual Summer Cruise of the Palmer LTER

By Maria Vernet · January 14, 2008 ·

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For those of you interested in following along with us as we work through our stations, you can track our location, weather, and position status online! Just click here, (or go to website address http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/)… {Read More »}

No Sea Ice in Sight

By David Ainley · January 13, 2008 ·

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CAPE ROYDS, ANTARCTICA-- Since coming back from Cape Bird it’s been very gray and windy here at Cape Royds. It has been blowing 20 knots at least, and often the wind has been much stronger.… {Read More »}

A Monumental Effort

By Kathryn Schaffer Miknaitis · January 12, 2008 ·

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Today, what I should be writing about is the formal dedication ceremony for the new station. This morning, the flag was taken down once and for all from the top of the old dome, the… {Read More »}

Snowed In

By David Ainley · January 12, 2008 ·

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We just weathered two, plus, days of ‘white out’. That’s when there’s so much snow in the air that you can’t see more than a few meters ahead, especially if you’re located where there is… {Read More »}

Looking Back: The Storm

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · January 11, 2008 ·

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Slawec and I are both back in Santa Cruz now, and will be doing a live webcast at the Exploratorium tomorrow! In the meantime, I'd like to post some more pictures and videos from our… {Read More »}

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