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Sediment Trap Recovery & Redeployment

Greetings Everyone!! Thursday (January 10th) was a very busy and exciting day on board with the recovery and redeployment of the sediment trap, a key… {Read More »}



Phytoplankton from Space

PALMER STATION, ANTARCTICA-- Today I would like to show you the Palmer LTER study region in the context of the entire Antarctic continent, and one… {Read More »}



Sea Birds

The Palmer LTER is organized into research components studying ranges of organisms from microbes to top predators. Today's pictures focus on the seabird component (B-013)… {Read More »}



Lemaire Straits, Science, Sun, & Icebreaking!

After one station within 45 kilometers of Palmer Station, our first full day of science (January 6th) began with the crossing of the Lemaire Straits… {Read More »}



In Port at Palmer Station

Amid the hard work and chaos of the Palmer Station port call, we are generally able to grab a few moments to partake in various… {Read More »}



Our New Sunroof

It's been a busy couple of weeks out at the telescope. SPT postdoc Brad Benson and graduate students Martin Lueker and Joaquin Vieira installed a… {Read More »}