Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists » Slawek Tulaczyk http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:40:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Skidoo Situation http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/the-skidoo-situation/ http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/the-skidoo-situation/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:17:40 +0000 Slawek Tulaczyk http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches-new/?p=114 In this audio dispatch I describe our skidoo mishaps, and how our bad luck was swiftly followed by aid and good fortune.

]]> http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/the-skidoo-situation/feed/ 0 Seeing Lake Mercer through the Ice http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/seeing-lake-mercer-through-the-ice/ http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/seeing-lake-mercer-through-the-ice/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:17:51 +0000 Slawek Tulaczyk http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches-new/?p=115 In this audio dispatch I describe a major achievement in our project: using radar technology to see Lake Mercer beneath the ice, gathering important data on the lake, and setting up instruments that will enable continued data collection after we leave Antarctica.

]]> http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/seeing-lake-mercer-through-the-ice/feed/ 0 Mission from Siple Dome http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/mission-from-siple-dome/ http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/mission-from-siple-dome/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:21:12 +0000 Slawek Tulaczyk http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches-new/?p=120 In this audio dispatch, I describe how we were grounded at the Siple Dome airstrip on our way to our field site. As the weather would not permit us to continue for at least three days, we decided to use the time to go visit an old field site from a previous trip and gather data.

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In this image of Antarctica you can see the location of Siple Dome, where our journey to our field site was delayed.
]]> http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/mission-from-siple-dome/feed/ 0 Measuring the Lakes beneath the Ice http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/measuring-the-lakes-beneath-the-ice/ http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/measuring-the-lakes-beneath-the-ice/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:18:36 +0000 Slawek Tulaczyk http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches-new/?p=119 In this audio dispatch, I describe the work we have been doing since finally reaching our field site.

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