Northern Exposure
BARROW, ALASKA-- (By Ronald Aveling) In this slideshow dispatch we open up the aperture on our trip to Barrow, Alaska.…
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Audio Dispatches
Finishing Our Field Work
In this latest audio dispatch, I describe the end of our field work here--taking down our camp and setting our devices so they continue to…
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The Barrier to Lake Conway
In this audio dispatch I describe our team's attempt to travel to Lake Conway, one of the sites where we were planning to place our…
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The Skidoo Situation
In this audio dispatch I describe our skidoo mishaps, and how our bad luck was swiftly followed by aid and good fortune. …
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Caught in the Storm
WHILLANS ICE STREAM, ANTARCTICA-- In this audio dispatch I describe the storm that temporarily halted our research and left us stranded in our tents. Listen…
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The Toilet on the Ice
In this short audio dispatch I describe one thing you might not think about when picturing us living on the ice—our toilet. Listen as I…
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The Crevasse Encounter
In this audio dispatch I describe our first (and hopefully last!) encounter with a crevasse. …
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Seeing Lake Mercer through the Ice
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…
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Our Voyage to Whillans Ice Stream
In this initial audio dispatch, I describe the long journey to our field camp, the logistics of setting up camp once we got there, and…
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Mission from Siple Dome
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…
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