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End of the Pits

By Zoe Courville · June 19, 2008 · comments 1 comment
SUMMIT CAMP, GREENLAND-- On Friday, we finished up our big 3 meter pit. We had to dig out the last little bit of it, which Maria and Elyse were able to do by sawing out blocks and carrying them out of the pit. We’ve done density, air permeability...
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Life Around the Iceberg

By Maria Vernet · June 19, 2008 · comments No comments yet
ICEBERG A43K, SOUTHERN OCEAN-- Many birds, seals and whales are living around Iceberg A43K. We saw several of them as we approached the iceberg two…
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Tagging Seals

By Exploratorium Crew · June 18, 2008 · comments 4 comments
BARROW, ALASKA-- (By Julie Konop) Watch a team of scientists as they measure and tag a female ringed seal on the frozen Chukchi Sea.
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Trolling for Tubes

By Zoe Courville · June 17, 2008 · comments 1 comment
SUMMIT CAMP, GREENLAND-- Today was one of those days that makes me feel so lucky to be up here at Summit Camp, working in the…
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Tagging Icebergs From Above

By Maria Vernet · June 16, 2008 · comments No comments yet
SOUTHERN OCEAN-- One very important piece of information needed to study an iceberg is its geographical location at any given time. By analyzing the iceberg's…
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It’s the Pits

By Zoe Courville · June 13, 2008 · comments No comments yet
SUMMIT CAMP, GREENLAND-- We started the major task of our field season today: digging and sampling a three meter snow pit. This pit is located…
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Our Changing Iceberg

By Maria Vernet · June 13, 2008 · comments No comments yet
SCOTIA SEA, SOUTHERN OCEAN-- Icebergs in the Southern Ocean are constantly moving and transforming. SS-1, the iceberg we are currently studying, is considered a "medium"…
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Lake Coring in Greenland & NYC

By Billy D'Andrea · June 12, 2008 · comments 4 comments
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND-- Lake sediments are perfect for investigating past environments and climate change. But when your study lake is frozen over and the sediments lie more than 100 feet down, extracting them takes some ingenuity...
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Meet an Atmospheric Chemist

By Zoe Courville · June 12, 2008 · comments 2 comments
SUMMIT CAMP, GREENLAND-- I caught up with Dr. Jack Dibb, a fixture at Summit Camp since its beginning in 1989. Jack is an atmospheric chemist...
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Herc C-130 Flight to Greenland

By Zoe Courville · June 11, 2008 · comments 1 comment
SUMMIT CAMP, GREENLAND-- To get to Summit Camp, we fly with the 109th Air National Guard in a Hercules C-130 aircraft. It is definitely not your typical airline experience.
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