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Tagging Seals

BARROW, ALASKA-- (By Julie Konop) Watch a team of scientists as they measure and tag a female ringed seal on the frozen Chukchi Sea.



Meet an Atmospheric Chemist

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...



Herc C-130 Flight to Greenland

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.



IPY: The Next Generation, Pt. 2

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND-- In May 2008, I attended the Next Generation of Polar Researchers Symposium : an IPY workshop for young polar scientists. We are the polar scientists of tomorrow (and today) and we all have ideas we’d like to put into action.



Journey to the Ice Cellar

BARROW, ALASKA-- (By Julie Konop and Liz Spencer) See what unfolds when three crew, armed with two video cameras, a couple of microphones and a still camera embark on their snow sled journey to the ice cellar, also known as the Barrow permafrost tunnel.



Arriving in Barrow

BARROW, ALASKA -- (By Julie Konop) Fly with us over snow caps and sea ice into Barrow, AK. Take a ride with Joe Pikok through the rutted streets and eavesdrop on our conversation.



Getting Ready for Greenland

To do field research on top of two miles of ice, you've got to be prepared. Here's what I'm packing.



Why Paleoclimate?

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND-- Here's an example of something that inspires me to try to reconstruct past climate.



Living the Dream

BARROW, ALASKA– Since I was a little girl I’ve been fascinated with the past. In this video, I describe the fulfillment of my lifelong dream to work as an archaeologist in the Arctic.



This Summer’s Research

This summer, I'm headed to Summit, Greenland, to study how snow becomes ice. Here's a short introduction to the project.