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First Flight

By John Cassano · September 8, 2009 · comments 2 comments
MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA-- Our reason for being in Antarctica is to fly small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), known as Aerosondes, to make measurements of the atmosphere and ocean over the Terra Nova Bay polynya. Today we took a major step towards that goal when... {Read More »}


Sunset and Beacon Catch

By Doug LaVigne · August 25, 2009 · comments No comments yet
ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, ON THE BERING SEA-- It’s amazing how after two months on a boat with the same people day in and day out how your nerves start to get a little rattled. Not that we aren’t getting along, it’s just the lack of something new... {Read More »}


High Flying Fun

By Doug LaVigne · August 19, 2009 · comments No comments yet
ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, ON THE BERING SEA-- It was remarkable how many people showed up for the kite contest today. Before long the heli-deck was packed.... {Read More »}


Video Tour of the JR

By Doug LaVigne · August 9, 2009 · comments No comments yet
ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, ON THE BERING SEA-- Drilling is going very smoothly on site U1343. We are almost done with hole C at this site. If things continue... {Read More »}


Fire Drills and Emergency Rations

By Doug LaVigne · August 2, 2009 · comments No comments yet
ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, ON THE BERING SEA-- Today started with an early fire drill. Everyone reported to their assigned life boat stations with our emergency gear on... {Read More »}


On Seasickness & Science, Part 2

By Doug LaVigne · July 23, 2009 · comments No comments yet
ABOARD THE JOIDES RESOLUTION, ON THE BERING SEA-- I suppose I promised some seasickness in the title. Well here it comes. When I said “a little more motion” in my last blog, I meant a lot more motion... {Read More »}


Leaving Port

By Doug LaVigne · July 10, 2009 · comments No comments yet
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- The sun was bright this morning. Most of the science party and many of the others on board came out to watch as the tugs pushed us out. We had a clear view of the Olympic Mountain Range and... {Read More »}


Science Aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer

By Diane Chakos · June 1, 2009 · comments 1 comment
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA-- This video clip is from aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer (NBP) in March/April 2009 on the Southern Ocean. It shows how we collect water with the CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) Rosette, and a few experiments... {Read More »}


Pure as the Driven Snow

By Exploratorium Crew · May 8, 2009 · comments 2 comments
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA -- (By Lisa Strong-Aufhauser) Even the snow on top of the Greenland ice sheet is not as pure as you’d think. Dr. Joe McConnell from the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nevada, studies the impurities... {Read More »}


Smashcast Interviews Polar Scientists

By Smashcast · April 22, 2009 · comments No comments yet
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA-- Smashcast visited the Exploratorium on Saturday, April 18th, to work on the Ice Stories project and meet four Antarctic scientists... {Read More »}

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