Tuesday 26 April 2011 – Ice Camp! First Sampling Day.
Finally, the labs are set-up (took most of yesterday), all our gear is clean, organized, and ready for use, and was a sunny (almost 19 hours worth) and not too… Read more »
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24 April 2011 – Easter Sunday Setting up
Sleeping was tough last night as our bodies are still adjusting to all the sunlight. Despite being so tired I think both Zac and I had a hard time sleeping… Read more »
Spring In Barrow April 23 – May 4, 2011
23 April 2011 Dr. Marc Frischer Hi All, it’s back to Barrow Alaska for another sampling adventure. As I’ve discussed before in this blog, the intent of our project is… Read more »
The Final Days – February 1-5, 2011
The last days are always a blur in Barrow. For those of you who have been following this adventure, I didn’t want to leave you hanging. Our experiences from packing… Read more »
Packing Up – January 31, 2011
With all our samples collected today was spent processing samples and starting the long process of packing up the labs. First, the two male students (Steve and Zac) hosted a… Read more »
A Second Sampling Day – January 28, 2011
Today was our second scheduled sampling day. We started off the day with the most amazing start of the twilight time ever. I managed to take a picture but it… Read more »
Samples! – January 26, 2011
Dr. Marc Frischer continues his account of his research expedition to the north coast of Alaska. Today was the day. The weather was relatively mild (only -25 deg F); the… Read more »
Ice Camp! – January 25, 2011
We’re getting there! With our team mostly in place (Debbie Bronk and Karrie Sines arrived today), we’re now only missing our fearless leader Tish Yager. Tish, due to family obligations,… Read more »
Too Cold To Go – January 24, 2011
Marc Frischer continues his account of the challenges of conducting research during the winter on the north coast of Alaska. Another balmy day in Barrow, as I’m writing it is… Read more »
Back to Barrow – January 22 & 23, 2011
Skidaway Institute professor Marc Frischer is back in Barrow, Alaska, along with grad student Zac Tait, to conduct field work on his project into the effects of warming climate on… Read more »