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Smooth Sailing Halfway Through
Today marks our two week anniversary at the Northeast Science Station. With a little more than half our trip completed, we look at the next 10 days with strategic planning to finish our experiments, projects, and sampling trips north and south along the Kolyma River.…
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An average day in the Arctic
Some may wonder what our daily activities are here in Cherskiy, Northeast Siberia. Besides the normal breakfast at 9, lunch at 2 and dinner at 9, we spend much of the day in the field, followed by preparing and filtering samples in the lab.…
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Above My Already High Expectations
What do you expect when you are going to Siberia to work with world-class scientists? I had high expectations just like my fellow students. But what I have experienced on this journey thus far is far beyond my wildest dreams.
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Using a fish finder…but not to catch fish
Today we took the inflatable boat out on Such'ye Lake, which is about a kilometer from the station. First part of the day was spent taking optical measurements using the BIC, then taking various readings with the CTD and YSI such as temperature, depth, conductivity, pressure, pH, and dissolved oxygen.
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Snow and Science
Now it feels like Siberia. With our arrival in Chiersky, we see things start to unfold and project ideas becoming planned activities. The realization of where you are in the world takes a while to set in.
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Saying final goodbyes
After months of waiting and planning in a few hours we will set off on a three day journey to Cherskiy, East Siberia. The packing process has been long and thought out.
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