Claire Griffin – The Polaris Project

Go West!

Posted by Claire Griffin on July 2, 2013

Yesterday, we went west – up the western branch of the Kolyma River. After lunch, Nikita, Jorien and I packed up into the boat, and headed out to sample…

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Smooth Sailing Halfway Through

Posted by Sam Berman on June 28, 2013

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…

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Congratulations Polaris Alums!

Posted by Sue Natali on June 27, 2013

Polaris Project students have achieved great research successes through their publications, presentations at national meetings, and awards and fellowships. Just to highlight a few… This year, two Polaris alumnae, Erin…

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Don’t Forget the DEET!

Posted by Claire Griffin on June 22, 2013

When I tell people I go to Siberia for field work, the first thing they ask is inevitably, “How cold will it be?” I usually ramble for a minute…

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Returning to Cherskiy!

Posted by Claire Griffin on June 17, 2013

We have arrived safely in Cherskiy, a few nights ago now. Things have been busy! Travel went remarkably smoothly, with no delays , no lost baggage, and really no…

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Polaris 2013 Aquatic Satellite group

Posted by Jorien Vonk on April 11, 2013

With a small but international group we will spearhead this summer’s Polaris Project with the first expedition to Cherskiy (June 14 through July 9). Our team consists of: Claire Griffin…

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Griffin et al AGU 2012

Posted by Claire Griffin on November 8, 2012

Griffin, C. G., McClelland, J. W., Frey, K. E., Holmes, R. M. 2012. Quantifying and correcting the impacts of freezing samples on dissolved organic matter absorbance. American Geophysical Union,…

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Congratulations to Claire Griffin!

Posted by Max Holmes on March 30, 2012

Claire Griffin (Polaris 2009) has just been awarded a prestigious and highly-competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for her proposal titled “Organic Matter in Large Arctic Rivers from Field and…

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Griffin et al AGU 2011

Posted by admin on October 1, 2011

Griffin, C. G., J. W. McClelland, R. M. Holmes, K. E. Frey, and J. E. Vonk. 2011. Variations in CDOM concentration and quality during the spring freshet…

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Griffin et al JGR 2011

Posted by admin on October 1, 2011

Griffin, C. G., K. E. Frey, J. Rogan, and R. M. Holmes. 2011. Spatial and interannual variability of dissolved organic matter in the Kolyma River, East Siberia,…

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Claire Griffin Publishes Her Polaris Project Research

Posted by Max Holmes on August 12, 2011

In January 2008, Claire Griffin (a sophomore at Clark University) applied for the inaugural Polaris Project expedition. She was accepted. Unfortunately, one month before leaving, Claire fell off…

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Griffin senior thesis

Posted by Claire Griffin on October 2, 2010

Griffin, Claire. Mapping late summer dissolved organic matter in the Kolyma River using Landsat TM and ETM+ imagery. Senior Honors Thesis, Clark University, May 2010.

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Griffin et al SoA 2010

Posted by admin on October 1, 2010

Griffin, C., K. Frey, E. Bulygina, A. Bunn, S. Chandra, S. Davydov, R. Holmes, J. Schade, W. Sobczak, V. Spektor, K. Walter-Anthony, S. Zimov. 2010. State of…

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Griffin et al AAGeo 2010

Posted by admin on October 1, 2010

Griffin, C., K. Frey, and J. Rogan. 2010. Modeling dissolved organic matter in northeastern Siberia using satellite imagery. American Association of Geographers meeting, Washington, D.C.

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Griffin et al AGU 2010

Posted by admin on October 1, 2010

Griffin, C. G., K. E. Frey, J. Rogan, and R. M. Holmes. 2010. Late summer variability of dissolved organic matter in the Kolyma River observed using satellite…

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