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Go West!
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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More boat kilometers..
After a successfultrip to the Omolon river and a visit to Duvannyi Yar (see the post “mud, muddy, muddiest” by Elise) it was now time to go north. This…
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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…
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A walk through the bush
Fully packed with empty sampling containers, coolers, measuring instruments, GPS and lunch we set out in “the 40” (40 horsepower boat) to drive south on the Kolyma towards the…
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Don’t Forget the DEET!
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!
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
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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From Zürich to Cherskii!
I’m glad that I’ll only have 3 days of gruelsome travelling.. coming from Middle-Europe 🙂 As my third…
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The “Aquatics International”
Despite the fact that the Polaris Project is funded by the American National Science Foundation and its founding father is based in Woods Hole (US), the variety of nationalities…
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What will 2011 bring?
“The deadly Russian heat wave of 2010 was due to a natural atmospheric phenomenon often associated with weather extremes” states a recently accepted publication in GRL and more importantly,…
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Siberian cooking
The Northeast Science station in Cherskiy is one of the most remote places I have ever been, yet we have internet, showers, washing machines, a sauna and …. good…
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From Sweden to Siberia!
Hej! My name is Jorien Vonk, born & raised in Holland, but I just finished my PhD at Stockholm University a few weeks ago. I have been looking at terrestrial…
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