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Where is “the Arctic”?
In the previous post, Sudeep Chandra says that he hopes they’ll be able to post additional updates from Yakutsk before leaving for “the Arctic”. This raises the question: Where…
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arrived safely yesterday, now leaving Moscow!
We arrived safely in Moscow yesterday. The students and faculty look like they have rested well from the journey here and out trip to Red Square. It is exciting…
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Good night in Moscow and a del…
Good night in Moscow and a delicious breakfast of porridge. We’re packing back up for our flight to Yakutsk! /kf #fb
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Asleep (hopefully) in Moscow…
As I write this while sitting in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, at 8:20 pm Eastern time, I’m hoping that all members of the expedition team are now sleeping soundly in…
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D-Day! (Departure Day)
After a gripping round of icebreakers, the students–and professors– from St Olaf, Carleton, UNR, and Western Washington are anxiously awaiting their departure. …
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Clarkies at Logan
Hello, friends. Clarkies here just waiting for our delayed flight. See everyone in Chicago!
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Polaris Project in the News
As Andy Bunn mentioned, on June 30 an article about the Polaris Project was published in EOS, the weekly publication of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). You can view…
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Onward!
Well, after months of planning and anticipation, the Polaris Project expedition to Siberia begins today. Congratulations to everyone for all of the work that has gotten us confidently to…
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Polaris in Eos
Eos (subscription required) is a weekly publication of the American Geophysical Union. There is a nice article in yesterday’s issue describing the Polaris Project trip…
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hello there, my dear fellow bloggers.
Before I begin my blog, I’d like to warn you all that I have no prior experience with blogs whatsoever. What does that mean, you may ask? Well, that…
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2009 sea ice bets
Some of the folks here at Polaris headquarters are betting on the minimum extent of arctic sea ice in 2009. We did this last year and then wrote…
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Documenting science in action
Thanks Andy for that great introduction. I’m very excited to join the team. I thought I would take this opportunity to introduce myself and talk about my role on…
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Woo hoo we’re going to the Arctic!
All 4 of us here at Clark are getting very excited to get to Cherskiy! We recently made a trip down to visit Max Holmes and Kate Bulygina…
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Why do we fly all the way around the world?
The distance between my home in Bellingham, WA and the Northeast Science Station in Cherskiy is about 3,000 miles. That’s a long way but astute…
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All the new students have blog…
All the new students have blog accts. Adding 11 new folks made me realize that this will be a different trip. Last year we had only 7! #fb
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