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East Bound and Down
Greetings from Внуkово! The first wave of Polaris 2014 (Aaron, Craig, Erika, Heather, Homero, Mike, Sam, and Seth) is indeed East Bound and Down (yes, this is a Smokey…
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Congratulations to Polaris Participants and Alumni!
As Polaris Project students advance in their academic careers, they continue to achieve scientific successes through publications, presentations at national meetings, and awards and fellowships. Just to highlight a…
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Fire on the tundra
Fire in tundra ecosystems is a relatively rare, though not unheard of occurrence. Here, fires burn a combination of vegetation and peat in the soil, releasing tons of carbon…
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Polaris 2013 Terrestrial Satellite group
A major goal this year on the terrestrial side of things is to quantify all things carbon (and more!) for the watershed of a small stream known as Y4,…
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packing light
If it weren’t for all this equipment I’m pretty sure I could fit everything into my carry on. But that would make the trip much less interesting.
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Making Sandwiches
It has been nearly one week since our PI’s Scott Goetz and Michelle Mack left Cherskiy, relegating the ‘Affiliated Five’ to ‘The Gang of Three’. Since then Heather, Kami,…
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Bummin’ a ride
Hi, this is Mike Loranty. Several colleagues and I are heading to Siberia too. I’m a postdoctoral fellow at the Woods Hole Research Center working with Dr. Scott Goetz….
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