Travis Drake – The Polaris Project

Drake et al ASLO 2013

Posted by admin on October 1, 2012

Drake, T. W., R. G. M. Spencer, K. P. Wickland, R. G. Striegl, D. M. McKnight, and R. M. Holmes. 2013. Biodegradability and turnover of permafrost-derived organic…

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Arctic Streams as Processors of Permafrost Organic Matter

Posted by Travis Drake on August 13, 2012

Rivers and streams carry invisible bits of soil and plant matter from the landscapes they drain. These small pieces of once living material, known as organic matter, are a…

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And we’re off…

Posted by Miles Borgen on July 1, 2012

I left Washington at 11:10 on Monday night. Six days, four flights, two airport meat puffs, and a multiple night layover later we have arrived in Cherskiy. The flight…

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Drake senior thesis

Posted by Travis Drake on October 1, 2010

Drake, Travis. Transient storage, discharge, and nutrient uptake in small streams of the Kolyma River basin, Siberia. Senior Thesis, Carleton College, March 2010.

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Drake et al SoA 2010

Posted by admin on October 1, 2010

Drake, T., E. Seybold, E. Bulygina, A. Bunn, S. Chandra, S. Davydov, K. Frey, R. Holmes, J. Schade, W. Sobczak, V. Spektor, K. Walter-Anthony, Z. Zimov. 2010. State…

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Schade et al AGU 2010

Posted by admin on October 1, 2010

Schade, J. D., S. A. Thomas, E. C. Seybold, T. Drake, K. Lewis, K. MacNeill, and N. Zimov. 2010. Whole ecosystem approaches for assessing the coupling of…

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Seybold et al SoA 2010

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Seybold, E., T. Drake, J. Schade, E. Bulygina, A. Bunn, S. Chandra, S. Davydov, K. Frey, R. Holmes, W. Sobczak, V. Spektor, K. Walter-Anthony, S. Zimov. 2010. …

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Drake et al AGU 2010

Posted by admin on October 1, 2010

Drake, T., N. Zimov, B. A. Denfeld, E. C. Seybold, J. D. Schade, E. B. Bulygina, R. M. Holmes, and W. V. Sobczak. 2010. High mid-summer pCO2…

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Seybold et al AGU 2010

Posted by admin on October 1, 2010

Seybold, E. C., J. D. Schade, T. W. Drake, E. B. Bulygina, S. Chandra, R. M. Holmes, W. V. Sobczak, and N. Zimov. 2010. Landscape variations in…

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Did global warming cause the heat wave? Probably.

Posted by Travis Drake on August 14, 2010

In the wake of the heat wave here in Russia, as well as the several other bouts of extreme weather around the globe this year (floods in the US…

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CO2 degassing from small streams

Posted by Travis Drake on August 9, 2010

After collecting some pretty interesting data from the tundra, I decided it was time to share a bit about my project. As part of the stream team, my project…

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Heading north, for one day this time.

Posted by Travis Drake on August 8, 2010

The fantastic four are just about to board Petnubbin’ (aka Speedy) for a day trip to the tundra. We intend to sample streams and rivers for all of our…

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Fire Haze

Posted by Travis Drake on July 31, 2010

The vivacious vestige of the Polaris Project (Blaize, Erin, JoAnn, and Travis), through which the remainder of the group must…

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Preparations

Posted by Travis Drake on June 24, 2010

Despite the excitement of commencement and reunion, the Carleton College website found room to publish a story I wrote about the Polaris…

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Arctic Science in Miami

Posted by Travis Drake on March 21, 2010

After a busy 4 days at the State of the Arctic (SoA) in Miami, I have found some time to…

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