arctic

Barents Sea Cruise 5-1-13

Skidaway Institute scientists Marc Frischer and Jens Nejstgaard are participating in a research cruise in the Barents Sea, north of Norway. This is an account of the experience from Marc.… Read more »

 

Back out on the ice cap

19 Jan 2012 Well fed and rested we were ready for another day on the ice. Because of all the uncertainty surrounding the ice conditions we are all trying to… Read more »

 

Barrow — January 17

17 January 2012 We woke up a little late this morning after yesterday’s late night. Victoria and I met to go over plans for the day and to discuss the… Read more »

 

Barrow — Jan 16

16 Jan 2012 Ice conditions are still unstable.  Our UMIAQ support team spent the morning doing reconnaissance of our intended sampling sites. After yesterday’s efforts they suggested that since it… Read more »

 

Day 2 in Barrow

Marc Frischer continues his account of his and Victoria Baylor’s research trip to Barrow, Alaska. 15 January 2012 Today we again woke up early and began setting up our labs.… Read more »

 

Arriving in Barrow, Alaska

Marc Frischer continues his account of his research trip to Barrow, Alaska. 14 January 2012 This morning, we again caught a 6am flight. This time the flights took us to… Read more »