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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 an area that Polaris had yet to sample.
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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 about how it can snow any day of the year, but because of the twenty-four hours of sunlight it is often quite nice.…
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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 serious issues. After four to five flights for each of us, we’re all glad to have landed! …
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Griffin et al AGU 2012
Griffin, C. G., McClelland, J. W., Frey, K. E., Holmes, R. M. 2012. Quantifying and correcting the impacts of freezing samples on dissolved organic matter absorbance. American Geophysical Union, fall meeting, San Francisco, California. [download pdf]
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Griffin senior thesis
Griffin, Claire. Mapping late summer dissolved organic matter in the Kolyma River using Landsat TM and ETM+ imagery. Senior Honors Thesis, Clark University, May 2010.
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State of the Arctic Conference and beyond!
It was really great going to the State of the Arctic conference this past week, re-connecting with all the Polaris folks, presenting our research, and meeting some of the leaders in arctic climate change research. We each had posters discussing our projects and got some great feedback from the other attendees. …
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Final Reflections
I am, as Karen can attest to, a fairly indecisive person when it comes to my future. I worry a lot about whether I’m making the right choice, the what-ifs and alternative possibilities always seeming like they might be just as good.…
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To the Tundra!
Today, we finally headed off to further north then even Cherskiy. We’ve been trying to get out there for a few days, but the weather had been bad. Today dawned bright and beautiful, so after a quick breakfast we packed into four small boats and headed off to the Kolyma estuary.…
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Rivers and Lakes from Space!
I’m the resident student geographer on the barge, so my background and project are a little different than the majority of the ecologists here at the Northeast Science Station. Water is a huge part of the Arctic and the landscape is covered with streams, rivers, lakes and ponds.…
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Yakutsk!
Hello Everyone! We’re well on our way to Cherskiy, although not quite there yet. We’re in Yakutsk now, finally somewhat rested and ready for the day. We haven’t had the chance to really do any science yet and only briefly discussed what sort of work we’ll be doing in Cherskiy, but one thing that I’ve enjoyed is just looking out the window from our various planes.…
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