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At AGU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yesterday (Wednesday the 17th) we presented our poster titled “Biogeochemical characteristics of Siberia’s Kolyma watershed in relation to climate change and permafrost degradation” at the AGU conference. We spoke to the head coordinator of the International Polar Year for education and outreach. …
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Into the tundra!
7/21/2008 Yesterday afternoon, the students and PIs were given the options to either embark on an adventure up north by boat for a few days, or to work on data in Cherskiy. The majority of us chose to travel north with hopes of seeing arctic tundra, reindeer herding camps, and possibly the Arctic Ocean! …
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Kolymskoe and river water sampling
7/16/08 Today began by splitting into our study groups. The filled-in lake (which are called alas) group went back to Duvannyi Yar and found a large alas to take some measurements in. The permafrost group analyzed their data collected from Duvannyi Yar.…
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Day 1 of fieldwork!
This morning began with fresh minds, fresh rolls (with jelly!) and a talk given by Katey Walter about her research on methane emissions from nearby lakes. These emissions have been increasing recently due to thawing permafrost. We located some of these lakes on a map, and then headed out for a tour of the surrounding area including these very lakes! …
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Packing, preparing, etc.
So the past few days have been spent getting together all of the unfamiliar equipment I’ve acquired this summer and trying to fit them into one duffel bag. Unsuccessfully. But what has been really enjoyable has been responding to the question “What are you up to this summer?”…
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