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Arctic Streams as Processors of Permafrost Organic Matter
While streams can simply carry organic matter downstream (ultimately to the ocean), they can also act as reactors that covert it to carbon dioxide which then directly enters the atmosphere.
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Drake senior thesis
Drake, Travis. Transient storage, discharge, and nutrient uptake in small streams of the Kolyma River basin, Siberia. Senior Thesis, Carleton College, March 2010. [download pdf]
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Did global warming cause the heat wave? Probably.
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 and Pakistan, heat waves in Africa, eastern Asia, and eastern US), it is looking more and more like we are seeing the effects of anthropogenic (man-made) climate change.…
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CO2 degassing from small streams
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 is aimed at answering a simple question: are small arctic streams sources of CO2 to the atmosphere?…
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Heading north, for one day this time.
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 projects. The weather is ideal for a trip north: cold, windy, and rainy.…
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Fire Haze
The vivacious vestige of the Polaris Project (Blaize, Erin, JoAnn, and Travis), through which the remainder of the group must live vicariously, woke up to a vicious odor of smoke and an eerie unplaceable source of sickly yellow light yesterday morning.…
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Preparations
Despite the excitement of commencement and reunion, the Carleton College website found room to publish a story I wrote about the Polaris Project. You can check it out here: http://apps.carleton.edu/news/features/?story_id=644697 Thanks to Chris Linder for the photo selection! In other news, after the whirlwind of ending my time at Carleton and working as a class host for reunion, I can now focus my attention on preparing for the Polaris Project.…
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Arctic Science in Miami
After a busy 4 days at the State of the Arctic (SoA) in Miami, I have found some time to distill the whirlwind of information and advice. SoA was my first science conference and I didn’t exactly know what to expect.…
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Some reflections…
It has been a few weeks since the Polaris Project disbanded and I’ve had some time to reflect on my experience. I remember distinctly when Max Holmes invited me into his office to show me pictures of Cherskii and describe the Polaris Project.…
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The Buzz on the Barge
Today there is excitement among our group for many reasons. We are still riding the high from our unbelievable day trip to the tundra. Yesterday morning, after a brief breakfast, we strapped on the life vests and headed north along the Kolyma River.…
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