2005 – Sea Ice Group at the Geophysical Institute

October 19, 2005

Since the radar wasn’t cooperating and we couldn’t address any problems until we heard from ASTAC, we went ahead and […]

Andy and I arrived in Barrow on the morning flight to overcast skies and some freezing rain. We made our

We finished off the block early in the day and were able to take a couple temperature and salinity cores,

All day was spent processing the block. After a while, Jeremy and I became quite automated in our approach to

Another crisp day, but nice. We managed to extract a full depth block using the 7’ chainsaw and the block

A brisk day, but not uncomfortable. Our first task was to assist Heike with the installation of some 4×8 sheets

As we came in for a landing the plane banked over the coast, revealing a major fracture in the ice

No respite in the weather, but Heike and I headed back out to deploy a PAR (photosynthetically active radiation) sensor

The windows of the hotel had stopped rattling and so I hoped that the wind had calmed down. The 5

Picked Heike up from the airport in a strong blizzard on Tuesday evening. At times it was difficult to see

Arrived in Barrow on Sunday evening to attend a workshop on a proposed Barrow Cabled Seafloor Observatory. Approximately 25 people