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The Road to ANDRILL
MCMURDO ICE SHEET– In this video dispatch, ride in a special Mat Track truck across the ice sheet with me as I travel with ANDRILL Staff Scientist Richard Levy from McMurdo Station to the ANDRILL drill...
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Antarctic Geology
Geologists collect rock samples in the Transantarctic Mountains. At first glance, Antarctica seems to turn a cold shoulder to geologists. How do you study minerals and landforms on a continent that’s...
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It Takes a Lot to Get Here
MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA– Greetings. This is my first official day at the main US research base in Antarctic: McMurdo Station. I am very excited to start bringing you the stories of POLENET science...
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Tango 1 and the Air We Breathe
MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA– We have been preparing for a week to move to our deep field location, Tango 1. Tango 1 is a camp deep in the Transantarctic Mountains about 800 miles from the McMurdo...
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Homeward Bound
OFFSHORE NEW HARBOR CAMP, ANTARCTICA– November 24th, 2008: my final day at the Offshore New Harbor Camp. After completing nearly 48 kilometers of seismic data collection and setting a new standard for...
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SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA– On our flight to the South Pole, the view out the tiny windows on the LC-130 are mostly of a flat, white, vast ice scape. But there are some interesting features on the...
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Altocumulus Standing Lenticular Clouds
SOUTH POLE STATION, ANTARCTICA– On December 16, I flew to the South Pole. To get to the pole, we fly on specially outfitted LC-130 Hercules cargo planes which are operated by the New York Air National...
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To Antarctica
MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA– I’ve spent the last 4 days in transit from the US to Antarctica. I left home midday on Saturday (22 August), flying from Denver to San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand to...
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And in a Blink of an Eye Summer is Gone
SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA– It’s been some time since I’ve updated my blog, and there have been lots of changes around here. In the middle of January I was able to go on R&R for a week in New Zealand....
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SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA– On my way to McMurdo for some quick dental repair, I was able to capture some spectacular video of the Transantarctic Mountains. Enjoy! Get the Flash Player to see this player.
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