Following the Buoys
We deployed the Arctic observing buoys on April 3, 2022 and since we have been watching their voyage westwardly between the Beaufort and Chukchi Sea. You too can follow the buoys…
Sleeping More than Ever
After nearly 20 hours of travel, I landed in Aspen, Colorado on April 8th. Then I took a 2 hour nap, woke up, slept for 11 hours and then did the same the following night,…
My flight home was stupendous as the skies were clear and the flight path flew over spectacular landscapes. Window seats on flights are essential.
Flight Home Collage; 1. Selfie leaving Barrow…
Our time here went by so fast! We accomplished what we could to deploy buoys in spite of shifting sea ice, open leads, and only a few whaling trails completed (access to fast ice). I wanted to be…
Today was a day of cleaning gear (washing off the salty sea water residue), packing science equipment for the cargo shipment tomorrow, and touring the tundra near the Navy Arctic Research Station. I…
We Have an Artist on Our Team
In addition to an oceanographer, climatologist, data scientist, and outreach educator, we are lucky to have an artist as a Co-PI (primary investigator) on our team.
Cy…
So Just What is an Arctic Buoy
Not all weather stations are considered buoys, but all drifting ocean weather buoys are also weather stations.
Weather buoys are instruments that collect weather and…
Today was incredible... one of THE most amazing days of flying in my life. Our team partnered with the North Slope Borough Search and Rescue to fly nearly 100 miles northeast of Point Barrow to…
Obsessed With Maps
Our team spends significant time studying the most current satellite imagery available every day. Imagery comes from the US National Ice Center*, Sentinel, Landsat, IBCAO,…
The Gang's All Here
Our IABP AK Spring 22 Deployment Expedition team is finally all here.
Sarah R Johnson, Climate Educator; Ignatius Rigor, Climatologist ; John Woods, Oceanographer; Cy Keener,…
A Bit of Science and a Lot of Fun!
It was a great day of being out on the sea ice for my very first time. I got much more comfortable driving a snow machine on the sea ice as well as figuring how to…
I want to share some really cool science with you today, yet...
First, a Couple Photos from Today
Sarah Johnson driving snow machine (for the first time) for the sake of science in Utqiaġvik Alaska…
