CTD Data plots from the Winter Sampling Expedition. CTD is an acronym for Conductivity-Temperature-Depth. It is a device that measures the salinity, temperature, depth in a vertical profile from the surface. The data comes from the Chukchi Sea.
This is an article from the University of Dayton UD Quickly on-line publication.
"I thought if I am a professional – an adult – and I was unaware of how unique and diverse the Arctic region is, my students must have the same misconceptions." - Chantelle Rose
Article about PolarTREC teacher Chantelle Rose's icebreaker-based expedition to collect some of the first winter information on the biology, chemistry, and physical oceanography of the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas.
PolarConnect event with Heidi Roop who is working with an Ice Core Drilling team on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in Antarctica. A PDF of the slides is not available for this event.