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12 May 2022 Circles of Greenland

Journal Entry

You know you have been invited to dinner with field scientists when you see this on the porch. It is our last day today. The day is filled with packing and relaxing a bit before the three day journey back to Maine including overnight stops at [Kangerlussuaq International Science Support](https:/

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PolarConnect Event with Erin Towns

This PolarConnect event with teacher Erin Towns and researcher Dr. Sarah Das was broadcast live from Ilulissat, Greenland on 10 May 2022. The team was working on the Greenland Subglacial Tremor Project.

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7 May 2022 The Western Greenland Ice Sheet

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In Greenland there are no railroads or inland waterways and very few roads. There are 90 miles worth of roads in total, only 40 miles of them paved. There are 75 cities and settlements that are spread out mostly along coastal areas that are only accessible by boat, dog sled, or helicopter. According

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4 May 2022 Kalaallit Qimmiat - The Greenlandic Sled Dog

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“Give me winter and dogs – then you can keep the rest.” Knud Rasmussen in his diary from The Literary Expedition. Knud Rasmussen is one of Greenland's greatest polar heroes. He was born right here in Ilulissat to a Danish father and an Inuit-Danish mother. He spent his childhood growing up with

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2 May 2022 The Orange Connector: A Story of Progress

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Last night I dreamed I was trying to find a baler connector. A baler is a large data storage drive. It connects to the digital receiver via an orange cable, and the digital receiver translates data into files and also runs the entire array system. It needed to go into the [MEVO box](https://www

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29 April 2022 Team Vole: My First Meeting

A vole eating an apple on a person's lap
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Hey All, Our Team Vole meeting just concluded. While the majority of us are burned out with Zoom, I have to say I am grateful it exists. Without it, I couldn't have sat in on a meeting with people from all over country- from Texas to Alaska to Maine. There are so many moving pieces to organizing an

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28 April 2022 Scientific Process In Action

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Collaboration Problem stated. Idea for a solution offered. Solution countered with another idea. Questions asked aloud for consideration. Polite disagreement. Clarifications sought from outside source. Silent processing of answer. *Silence broken by another idea offered from outside

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27 April 2022 Observing the Arctic Ocean Via Arctic Buoys - And a Polar Bear Visit

Arctic Buoy data pulled on April 27, 2022 from MeteoFrance on Google Earth
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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 we

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26 April 2022 A bit of a shock to the system

Arriving at the Tambopata National Reserve
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From the Amazon Jungle to the Concrete Jungle Walking up Manhattan's Park Avenue early on Monday morning is a shock to the system. Just two weeks ago, I was hiking through the Peruvian Amazon in one of the most pristine and remote places on the planet, the Tambopata National Reserve. I'm now in

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23 April 2022 Goodbye Maine

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Today Is The Day Packing for the Arctic is an adventure in itself. I packed for climate, exploration, and work on an ice sheet. Base layers, wool or any material that will not hold water, fleece, and warm socks were top of the list. Had to get a pair of good sunglasses and ski goggles to avoid a

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