Hi and Happy February! The semester is ramping back up and I am here in my new office at MBL working on data data data. I am still trying to catch up on posting/distributing pictures from the past summer(s), so enjoy these photos of Field Work in the Arctic. If you happen to be in the picture and want a copy, let me know!
Will
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- The Tundra Whale – a true Arctic species, often observed meandering across heath areas among the Toolik inlet series.
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- Another view of the Tundra Whale.
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- How much sampling gear can fit between two research assistants in a tiny Sevylor raft? A lot.
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- Some days, just filling up a jug of water can be a major accomplishment. Good job, Amy.
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- Some people have boat duty on the I-series, others are along as pack mules and filter machines (yes, sometimes we let PIs filter water).
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- Carrie with mud in a Tube!!
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- Stream monitoring of benthic algae, invertebrates, and fish including YOY (young of year) can be a lot of work and a lot of fun. This shot is from the Kuparuk River, which empties into the Arctic Ocean.
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- Lauren cooling off? Or perhaps collecting stream biota?
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- Sometimes you have to “sample” the Toolik candy wall to see what would go well with lunch. You will burn some serious calories walking across tussock tundra with field gear – 100 Grand bars are key.
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- Some days, nature wins. In this case, nature and the nature of permafrost kept us from retrieving a peat core from the Imnaviat Creek watershed. Researchers Jon Nichols and John Karavias returned the following year and were successful (http://climatescience.tv/2013/01/bogged-down-in-alaska.)
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- Cool beans!
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- Will Longo sampling the makeshift weir on Gates of Kiev Mountain. This little weir/dam clenched our thirst and was a critical waypoint/guide on our way down through the fog.
For Love of Limnology 