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South Pole Ozonesonde Launch 9 Oct 2010 | 12:12 pm
SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA– Preparation for an ozonesonde launch takes place in the Balloon Inflation Facility (BIF) and begins about 7-10 days prior to launch day. We open up the styrofoam package which ...
Sunny Days Are Here 2 Oct 2010 | 06:06 am
SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA– Well to tell the truth, there hasn’t been too much to write about lately until now (hence the reason I have been absent in writing lately). But now we have the sun well above t...
The Ozone Hole…It’s Still There! 18 Aug 2010 | 10:30 am
SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA– With the arrival of mid-August, comes our first glimpse of dawn on the horizon. Not only is this a welcome sight to us “Polies”, but it brings upon us initiation of the destruc...
Measuring Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide at the South Pole 27 Jul 2010 | 06:45 am
SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA– Carbon Dioxide is now one of the most studied environmental phenomenons. It has had such a boom in attention due to its properties and effects on the earth’s climate. By now ev...
A Midwinter Toast 9 Jul 2010 | 06:46 am
SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA– Station Manager Mel MacMahon leads the toast before midwinter meal at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station. The occasion is in celebration of reaching the half way point of th...
So, You’re Eight Months In And… 17 Jun 2010 | 05:24 am
SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA– This was a question that I was just asked the other day. It was a friend of mine down here that has wintered-over previous years and was wondering what my opinion was having be...
South Pole Nights 20 May 2010 | 06:04 am
SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA– Here are some photos of the night skies at the South Pole. South Pole Telescope (SPT) with a half moon Early auroras over the Atmospheric Research Observatory (ARO) Full moo...
South Pole Update 11 May 2010 | 05:03 am
SOUTH POLE, ANTARCTICA– We are nearly 2 months into the Antarctic winter now and it’s hard to believe that we only have just a little over a month until we are at mid-winter. April was somewhat uneven...
Foxes on the Edge 29 Apr 2010 | 05:26 am
DEADHORSE, ALASKA– Once they kill a seal, polar bears will often eat only the fat and move on. This behavior may have evolved to help maximize their return on investment, allowing them to use a minima...
Some Time to Think 23 Apr 2010 | 09:02 am
DEADHORSE, ALASKA– After a very busy start to the field season, the schedule has slowed due to weather in recent days. Temperatures have warmed up into the 20s (Fahrenheit) and the ice has started to ...
