Polar science can be challenging, but satellites give scientists access to otherwise inaccessible regions.
Dispatches from GEO XIII: A Chilly Perspective – GEO Considers Adding a Cold Regions Initiative
The 2016 GEO Plenary will vote on the addition of a Cold Regions Initiative. A field trip to the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of Russia reveals the type of research under consideration and the importance of partnerships. Considering the amount of data a single slice yields, samples from the Vostok ice core look fairly commonplace: just a thick ring … Read More
Antarctic Sea Ice: Archives of Climate
This is a part of the 2015 Fall VPS. For more VPS articles, click here Category:åÊMonitoring Change for Resource Management Project Team: Antarctica Climate Team Location: University of Georgia ÛÒ Athens, Georgia Authors: Elizabeth Benyshek Christopher Cameron Caren Remillard Eduardo Rendon Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Sally Walker (Department of Geology, University of Georgia) Dr. Adam Milewski (Department of Geology, University of Georgia) … Read More
Double, Double Oil and Trouble: Remotely Sensing Oil in Northern Alaska
This is an article from the Summer 2015 VPS. For more VPS articles, click here. Category:åÊDetecting Habitat Conservation and Species Distribution Project Team: Alaska Disasters Team Location: NASA Langley Research Center – Hampton, Virginia Authors: Will Manion Amy Ferguson Jordan Vaa Kristen Noviello Katelynn Quinn Nicole MacDonald Mentors/Advisors: Dr. Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Program) Abstract: Sea ice is rapidly … Read More
Pacific Walrus and Coastal Alaska Native Subsistence Hunting: Considering Vulnerabilities from Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification linked to climate change is rapidly changing Pacific walrus habitat and population, which in turn is impacting Alaska Native people dependent on the animals for food and cultural identity.
The Big Thaw: Warming Affects Arctic Animals, People in Different Ways
Discussions of climate change often focus on mid-latitude effects in order to emphasize the need for action. However, climate change and ensuing ice melts are quickly devastating Arctic mammals and native peoples of the Arctic.
Arctic on course for ice-free summer 'within decades', scientists say
Originally Published The Guardian- National Snow and Ice Data Center says expanse of ice in Arctic on 13 September was sixth-lowest of all time