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Beginning of a new season

Posted on November 1, 2015 by JamieDecember 4, 2015

Hello from Palmer Station! Living and working in the comparatively mild climate of the West Antarctic Peninsula, one sometimes forgets just how harsh this continent can be. Case in point: This afternoon’s weather. In the four days since the Laurence … Continue reading →

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Southbound (again) for science

Posted on October 21, 2015 by JamieDecember 4, 2015

A (warm) welcome back Greetings, all! It has been roughly a year and a half since my last posting in this space. After completing a successful field season at Palmer Station and aboard the ARSV Laurence M. Gould in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming & Going, Science

With sea ice in full retreat, a start to sampling

Posted on December 30, 2013 by JamieNovember 6, 2015

After a long and inexcusable absence from this space, greetings again from 64º south. Some milestones have passed since my last update on Nov. 18. We’ve celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Hanukkah, each with good cheer and sustenance worthy of the … Continue reading →

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Back in business

Posted on October 17, 2013 by JamieOctober 18, 2013

A quick word from Palmer Station, with more to come: Science is (almost) rolling again down here on the ice. After a flurry of true 11th-hour political maneuvering in Washington last night — and, of course, two weeks of anguish, … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming & Going, Life on Station, Science Shutdown

Shutdown, day 16: The view from up north

Posted on October 16, 2013 by JamieOctober 18, 2013

The government shutdown isn’t affecting just U.S. scientists: The Toronto Star has a story out today on how the NSF move to caretaker status is playing out in Canada. Many researchers from other nations depend on USAP infrastructure to collect … Continue reading →

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More sad news today — shutdown’s effects on research

Posted on October 14, 2013 by JamieOctober 18, 2013

More troubling news today from the Chronicle of Higher Education on the shutdown’s wider effects on research in Antarctica. Down here at Palmer, it now seems almost inevitable that most of us will be returning to the U.S. shortly. … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming & Going, Science, Science Shutdown

Indefinite deferral — sad news from Antarctica

Posted on October 13, 2013 by JamieJanuary 8, 2014

I haven’t written much in this space since the Gould pulled into Palmer Station five days ago. On Oct. 8 — the day we arrived — the National Science Foundation announced that it was effectively cancelling all upcoming U.S. research activities … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming & Going, Science, Science Shutdown

Underway, destination Antarctica

Posted on October 8, 2013 by JamieOctober 12, 2013

It felt good to be underway again. After taking in lines late on October 4, we pulled away from the pier in Punta Arenas and began making our way south aboard the Laurence M. Gould. Our four-day transit would first … Continue reading →

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Images from the journey south

Posted on October 8, 2013 by JamieOctober 12, 2013

Images from the journey south; most are from the transit through the Gerlache Strait. See Underway, destination Antarctica for the accompanying blog entry. … Continue reading →

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Southbound, part 2: Embarkation

Posted on October 6, 2013 by JamieOctober 11, 2013

Most of the gear had been shipped, and I’d purchased a few extra pairs of long underwear. And after some anticipation, plane tickets in hand, I arrived at the airport in Boston on the morning of October 1. I had … Continue reading →

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