News from IARC
August 14 Everyone is waiting. Russian customs is on the ship doing last minute inspections. During this lull, I thought I would take the opportunity to compare the Akademik Tryoshnikov…
We are docked in Arkhangelsk and if you notice Fairbanks and Arkhangelsk are almost the same latitude. We woke up to a downpour of rain and wind this morning. We…
August 11 We are on our way to Arkhangelsk, Russia! Yay! The water has a calm, blue-green glacial hue with a few small white caps. What does one do while…
After an anticipated departure of Thursday evening (August 9) we were unable to leave due to the rainy weather that kept us from loading our equipment. There are three pieces…
Oceanographers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks International Arctic Research Center embark this week for a 55-day research expedition in the eastern Arctic Ocean. This year, Fairbanks elementary school teacher Moira…