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Taking Scientific Measurements29 viewsOne of the primary purposes of the drifting stations was to collect all possible meteorological data while on the ice floe. This involved installing, calibrating, and maintaining the instruments. Here, researcher German Maximov conducts a routine calibration of a pyranometer (in the large tube). Image credit: EWG.
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109 viewsA caribou that I spotted on a hike. There were also herds of musk-oxen that I could not get close enough to photograph, which are the other primary meat source in Greenland.

Photo by John Maurer, CIRES/NSIDC, University of Colorado.
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81 viewsA snow pit that I dug and analyzed at Swiss Camp. It was one of my primary duties to dig and analyze snow pits at the various sites we visited.
Photo by John Maurer, CIRES/NSIDC, University of Colorado.
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179 viewsThe Megadunes team, Ted Scambos, Mary Albert, Mark Fahenstock, Carolyn, and Chris Shuman, gathered for a quick photo before heading to McMurdo Station.
Courtesy Ted Scambos and Rob Bauer, NSIDC
Megadunes Web site
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