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Taking Scientific Measurements31 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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Scientific Instruments31 viewsThis meteorological instrument box is at the standard height of two meters above the surface. Image credit: EWG
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Drifting Station Ceremonies30 viewsPart of the opening ceremonies involved the firing of guns and rifles. Image credit: EWG.
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Scientific Instruments30 viewsInstrument masts were insulated using mounds of hay to help keep them upright and prevent the snow from melting out from around them. Image credit: EWG.
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Scientific Instruments30 viewsA radio-sounding locator antenna. Image credit: EWG.
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Scientific Instruments30 viewsAn IVO device for measuring the base height of cloud cover. IVO is the Russian abbreviation for this instrument. Image credit: EWG.
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Polar Bears29 viewsThe three dogs try to prevent the polar bear from coming out of the water, but the bear moves quickly and escapes into the icy terrain. Image credit: EWG.
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Scientific Instruments29 viewsWhen the anchors were not insulated, the snow melted out from around the mast bases, causing them to topple. Image credit: EWG.
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Scientific Instruments28 viewsA close-up view of a pyranometer, which measures diffuse solar radiation. Image credit: EWG.
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Taking Scientific Measurements26 viewsGerman Maximov collecting the measurement of direct solar radiation. Image credit: EWG.
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Life on a Drifting Station25 viewsA biplane landing near an iceberg, off the Laptev Sea. Image credit: EWG.
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Arctic Buildings25 viewsEven if materials didn't need to be housed within a building, storing them outside also posed difficulties. Supplies were stacked on fuel barrels to elevate them above the snow and to protect them from melt water during summer. Image credit: EWG.
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