Operation IceBridge

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Live Twitter chat with Operation IceBridge Apr 05, 2013 01:26:08 PM | George Hale
 
IceBridge will be holding a live Twitter chat session on April 8, 2013.
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IceBridge Field Work - A Project Manager's Perspective Apr 04, 2013 07:47:10 AM | George Hale
 
IceBridge project manager Christy Hansen shares her perspective on work in the field.
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IceBridge Arctic 2013 Check Flights Complete Mar 15, 2013 02:06:53 PM | George Hale
 
The IceBridge team has completed its two project check flights to make sure instruments are ready for the 2013 Arctic campaign.
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Preparations for Arctic Campaign Under Way Mar 05, 2013 11:09:07 AM | George Hale
 
Instrument team members and aircraft technicians have been busy preparing NASA's P-3B research aircraft for the 2013 IceBridge Arctic campaign.
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IceBridge Visits McMurdo Station Dec 21, 2012 07:06:09 AM | George Hale
 
IceBridge team members recently visited McMurdo Station in Antarctica to investigate a possible change of location for future operations.
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Keeping IceBridge Flying Nov 29, 2012 01:50:56 PM | George Hale
 
Airborne science campaigns like IceBridge are only possible because of the hard work of NASA's aviation technicians. Here we take a look at what these highly-skilled people do.
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IceBridge Preparations Continue Sep 28, 2012 12:42:22 PM | George Hale
 
The IceBridge team continues to prepare for the 2012 Antarctic campaign, installing instruments prior to the first DC-8 test flights.
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Preparing the DC-8 for Antarctica 2012 Oct 04, 2012 01:49:24 PM | George Hale
 
Members of the IceBridge team are busy installing instruments aboard the NASA DC-8 in preparation for the 2012 Antarctic campaign.
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Weather and Operation IceBridge May 10, 2012 10:01:47 AM | George Hale
 
IceBridge Instrument Team Lead John Sonntag explains how important accurate weather forecasts are to daily IceBridge life.
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Getting Ready for the 2012 Arctic Campaign Mar 09, 2012 10:23:16 AM | George Hale
 
Operation IceBridge Project Scientist Michael Studinger writes about preparations for the upcoming 2012 Arctic campaign.
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Measuring Gravity From a Moving Aircraft May 18, 2011 10:06:31 AM | Kathryn Hansen
 
Engineer Joël Dubé demystifies the airborne gravimeter, and explains how the technology is used to measure water depth beneath floating ice.
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Battling the Arctic Chill Apr 07, 2011 09:08:40 PM | Kathryn Hansen
 
IceBridge crew overcome some chilly obstacles and begin a series of land ice flights over Greenland.
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P-3 Back in Service Apr 02, 2011 06:09:52 PM | Kathryn Hansen
 
Check out the tremendous effort by aircraft crew who were responsible for the speedy return to flight.
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LVIS is in the Building Apr 02, 2011 06:09:10 PM | Kathryn Hansen
 
Crewmembers are busy getting the B-200 King Air ready for its first flight with Operation IceBridge.
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Weathering the Storm Mar 22, 2011 02:48:35 PM | Kathryn Hansen
 
Spring officially arrived on Sunday, but for IceBridge scientists in Thule, Greenland, spring was nowhere to be seen.
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An Uncommon Routine Mar 21, 2011 03:51:56 PM | Kathryn Hansen
 
For IceBridge teams, the “office” is a flying laboratory over the Arctic, where mission success calls for a daily grind of a different kind.
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View From the Hut Mar 21, 2011 03:51:43 PM | Kathryn Hansen
 
Ground stations provide a check up on IceBridge GPS data ... and a spectacular view.
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Rollercoaster of Opportunity Nov 14, 2010 07:09:12 AM | Kathryn Hansen
 
Weather conditions weren't perfect, but were the best the Antarctic Peninsula had seen in a month.
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The LVIS 86 Pole Flight Nov 05, 2010 01:40:46 PM | Kathryn Hansen
 
IceBridge flies around the South Pole to maximize data collected over previous obits from the Ice Cloud and land Elevation Satellite.
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Welcome to the Operation IceBridge 2010 Antarctic Campaign Oct 21, 2010 11:15:20 AM | Kathryn Hansen
 
Over the next couple of weeks, IceBridge teams will fly with the DC-8 over Antarctica to measure changes in thickness of the sea ice and to monitor changes in the thickness of ice sheets and glaciers.
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Back from Greenland, No Rest for the Weary Jun 08, 2010 04:33:41 PM | Ice Bridge
 
Over the span of almost 10 weeks, IceBridge flew 28 science flights covering a total of 62,842 nautical miles.
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Seeing Eastern Greenland for the First Time May 26, 2010 09:10:13 AM | Ice Bridge
 
Doctoral student Jason Reimuller recounts flying with IceBridge to better understand polar climate.
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Ice Calves from Russell Glacier May 20, 2010 03:57:15 PM | Ice Bridge
 
Scientists working with NASA's IceBridge mission observe ice breaking off from a glacier in Greenland.
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Fasten Your Seat Belts: Mid-Mission Test Flights Complete May 03, 2010 01:58:47 PM | Ice Bridge
 
With test flights complete, IceBridge returns to Greenland for the second half of the 2010 Arctic field campaign.
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Underflying CryoSat-2 at the North Pole Apr 30, 2010 12:10:07 PM | Ice Bridge
 
Collaboration during the recent underflight of a new ice-observing satellite led to a number of "firsts."
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Moment of Truth at Summit Camp Apr 22, 2010 06:32:30 AM | Ice Bridge
 
Christina Hammock and Sonja Wolter provide a look inside the life of a "Summit Camp techie."
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The IceBridge Routine Apr 13, 2010 03:30:16 PM | Ice Bridge
 
Soaring above the stupendous Greenland Ice Sheet is a dream job for many, but there is no denying that even the unique can become routine -- and that's a good thing.
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Yes,It's Cold in Thule Apr 21, 2010 09:03:32 AM | Ice Bridge
 
IceBridge's Colleen McIntosh answers a series of questions -- posed by a first-grade class -- about working in the Arctic.
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Notes from the Shack: On Receivers and Data Processing Apr 07, 2010 02:10:58 PM | Ice Bridge
 
Ground-based GPS data receivers in Thule run all day every day, but the real work is in processing the data.
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Zachariae and 79 North Mar 31, 2010 01:20:01 PM | Ice Bridge
 
Photos from a low-altitude glacier flight over northeast Greenland
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Calibrating in California Mar 31, 2010 10:57:32 AM | Ice Bridge
 
Before the IceBridge crew flew to Thule, Greenland, they performed a test flight on March 17 in California to calibrate the aircraft's science instruments.
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Welcome to the Start of the Operation IceBridge 2010 Campaign Mar 31, 2010 10:54:45 AM | Ice Bridge
 
IceBridge project scientist describes the planning that has gone on behind the scenes for the Arctic 2010 campaign
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NASA Readies for Spring 2010 Ice Bridge Campaign Mar 31, 2010 10:55:33 AM | Ice Bridge
 
Scientists are returning to the Arctic this spring as part of the six-year Operation Ice Bridge mission -- the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice ever flown.
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ICECAP Investigates East Antarctica Dec 30, 2009 11:10:49 AM | Ice Bridge
 
Scientists with the ICECAP field campaign are making airborne investigations over East Antarctica.
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Four Times Around the World in 40 Days Nov 24, 2009 06:45:54 AM | Ice Bridge
 
Our 2009 Antarctic mission has come to a close as the team flies home from Chile.
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A One-Day Tour of the Antarctic Cryosphere Nov 17, 2009 06:44:24 AM | Ice Bridge
 
The full range of Antarctic ice environments were on view during yesterday's flight over the Larsen Ice Shelf.
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A Splendid Day for Flying Glaciers Nov 05, 2009 06:10:08 PM | Ice Bridge
 
The mission's Nov. 4 flight took it over a lot of glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula
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A Challenging Glacier Flight Nov 03, 2009 03:37:12 PM | Ice Bridge
 
Our first low-altitude glacier surveys over the rugged Antarctic Peninsula.
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Flying Low Over Pine Island Glacier Nov 17, 2009 08:34:35 AM | Ice Bridge
 
Scientists see the surface and probe deep below this massive glacier on Oct. 27.
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Group Photo: The Ice Bridge Team Oct 25, 2009 08:34:52 PM | Ice Bridge
 
Here are all the people involved with the Antartica 2009 mission.
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On Headset: Communication is Key Oct 25, 2009 03:47:51 PM | Ice Bridge
 
These airborne science flights run on communication as much as fuel.
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YouTube Brings You to Chile Oct 23, 2009 12:11:04 PM | Ice Bridge
 
NASA's YouTube channel gets you on our Antarctic science flights.
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The View Over Pine Island Glacier Oct 22, 2009 01:51:01 PM | Ice Bridge
 
Photos from this week's flight to map a fast-moving glacier.
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First Flight: Across the Getz Ice Shelf Feb 17, 2010 09:17:49 AM | Ice Bridge
 
The mission bagged its westernmost Antarctic target during its first flight yesterday.
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The Return of a Chilean Native Feb 17, 2010 09:16:22 AM | Ice Bridge
 
The far southern tip of Chile is no stranger to one member of the Operation Ice Bridge team.
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Inside the DC-8: Instrument Test Flight Feb 17, 2010 09:15:51 AM | Ice Bridge
 
Testing science instruments in flight was a big part of preparing for the mission earlier this month.
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Snapshots: Final Preparations Feb 17, 2010 09:14:24 AM | Ice Bridge
 
Ice Bridge science teams' photos of preparations at NASA Dryden in California.
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Getting You Behind the Scenes Feb 17, 2010 09:13:48 AM | Ice Bridge
 
NASA Public Affairs works to get the media and public the inside view of cutting-edge science.
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Flying the Antarctic: The Trouble with Weather Feb 17, 2010 09:10:28 AM | Ice Bridge
 
Weather is going to be a challenge for our flights, which get underway in two weeks.
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A New Way to Experience Antarctica Feb 17, 2010 09:08:16 AM | Ice Bridge
 
This mission will be a new way of studying the Antarctic for polar researcher Michael Studinger.
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The Road to Antarctic Science Feb 17, 2010 09:00:31 AM | Ice Bridge
 
Chief scientist Seelye Martin on the start of NASA's airborne campaign over Antarctica.
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