Operation IceBridge
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Here is the list of entries for Operation IceBridge based on the selected criteria.
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Preparations for Arctic Campaign Under Way
Mar 05, 2013 11:09:07 AM | George Hale
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- IceBridge Instrument Team Lead John Sonntag explains how important accurate weather forecasts are to daily IceBridge life.
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Measuring Gravity From a Moving Aircraft
May 18, 2011 10:06:31 AM | Kathryn Hansen
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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Ice Calves from Russell Glacier
May 20, 2010 03:57:15 PM | Ice Bridge
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- Scientists working with NASA's IceBridge mission observe ice breaking off from a glacier in Greenland.
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Moment of Truth at Summit Camp
Apr 22, 2010 06:32:30 AM | Ice Bridge
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- 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
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- 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
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- IceBridge's Colleen McIntosh answers a series of questions -- posed by a first-grade class -- about working in the Arctic.
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Zachariae and 79 North
Mar 31, 2010 01:20:01 PM | Ice Bridge
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- 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
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- 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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NASA Readies for Spring 2010 Ice Bridge Campaign
Mar 31, 2010 10:55:33 AM | Ice Bridge
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- 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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A Challenging Glacier Flight
Nov 03, 2009 03:37:12 PM | Ice Bridge
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- Our first low-altitude glacier surveys over the rugged Antarctic Peninsula.
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The Return of a Chilean Native
Feb 17, 2010 09:16:22 AM | Ice Bridge
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- The far southern tip of Chile is no stranger to one member of the Operation Ice Bridge team.
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Snapshots: Final Preparations
Feb 17, 2010 09:14:24 AM | Ice Bridge
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- 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
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- NASA Public Affairs works to get the media and public the inside view of cutting-edge science.
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The Road to Antarctic Science
Feb 17, 2010 09:00:31 AM | Ice Bridge
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- Chief scientist Seelye Martin on the start of NASA's airborne campaign over Antarctica.
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