NASA's Arctic Voyage

July 2011
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ICESCAPE Field Campaign Concludes Jul 30, 2011 03:10:10 PM | Steve Cole
 
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy docked in Seward, Alaska, marking the end to the field component of NASA's ICESCAPE mission.
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Tales From ICESCAPE: The Final Countdown Jul 29, 2011 03:46:26 PM | Steve Cole
 
Here's a look at the ICESCAPE 2011 campaign by the numbers.
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Tech Tuesday: ICEPRO Jul 30, 2011 03:09:44 PM | Steve Cole
 
The scene might look like the surface of the moon, but the feature is actually the mottled underside of a melt pond on sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.
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Photo of the Week: Mission Accomplished Jul 26, 2011 03:34:02 AM | Steve Cole
 
ICESCAPE scientists working on an icebreaker ship in the Arctic Ocean claim "mission accomplished!"
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Tales From ICESCAPE: The Final Cast Jul 25, 2011 04:52:13 PM | Steve Cole
 
ICESCAPE scientists collected the mission's final samples today and started the steam home.
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Arctic Natural History Jul 24, 2011 07:14:55 AM | Steve Cole
 
What exactly is natural history (besides the chance to show off photos of flora and fauna collected during ICESCAPE?
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Sound of the Week: Alarming Moments Jul 23, 2011 06:50:14 PM | Steve Cole
 
Listen to the strange sounds of science on board the Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
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Tales from ICESCAPE: Heading South Jul 22, 2011 04:57:49 AM | Steve Cole
 
Scientists working on the sea ice boarded the Healy one last time and steamed south beyond the ice edge.
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Q&A with Greg Mitchell Jul 23, 2011 06:49:49 PM | Steve Cole
 
ICESCAPE's Greg Mitchell wants to understand how carbon dioxide is taken up by phytoplankton, the microscopic plants of the sea, to create biomass that feeds the entire ocean ecosystem.
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Tech Tuesday: It's a Biological Jungle Jul 20, 2011 04:25:25 PM | Steve Cole
 
New twists on an old microscope help scientists see what organisms are in the Arctic Ocean.
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Image of the Week: Small Boat and a Big Bear Jul 19, 2011 08:32:24 PM | Steve Cole
 
ICESCAPE scientists discovered that a block of floating "ice" was not ice at all.
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Tales from ICESCAPE: The Homestretch Jul 25, 2011 04:52:05 PM | Steve Cole
 
Watch a video with ICESCAPE chief scientist Kevin Arrigo explaining the mission's accomplishments as the campaign enters its homestretch.
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Arctic History: Meet the Icebreakers Jul 17, 2011 05:17:50 PM | Steve Cole
 
A marine science technician gives a brief history of the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaking fleet, and answers, who was Healy?
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Sound of the Week Jul 16, 2011 03:04:36 PM | Steve Cole
 
Listen to the strange sounds of science on board the Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
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Tales from ICESCAPE: Penguins, Planes and Skylights Jul 15, 2011 04:29:10 AM | Steve Cole
 
The ICESCAPE mission engages in sea ice revelries, and turns up an enlightening find.
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Q&A With Karen Frey: At the Seams of Science Jul 14, 2011 06:25:02 AM | Steve Cole
 
Karen Frey, a remote sensing biogeochemist with an interest in ice, describes her ICESCAPE experience.
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Tech Tuesday: Blob Spotting Jul 13, 2011 04:01:33 AM | Steve Cole
 
An expendable, low cost probe -- used for ocean science since the 1970s -- turned up an interesting event.
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Image of the Week: Under Pressure Jul 12, 2011 04:36:28 AM | Steve Cole
 
ICESCAPE checks out the-high pressure environment of the Canada Basin.
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Tales From ICESCAPE: Fixes in the Field Jul 12, 2011 04:36:06 AM | Steve Cole
 
In the field, resourcefulness is mandatory.
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Arctic History: Evolutions in Field Work Jul 10, 2011 05:12:15 AM | Steve Cole
 
ICESCAPE asks a few scientists on board the Healy, what's the most interesting change you've seen since you first started doing field work?
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Sound of the Week Jul 09, 2011 02:59:45 AM | Steve Cole
 
Listen to the strange sounds of science on board the Coast Guard Cutter Healy
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Tales From ICESCAPE: Chlorophyll and Cribbage Jul 08, 2011 02:05:29 AM | Steve Cole
 
The first set of sea ice stations is a wrap!
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Q&A With Don Perovich: The Vice of Ice Jul 07, 2011 05:18:04 AM | Steve Cole
 
We talked with ICESCAPE's co-chief scientist today after completing the field campaign's third straight sea ice station.
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Tech Tuesday: Communicating From the Arctic Jul 06, 2011 01:30:59 AM | Steve Cole
 
Cell phones may have gone silent, but considering that we're pushing deeper into the Arctic Ocean -- today at a latitude of 74 degrees N -- we're considerably well connected.
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Image of the Week: July 4th Photo Contest Jul 12, 2011 04:34:19 AM | Steve Cole
 
Scientists on board the Healy submitted their favorite images for a July 4th photo gallery.
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Tales From ICESCAPE: In the ICE! Jul 04, 2011 12:48:33 AM | Steve Cole
 
After more than one week heading north in the Chukchi Sea, the Healy has reached the ice.
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Arctic History: Van Veen Jul 03, 2011 03:44:47 AM | Steve Cole
 
Some tools used for research are named after their inventor, including the ICESCAPE mission's Van Veen grab.
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Sound of the Week Jul 01, 2011 11:55:43 PM | Steve Cole
 
Listen to the strange sounds of science on board the Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
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Tales From ICESCAPE: Hotspot is Lukewarm Jul 01, 2011 11:47:36 PM | Steve Cole
 
ICESCAPE returned today to the Chukchi hotspot, where phytoplankton last year were seen to thrive. What did we find this year?
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