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Expedition Directory -
Environment |
| granite bedrock and sequoia forests | | Bedrock influences forests—and the landscapes of which they are a part—more than was thought, according to researchers funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Critical Zone Observator... |
| | Duration : Not Available |
| solar radiation on the greenland icesheet | | Solar radiation is the major energy source that drives our climate and supports life on earth. In this project, the research team hopes to gain a better understanding of the solar radiation reflected ... |
| | Duration : Aug 2010 - Aug 2012 |
| | Duration : Feb 2012 - Mar 2012 |
| ecosystem study of the chukchi shoal | | The northern Chukchi Shelf receives large inputs of organic matter from the highly productive shelf regions of the North Pacific and from local sources of primary production, including algae in the ic... |
| | Duration : Aug 2012 - Aug 2012 |
| carbon balance in warming and drying tundra 2013 | | The carbon cycle is the means by which carbon is moved between the world\'s soils, oceans, atmosphere, and living organisms. Northern tundra ecosystems play a key role in the carbon cycle because the ... |
| | Duration : Apr 2013 - May 2013 |
| reconstructing the past climate of central alaska | | The goal of the team\'s research is to develop a past climate and precipitation record of Central Alaska over the past 1000 years. In order to accomplish this task, the team will be extracting and ana... |
| | Duration : Apr 2013 - Jun 2013 |
| atmospheric conditions and arctic climate | | Aerosols are small, solid, particles like dust, smoke, and smog which are suspended in the air. Aerosols are generated by a variety of natural and man-made sources such as fossil fuel combustion, fore... |
| | Duration : Not Available |
| microbial changes in arctic freshwater | | Microbial diversity has recently been found to show a pattern of organization at various scales. The research team attempts to answer three basic questions about microbial diversity and dispersal, foc... |
| | Duration : Jun 2016 - Jul 2016 |
| arctic sunlight and microbial interactions 2014 | | Tremendous stores of organic carbon frozen in permafrost soils have the potential to greatly increase the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. Permafrost soils may thaw sporadically and melting ground ... |
| | Duration : Not Available |
| total carbon column observing network | | major challenge in climate science is to understand the fate of the approximately 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide emitted each year as a result of human activities (such as motor vehicles, factories... |
| | Duration : Not Available |
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