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May 2013

North Slope tundra fires June 2012
Week 1: North Slope tundra fires June 2012
Alder shrub patches on the North Slope
Week 2: Alder shrub patches on the North Slope
Kucher Creek Fire and the Colville River
Week 3: Kucher Creek Fire and the Colville River

April 2013

Water quality surveys on Teshekpuk Lake
Week 1: Water quality surveys on Teshekpuk Lake
Double rainbow over Teshekpuk Lake
Week 2: Double rainbow over Teshekpuk Lake
Old tundra fire site on North Slope
Week 3: Old tundra fire site on North Slope
Thaw slump near Anaktuvuk River fire scar
Week 4: Thaw slump near Anaktuvuk River fire scar
Itkillik River permafrost exposure, North Slope
Week 5: Itkillik River permafrost exposure, North Slope

March 2013

Traversing north to the Arctic Ocean
Week 1: Traversing north to the Arctic Ocean
Late August snowfall on the tundra
Week 2: Late August snowfall on the tundra
Walking on water - Teshekpuk Lake
Week 3: Walking on water - Teshekpuk Lake
Initiating thermokarst lake near Umiat
Week 4: Initiating thermokarst lake near Umiat

February 2013

Ice wedge polygons on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Week 1: Ice wedge polygons on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Old village site at Point Hope
Week 2: Old village site at Point Hope
Breakup on the Colville River Delta
Week 3: Breakup on the Colville River Delta
Remote field camp in the Arctic
Week 4: Remote field camp in the Arctic

January 2013

Crumbling blocks of permafrost along the Beaufort Coast
Week 1: Crumbling blocks of permafrost along the Beaufort Coast
Interior Alaska dune field
Week 2: Interior Alaska dune field
Collapsed permafrost site on the Kenai Peninsula
Week 3: Collapsed permafrost site on the Kenai Peninsula
Nelchina River thaw slump
Week 4: Nelchina River thaw slump
Beaded stream in northern Alaska
Week 5: Beaded stream in northern Alaska

December 2012

Thermokarst lake and ice wedge polygons
Week 1: Thermokarst lake and ice wedge polygons
New life following a tundra burn
Week 2: New life following a tundra burn
Snowy owl chick in Arctic Alaska
Week 3: Snowy owl chick in Arctic Alaska
Hulahula River, AK caribou in early July 2011.
Week 4: Hulahula River, AK caribou in early July 2011.

November 2012

Interior Alaska dune field
Week 1: Interior Alaska dune field
Interior Alaska dune field
Week 2: Interior Alaska dune field
Imuruk Lake lava field
Week 3: Imuruk Lake lava field
Eroding coastline of Barter Island
Week 4: Eroding coastline of Barter Island

October 2012

What happens when your snowmachine breaks down
Week 1: What happens when your snowmachine breaks down
North Slope traverse in style
Week 2: North Slope traverse in style
Hauling a heavy load
Week 3: Hauling a heavy load
Interior Alaska lake on summer day
Week 4: Interior Alaska lake on summer day
Interior Alaska fen
Week 5: Interior Alaska fen

September 2012

A soon to be drained lake
Week 1: A soon to be drained lake
Degrading permafrost on the Ikpikpuk Delta
Week 2: Degrading permafrost on the Ikpikpuk Delta
A typical day on the tundra
Week 3: A typical day on the tundra
Setting up a remote camera
Week 4: Setting up a remote camera

August 2012

Navigating a boat through icy waters
Week 1: Navigating a boat through icy waters
Collecting water samples from the Beaufort Sea
Week 2: Collecting water samples from the Beaufort Sea
GPS surveys on the Ikpikpuk Delta
Week 3: GPS surveys on the Ikpikpuk Delta
Thaw slump along the Colville River
Week 4: Thaw slump along the Colville River
GPS surveys of tundra burn site
Week 5: GPS surveys of tundra burn site

July 2012

Lake coring in northern Alaska
Week 1: Lake coring in northern Alaska
Drained lake along the Meade River
Week 2: Drained lake along the Meade River
Lost Jim Cone, Seward Peninsula
Week 3: Lost Jim Cone, Seward Peninsula
GPS surveys in Arctic Alaska
Week 4: GPS surveys in Arctic Alaska

June 2012

Sand dunes in northern Alaska
Week 1: Sand dunes in northern Alaska
Ice wedge polygonal network and a thermokarst lake
Week 2: Ice wedge polygonal network and a thermokarst lake
Collapse scar bog in Interior Alaska
Week 3: Collapse scar bog in Interior Alaska
Stopping for a quick break on a North Slope traverse
Week 4: Stopping for a quick break on a North Slope traverse

May 2012

View atop Devil Mountain
Week 1: View atop Devil Mountain
Syngenetic ice wedges along the Colville River
Week 2: Syngenetic ice wedges along the Colville River
Sampling permafrost high above the Colville River
Week 3: Sampling permafrost high above the Colville River
Thaw slump head wall
Week 4: Thaw slump head wall
Transiting through the Brooks Range
Week 5: Transiting through the Brooks Range

April 2012

Teshekpuk Lake pressure ridge
Week 1: Teshekpuk Lake pressure ridge
Snowmachine sunset in the Arctic
Week 2: Snowmachine sunset in the Arctic
Breakup on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Week 3: Breakup on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Slough on the YK Delta
Week 4: Slough on the YK Delta

March 2012

Drained lake near Barrow, Alaska. Image links to larger image.
Week 1: Drained lake near Barrow, Alaska
A pingo in northern Alaska
Week 2: A pingo in northern Alaska
Northern Alaska river valley
Week 3: Northern Alaska river valley
Collecting water samples through ice
Week 4: Collecting water samples through ice

February 2012

Drained lake along the Chukchi Coast. Image links to larger image.
Week 1: Drained lake along the Chukchi Coast
GPR surveys in northern Alaska. Image links to larger image.
Week 2: GPR surveys in northern Alaska
A tranquil Arctic Ocean. Image links to larger image.
Week 3: A tranquil Arctic Ocean
Ice wedge exposed along Beaufort Coast. Image links to larger image.
Week 4: Ice wedge exposed along Beaufort Coast


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