Permafrost outreach 2009
The University of Alaska EPSCoR program, NASA IPY and NSF IPY, Thermal State of Permafrost programs are conducting an outreach effort in conjunction with it's research focus on permafrost and infrastructure. The outreach effort has been termed the "Permafrost Health" program and consists of installing permafrost temperature monitoring systems!Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Arctic Village
We are in Arctic Village tonight.
This morning we left Fairbanks at 9:00AM and got to Arctic Village before noon.
It was nice and sunny, but the temperature display at the airport said -20.
What happened to Spring?
Th flight was smooth and we were able to see a lot of the familiar landscapes around Fairbanks.
After we flew over the Yukon River we made a brief landing at Vinetie
It was more mountainous around Arctic Village.
First we met with Dora and Becky, then said hello to the Principal Caroline.
Since it was close to lunch break, we decided to strat drilling right away.
That way if we have any trouble, there's plenty of time to deal with it later.
You never know what the drill will hit until Kenji strats drilling.
The first two goes in smoothly, a sure good sign...
The ground type was sand and remined the same the entire depth of the borehole (5m).
So, luckily we were able to finish drilling before the afternoon class strated.
Kenji talked to the students about permafrost and the project.
The students then watched and helped how the thrmister is calibrated and how they are placed in the borehole.
By the end of the day, there's a new Premafrost Monitoring Station set up in Arctic Village.
This morning we left Fairbanks at 9:00AM and got to Arctic Village before noon.
It was nice and sunny, but the temperature display at the airport said -20.
What happened to Spring?
Th flight was smooth and we were able to see a lot of the familiar landscapes around Fairbanks.
After we flew over the Yukon River we made a brief landing at Vinetie
It was more mountainous around Arctic Village.
First we met with Dora and Becky, then said hello to the Principal Caroline.
Since it was close to lunch break, we decided to strat drilling right away.
That way if we have any trouble, there's plenty of time to deal with it later.
You never know what the drill will hit until Kenji strats drilling.
The first two goes in smoothly, a sure good sign...
The ground type was sand and remined the same the entire depth of the borehole (5m).
So, luckily we were able to finish drilling before the afternoon class strated.
Kenji talked to the students about permafrost and the project.
The students then watched and helped how the thrmister is calibrated and how they are placed in the borehole.
By the end of the day, there's a new Premafrost Monitoring Station set up in Arctic Village.
posted by uaf permafrost # 8:37 PM 
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