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!Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Selawik
We had very long day.
At first, Kaji and Kenji took Frontier for Kotzebue this morning. When we
arrived Kotzebue at 10:10am, kenji dig out snowmachine and drive to the
airport to pick up Kaji and baggage.
High school lecture start 11:00am, Robbie made setting up very nicely and
two high school class join this until noon.
Once Kenji finish lecture, we met Nina (environmental coordinator for tribal
government) for lunch meeting to arrange land slid trip.
After lunch, we got some grocery for 5 days foods and gas up.
We are finally ready to leave Kotzebue 2:30pm. Still sun is high enough to
go Selawik more than 80 miles away from here.
Trail condition is perfect but a little chilled wind.
We made Selawik near 6:00pm. Clyde (Selawik NWR) help open the school and
call principal. He is nice for us to open warm shop for snowmachine and
sled.
Science teacher "John" also came to school for us to discuss tomorrow's
plan.
Once we set all our items in the school shop, we start drill at almost 8pm.
Again, we had a little problem about auger by the cold wind, temperature
around -5 to -10dF.
We finally done at 10pm, Kenji start install datelogger and reorganizing
equipments, because all of the items thawed out at warm garage.
Then finally, we all done today's work now past 1am.
It was long but nice day.
Kenji Yoshikawa
At first, Kaji and Kenji took Frontier for Kotzebue this morning. When we
arrived Kotzebue at 10:10am, kenji dig out snowmachine and drive to the
airport to pick up Kaji and baggage.
High school lecture start 11:00am, Robbie made setting up very nicely and
two high school class join this until noon.
Once Kenji finish lecture, we met Nina (environmental coordinator for tribal
government) for lunch meeting to arrange land slid trip.
After lunch, we got some grocery for 5 days foods and gas up.
We are finally ready to leave Kotzebue 2:30pm. Still sun is high enough to
go Selawik more than 80 miles away from here.
Trail condition is perfect but a little chilled wind.
We made Selawik near 6:00pm. Clyde (Selawik NWR) help open the school and
call principal. He is nice for us to open warm shop for snowmachine and
sled.
Science teacher "John" also came to school for us to discuss tomorrow's
plan.
Once we set all our items in the school shop, we start drill at almost 8pm.
Again, we had a little problem about auger by the cold wind, temperature
around -5 to -10dF.
We finally done at 10pm, Kenji start install datelogger and reorganizing
equipments, because all of the items thawed out at warm garage.
Then finally, we all done today's work now past 1am.
It was long but nice day.
Kenji Yoshikawa
posted by uaf permafrost # 5:43 PM 
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