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Two scientists stand atop a glacier holding cords and ropes, with a view of a fjord, icebergs, and mountains in the distance
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Undertaking Adventure to Make Sense of Subglacial Plumes

by Evgeny A. Podolskiy 18 August 202129 September 2021

Novel observations and inventive analyses of glacial discharge in Greenland have revealed new insights into the irregular and chaotic nature of ice-ocean interactions at glacial calving fronts.

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How Ice Cores Are Helping to Track Preindustrial Ozone

Rachel Crowell, Science Writer by R. Crowell 29 July 2019

Research helps allay concerns about discrepancies between atmospheric chemistry models and historical direct measurements.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Hot Water, Cold Ice

by B. Hubbard 14 September 20173 February 2018

Despite careful planning, there can be many uncertainties and unknowns about doing field research in remote locations.

The Polar Starbreaks a path for ships that supply McMurdo Station.
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Build Four New U.S. Polar Icebreakers, Report Urges

by Randy Showstack 14 July 201714 July 2017

All of the ships should be “science ready,” whereas one should be “fully science capable,” according to new recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Posted inScience Updates

Drifters Track the Fate of Greenland Ice Sheet Meltwater

by C. Hauri, M. Truffer, P. Winsor and K. Lennert 1 July 20147 September 2016

Using satellite-tracked devices that can withstand multiple collisions with ice blocks, scientists can now track water as it melts and swirls through fjords.

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