Expeditions 2015

Hatherton & Darwin Glacier, Antarctica 2014 – 2015

History of Grounded Ice in the Ross Embayment since the Last Glacial Maximum Using the Glacial Geology Alongside the Hatherton and Darwin Glacier system, Antarctica Field Team Members: Courtney King1,2, Dr. Brenda Hall1,2, Trevor Hillebrand3, and Dr. John Stone31Climate Change Institute, University of Maine; 2Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine; 3Earth and Space Sciences […]

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Northern Patagonia 2015 exp

Effects of Nitrogen on Lake Ecosystems in Patagonia

Effects of Nitrogen on Lake Ecosystems in Patagonia Northern Patagonia January 2015 Field Team: Jasmine Saros & Benjamin Burpee Funding Source: NSF ADVANCE Grant – Rising Tide Center, University of Maine In recent years, new discoveries about nitrogen dynamics in the Northern Hemisphere have revealed that remote lakes record ecosystem effects of nitrogen pollution starting […]

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A Beryllium-10 Chronology of the former Pukaki Glacier, New Zealand: Uncovering the Structure of the Last Termination

A Beryllium-10 Chronology of the former Pukaki Glacier, New Zealand: Uncovering the Structure of the Last Termination Field Team Members: Courtney King1,2, Colin Dowey1,2, Dr. George Denton1,2, Dr. Aaron Putnam3, and David Barrell4 1. Climate Change Institute, University of Maine; 2. Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine; 3. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University; 4.GNS Science, New Zealand January […]

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The Cathedral Glacier: A Disappearing Cirque Glacier in Northern British Columbia

The Cathedral Glacier: A Disappearing Cirque Glacier in Northern British Columbia Field team members: Ben Partan (1), Scott McGee (2), Bjorn Dulleck (3) 1)    Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 2)    United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska 3)    Department of Geoinformation Science, Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin, Berlin, Germany June 26 […]

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Urban Development and Landscape Change at the Nadin Archeological Site, Croatia

Urban Development and Landscape Change at the Nadin Archeological Site, Croatia May 2015 – June 2015 Field Team Members: Marissa Bovie, Dr. Gregory Zaro Funding Support: Churchill Exploration Fund Background:  The purpose of this expedition was to investigate the process of urbanization at the archaeological site of Nadin, Croatia. Nadin is located near the 3,000 year […]

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A Beryllium-10 Chronology of the Last Glacial Termination in the Mongolian Altai

A Beryllium-10 Chronology of the Last Glacial Termination in the Mongolian Altai Mongolian Altai, Mongolia June 15 – July 25, 2015 Field team members: Dr. Aaron Putnam (University of Maine and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) Peter Strand (University of Maine) Dr. David Putnam (University of Maine Presque Isle) Caleb Ward (University of Maine Presque Isle) Sarah Kramer (Medill School of Journalism) […]

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How do elevated dust inputs affects carbon cycling in Arctic Lakes?

How do elevated dust inputs affects carbon cycling in Arctic Lakes? Kangerlussuaq, Greenland June 25 – July 16, 2015 Field team members: Rachel Dicker, Jasmine Saros, Ben Burpee, Robert Northington, Kristin Strock, Helen Schlimm, Max Egener Funding Support: This research was supported by the US National Science Foundation Adaptation to Abrupt Climate Change IGERT program […]

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Pollutants Banff Alberta 2015 exp

A Frozen Legacy Released: Chemical Pollutants in Meltwaters – Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

A Frozen Legacy Released: Chemical Pollutants in Meltwaters – Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada Field Team Members:  Kimberley Rain Miner Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada July 2015 Funding Support:  A2C2 NSF IGERT Fellowship Starting in the 1950s, chemical substances developed for agricultural and industrial purposes were used widely. These chemicals, such as DDT and PCBs, […]

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Westwind Ice Coring 2015 exp

Westwind Ice Coring Expedition to South Georgia – 2015

Westwind Ice Coring Expedition to South Georgia – 2015 Paul Mayewski, Mariusz Potocki, Benjamin Burpee, Jeff Auger South Georgia  – Oct. 7, 2015 – Oct. 28, 2015 A joint venture by:  Climate Change Institute University of Maine, Universidad de Magallanes Chile, University of Wollongong (Australia), Imperial College (UK) and Pelagic Expedition Report: Skip Novak, Pelagic Australis   […]

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