Chao Valley, North Coast of Peru Archaeological Explorations in the Chao Valley, North Coast of Peru Participant: Ana Cecilia Mauricio Location: Chao Valley, North Coast of Peru Date: July 2011 Introduction Archaeological explorations are a critical part of archaeological research. Recognition of the cultural and environmental characteristics of the area to be studied is the […]
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Nevado-Coropuna Shallow Ice Core Churchill Expedition Expedition Members: Bjorn Grigholm and Mariusz Potocki Location: Nevado-Coropuna Glacier Dates: September 19 – October 10, 2011 Research Objectives and Scientific Goals: In September – October 2011 a 3-week field season was conducted to the Nevado-Coropuna Glacier in Peru. The primary objective was to drill and process a ~25-30 […]
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Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) Roosevelt Island, Antarctica Second Field Season: 10/10/2011 – 01/19/2012 Funding: National Science Foundation and GNS Science Webpage written by Thomas Beers RICE is an international collaboration between New Zealand, USA, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Italy and China. The aim of the project is to recover a 750 m deep […]
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Ice in Fire: Frozen Climate Records Inside a South American Volcano – Tupungatito Expedition 2012 (TE2012) The CCI component of the Tupungatito Expedition is supported by a generous gift from the Garrand Family of Portland, Maine. Climate Change Institute (CCI) at the University of Maine (field leader Paul Mayewski, Andrei Kurbatov, Bjorn Grigholm, Mariusz Potocki, […]
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Ice Core Reconnaissance and Ice Volume Survey in the Alaska Range/Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska 2012 Field Team Members: Seth Campbell, Curtis Marston, Lyndsey Marston, Josh Plourde (University of Maine); Kristin Schild (Dartmouth College); Brad Markle (University of Washington); Dave Silverstone (University of Alaska); Adam Toolanen (Lund University, Sweden) Location of Field Expedition: Denali […]
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Surveying Tidal Marshes across the Northeastern U.S. Field Team Members: Mo Correll, Kate Ruskin, James Style, Brian Olsen and Tom Hodgman Point count surveys – Maine to Virginia (Intensive demographic study in Scarborough Marsh, Maine) National Science Foundation ‘Science360’ video feature link: http://news.science360.gov/archives/20120626 Tidal marshes are ecotonal systems that dominate the transition zone between terrestrial […]
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Investigation of Historic Coastal Sand Inundation, Shetland UK Travel Assistance and Equipment Shipping Funding Provided by Dan and Betty Churchill Expedition Members: Alice Kelley, Joe Kelley, Lee Sorrell Introduction This research is a part of The Shetland Islands Climate and Settlement Project (SICSP), an NSF-funded, collaborative study aimed at determining the chronology, causes and extent […]
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Kahiltna Glacier, Alaska 2012 Seasonal Correlation of Air Temperature and Isotopic Composition of Snowfall in the Central Alaska Range 2012 Field Team Members: Seth Campbell, Curtis Marston, Lyndsey Marston, Josh Plourde (University of Maine); Kristin Schild, Hazel Shapiro (Dartmouth College); Adam Toolanen (Lund University, Sweden) Location of Field Expedition: Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska […]
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The University of Maine Climate Change Institute’s Climate Reanalyzer was featured in News Center Maine and Daily Express reports on heat records worldwide. Nearly the entire planet was labeled red this week, meaning most of the world experienced hotter-than-average temperatures for late July. The effects of the heatwave include wildfires in Greece, forest fires in […]
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WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) quoted Sean Birkel, Maine’s state climatologist and a research assistant professor at the University of Maine, and Ellen Mallory, an associate professor with the Cooperative Extension and the School of Food and Agriculture at UMaine, in a report on Maine’s climate future. The average temperature in Maine has risen by […]
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