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| Topic: hello |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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 Forum: Ask Ms. Nikula-Ohlsen - the Teacher
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 4:44 am Subject: hello |
Hello, Libby!
Sorry to be so long in responding to your question - I haven't been checking for questions as often now that I am home.
BEO stands for Barrow Environmental Observatory and is a large a ... |
| Topic: Reflectivity |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Views: 33398
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Forum: Ask Ms. Nikula-Ohlsen - the Teacher
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 6:52 pm Subject: Reflectivity |
Mitchell
When you say "what is the reflectivity of the tundra?" I am not sure if you mean to ask what reflectivity is in general, or what were the actual reflectivity numbers that we measured. I wi ... |
| Topic: Infrared Gas Analyzers |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Views: 31859
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Forum: Ask Ms. Nikula-Ohlsen - the Teacher
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 6:24 pm Subject: Infrared Gas Analyzers |
Mitchell
Sorry to take so long to get to your questions. I have had a hard time getting back to them since I have been back home. 
The Infrared Gas Analyzer measures the amount of CO2 and H2O in ... |
| Topic: Question |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Views: 32759
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Forum: Ask Ms. Nikula-Ohlsen - the Teacher
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 5:56 pm Subject: Question |
Wow, that is a big question, Kaimi!
I saw a LOT of different kinds of plants, many of which I don't know the names. The tundra was growing and blooming like crazy while I was in Barrow and we were o ... |
| Topic: Question |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Forum: Ask Ms. Nikula-Ohlsen - the Teacher
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 5:40 pm Subject: Question |
Kaimi
It is good to hear from you (even though I am now back in the "lower 48")!
What was the food like? Well, it depends on which food you mean.
I had two kinds of food while in Barrow, regular ... |
| Topic: Thank-you |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
Replies: 0
Views: 38917
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:09 am Subject: Thank-you |
| As I head back to the world of trees, dark nights and grocery stores that do not carry four-wheelers and I attempt to adjust myself to a world that runs on a tighter time scale, I would like to extend ... |
| Topic: July 27 – Last Day in the Field |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Views: 20523
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:04 am Subject: July 27 – Last Day in the Field |
Today was my last day working in Barrow and we planned it to be a fairly easy day. However, plans do not ALWAYS come off as planned in Barrow . . .
The weather of course was cooperative for field ... |
| Topic: July 26 – Whales and Archeology |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Views: 21154
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:00 am Subject: July 26 – Whales and Archeology |
| We woke this morning to continuing pleasant weather. Still sunny and warm, so we set out to BEO after breakfast without thermals and I even dared short sleeves (with a long sleeved shirt tied around ... |
| Topic: Warm weather? |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Views: 31452
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Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:48 am Subject: Warm weather |
Leo
The warm weather that we had was not TOO unusual for the Arctic. I say that in that the temperatures that we had were not even record highs for those days. But by the same token, weather that w ... |
| Topic: mosquitos |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Views: 34034
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:08 pm Subject: Mosquitoes |
Menko -
The mosquitoes around Barrow itself are not too bad. Usually, when we are in town, we don't see or hear but one or two. In the tundra areas around Barrow, depending on the weather, they can ... |
| Topic: Inupiat Heritage Center |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Views: 41221
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Forum: Ask Ms. Nikula-Ohlsen - the Teacher
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:00 pm Subject: Inupiat Heritage Center |
Hey, Brennan!
Sorry for not identifying the jaw in the first photo! It is the skull of a bowhead whale. There are skulls and other bones of bowhead whales everywhere in Barrow, especially up and do ... |
| Topic: July 24 & 25 – Even Warmer Weather! |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Views: 19880
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Forum: Teacher's Journal
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 8:10 am Subject: July 24 & 25 – Even Warmer Weather! |
| It is HOT in the Arctic! We have all been taking it easy for the past two days, partly because we have a good routine of getting the work done and partly because it has been too NICE to work! Since ... |
| Topic: Question |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Views: 31573
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Forum: Ask Ms. Nikula-Ohlsen - the Teacher
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:25 pm Subject: Thaw Depth |
Hello, Mitchell! I hope that you have been enjoying your summer holiday!
Measuring the depth of the thawed ground is important for two reasons:
1 - The more ground that thaws each year, the more ... |
| Topic: Wow--What a Trip! |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 7:33 am Subject: Wow--What a Trip! |
Amy
Thanks for the feedback and kind words about my journal! I am already starting to have mixed feelings. Partly because everyone that I am working with will be here for another month. It is wei ... |
| Topic: Flight Delay |
Misty_Nikula-Ohlsen
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Views: 32284
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Forum: Ask Ms. Nikula-Ohlsen - the Teacher
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 6:28 am Subject: Flight Delay |
Sorry, for the delay in posting a response, Rolf, your question got overlooked.
Actually, I did ask the pilot if they had been delayed because of weather (remember the weather wasn't good enough fo ... |
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