http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Thu, 23 May 2013 21:18:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/14/building-the-team/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/14/building-the-team/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:59:30 +0000 Margie Turrin http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=36524 The Lamont Icepod team is a blended mix of engineers and scientists learning from each other through the design and testing of this new instrument. With a range of talents and backgrounds, the project mixes seasoned field workers with those new to field work; experienced instrument developers with those newly learning this end of engineering; and scientists with countless hours spent pouring over Greenland ice sheet data with those exploring the ice sheet for the first time. It is the opportunity for mentoring and development that comes from this mix that has made the Icepod Instrument Development Project a good fit for its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/14/building-the-team/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/09/the-sahel-is-getting-wetter-but-will-it-last/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/09/the-sahel-is-getting-wetter-but-will-it-last/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 11:58:04 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=36212 New research gives a unifying explanation of the Sahel's past, present and future climate patterns. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/09/the-sahel-is-getting-wetter-but-will-it-last/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/28/until-we-get-it-right/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/28/until-we-get-it-right/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:13:30 +0000 Margie Turrin http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35992 When we left Stratton Air Field almost two weeks ago, I recall smiling when a mechanical issue temporarily pulled us from the aircraft and the woman shepherding us back into the waiting area remarked, “Don’t worry, we keep doing it until we get it right!” Today we are faced with just that type of day. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/28/until-we-get-it-right/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/26/weaving-the-data-strands-together/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/26/weaving-the-data-strands-together/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:42:33 +0000 Margie Turrin http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35970 Holidays vary around the world with their dates and traditions, so it should have come as no surprise that we would find a holiday in our scheduled Greenland visit. Today, April 26, is "Store Bededag," which translates as “Great Prayer Day," brought by the Danish to Greenland when they ventured to this island from their homeland. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/26/weaving-the-data-strands-together/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/26/chasing-ice-watching-history-unfold-and-disappear/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/26/chasing-ice-watching-history-unfold-and-disappear/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:15:31 +0000 David Funkhouser http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35956 Near the end of “Chasing Ice,” a hunk of glacier the size of lower Manhattan explodes, rolls and crashes into the sea. If that sounds like a spoiler, well, go see the movie and you’ll know you would have known it was coming anyway. And the beauty of the movie is that it will still astound you.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/26/chasing-ice-watching-history-unfold-and-disappear/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/25/an-ice-landing/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/25/an-ice-landing/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:18:06 +0000 Margie Turrin http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35889 Ice sheets are large enough that they can create their own weather. Large mountains of ice several miles thick, they stretch into higher elevations and gather the clouds around them. The sunny but cold weather (-21 to -9 degrees C) is a tease to the group ready each morning and waiting for clearance, day after day.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/25/an-ice-landing/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/22/raven-camp/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/22/raven-camp/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:31:26 +0000 Margie Turrin http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35822 Ravens dominate the Kangerlussuaq landscape. Perhaps it is their deep ebony color and solid frame, or perhaps it is the white stillness of winter with little else but humans moving about, but whatever the cause the ravens are a recognized presence. The towering black hill rising above the glacially carved fjord is aptly named Raven Hill and boasts a steady circling of the mythical black winged creatures calling out in their raspy voices. With ravens being much a part of the region, it seems only fitting that our first flight would be to Raven Camp.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/22/raven-camp/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/20/greenland-welcomes-icepod-and-the-2013-science-season/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/20/greenland-welcomes-icepod-and-the-2013-science-season/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 01:27:02 +0000 Margie Turrin http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35782 Icepod joined the first large wave of science teams headed to Greenland via the NYANG LC130 transport system. Four LC130 aircraft were packed to bursting with pallets of equipment, supplies and science teams anxious to get to their designated research locations. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/20/greenland-welcomes-icepod-and-the-2013-science-season/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/18/green-films-for-earth-day-2013/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/18/green-films-for-earth-day-2013/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:24:28 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35747 Mothers, carbon, trash, vanishing ice and "secret lives": Watch a movie for Earth Day and learn. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/18/green-films-for-earth-day-2013/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/17/human-geography-volcanoes-microgrids-and-more/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/17/human-geography-volcanoes-microgrids-and-more/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:59:22 +0000 David Funkhouser http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35714 Interested in Human geography, undersea volcanoes, microgrids, climate change and melting ice sheets, technology and sustainability? The coming week's lineup of Earth Institute events has you covered.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/17/human-geography-volcanoes-microgrids-and-more/feed/ 0