Going Polar!
After two years of anticipation (waiting through the global pandemic) Sarah Johnson, environmental education specialist of Wild Rose Education will be setting out to explore new landscapes and learn from cutting edge scientists. She will be joining the IABP AK Spring 22 Deployment led by the University of Washington Polar Science Center and the Office of Naval Research International Cooperative Engagement Program for Polar Research in the northern most town in the United States, Utqiaġvik, Alaska for nearly 2 weeks, March 27-April 8, 2022.
The science team will be deploying drifting buoys that collect real-time environmental conditions data (weather, geographic position, and time) and in coordination with the International Arctic Buoy Programme, that maintains a network of drifting buoys in the Arctic Ocean providing meteorological and oceanographic data for real-time operational requirements and research purposes including support to the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the World Weather Watch (WWW) Programme. Sarah will contribute to the team as a science field assistant and the public relations officer.
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The science team will be deploying drifting buoys that collect real-time environmental conditions data (weather, geographic position, and time) and in coordination with the International Arctic Buoy Programme, that maintains a network of drifting buoys in the Arctic Ocean providing meteorological and oceanographic data for real-time operational requirements and research purposes including support to the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the World Weather Watch (WWW) Programme. Sarah will contribute to the team as a science field assistant and the public relations officer.
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Expedition Plan and Events
- March 27 - April 7, 2022 - in the field (on the sea ice) in Utqiagvik, Alaska - read journals
- April 5, 2022 - PolarConnect Live Stream from the Arctic - Watch Recording
- May 18-22, 2022 - Attend Library Community Program in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River Valleys (details below)
- December 2022 - Attend AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting with PolarTREC in Chicago
- 2023 and beyond - trips to the Arctic to deploy buoys and facilitate STEM outreach with IABP and Float Your Boat
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Real-Time Science:
Observing Arctic Weather and Sea Ice Roaring Fork and Colorado River Valley Community Library Programs RSVP Appreciated, yet not required Join Sarah R. Johnson, local Roaring Fork Valley environmental education specialist at Wild Rose Education and International Arctic Buoy Program PolarTREC educator to learn about how scientists collect weather data and observes sea ice on the Arctic Ocean amidst the frigid Arctic challenges. She will share from her recent IABP AK Spring 22 Deployment off the coast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska. You and your household will also get to decorate a small wooden boat (as supplies last) to be deployed in the Arctic Ocean later this summer. You will then be able to track its location through satellite data and observe how the sea ice moves. Collaborators include the National Science Foundation, University of Washington Polar Science Center, Office of Naval Research International Cooperative Engagement Program for Polar Research (ICE-PPR), University of Maryland, ARCUS PolarTREC, Wild Rose Education, and Float Boat. |
Schedule of Free Community Library Programs
May 18, 2022, 5:30pm - Pitkin County Library, Aspen May 19, 2022, 5:30pm - Basalt Regional Library - Registration Requested May 22, 2022, 1:00pm - Carbondale Branch Library May 22, 2022, 4:00pm - Glenwood Springs Branch Library May 25, 2022, 2:00pm - New Castle Branch Library May 25, 2022, 6:00pm - Silt Branch Library May 26, 2022, 2:00pm - Parachute Branch Library May 26, 2022, 6:00pm - Rifle Branch Library |
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Engage with IABP AK Spring 22 Deployment Expedition
- "Subscribe to Journals by Email" on PolarTREC virtual basecamp page.
- Sign up to receive Arctic Ruminations in your inbox
- write in questions and comments at the bottom of journal entries
- follow on Instagram @Wild_Rose_Education
- follow on Facebook @WildRoseEducation
- follow #ArcticRuminations on other social media channels
Collaborators
International Arctic Buoy Programme, National Science Foundation, University of Washington Polar Science Center, Office of Naval Research International Cooperative Engagement Program for Polar Research (ICE-PPR), University of Maryland, ARCUS PolarTREC, Float Your Boat, and Wild Rose Education
PolarTREC is supported by the National Science Foundation under award 1918637. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this site are those of the PIs, coordinating team, and participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
PolarTREC is supported by the National Science Foundation under award 1918637. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this site are those of the PIs, coordinating team, and participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
