Category Archives: Research
Frost flowers in the news
Well, at least on another blog. Thanks to Dr. Kim Martini, a physical oceanographer at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, for including linked photos from this blog in an article on frost flowers for Deep Sea News. Dr. Martini’s … Continue reading
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An Arctic MOSAIC
Back in June I had the opportunity to attend two workshops hosted by NOAA in Boulder, CO. The first workshop focused on bio-chemical-physical processes that affect the Arctic marine boundary layer (the lowest layer of the atmosphere). The boundary layer … Continue reading
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Merging a phylogenetic tree with a heatmap in R
***UPDATE*** I was recently introduced to a great tool for working with phylogenetic trees that can do something similar to what I describe below (and a whole lot more). Check it out at http://itol.embl.de/. ****** It seemed like a simple … Continue reading
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New blog purpose
This blog was originally intended to share the experiences of our group while we conducted field work in Antarctica during the Austral winter/spring of 2011. The further I get into analysis however, the more I find myself needing a place … Continue reading
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Things are changing fast
The sun has finally risen to a high enough angle that we’re able to get visible light satellite imagery via commercial satellites operated by DigitalGlobe. And just in time! We got this image this morning of the Cape Royds area. … Continue reading
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