Tag Archives: Russian

American Antarctic team manages to sample Subglacial Lake Whillans — located underneath 800 meters of ice — this will eventually make an interesting comparison with Russian results from Lake Vostok, 3406 meters down and presumably older 0

Citations — to pertinent articles Christine Dell’Amore, Russian Scientists Breach Antarctica’s Lake Vostok—Confirmed, National Geographic – Daily News (08 February 2012) Subglacial Lake Ellsworth Consortium, Antarctic lake mission called off, British Antarctic Survey (27 December 2013) First Samples Obtained from Sub-Glacial Antarctic Lake, RIA Novosti (10 January 2013) Susan Kelly and Sonia Esperanca, In a [...]

Categories: Biology,Evolution,Geology,Glaciology,Hydrology,Planetary science,Science

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29 January 2013 – 16:59
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By BrainiYak

Subtle interactions of air pressure, circulation patterns, and fresh water distribution in the Arctic Ocean 0

Contrary to what one might think, today’s record levels of fresh water in the Beaufort Sea did not come from melting ice From the University of Washington press release: The new findings show that a low pressure pattern created by the Arctic Oscillation from 2005 to 2008 drew Russian river water away from the Eurasian [...]

Categories: Climate,Environment,Science

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Published:
5 January 2012 – 17:56
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By BrainiYak