Category Archives: Geography
ICECAPS Science Phase Begins!
We have had some really nice weather here at Summit this past week; mild temperatures, light winds, and clear sky. Most of our instrumentation is in place and the instrument mentors are beginning to calibrate, make final adjustments, and collect … Continue reading
More from Summit Camp
I’ve been at Summit for over a week now. I’m getting used to camp life and finding that I am enjoying it here very much. There is a really great group of people up here. The station staff in particular … Continue reading
Summit at Last!
We finally arrived at Summit Station around 5:00 PM yesterday (5/14). Weather concerns at both the Kanger and Summit airstrips kept us grounded for two extra days. Conditions must be optimal to land and take off again on Summit’s snow … Continue reading
Kangerlussuaq
The journey to Summit Station takes several days and follows the same route as Von’s trip last summer. Starting in Spokane we traveled to Albany, New York. From there, the New York Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing (ANG) flew … Continue reading
Studying the Atmosphere in the Frozen North
Hello Readers, My name is Chris. I am a PhD student in the Environmental Science program here at UI. Over the next several years I will be working with a team of atmospheric scientists from the Universities of Idaho, Colorado … Continue reading
Flume U
My second stop during my visit to the University of Idaho’s main structure in Boise took me to what I would consider the facility’s pride and joy – the water flume. The flume looks like a cross between a giant, … Continue reading
Q&A with President Nellis
Several weeks ago I wrote about a trip to the University of Idaho’s joint research facility with the Navy at Bayview. My tour was more of a tag-along of a tour being given to President Nellis. While he was in … Continue reading
Meet President Duane Nellis, the Scientist
President Duane Nellis has a long history of scientific research in the field of Geological Information Sciences (GIS) and remote sensing. Read as he talks about his experiences in the field from his undergraduate days at Montana State University to his days as Vice President for Research at Kansas State University and his views of the importance of research activities at a university in general.
How did you become interested in studying GIS and earth sciences?
I began in engineering, but eventually looked for something that allowed me more flexibility in my curriculum because I’ve always had broad interests. I looked at earth sciences because I’ve always been interested in discovering new areas while traveling with my parents. Plus, my wife, Ruthie, was in earth sciences when I was looking for a major and her classes seemed like a good fit for my interests. Continue reading
Watching the Clouds… in Greenland
Several weeks ago, Professor Von Walden made several contributions to VandalScience while traveling to Summit, Greenland. His posts spoke of -26 degree Celsius temperatures, cramming into a C-130, research buildings on skis and details on his visit to the future … Continue reading
Global Cooling?
Here’s a report from Europe that really surprised me. Mojib Latif of the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at Kiel University, Germany – one of the lead authors of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently announced … Continue reading
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