Arriving at our first drilling site and the first cores of the expedition!
Reaching the First Drilling Site Our arrival to the first site has long been greatly anticipated, with an increasing excitement…
Doing Science on the JR
While we waiting for our very first core, I thought I would introduce you to some of the labs we…
Its Always More Difficult Doing it in Antarctica
We started yesterday only about an hour away from our first site, the shelf site designated WLSHE-09B (WL stands for…
Entering the mysterious waters of Antarctica
We crossed the 60th parallel yesterday and with it the seascape began to change. The huge waves that we battled…
Looking back into Our Future
A growing body of knowledge indicates that climate changes are due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases such as CO2…
First entry: Introduction
This is Dr. Stephen Pekar, and I have been a geology professor at Queens College since 2003. My main focus…