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Measuring optics and biogeochemistry in the coastal Arctic

8/20/2021

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Authors: Maria Tzortziou & Sherry Aine Te
PhD student Alana Menendez deploying a YSI-EXO sensor
Arctic summer sea ice extent has been declining over the past few years
Filtering onboard the R/V Ukpik
HyperPro sensors used for measurements of water reflectance
Kyle Turner measuring water reflectance
Deployment of equipment for water optical and biological measurements
Photos by Alana Menendez and Kyle Turner
​Over the past week, the Tzortziou Group and collaborators from NRL and NASA have been collecting measurements aboard the R/V Ukpik to monitor the changing riverine fluxes and water quality in Alaska’s North Slope coastline - a region of high vulnerability to changes in the Arctic, characterized by increasing coastal erosion, permafrost thaw, rapid melting of snow and ice, and changing hydrological flow patterns...

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Packing for the Arctic

7/30/2021

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Authors: Sherry Aine Te & Kyle Turner
The Arctic crew in the Tzortziou Bio-Optics lab packing for gears, equipment and supplies (August 6, 2021).
On August 10th, the Tzortziou Bio-Optics group will be voyaging to Alaska’s North Slope for a 3-week field expedition in the coastal Arctic... ​

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