Author Archives: Jean DeMerit
Week 21 at the Pole
Antarctica is often described as the coldest, driest, and windiest place on earth. Cold and [...]
Week 20 at the Pole
There was plenty of action this week at the Pole, indoors and out. Inside there [...]
Week 19 at the Pole
The aurora season is in full swing at the South Pole, as exemplified by this [...]
Week 18 at the Pole
What’s this? Almost looks like a sample from the sushi plate (yep, we’ve already confirmed [...]
Week 17 at the Pole
The auroras were busy this week, curling themselves up to look like cinnamon rolls. The [...]
Week 16 at the Pole
Here they come. The auroras, that is. Although the sky is still allowing the sun’s [...]
Week 15 at the Pole
This week had all the usual stuff—you know, calibrations, detector statistics, data handling, that kind [...]
Week 14 at the Pole
It’s cold and icy outside at the Pole, but not inside—although the blue tint of [...]
Week 13 at the Pole
With the sun just below the horizon and a full moon in the sky, this [...]
Week 12 at the Pole
You’d think it was science and adventure that lured these winterovers to the Pole, but [...]