Dr. Matt Nolan

Institute of Northern Engineering
University of Alaska Fairbanks

 

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McCall Glacier Field Blogs

Below are a collection of field blogs I've written for most of my expeditions to McCall Glacier since 2003. They were never intended as scientific reports, just for personal recollections of thoughts along the way.

McCall Glacier Travelogue. I spent two weeks in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge studying McCall Glacier in May 2003. It is a beautiful area and we had a very successful trip. Click here to read about it and see the pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

McCall Glacier, August 2003. I spent about 10 productive days back on McCall Glacier with an interesting crowd of people in a beatiful location. Click here to learn more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

McCall Glacier, May 2004. I spent about 3 weeks on McCall Glacier doing some pretty cold science with three cool women. Click here to learn more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

McCall Glacier, August 2004. Tons of debris flown out, new met stations, and close encounters with polar bears. Click here to learn more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

McCall Glacier, May 2005. A warm winter trip, more new met stations, and lots of waiting at Waldos.
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McCall Glacier, May 2006. Lot's of snow and extra food, as well as more GPS and yet more met stations.
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McCall Glacier, August 2006. Click here to learn more about Turner's Big Adventure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

McCall Glacier, May 2007. Warm, sunny weather combined with an experienced team leads to a productive season. Click here to learn more.

 

 

 

 

 

McCall Glacier, July-August 2007. We spent about a month hiking and doing field work in a great region of the Arctic. Click here to see about 300 of the 18,032 photographs I took and about 20 of the 375 interactive panoramas made from them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

McCall Glacier, April-September 2008. We spent about 5 months working in the Arctic this summer as part of the 4th International Polar Year. Click here to read the blog tells whole story through tons of photos, movies, and interactive panoramas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

McCall Glacier, April-May 2010. A very civilized trip with a great crew led to a very productive experience. Click here to learn more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

McCall Glacier, August 2010. A successful trip that went as planned, but not necessarily as originally intended.

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(c) 2010 Matt Nolan.