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Video: A Night Dive in Pavilion Lake, British Columbia

by Keith Cowing

Dale Andersen: During the Pavilion Lake Research Project (PLRP) field season of 2009, Dr. Ian Hawes and I made several night dives.

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Video: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Exploring Pavilion Lake With SCUBA And ROVs

by Keith Cowing

Underwater video taken with my Sony PMW-EX1 in a Gates Housing of ongoing research in Pavilion Lake. Dr. Ian Hawes is seen measuring photosynthetic competency within the microbialite structures. The […]

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Diving Through A Microbial Landscape in Lake Untersee, Antarctica

by Keith Cowing

There’s not much in the ice-covered lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys to interest anglers looking to land the big one. But for scientists who want to know more about […]

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McGill High Arctic Research Station Photo Report – Dale Andersen: 8 April 2009 Colour Peak Springs

by Keith Cowing

There are several regions on Earth where mean annual temperatures are well below freezing and yet liquid water persists. Such polar regions provide excellent analogs to study the hydrological cycle […]

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McGill High Arctic Research Station Photo Report: 4 April 2009 M.A.R.S. At Sunset

by Keith Cowing

Dale Andersen: One of the more delightful attributes of working in the high arctic, and in a region with mountains and glaciers is watching the scenery under a variety of […]

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McGill High Arctic Research Station (MARS) Photo Report: 3 April 2009

by Keith Cowing

Dale Andersen: Wayne Pollard and I just returned from a 30 km run (by skidoo) out to the mouth of Expedition Fiord where we have one in a series of […]

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A Skype Chat and Tour With Astrobiologist Dale Andersen on Axel Heiberg Island

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s note: I got an email from astrobiologist Dale Andersen (@daleandersen on Twitter) just before 8 pm EDT tonight telling me to get on Skype. Dale is currently working at […]

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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Tweets From Axel Heiberg Island at 79 Degrees North 27 March 2009

by Keith Cowing

The following Twitter posts were made by Dale Andersen at @daleandersen from McGill Arctic Research Station (MARS) on Axel Heiberg Island on 27 March 2009:

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In Situ Measurements of Atmospheric Methane at Lake Untersee, Antarctica

by Keith Cowing

Methane (CH4) is an important greenhouse gas in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for approximately 20% of the observed greenhouse effect. With an atmospheric lifetime of about ten years, methane levels […]

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