Polaris Project 2022: CO₂ Chamber Fluxes, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2022 ...

The Polaris Project integrates Arctic scientific research with education and outreach, with a strong focus on engaging undergraduate students and visiting faculty from groups that have had little involvement in Arctic science to date. The central element of the project is a month-long research exped...

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Main Authors: Windholz, Tiffany, Golden, Nigel, Hung, Jacqueline, Natali, Sue
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: NSF Arctic Data Center 2023
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2q814t64
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spelling ftdatacite:10.18739/a2q814t64 2023-10-01T03:52:56+02:00 Polaris Project 2022: CO₂ Chamber Fluxes, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2022 ... Windholz, Tiffany Golden, Nigel Hung, Jacqueline Natali, Sue 2023 text/xml https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2q814t64 https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A2Q814T64 en eng NSF Arctic Data Center Arctic Soil Carbon Fire Alaska Flux Dataset dataset 2023 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.18739/a2q814t64 2023-09-04T14:54:49Z The Polaris Project integrates Arctic scientific research with education and outreach, with a strong focus on engaging undergraduate students and visiting faculty from groups that have had little involvement in Arctic science to date. The central element of the project is a month-long research expedition to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YKD) in Alaska. The expedition provides a deep intellectual and cultural immersion in the context of an authentic research experience that is paramount for "hooking" students and keeping them moving along the pipeline to careers as Arctic scientists. The overarching scientific issue that drives the research is the vulnerability and fate of ancient carbon stored in Arctic permafrost (permanently frozen ground). Widespread permafrost thaw is expected to occur this century, but large uncertainties remain in estimating the timing, magnitude, and form of carbon that will be released when thawed. Project participants are working in collaborative research groups to make fundamental ... Dataset Arctic Kuskokwim permafrost Alaska Yukon DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic Yukon
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Golden, Nigel
Hung, Jacqueline
Natali, Sue
Polaris Project 2022: CO₂ Chamber Fluxes, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2022 ...
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description The Polaris Project integrates Arctic scientific research with education and outreach, with a strong focus on engaging undergraduate students and visiting faculty from groups that have had little involvement in Arctic science to date. The central element of the project is a month-long research expedition to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YKD) in Alaska. The expedition provides a deep intellectual and cultural immersion in the context of an authentic research experience that is paramount for "hooking" students and keeping them moving along the pipeline to careers as Arctic scientists. The overarching scientific issue that drives the research is the vulnerability and fate of ancient carbon stored in Arctic permafrost (permanently frozen ground). Widespread permafrost thaw is expected to occur this century, but large uncertainties remain in estimating the timing, magnitude, and form of carbon that will be released when thawed. Project participants are working in collaborative research groups to make fundamental ...
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Hung, Jacqueline
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title Polaris Project 2022: CO₂ Chamber Fluxes, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2022 ...
title_short Polaris Project 2022: CO₂ Chamber Fluxes, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2022 ...
title_full Polaris Project 2022: CO₂ Chamber Fluxes, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2022 ...
title_fullStr Polaris Project 2022: CO₂ Chamber Fluxes, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2022 ...
title_full_unstemmed Polaris Project 2022: CO₂ Chamber Fluxes, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2022 ...
title_sort polaris project 2022: co₂ chamber fluxes, yukon-kuskokwim delta, alaska, 2022 ...
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