Embenchime River 66.34 N 100.63 E 11:30 p.m. Siberia, 11:30 a.m. EDT 78°F High 52°F Low Partially cloudy Dr. Ranson reports: I am tired tonight. Actually, I think everyone is tired, because it was a very long and intense day. The day started early. Really early. As in, today’s work started late last night. As […]
Tall Crops
Sab Kim Jet Propulsion Laboratory Updates on the vegetation conditions are provided here, monitored by the crop structure team. There were localized thunderstorms on July 15th, which gave 8 mm rainfall according to the local weather data. I happened to be in the field(!) and believe the campaign fields received much more. Some fields outside […]
Siberia 2012: Laundry Day
Embenchime River 66.57 N 99.28 E 79°F High 45°F Low 10:15 p.m. Siberia 10:15 a.m. EDT Dr. Ranson reports: Tonight, I’m calling in from my tent. I’m not going to bed – I’ve turned it into an office, because it makes it easier to work on the computer and the data terminal if I’m shaded […]
Siberia 2012: Reading the Signs
Embenchime River 9:35 p.m. Siberia 9:35 a.m. EST 74°F High 46°F Low Sunny Dr. Ranson reports: Today we chugged down the river. We’re heading towards the junction of the Embenchime and the Kochechum Rivers. Just before we get there, we have a series of plots we really want to measure. That confluence is still a […]
Siberia 2012: We are all Connected
Embenchime River 9:30 p.m. Siberia, 9:30 a.m. EDT 65°F High 54°F low Rain Dr. Ranson reports: We’re at the end of another long journey on the Embenchime. We’ve covered 38 kilometers in a straight line – with the twists and turns, of the river, multiply that by about 1 ½ – so it’s more like […]
Siberia 2012: Old Fires, New Rain
Embenchime River 10:45 p.m. Siberia 10:45 a.m. EDT 71°F High 42°F Low Steady rain. Dr. Ranson reports Tonight I’m calling from my tent. I’m in my sleeping bag already too. I like it here, because it’s dry. Outside, it is raining, and everything is wet. I hear rain dripping on the tent, and all around. […]
Siberia 2012: Progress along the Embenchime
Embenchime River 66° 2 min N 97° 49 min E 11:30 p.m. Siberia 11:30 a.m. EDT 71°F High 44°F low Sunny Dr. Ranson reports: We fought the river again today, but in the end, we have been successful. We’re now tucked away in camps – the one we wanted to reach yesterday. Again, our trip […]
Siberia 2012: Fighting the Embenchime
Embenchime River 66.15 N 97.57 E 73°F High 40°F Low Periods of rain and strong wind 11:50 p.m. Siberia 11:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time From Dr. Ranson: It is near midnight, and we just got off the river. I helped get us situated and safe, but then left the others so I could check in. […]
Field Work in Croplands and Forests
Steven Chan Jet Propulsion Laboratory As an avid photographer, I totally agree with what Diane Arbus said, “I really believe there are things that nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.” So here in this blog I’m taking a more photojournalistic approach. Enjoy! My work in SMAPVEX12 primarily consisted of two tasks: Vegetation sampling […]