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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
One of the first things that caught my eye when I started checking for interesting satellite imagery yesterday was this: an enormous “V” of smoke draped over northern Canada, as seen by the MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite. The plume was caused by numerous wildfires burning in the Caribou Mountains of northern Alberta. At first […]
Embenchime River 66 N 97 E 9:15 a.m. local, 9:15 p.m. EDT 72°F high 54°F low Dr. Ranson reports: It’s been been a very physical day, with a lot of walking and a lot of work, but we’re doing great and gathering a lot of high quality data. The weather was perfect for a day […]
Embenchime River 66 N 97 E 9:15 a.m. local, 9:15 p.m. EDT 70°F high 53°F low rainy with gusting wind Dr. Ranson Reports: This evening I have to admit – I am tired. I was out of my tent and working around camp by 7:30 this morning. We reached our field sites about 11, and […]
Every month, NASA Earth Observatory will offer up a puzzling satellite image here on Earth Matters. The second puzzler is above. Your challenge is to use the comments section below to tell us what part of the world we’re looking at, when the image was acquired, and what’s happening in the scene. Bonus points if […]
Daily Report from Dr. Jon Ranson Embenchime River 66 N 97 E 9:00 a.m. local, 9:00 p.m. EDT 65°F high 52°F low Sunny It is a beautiful day on the Embenchime! The sun is shining, the skies are clear with just a few clouds scattered in the sky. We’re 282 miles in a straight line […]
Daily report from Dr. Jon Ranson: Tura, Siberia July 9, 9:10 p.m. Local Siberia; 9:10 a.m. next day EST High 74°F Low 45°F We have arrived! We are now Tura, at our home away from home, at the field camp. It’s been a long journey, but here we are – on the brink of starting […]
