The weather lived up to expectations today — windy and cold. Winds have been 20–40 mph all day, and while the weather is a bit warmer (above zero!), the winds are unfavorable for the smaller planes we have with us on this trip. We had some more pre-flight checks to execute and set out this… Read More

Today was slated as a preparation day, and we did our best to get everything ready to go. At the start of the campaign, there are a variety of things that need to be done — some of them daily, others only once or twice — to ensure that we get good quality measurements. For example, we have one… Read More

      We left Anchorage early this morning and had an uneventful flight up to Prudhoe Bay. Unfortunately, clouds obscured our views — I had specifically chosen a seat on the left side of the plane in order to try to get a view of Denali, but no such luck… Alaska Airlines operates 737–400 “combi” aircraft,… Read More

This morning our team departed for Alaska. For some reason, these trips to Oliktok Point always start out on an unpredictably stressful note. When departing for the first trip in October 2014, I misread the RTD SkyRide AB (airport bus) schedule and ended up having to sheepishly call my family at 6:30 in the morning… Read More