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Clyde River, Baffin Island: Nunavut, Canada

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Linking Inuit Knowledge and Local-Scale Environmental Modeling to Evaluate the Impacts of Changing Weather on Human Activities at Clyde River, Nunavut May 2011

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The purpose of this trip was to service our meteorological stations and continue to work with our Clyde River collaborators.

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= our met stations = Clyde River hamlet = Clyde River airport met station Silasiutitalik Station Ailaktalik Station Akuliaqattak Station

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Dr. Shari Gearheard Project Leader University of Colorado And Clyde River Resident Linking Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Traditional Knowledge) and Science

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Dr. Kelly Elder US Forest Service Snow, Meteorological Towers

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Dr. Henry Huntington Pew Charitable Trusts And Huntington Consulting Synthesis of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and Science Henry barely fits within the foundation of an ancient Inuit dwelling.

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Dr. Glen Liston Colorado State University Snow and Meteorological Modeling

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Dylan Elder Lesher Middle School, Fort Collins, Colorado Scientist-In-Training

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Esa Qillaq Clyde River Local Expertise and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Traditional Knowledge)

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Joelie Sanguya Clyde River Local Expertise and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Traditional Knowledge)

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Raygee Palituq Clyde River Local Expertise and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Traditional Knowledge)

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Silasiutitalik Station

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This tower requires almost no work! Just swapping the data cards, updating the data logger program, and checking to be sure all systems are working as intended.

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Another day at the office...

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A traditional iglu (igloo) built outside of town.

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Tall enough to stand in.

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Dinner for sled dogs (seal).

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Sharis 7-month old (big!) sled dog puppies!

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Nice eyebrows! An obvious family trait!

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Off to another meteorological tower.

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Ailaktalik Station

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Re-wiring the data logger (cold work with bare hands).

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Wiring and installing a new anemometer.

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Snack Time

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Checking the tower outputs with the computer.

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Using a satellite phone to confirm the tower data is getting to the web site.

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Everything is working, time to go home.

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An iceberg from Greenland.

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On to the next station.

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A seal den under the snow surface (dug out and marked by an Arctic Fox).

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An ice bulge on the river.

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Polar bear tracks in soft snow. A small polar bear in hard snow.

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Polar Bear Mittens

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Lunch Time Arctic Char And Caribou (raw, frozen)

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Caribou

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Akuliaqattak Station

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Polar Bear Damage?

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We replaced both anemometers and the barometer.

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Wiring the new anemometer.

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Back in business!

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An ancient Inuit dwelling foundation.

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Snack Time

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Fueling Snow Machines

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Fueling People

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Getting Colder

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