A trained individual would easily be able to spot how valuable the contents of the plastic vials and bags actually are. For the scientists the samples taken from the Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica will fill their schedules for a long time. A college senior said that mud can tell you a lot. A group of people from a college and university was selected for the one month expedition in Antarctica that was funded by the National Science Foundation and this college senior was able to participate in it. In particular, these schools already went on a couple of research cruises before. The first part of the expedition aboard a research vessel was departing from Punta Arenas Chile in early February. On the east of the Antarctic Peninsula was the Larsen Ice Shelf where they went to which was unknown territory. According to a student, no one has ever been in that place. There was no rapid motion for the boat as they used sonar for the measurement of the ocean's depth. Video footage as well as water and sediment samples were all collected by the students and researchers from the deck. The samples they brought back will take decades to analyze. With global warming in mind, mud will be part of the conducted studies considering everything from how much water it holds to the elements comprising it. Trips like this one are once in a lifetime opportunities for the student. It gives you a taste of what it's really like said this student. A native of Scotland, she plans to study global warming in graduate school. It is during the next year when one student who agrees to spend the rest of her life on a ship will be studying at the school of Oceanography in one university. This group in particular got along with the tremendous weather conditions in the Southern Hemisphere. Upstate New York was the same way. The days were cold, but the sun which rose at 430 am and set at 930 pm was intense. Difficulty can be experienced with the brightness when you look out the window. Even without much traces of civilization, science took over 24 seven. From midnight to noon Rosetta Stone Spanish Latin or vice versa were the shifts given to the students. A group lounge was where students watched movies when they were not working, some slept on the bunk beds too. Students were still expected to abide by some regulations. If something big happens, wake the rest of the seniors. Other than go to a newly found surface volcano, a senior student needed to go to an emperor penguin as well. You don't want to sleep at all, said the Dryden native. Everybody wants to experience everything. A trip to Vega Island was the best moment for her during the trip. An enormous feat is being able to go to where a few people, about 10, have gone to in the past. The span of the trip led to five weeks of missed classes for the students. When they were on the trip schoolwork was not the main priority for not only did they carry hectic schedules but also had to deal with environmental hazards associated with their vessel. They experienced a harder time because of the ship always moving. They were not able to contact the people back home as much. As a result of close quarters and having fewer distractions the students and faculty were actually brought together. From a student came the comment of having no escape. They grew close due to the deserted location and of course the hard environment. They used coolers to transport the samples of mud and rocks back to the United States with each one carrying the necessary documents for the customs officials. Some other things a student had were 323 digital pictures and five film rolls. For a student who was part of last year's exploration, it was simply better to experience the surroundings. Capturing a moment in pictures is not as amazing. You need to be aware of your surroundings.



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