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of the structure and function of Arctic terrestrial ecosystems
Media Mentions
Earth Science Women's Network Member Spotlights - Colleen Iversen
Dr. Colleen Iversen is an ecosystem ecologist who uses a variety of field and laboratory techniques to understand and predict how ecosystems are shaped by environmental change.
Breaking the Ice: ORNL Explorer Back from the Arctic
You think it's cold in East Tennessee? Try getting close to the North Pole, where the wind chills in early autumn routinely whip down to -25°C (-13°F).
Cold, Hard Data: ORNL Data Scientists Support Historic Arctic Expedition
Misha Krassovski is one of the 60 some scientific personnel who embarked on the first leg of the largest polar expedition of all time, called the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate, or MOSAiC.
Experiments in Northern Alaska Seek to Improve Projections for a Changing Arctic
Plant physiologist Alistair Rogers standing by a warming chamber on the tundra close to Utqiaġvik. The experiment is part of a larger project run by the Department of Energy to collect data on natural processes in order to better predict how the Arctic wi
Utqiaġvik Barbecue Connects People to Scientific Research Next Door
There’s a lot of science that happens on the North Slope. Some of it’s homegrown, like the wildlife research done by the North Slope Borough. But a lot of it is done by scientists who spend weeks or months doing field work here before heading home.