主要研究 今天

穿着最暖和的冬装, 来自主要研究和缅因大学的研究生, 还有三名主要研究教员, braved the extreme cold and perpetual darkness in the heart of Fairbanks, Alaska this winter to learn how to measure the depth of soil frost — a crucial measurement to keep tabs on the impacts of climate change, which is disproportionately affecting Arctic communities.

该讲习班是联合国大学j学期课程的一部分, 北极研究方法II, that explored ways in which students can use a variety of measurement and monitoring techniques in collaboration with local and Indigenous community partners. •阿历克斯•考特斯塔研究助理教授 联合国大学地球系统研究中心, notes that the course emphasizes reciprocal research to decolonize science in Arctic systems.

Contosta, 谁协助发展工作坊, 解释了, “我们在新罕布什尔州也做了类似的测量, 但阿拉斯加的永久冻土带来了独特的挑战, like having to install the tube at least three meters deep to be able to detect changes in the depth of the active layer across seasons.”

The workshop and course are part of the graduate student CARPE国家研究实习生该项目由美国国家科学基金会资助.