Some days on The Ice in Antarctica can be sunny and beautiful. Other days, not so much. The Weddell Seal Population Study Field Team makes the best of the days they are able to work safely on the sea ice in the Erebus Bay Study Area. Then there are days when the weather makes work in the field difficult or impossible to accomplish safely. The past few days have been just such days, as Lead Scientist Dr. Jay Rotella reports from McMurdo Station in the following video field report.
The Field Team receives special gear, training, and preparation for working safely on the sea ice in Antarctica through instruction and support received from sea ice safety specialists with the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). First-time field researchers receive further specialized training and learn skills specific to conducting the field research of the project from the Lead Scientist, Field Team Leader, and returning Field Team members, as field protocols, techniques, and knowledge are passed down over the scientific generations that have worked on this project. Project scientists continue to add to and learn from this unique polar marine mammal population dataset on the southernmost mammal population on our planet. Here is one of our older project videos on Antarctic Weather and Weddell Seal Research!
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