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11:59 pm
Sun September 16, 2012

Photographing Science on Ice

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A self-portrait of Chris Linder taken while on one of four polar expeditions chronicled in Science on Ice.
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A self-portrait of Chris Linder taken while on one of four polar expeditions chronicled in Science on Ice.
Scientists and their gear travel to Antarctica in the belly of an Air Force C-17 transport plane.
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Scientists and their gear travel to Antarctica in the belly of an Air Force C-17 transport plane.
"Happy Camper" training at Antarctica's McMurdo Station includes simulating a rescue operation in white-out conditions.
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"Happy Camper" training at Antarctica's McMurdo Station includes simulating a rescue operation in white-out conditions.
The Coast Guard ice breaker Healy is dedicated to Arctic research.
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The Coast Guard ice breaker Healy is dedicated to Arctic research.
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A scientist outfitted for research on Arctic sea ice looks like he belongs on the moon or the sea floor.
A graduate student takes samples from a melt pond in hopes of discovering new species of Arctic microbes.
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A graduate student takes samples from a melt pond in hopes of discovering new species of Arctic microbes.
Hanumant Singh and Clay Kunz, both of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, guide underwater vehicle Puma overboard.
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Hanumant Singh and Clay Kunz, both of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, guide underwater vehicle Puma overboard.
Retrieving vehicles from beneath the ice proved to be no mean feat. Scientists and crew devised half a dozen ways to meet the challenge, including the use of a shipboard crane or a rescue helicopter.
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Retrieving vehicles from beneath the ice proved to be no mean feat. Scientists and crew devised half a dozen ways to meet the challenge, including the use of a shipboard crane or a rescue helicopter.
Each summer, a portion of the surface of Greenland's ice sheet melts, forming meltwater lakes.
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Each summer, a portion of the surface of Greenland's ice sheet melts, forming meltwater lakes.
A summer research expedition on Greenland's ice sheet isn't your typical camping trip.
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Credit Chris Linder / Chris Linder Photography
A summer research expedition on Greenland's ice sheet isn't your typical camping trip.
Scientists use harmless but eye-catching red dye to track the flow of meltwater.
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Scientists use harmless but eye-catching red dye to track the flow of meltwater.

Chris Linder is a scientist–turned–award-winning science photographer. Over the past 10 years, he has photographed more than 30 science expeditions, including 16 to the polar regions. Four of those expeditions are featured in a new hardcover photography book, "Science on Ice: Four Polar Expeditions."

He joined me to tell some of the stories you don’t usually read or hear about in mainstream media coverage of polar research.

Chris will be speaking and sharing his photographs at several events around the region this week. You can find a complete listing here.

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