Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch located on the Beartooth Plateau, Wyoming.
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Researchers retrieving ice cores from an ice patch located on the Beartooth Plateau, Wyoming.
Mike Jayred cares the "Priaire Dog" Ice Drill to the coring location.
Mike Jayred cares the "Priaire Dog" Ice Drill to the coring location.
Nathan Chellman, Mike Jayred and Lucas (Dog) stage equipment on the drilling platform.
Nathan Chellman, Mike Jayred and Lucas (Dog) stage equipment on the drilling platform.
Mike Jayred and Nathan Chellman work to level the ice drill to begin taking the core. Craig Lee stabilizes the platform.
Mike Jayred and Nathan Chellman work to level the ice drill to begin taking the core. Craig Lee stabilizes the platform.
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Mike Jayred runs the drill while Greg Pederson stabilizies the outer barrel. Craig Lee and Danny Stahle wait to assist with extraction of the first meter of ice.
Mike Jayred runs the drill while Greg Pederson stabilizies the outer barrel. Craig Lee and Danny Stahle wait to assist with extraction of the first meter of ice.
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Mike Jayred runs the drill while Greg Pederson stabilizies the outer barrel. Craig Lee and Danny Stahle wait to assist with extraction of the first meter of ice.
Mike Jayred runs the drill while Greg Pederson stabilizies the outer barrel. Craig Lee and Danny Stahle wait to assist with extraction of the first meter of ice.
Craig Lee holds the ice drill with the end of the first ice core segment exposed. The sample will next be measured, logged, and processed in the field.
Craig Lee holds the ice drill with the end of the first ice core segment exposed. The sample will next be measured, logged, and processed in the field.
Fort Collins Science Center
Fort Collins Science Center
An ancient ice patch located in the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
An ancient ice patch located in the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
An ancient ice patch located in the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
An ancient ice patch located in the northeastern corner of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Craig Lee and Mike Jayred scout a potential drilling location for extracting an ice core.
Craig Lee and Mike Jayred scout a potential drilling location for extracting an ice core.
A white-tailed ptarmigan on Mt. Evans, a fourteener in Northern Colorado.
A white-tailed ptarmigan on Mt. Evans, a fourteener in Northern Colorado.
A white-tailed ptarmigan sits on the side of Mt. Evans in northern Colorado.
A white-tailed ptarmigan sits on the side of Mt. Evans in northern Colorado.
USGS scientists prepare water-quality instruments before going out on the Great Salt Lake. USGS scientists are conducting a study to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists prepare water-quality instruments before going out on the Great Salt Lake. USGS scientists are conducting a study to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
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USGS scientists conducting a study on the Great Salt Lake to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists conducting a study on the Great Salt Lake to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
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USGS scientists conducting a study on the Great Salt Lake to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists conducting a study on the Great Salt Lake to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientist Mike Freeman measures nutrient levels in Goggin Drain, Utah. USGS scientists are conducting an experimental study on two Utah water bodies to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientist Mike Freeman measures nutrient levels in Goggin Drain, Utah. USGS scientists are conducting an experimental study on two Utah water bodies to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists Christopher L. Shope, Bryan Downing, Katy O'Donnell and Mike Freeman measure nutrient levels in Goggin Drain, Utah. USGS scientists are conducting an experimental study on two Utah water bodies to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists Christopher L. Shope, Bryan Downing, Katy O'Donnell and Mike Freeman measure nutrient levels in Goggin Drain, Utah. USGS scientists are conducting an experimental study on two Utah water bodies to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists Christopher L. Shope, Bryan Downing, Katy O'Donnell and Mike Freeman measure nutrient levels in Goggin Drain, Utah. USGS scientists are conducting an experimental study on two Utah water bodies to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists Christopher L. Shope, Bryan Downing, Katy O'Donnell and Mike Freeman measure nutrient levels in Goggin Drain, Utah. USGS scientists are conducting an experimental study on two Utah water bodies to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists Bryan Downing, Mike Freeman and Katy O'Donnell measure nutrient levels in Goggin Drain, Utah. USGS scientists are conducting an experimental study on two Utah water bodies to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.
USGS scientists Bryan Downing, Mike Freeman and Katy O'Donnell measure nutrient levels in Goggin Drain, Utah. USGS scientists are conducting an experimental study on two Utah water bodies to gain a better understanding of nutrient levels, which could help determine how to best manage algal bloom outbreaks.