Sentences with phrase «research station»

It is the first polar research station designed to run entirely on renewable energy sources (wind and solar power).

The promotion made him the first Hispanic in the nation to lead a land - grant agricultural research station.

Some 11 nations staff small research stations there, with the population swelling to up to 150 scientists and support staff during the busiest months.

However, several countries maintain research stations without making any claims.

Set on a lunar research station, this eerie adventure is an ambitious move for her.

A little elbow grease and they have a fully functioning research station complete with bunk houses, labs, classrooms, offices and even a cafeteria and common area.

Our producer has their own scientific research station conducting organic fungus research in conjunction with the local government authorities.

Scientists believe these spots mark the landing strip and buildings of the original research station, which was abandoned in 1974 and is now buried beneath 30 feet of ice and snow.

Instead, the best invasion films that come to mind are usually those that depict isolated incidents in small towns or at remote arctic research stations.

Finally, if you maintain an interest in natural history, the Charles Darwin Research Station in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz is certainly worth a visit.

Land iguana populations were nearly decimated by invasive species during the 20th century, but breeding efforts at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the 1990s led to a successful reintroduction campaign.

Members of Crew 156 stationed at the Mars Society's Mars Desert Research Station in southern Utah received a special phone call earlier today from, of all places, Earth orbit.

The sole survivor of a population on Pinta, a northern island of the Galápagos — pirates and sailors had eaten the rest of his kind — George now lives at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz.

Five years ago, researchers working at the US Antarctic research station in McMurdo Sound found that the amphipod Hyperiella dilatata, which grows to a millimetre or so in length, regularly «kidnaps» small shell-less snails called Clione antarctica.

In addition to managing the supply and logistics operations at the station International Polar Foundation is responsible for providing science support at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station for the scientists who come to the station - support that is sometimes provided at short notice [3].

The research was supported by the Pacific Northwest Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service and by Oregon State University.

ArcticLive - Connect to the latest science from the frozen north XL Catlin Arctic Live, 1 - 10 May 2018 Come and join XL Catlin Arctic Live, a unique education event connecting classes globally to the UK Arctic Research Station on Svalbard.

McLennan Community College (TX) sent two crews to the Mars Desert Research Station for one - week rotations, with the goal of providing what we like to call «Mars 101,» an introduction to analog field research and training in all aspects of MDRS sim.

Historical concentrations of atmospheric carbonyl sulphide were estimated by combining results derived from air samples isolated from Antarctic ice and snow and from in - situ and remote sensing observations made at research stations.

Dean Pearson, Ph.D., is a research ecologist at the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Missoula, Montana.

The study, conducted at the Lizard Island Research Station in Australia and led by Assistant Professor Sandra Binning of Université de Montréal's Department of Biological Sciences, was published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

That's essential information because when land - use change occurs, much of that standing carbon stock can be released to the atmosphere,» says Daniel Donato, a postdoctoral research ecologist at the Pacific Southwest Research Station in Hilo, Hawaii.

Those are among the conclusions reported in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology by a team of scientists from Oregon State University, the University of Maryland, the University of Montana and the Pacific Northwest Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service.

Rothera Research Station on Adelaide Island is not the most southerly base by far in Antarctica lying at only 67 degrees south.

The hubs will «prepare folks for what we know will happen, so they'll have a better ability to cope», says Steve McNulty of the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station in Raleigh, who will direct the Raleigh hub.

The wave also damaged a marine research station operated by the University of Concepción in Dichato, a fishing town about 50 kilometers from the city, and left its research vessel stranded several blocks from shore, according to Carlos Moffat, an oceanography professor at the university.

Well why not volunteer, but not just volunteer anywhere, why not check out the Los Amigos Biological Research Station which allows guests to work alongside and with researchers in the Peruvian Amazon.

While there are four well - established field research stations on the Great Barrier Reef, there is only one lowland research post in the wet tropics — the Australian Tropical Research Foundation at Cape Tribulation north of Cairns.

The coldest temperature on Earth was recorded in Antarctica in 1983, when the outside air hit minus 129 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 89 degrees Celsius) at Vostok Research Station, which sits at the center of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, about 800 miles (1,300 km) from the Geographic South Pole.

Contact Prof. Dr. Ralf - Dietrich Kahlke Senckenberg Research Station for Quaternary Paleontology Phone 03643 - 493093330 [email protected]

Also, naturalists discover 60 new species of dragonfly and damselfly in Africa, the National Institutes of Health reveals its first agency - wide strategic plan in more than 20 years, and the U.S. National Science Foundation plans a massive overhaul of its McMurdo research station in Antarctica.

In the late 1800's twelve countries participated in the first International Polar Year expedition, establishing new research stations and conducting extensive studies of oceanography, sea ice, and biology of the polar regions.

This followed the office of John Mahama refuting claims that the former President influenced the construction of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana Research Station Guest House in his hometown of Bole, in the Northern Region with COCBOD funds, for his personal enjoyment.

Jonathan Shanklin, one of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists who discovered the ozone hole in 1985, told the Climate News Network from the BAS Halley research station where he is working now:

Despite its location in the coldest, most remote place on Earth, the Halley VI research station boasts plenty of creature comforts.

To conduct its analysis, GISS uses publicly available data from 6,300 meteorological stations around the world; ship - and buoy - based observations of sea surface temperature; and Antarctic research station measurements.

A statement signed by Mr. Mahama's aide, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, clarified that, the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana Research Station Guest House, «has been in existence since 1975.»

The Vostok research station above it, for which it was named, was built by the former Soviet Union in 1957 and is now operated by Russia.

Lippl and his colleagues invited 20 obese men to an environmental research station about 300 meters below the summit of Zugspitze, a mountain near the Austrian border.

Prior research by U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station scientists suggests similar growth declines might be occurring widely across the region, but further study is needed to verify their observations.

Each player is given a different role, such as the Scientist (who can cure diseases more easily) and the Operations Specialist (who can build research stations).

I'm one of a trio of reporters that will be making that 2,400 mile leap across the sea to reach the summer home to roughly 1,000 Americans at the largest U.S. research station on Antarctica.

Or, climb aboard a simulated jet helicopter to zoom above icy landscapes on the Wild Arctic ride, which transports you to find a realistic Arctic research station with up - close looks at beluga whales, seals, and walruses.

The agency's findings are based on data from American NASA satellites and Antarctic research stations run by several countries.