Thursday, March 1, 2012

Sunrise on the tundra

During the winter, the sun sets in Barrow in mid-November and does not rise again until mid-January.  In the summer, the sun does not set in Barrow from mid-May to the end of July.  Two weeks ago when we arrived, sunrise was at 10:03 AM with sunset at 5:20 PM.  The days are longer now; sunrise today was at 8:55 AM with sunset at 6:22 PM.  It's still chilly outside!  When we left the lab today, it was -26 deg. F with the wind making it feel like -48 deg F!

Walking to the lab at sunrise


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  1. Heidi MisoMarch 3, 2012 at 5:25 AM

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  2. Kerri PrattMarch 3, 2012 at 10:29 AM

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