Research Videos

All videos were taken by GVSU AEP personnel, please feel free to use them for educational purposes.

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Jenny and Jean perform growth measurements at the Atqasuk Wet site.

Growth Measures
Jenny and Jean perform growth measurements at the Atqasuk Wet site.

Bob and Jessica showing how point framing should be done.

Point Framing
Bob and Jessica showing how point framing should be done.

Jeremy shows how unstable the tundra may be in some places in Atqasuk.

Tundra Walking
Jeremy shows how unstable the tundra may be in some places in Atqasuk.

Setting up the ITEX open-top chambers in Utqiagvik.

Chambers
Setting up the ITEX open-top chambers in Utqiaġvik.

A typical bad weather day in Utqiagvik during the summer.

Windy & Wet
A typical bad weather day in Utqiaġvik during the summer.

Rob makes phenological observations at the Utqiagvik Wet site.

Phenology
Rob makes phenological observations at the Utqiaġvik Wet site.

Ptarmigan, A common bird in Atqasuk, runs in the tundra.

Ptarmigan
A common bird in Atqasuk.

A Lemming makes friends with the research crew in Utqiagvik.

Lemming
A common friend to the research crew in Utqiaġvik.

A Ground Squirrel is digging up an insect trap and eating the contents.

Ground Squirrel
A common occurrence in Atqasuk.  Here it is digging up an insect trap and eating the contents.

An Ermine darts around the boardwalk.

Ermine
These critters frequently visit the boardwalks in Utqiaġvik.  They are fast, curious, and bold.

Lapland Longspur eats mosquitos in Atqasuk.

Lapland Longspur
A hungry bird eating mosquitoes in Atqasuk.

Jaeger flies around tundra.

Jaeger
A common bird in Utqiaġvik.

Polar Bear swims in the ocean.

Polar Bear
Typically the research crew will see a Polar Bear in Utqiaġvik. 

Polar bear walks around town near where the research crew lives during the summer in Utqiagvik.

Polar Bear
A bear walking near where the research crew lives during the summer in Utqiaġvik.

People jump on blanket toss.

Blanket Toss
One of the events held during a Nalukatuk to celebrate the success of whaling crews in Utqiaġvik.

Mosquitoes fly everywhere and annoy researchers.

Mosquito
The abundance of annoyances in Atqasuk.

A sped up version to the field site in Atqasuk.

To the field (fast)
A sped up version to the field site in Atqasuk.

Sampling vegetation via point frame.

Vegetation Sampling (fast)
Sped up version of point framing an ITEX plot.

Bob instructs how to install open-top chambers at the beginning of the season at Utqiagivk, Alaska.

Site Setup at Utqiaġvik
Bob instructs how to install open-top chambers (OTC's) at the beginning of the season. Video Credit: Ale Martinez, PolarTrec educator.

Aerial view of the sea ice at Utqiagvik, Alaska.

Sea Ice
Aerial view of the sea ice at Utqiaġvik, Alaska. Video Credit: Systems Ecology Lab (SEL) at University of Texas El Paso.

Aerial drone imagery captures the MISP transect and Atqasuk dry site. The wet site is visible in the background.

Atqasuk from the Air
Aerial drone imagery captures the MISP transect and Atqasuk dry site. The wet site is visible in the background.



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