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| Pam reads in the C-130 during the long flight from Christchurch to McMurdo, Antarctica. Space is limited so passengers and cargo travel together. The ride can be bumpy, and the best advice is not to eat or drink very much before the flight! |
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| Drs. Yochem and Stewart on the Antarctic continent at helicopter refueling depot at Marble Point. |
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| Emperor penguin chicks and adults at the large colony of emperor penguins at Cape Washington. |
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| The 1999 collaborative Weddell seal field research team on the fast ice at Big Razorback Island; Mt. Erebus in the background. From left to right: Mike Cameron (Univ. of Minnesota), Dr. Brent Stewart (H-SWRI), Tom Gelatt (Univ. of Minnesota), Dr. Pamela Yochem (H-SWRI), Dr. Donald Siniff (Univ. of Minnesota), Dan Monson (USGS, Anchorage, Alaska), Kyler Abernathy (Univ. of Minnesota). |
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| The scientists study Weddell seals. |
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| Drs. Stewart and Yochem send New Year's wishes. |
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