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Ben Linhoff's camp at the base of the Leverett glacier in Greenland.

Ben Linhoff's camp at the base of the Leverett glacier in Greenland.
Ben Linhoff's camp at the base of the Leverett glacier in Greenland.
Ben Linhoff's camp at the base of the Leverett glacier in Greenland.
Ben Linhoff's camp at the base of the Leverett glacier in Greenland.
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Ben Linhoff's camp at the base of the Leverett glacier in Greenland.
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06/27/2012
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, vol. 49, no. 3, pg. 36:
Graduate student Benjamin Linhoff spent several months over the past two summers studying a glacier at a remote camp on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Here are excerpts from his blog describing life and work there.
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Until early August, this is Ben Linhoff's home in Greenland. Linhoff is a second-year graduate student in the MIT-WHOI Joint Program and is spending his second summer studying Leverett Glacier as it undergoes its seasonal melting. Linhoff is joined by a small team of scientists on a spit of land jutting out into the western edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Linhoff reports on his blog that most days they cook over a propane stove and collect data, but there are still Greenland-style treats to be had: "Without internet or cell phones, our contact with other people consist of a satellite phone, infrequent helicopter pilots, and a few visits to a nearby village, where we receive email, regular mail, and appreciate my favorite local delicacy musk ox burgers."
Photo by Ben Linhoff
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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