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2011, Oceanography 24(3):51, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2011.54
SIDEBAR | The Svalbard REU Program: A High-Latitude Undergraduate Research Experience in Glacial, Marine, and Lacustrine Processes Relevant to Arctic Climate Change
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Authors
Steve Roof | Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, USA
Al Werner | Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA
Julie Brigham-Grette | University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Ross Powell | Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA
Mike Retelle | Bates College, Lewiston, ME, USA
First Paragraph
The Svalbard Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, initiated in 2003, provides a unique, field-based research experience for US undergraduates in Arctic Quaternary geology and climate change. The Svalbard archipelago, between 74° and 81°N latitude in the North Atlantic, lies at the northern end of the warm Gulf Stream current and therefore is sensitive to subtle climate and oceanographic changes. Svalbard has warmed considerably during the last 90 years, and climate proxies indicate even greater Holocene climate variability. Our program has two main purposes: to train young scientists in cutting-edge, Arctic field research methods, and to reconstruct climate changes of the past 5,000 years from layered sediments in lakes and fjords.
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Citation
Roof, S., A. Werner, J. Brigham-Grette, R. Powell, and M. Retelle. 2011. The Svalbard REU Program: A high-latitude undergraduate research experience in glacial, marine, and lacustrine processes relevant to Arctic climate change. Oceanography 24(3):51, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2011.54.