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News Release 09-112
Scientists Return from Expedition to Drill Beneath Frozen Russian Lake
Retrieve longest Arctic sediment record under Siberia's Lake El'gygytgyn
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The project site was near the center of Lake El'gygytgyn; the lake's eastern rim is visible.
Credit: Julie Brigham-Grette, University of Massachusetts
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The international field team is assembled at the drill site in the middle of Lake E after reaching bedrock in mid-April. The scientists were from the U.S., Germany, Russia and Austria.
Credit: Volker Wennrich, University of Cologne
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A field camp on the shore of Lake E housed 40 scientists and staff members for four months.
Credit: Julie Brigham-Grette, University of Massachusetts
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An aerial view of the Lake E camp on shore, 100 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle.
Credit: Julie Brigham-Grette, University of Massachusetts
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Scientists investigate the past climate history of the Arctic; shown are Martin Melles, University of Cologne, Julie Brigham-Grette, University of Massachusetts, and Pavel Minyuk, NEISRI-RAS-Magadan.
Credit: Julie Brigham-Grette, University of Massachusetts
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The lake's thick ice cover was used as a platform by U.S. and Russian drillers to recover cores.
Credit: Julie Brigham-Grette, University of Massachusetts
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