Antarctic Sun Podcast: Field Camps in the McMurdo Dry Valleys

Today's National Science Foundation's Science360 News features an episode from the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) Antarctic Sun Podcast, Inside look at the Lake Hoare Field Camp in Antarctica. This episode overviews some of the many ways the USAP supports LTER and other scientists doing research in the field, and what it's like living in McMurdo Dry Valleys field camps. Topics discussed include how to make water, helicopter transport, keeping track of people, dealing with waste, and having fun.

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