iphigenesdream.bsky.social
Field geologist, US Antarctic Program investigator - West Antarctica, College professor, Proterozoic-lover, admirer of Iphigene Ochs. Favorite mineral: Cordierite. Best rock types: mylonite, kinzigite and diamictite! Favorite weather: blowing snow.
👤 Joined on 21 November 2024
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@iphigenesdream.bsky.socialHave you ever seen a #fogbow? It looks like a white #rainbow! 🌈 Chris Eddy caught this fogbow arcing over a beach in Manzanita, Oregon, last Wednesday. Fogbows form when sunlight passes through droplets of #water, just like a rainbow. On a foggy day, look opposite the sun! buff.ly/GcAdrZV
Show Post"Ecology must shape AI before AI reshapes ecology" "The strongest argument for AI in ecology is not automation, but synthesis." "AI offers tools for linking observations across sensors, scales, & systems but these must be constrained by ecological knowledge." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪 🦑 🌊 ⚒️
Show PostIn case you missed it, I have a big new update about returning to Antarctica and how I could use your help! 🧪 🦠 #scicomm
Show PostTypical ladder (86' long) used by quarrymen (in the DARK) in the #Llechwedd Quarries, Blaenau #Ffestiniog, #Wales c.1893. #geology #thestoryofslate
Show PostNew paper out now in EPSL! Pb isotopes and Rb–Sr geochronology via laser ablation of feldspar grains from West Antarctica. This developing method with some added ML clustering spice exposes crustal fragments, tectonic boundaries and metamorphic events hidden under the ice.
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