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51
Journal
Sullivan, Barrow, Alaska
1962
9 August (cont). Viner and I saw a white-winged
scoter off-shore along the gravel road
back to camp from Vath Area.
10 August Barrow, Alaska.
Checked III A, B; IV A, B - 2 Removers,
in spite of wet. This afternoon Piper and
I set up explorers at the Fertilizer Plot.
The ground was wet preventing difficulties.
Eventually we had to dig a narrow trench
a couple of inches deep in order to get our
wire screen placed in the ground.
z.2 m
Narrow (1") trench
- 2" deep.
We set up 4 explorers: 1 in Dypontia inside
the fertilized area; 1 nearby - outside.
The other set: 1 in mixed fertilized - 1 near-
by - outside fertilized area.
Took point samples in Vath Area today,
also. Viner and Steven set lines II, III,
III and VIII while Piper and I were
at the Fertilizer plot. While returning
from the plot, saw a LTS attack aphidog
(in the air) in Central Beach - swooped and