Today, the wind picked up to over 20 knots and the temperatures dropped. Visibility (how far we can see) dropped to less than 1/4 mile. The wind chill made it feel even colder. The average…
Before drilling starts, our days are structured a little differently. When the drill starts, we work 24-hours a day with three shifts working throughout the day. Right now, while we are still…
Did you guess right? The object in the picture is a refrigeration unit. We have four of these units inside the drill arch. The arch is cooled to -28C to keep the ice cores cold. Keeping the ice cold…
Mystery photo installment number two! What is this a picture of? Here are a few hints: We have four of them in the arch and need them in order to work with the ice cores. What could it be? I hope to…
The rest of our research team arrived two days ago. Our tents are set-up and everyone is beginning to settle into the rhythm of camp. Now we can begin to prepare for the drill season. We are all…
Our LC-130 airplane was scheduled to fly at noon and we were in the air at 11:30. The early departure was a nice surprise as many of us were doubtful that our plane would even take off! By 4 p.m. we…
The flight yesterday was canceled and we are scheduled to fly today. My transport time, or the time that I have to catch the shuttle out to the ice runway, is 10:45 local time. It is currently 9:15…
My bags are checked and I am ready to get to WAIS Divide. My name is on the flight list to get out to WAIS and start the work for our science crew. Excitement is building! We are finally getting…
Yesterday, a small group of us were able to go visit the Erebus ice caves near the Erebus Ice Tongue. The Erebus Ice Tongue is an outlet glacier that originates on the western slope of Mt. Erebus.…
The photo posted in Mystery Photo #1 was a Delta tire covered in sea salt! A Delta is a large truck that can carry up to 20 passengers. It can travel across snow and sea ice without any trouble! The…
Check out the image below. Can you guess what the is in the image? What is the white stuff?
Now it is time to start brainstorming! You can post your guesses on the Ask the Team section.
I will post…
Even in Antarctica folks overeat on Thanksgiving. It is so easy to do with the large amount of delicious treats around (see the previous journal). So, in order to offset the calories consumed, many…
