Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1980-81: VUWAE 25
STRUCTURE OF THE EXPEDITION
STRUCTURE OF THE EXPEDITION
McMurdo Sound Sediment Sampling (Event 14).
Oct. 9 - Dec. 10 | Sediment sampling programme in McMurdo Sound and at the McMurdo Station desalinisation outlet. | |
Alex Pyne (Leader/Geologist) | M.Sc student VUW | |
Barbara Ward (Geologist) | Ph.D student VUW | |
Paul Fitzgerald (Geological assistant) | B.Sc student VUW | |
Bruce Garrick (DSIR assistant) | ||
Nov.26 - Dec.3 | Seismic Refraction from the sea ice off Butter Point. | |
Ray Dibble (Geophysicist) | Reader in Geology VUW | |
David Iles (Geophysics assistant) | B.Sc student VUW |
Beacon Studies (Event 13).
Nov.21 - Dec.22 | Sampling red bed rock sequences at several locations for paleomagnetism measurements. | ||
David Christoffel (Leader/ Geophysicist) | Associate Professor in Physics, VUW | ||
Stephen Bannister (Geophysical assistant) | B.Sc student VUW | ||
Peter Cleary (DSIR assistant) | |||
Dec.9 | David Iles (to Event 13). | ||
Dec.11 - Dec.16 | Description and paleocurrent measurement of the Coal Measure sequence at the Lashly Mountains (Event 14). | ||
Alex Pyne | |||
Barbara Ward | |||
Paul Fitzgerald | |||
Bruce Garrick | |||
Jan.14 - Jan.20 | Further paleomagnetic sampling of basement granites/dykes and Ross Island volcanics. Arranged on an opportunity basis while awaiting the beginning of the "Benjamin Bowring" Geophysical Programme (Event 9). | ||
David Christoffel | |||
Assistant from Scott Base |
Basement Studies (Event 15).
Nov.22 - Jan.7 | Mapping and sampling basement rocks in the Miers Valley to Salmon Valley area. | page 4 |
Frank Reid (Leader/Geologist) | Ph.D student VUW | |
Steven Simmons (Geologist) | M.Sc student VUW | |
Greg Mortimer (Geologist/DSIR assistant) | ||
Jan.7 - Jan.13 | Sampling "type" granite intrusive rooks in the Taylor and Wright Valleys. | |
Steven Simmons | ||
Greg Mortimer |
Erebus Studies (Event 5).
Dec.10 - Jan.9 | Installing seismic equipment and monitoring Erebus volcano at the summit. | |
Ray Dibble (Geophysicist) | ||
(For the other members of the IMESS (Event 5) party see Appendix IIA). |
Ross Sea Marine Geophysical Cruise (Event 9).
Jan.21 - Feb.13 | David Christoffel (Geophysicist) participated with Geophysics Division (DSIR) scientists on the Benjamin Bowring Cruise in the Ross Sea. |
PLATE I
Satellite image map of the McMurdo Sound Region showing locations covered by VUWAE 25 Events. (Map is from USGS Experimental Printing; Sheet: McMurdo Sound Antarctica 1972-1974).
KEY:
McMurdo Sound Sediment Studies (NZARP Event 14).
1. | Capes Evans/Royds. |
2. | Butter Point/New Harbour area. |
3. | Cape Chocolate area. |
4. | Lashly Mountains (Mt. Crean). |
Beacon Studies (NZARP Event 13).
5. | Portal Mountain. |
6. | Alligator Peak (Boomerang Range). |
7. | Mount Kempe. |
8. | Table Mountain. |
9. | Knobhead. |
4. | Mount Crean. |
Basement Studies (NZARP Event 15).
10. | Miers Valley area. |
11. | Garwood Valley area. |
12. | Marshall valley. |
13. | Salmon Valley. |
14. | Taylor Valley (near Taylor Glacier snout). |
15. | Wright Valley (Dias area). |
Erebus Studies (NZARP Event 5).
16. | Mount Erebus summit. |