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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1993-94: VUWAE 38

Impact of Loss of Vibracorer on Programme

Impact of Loss of Vibracorer on Programme

We must now postpone the ice sheet retreat study approved by RDRC and funded by the University, and withdraw our application for the 1994/95 season. We would nevertheless like to build another corer because the scientific problem of dating the ice sheet retreat remains and is likely to attract increasing scientific interest. We hope this will be possible with funds from the insurance cover. We would also like to build another corer because of the expertise developed over the last three years in such a sea floor sampling system, and the research funds committed to it. We would like to see a tangible product for that time and investment.

We expect drawings, construction and testing to take around two years from the time funding became available. Construction time could also take longer over the next 3-4 years because of our primary commitment to the support of the Cape Roberts Project from 1994 to 1997. Nevertheless we think it realistic to oversee the construction of a new corer in parallel. We therefore do not expect to submit a proposal for pursuing this project until the 1997/98 season.