Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 2003-04: VUWAE 48
*ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
*ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
*Sites Visited
Site name | Victoria Lower Glacier |
Site location (coordinates/description) | 77°43.7S, 162°33.7E, glacier surface |
Dates occupied | 12 Nov 2003 – 14 Nov 2003 |
Total days (or hours) at site | 3 days |
Maximum number of people at site | 3 |
Total person-days (or person-hours) at site | 9 |
Main activity undertaken | Mass balance measurement |
Equipment installed/left in field
Type of equipment/marker installed | Submergence velocity device for mass balance measurement (Fig.2) |
Location of installation left in field | VLG Ia 77°19′48.3245S, 162°31′55.5141E VLG Ib 77°19′48.3243S, 162°31′55.4501E VLG II 77°20′49.1079S, 162°29′32.2241E |
Size of items left in field | 3m stainless tube, 0.4×0.4m plywood |
Number of items left in field | 3 |
Date of intended retrieval | End of project |
*Other environmental impacts
None
*Differences from original Preliminary Environmental Evaluation (PEE)
None
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*Sites Visited
Site name | Evans Piedmont Glacier |
Site location (coordinates/description) | 77°43.7S, 162°33.7E, glacier surface |
Dates occupied | 14 Nov 2003 to 25 Nov 2003 |
Total days (or hours) at site | 12 days |
Maximum number of people at site | 6 |
Total person-days (or person-hours) at site | 60 |
Main activity undertaken | Ground penetrating radar survey and snow properties analysis |
Geological Material
Location | 77°43.7S, 162°33.7E |
Specimen type | Snow samples |
Quantity (kg) | 20 kg |
*Other environmental impacts
Exhaust fumes and noise from skidoos and generators used to conduct the site survey
*Differences from original Preliminary Environmental Evaluation (PEE)
None
*Sites Visited
Site name | Mt Erebus Saddle and Mt Terra Nova |
Site location (coordinates/description) | 77° 30.832S, 167°40.216 and 77°31.375S, 167°55.864E |
Dates occupied | 04 Dec 2003 |
Total days (or hours) at site | 5 hours (total) |
Maximum number of people at site | 5 |
Total person-days (or person-hours) at site | 25 person-hours |
Main activity undertaken | Ground penetrating radar survey and snow properties analysis |
*Other environmental impacts
None
*Differences from original Preliminary Environmental Evaluation (PEE)
None