Date |
Main Activities and Location |
Other Comments |
07 Nov |
Arrival at Scott Base |
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08 Nov |
AFT training for all K049 members |
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09 Nov |
AFT training for all K049 members |
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10 Nov |
Equipment shake-down and field preparation |
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11 Nov |
First attempt to put-in to first site, Victoria Lower Glacier. Lack of surface definition prohibited landing and Bertler, Christie, and Wood are dropped at Marble Point. Pyne was moved to Cape Roberts for work on the tide gauge (K042) |
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12 Nov |
Put-in to Victoria Lower Glacier, camp set-up, deployment of base station at 3km distant Staeffler Ridge, commencement of first mass balance measurement |
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13 Nov |
Continuation of mass balance survey at 4km distant Victoria Lower Glacier II site |
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14 Nov |
Bertler, Pyne, Christie, and Wood move camp to Evans Piedmont Glacier after site reconnaissance. Camp set-up, deployment of GPS base station |
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15 Nov |
Watson and Paterson arrive at Evans Piedmont. Set-up of traverse equipment (ground penetrating radar and GPS) on Nansen sledge. Set-up of traverse line (skidoo-sledge-skidoo). Preparation for snow pit work. |
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16 Nov |
Excavation of 4m deep snow pit. Assemblage of GPR and GPS equipment . |
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17 Nov |
Bertler, Watson, Paterson, Wood start GPR traverse;
Pyne and Christie commence snow density and temperature measurement in the snow pit. |
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18 Nov |
Bertler, Watson, Paterson, Wood continue GPR traverse; Pyne and Christie continue snow density and temperature measurement in the snow pit. |
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19 Nov |
Pyne, Watson, Paterson, Christie continue GPR traverse; Wood continue snow density and temperature measurement in the snow pit, Bertler commences snow sampling in the snow pit. |
Due to bad weather conditions all activities were aborted at lunch time. |
20 Nov |
Confined to tents, hourly sampling of snow precipitation |
Due to bad weather conditions all activities were aborted |
21 Nov |
Pyne and Wood move to Cape Roberts (K042). Bertler, Watson, Paterson, and Christie continue GPR traverse. Bertler and Christie continue snow pit work |
Visit by NZ Herold and Lou Sanson |
22 Nov |
Bertler, Watson, Paterson, and Christie continue GPR traverse. Bertler and Christie continue snow pit work |
Radio interview with NZ Harold, Simon Collins |
23 Nov |
Bertler, Watson, Paterson, and Christie continue GPR traverse. Bertler and Christie continue snow pit work |
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24 Nov |
Bertler, Watson, Paterson, and Christie continue GPR traverse. Bertler and Christie continue snow pit work |
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25 Nov |
Bertler, Watson, Paterson, and Christie move to Scott Base. |
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26 Nov to 3 Dec |
Scheduled reconnaissance for Mt Erebus Saddle is deferred due to bad weather. GPR, GPS, and density data processing at Scott Base. |
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4 Dec |
Bertler, Pyne, Watson, and Paterson conduct 5 hour reconnaissance at Mt Erebus Col and Mt Terra Nova |
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6 Dec |
Pyne, Watson, Wood, and Christie return to NZ |
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8 Dec |
Bertler returns to NZ |
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