Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 2003-04: VUWAE 48

*EVENT DIARY

*EVENT DIARY

Date Main Activities and Location Other Comments
07 Nov Arrival at Scott Base
08 Nov AFT training for all K049 members
09 Nov AFT training for all K049 members
10 Nov Equipment shake-down and field preparation
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)
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
13 Nov Continuation of mass balance survey at 4km distant Victoria Lower Glacier II site
14 Nov Bertler, Pyne, Christie, and Wood move camp to Evans Piedmont Glacier after site reconnaissance. Camp set-up, deployment of GPS base station
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.
16 Nov Excavation of 4m deep snow pit. Assemblage of GPR and GPS equipment .
17 Nov Bertler, Watson, Paterson, Wood start GPR traverse; Pyne and Christie commence snow density and temperature measurement in the snow pit.
18 Nov Bertler, Watson, Paterson, Wood continue GPR traverse; Pyne and Christie continue snow density and temperature measurement in the snow pit.
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
24 Nov Bertler, Watson, Paterson, and Christie continue GPR traverse. Bertler and Christie continue snow pit work
25 Nov Bertler, Watson, Paterson, and Christie move to Scott Base.
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.
4 Dec Bertler, Pyne, Watson, and Paterson conduct 5 hour reconnaissance at Mt Erebus Col and Mt Terra Nova
6 Dec Pyne, Watson, Wood, and Christie return to NZ
8 Dec Bertler returns to NZ