Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 2002-03: VUWAE 47
*EVENT DIARY (FROM DRAFT LOGISTICS REPORT)
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*EVENT DIARY (FROM DRAFT LOGISTICS REPORT)
Date | Main Activities and Location | Other Comments |
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16-30 Dec. | Preparing Aalener sledge for Hot Water Drill at Scott Base | Johno Leitch |
Preparing Camp Containers, CRP DS Lab and equipment at Scott Base | Johno Leitch, SB staff. | |
30 Dec. | E. Dunker, U. Nixdorf, A. Pyne; Chch to Scott Base | |
31Dec.-4 Jan. | Assembly and testing equipment at SB -Willy Rd. transition. Preparing traverse loads | Assisted by SB plant ops. (Kim and Gus) |
4 Jan. | G. Dunbar, D. Mason; Chch to Scott Base | |
3-5 Jan. | Traverse equipment to MISHWD-1 site. Start camp setup. | |
5 Jan. | Move site west along seismic line to HWD-1 site. | |
6 - 7 Jan. | Camp setup, Vehicle licences, started making water with HWD | |
7 Jan. | P. Barrett, L. Carter, G. Giorgetti, F. Niessen, C. Riesselman, N. Robinson; Chch to SB | |
8- 12 Jan. | Drilled HWD-1 hole. Down hole reamer fitting lost and new hole drilled 3 m away | |
8 Jan. | Preparing equipment and laboratory operation at Scott Base. | |
10 Jan. | Sea ice site for Broadband Deployment, site BB2, Kassbohrer drilled hole. | |
11 Jan. | BB2 site, recovered instrument for checking and set up snow box (box brownie) around hole. | |
14 Jan. | HWD-1. Started current meter (S4) and water bottle sampling. Winch motor problems, used skidoo. Multiple water bottle array stuck under ice, recovered at slack water. | |
15-16 Jan. | Winch operating with SB electric motor. 24 hour current profiling and water sampling. | |
16-17 Jan. | Completed current profiling and water sampling. Calliper log of hole and coring and grab of sea floor. Reamed hole for ADCP mooring. | |
18 Jan. | Deployed ADCP mooring. Some personnel return to Scott Base. | |
19 Jan. | Fuelling and camp maintenance. | Johno camp caretaking |
20-21 Jan. | Storm, condition 1-2 on Willy Rd. Some personnel return to HWD-1 camp on 21 Jan. during short weather break. | |
22 Jan. | Dig out and recover ADCP mooring (86 hour duration). Personnel to HWD-1 camp for instrument download. | |
23 Jan. | Start camp pack up and move. HWD-2 site located and camp moved for overnight occupation. Some personnel to Scott Base. | Johno and Gus |
24 Jan. | Set up Hwd-2 campsite. Move remaining equipment form HWD-1 to HWD-2 site. | |
25 Jan. | Preparing HWD equipment, make start-up water and complete camp setup. Personnel to site | |
26 Jan. | Drill HWD-2. Ice thickness approx 144 m. | |
27 Jan. | Reaming hole | Visitors from SB |
28 Jan. | Started 24 current profiling and water sampling | |
28 Jan. | L. Carter return Chch. | |
29 Jan. | Completed water column profiling. Coring and grab sampling of the sea floor | Visitors from Crary Lab & McMurdo. |
30 Jan. | Calliper log and reaming hole. Prepare ADCP mooring. | |
31 Jan. | Deploy ADCP mooring Caretaking at site, some personnel return to SB and return to site. | |
1 Feb. | Personnel to site for mooring recovery, recover mooring started at 2300 hrs. | |
2 Feb. | 3.5Khz and further coring of the sea floor. Preparing instruments for return to NZ and transport to Scott Base. | |
3 Feb. | Set up mini HWD on Hagglund sledge for sea ice mooring recovery. Recover sea ice BB ADCP. | |
4 Feb. | Break camp and start return of equipment to the SB transition. | |
5 Feb | Packing for Ship Cargo, returning camp/equipment to SB | |
5 Feb. | P Barrett return Chch. | page 13 |
6 Feb | Helicopter recon. To New Harbour and Black Island, proposed ANDRILL sites. (Dunker, Nixdorf & Pyne) | |
7-9 Feb. | Packing up equipment and laboratories at Scott Base. | |
9 Feb. | F. Niessen & A. Pyne return to Chch. | |
10 Feb. | G. Dunbar, E. Dunker, G. Giorgetti, J. Leitch, D. Mason, U. Nixdorf, C. Riesselman & N. Robinson return Chch. |