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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 2005-06: VUWAE 50

*EVENT DIARY

*EVENT DIARY

Date Main Activities and Location Other Comments
24/11/05 Arrival at Scott Base
25/11/05 AFT re-fresher for Bertler
25/11/05 Bad weather prohibits input to Mt Erebus Saddle (MES) for deployment of mass balance snow stakes
28/11/05 Bertler, Pyne, Morrison deploy to Evans Piedmont Glacier (EPG) with HNO (1shuttle). Field camp set-u and initiation of GPS mass balance measurement
29/11/05 Sampling of multiple, 1m deep snow pits for high resolution analysis updating the record derived from EPG deep core in 2004. Investigation of page 5 snow pits for geographical variability in snow stratigraphy. Continuation of GPS measurements for submergence velocity devices. Data retrieval from automatic weather station. The weather station was raised 30cm but remained at the original sites. General maintenance and repair of three sensors (pressure, wind direction and wind speed) were carried out.
30/11/05 Completion of snow pits sampling for high resolution analysis. Investigation of snow pits for geographical variability in snow stratigraphy. Completion of GPS measurements for submergence velocity devices. Completion of maintenance work on automatic weather station.
01/12/05 Bertler, Pyne, Morrison deploy to Victoria Lower Glacier (VLG), with HNO (1shuttle). Field camp set-up. Ski to Staeffler Ridge to set-up GPS base station. Initiate base station and rover GPS measurements for submergence velocity devices at VLG I.
02/12/05 Initiation of rover GPS measurements for submergence velocity devices at VLG II. Sampling of multiple, 1m deep snow pits at VLG I for high resolution analysis updating the record derived from VLG 180m deep core in 2002. Investigation of snow pits for geographical variability in snow stratigraphy. Continuation of base station and rover GPS measurements for submergence velocity devices.
03/12/05 Check on base station at Staeffler Ridge, base station and rover GPS measurements for submergence velocity devices, and high resolution snow pit sampling. Completion of measurements at VLG II and retrieval of submergence velocity device.
04/12/05 Completion of base station and rover GPS measurements for submergence velocity devices. Dissembling and retrieval of base station.
05/12/05 Bertler, Pyne, Morrison return to Scott Base with HNO (1shuttle)
Bertler, Pyne, Morrison deploy for 1.5 hours to MES for installation of 6m snow stakes.