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Ross Shelf reports
Monday 25 December 2023
25 December 2023
Merry KIS-mas from the SWAIS 2C Team! We here at the SWAIS 2C KIS3 camp wish everyone a happy and joyful holiday season!
Ross Shelf reports
Sunday 24 December 2023
24 December 2023
Today we took a little time to make our camp feel a bit more festive in preparation for Christmas!
Ross Shelf reports
Saturday 23 December 2023
23 December 2023
Our team are on the largest shelf they can think of, and it's nearly Christmas (for those who celebrate). So of course there needs to be an elf!
Ross Shelf reports
Friday 22 December 2023
22 December 2023
The larger hole (~35 cm) through the Ross Ice Shelf was completed today!
Ross Shelf reports
Thursday 21 December 2023
21 December 2023
It’s the small luxuries… Remote field work in Antarctica often involves going weeks without a shower or clean clothes.
Ross Shelf reports
Wednesday 20 December 2023 (part 2)
20 December 2023
After years of planning and preparing and so much hard work of so many, including three weeks of set up time, trouble shooting and dry runs of hotwater drilling (HWD) and…
Ross Shelf reports
Wednesday 20 December 2023
20 December 2023
When the wind blows… After a beautiful day on Tuesday with sunny skies and very little windy, today started out grey and windy and it kept getting windier and colder throughout…
Ross Shelf reports
Tuesday 19 December 2023
19 December 2023
Once the hot water hole is completed through the Ross Ice Shelf, we will have about 12 hours to do science operations in the ocean gap between the ice and…
Ross Shelf reports
Sunday 17 December 2023
17 December 2023
The Antarctic Intermediate Depth Drill (AIDD) has three coring systems that we can use: a hydraulic piston corer, a push corer, and a rotary corer.
Ross Shelf reports
Saturday 16 December 2023
16 December 2023
Undertaking a drilling project of this scope in a remote area along the Siple Coast of the Ross Ice Shelf requires a lot of careful preparation and a well-designed camp.