Tales from the field: a retrospective update!
On December 20, after roughly two weeks with our team split between McMurdo Station and WAIS Divide Camp, the TIME USAP Team was grateful...
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studyearth
Dec 6, 20212 min read
Part of the TIME team arrives at WAIS Divide
As of this afternoon, we now have three TIME team members on the ground at WAIS Divide - TJ, Mike, and Kirah. Mike and Kirah traveled...
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studyearth
Nov 28, 20211 min read
Thanksgiving Holiday in McMurdo
We thought we would be at West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide Camp by the Thanksgiving holiday, but poor weather with cloud cover and...
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T.J. Young
Nov 23, 20214 min read
The science begins (ish)
Today (24 November 2021) marks our one month anniversary at McMurdo station, and we have been busy preparing for our upcoming deployment...
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studyearth
Nov 16, 20211 min read
Public science talks in McMurdo
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) research station on the south side of Ross Island. During our stay here the population...
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studyearth
Nov 14, 20212 min read
Good eats for West Antarctica
Food is one of the many field supplies managed and provided by the amazing Berg Field Center (BFC) in McMurdo Station. The BFC also...
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studyearth
Nov 12, 20213 min read
Linked skidoo training
Days this week were filled with testing seismic, GPS, and radar equipment, sorting camping supplies, and meeting with various departments...
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studyearth
Nov 6, 20213 min read
Deep Field Shakedown
On Nov. 5-6, our team experienced our Deep Field Shakedown and crevasse rescue trainings in mostly beautiful blue sky weather in the...
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studyearth
Nov 2, 20212 min read
Planning, training, snowmobiles, and some Antarctic wildlife
An enormous amount of logistics are required to plan and carry out "deep field" geophysical experiments in West Antarctica. We hit the...
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psummers53
Nov 1, 20213 min read
Arrival in McMurdo
We made it to Antarctica! After over 3 weeks of quarantine, we've finally arrived in McMurdo Base, the first stop in Antarctica on our...
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studyearth
Oct 22, 20212 min read
New Zealand's tectonic setting (slightly) shakes up the last days of quarantine
We felt slight shaking from an earthquake today just before 11AM, a few seconds of rocking on the lower and higher levels of our hotel....
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studyearth
Oct 16, 20213 min read
What did the ice say to the seismometer?
Hi, everyone! This is Marianne writing, and we’ve reached Day 11 of managed isolation and quarantine, so it seems entirely appropriate to...
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T.J. Young
Oct 14, 20212 min read
A good field team is an inclusive field team
Kia ora all--TJ again. Guess what... we are still in Managed Isolation Quarantine (MIQ), and we are not planning going anywhere for a...
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T.J. Young
Oct 13, 20214 min read
The long journey South: Quarantine, and more quarantine
Good day from Christchurch, New Zealand! TJ here, and our TIME field team of 6 (4 researchers and 2 field guides) are currently on Day 2...
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