The Crevasse Encounter
In this audio dispatch I describe our first (and hopefully last!) encounter with a crevasse. … {Read More »}
Nadine Quintana Krupinski studies the dynamics of ice sheets and the waterways that exist under glaciers. She's a glaciology Ph.D. student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and enjoys working on isolated glaciers in the world's polar regions.Project Page: Under the Glaciers
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Our Voyage to Whillans Ice Stream
In this initial audio dispatch, I describe the long journey to our field camp, the logistics of setting up camp once we got there, and the feeling of seeing the last plane depart leaving nothing… {Read More »}
Crevasse Safety and Mental llusions
Any time we travel to a new area, we take a series of precautions to avoid crevasses. First, we look at high-resolution radar and visible light satellite images that show many of the crevasses and… {Read More »}
Sighting Lake Mercer, and Skidoo Singing
Yesterday we made a trip to Lake Mercer, the second lake of the four lakes we plan to visit during our field work. The lake has been informally named Lake Mercer because it’s located on… {Read More »}
Flying to Whillans Ice Stream at Last
Yesterday the pilots arrived at Siple Dome at 12:45pm, and they were eager to load the plane and take off as soon as possible. To speed things along, all hands at Siple came to help… {Read More »}
I Think I See a Lake under 800 Meters of Ice
Yesterday we traveled to the first of the four sub-glacial lakes we plan to visit to install GPS instruments and run radar transects. This lake, informally named Lake Whillans because it’s located in the middle… {Read More »}
Preparing for Ice Camp
Slawek and I have now been in McMurdo for just over 48 hours. Because of our weather-caused delay, we’re now quite busy making all the necessary preparations for our field work. Tomorrow Rickard and… {Read More »}
Finally, On the Ice!
After a six-day delay, we arrived yesterday at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The storm that had been preventing our departure finally cleared, and we had a smooth and pleasant flight across the Southern Ocean. Because this… {Read More »}
All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go
We’re currently “stuck” in New Zealand, waiting for the weather to clear at McMurdo Station in Antarctica so we can fly in to begin our preparations for field work. There’s been a storm hovering… {Read More »}
