Audio Dispatch | Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists

Caught in the Storm

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · December 9, 2007 ·

WHILLANS ICE STREAM, ANTARCTICA-- In this audio dispatch I describe the storm that temporarily halted our research and left us stranded in our tents. Listen to the sounds of the storm when I stick the… {Read More »}

The Toilet on the Ice

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · December 9, 2007 ·

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In this short audio dispatch I describe one thing you might not think about when picturing us living on the ice—our toilet. Listen as I describe the process of putting up our Toilet Tent, pictured… {Read More »}

The Crevasse Encounter

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · December 9, 2007 ·

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In this audio dispatch I describe our first (and hopefully last!) encounter with a crevasse. … {Read More »}

Seeing Lake Mercer through the Ice

By Slawek Tulaczyk · December 9, 2007 ·

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In this audio dispatch I describe a major achievement in our project: using radar technology to see Lake Mercer beneath the ice, gathering important data on the lake, and setting up instruments that will enable… {Read More »}

Our Voyage to Whillans Ice Stream

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · December 6, 2007 ·

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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 »}

Mission from Siple Dome

By Slawek Tulaczyk · December 6, 2007 ·

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In this audio dispatch, I describe how we were grounded at the Siple Dome airstrip on our way to our field site. As the weather would not permit us to continue for at least three… {Read More »}