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Sighting Lake Mercer, and Skidoo Singing

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · December 6, 2007 · comments No comments yet
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 »}


Measuring the Lakes beneath the Ice

By Slawek Tulaczyk · December 6, 2007 · comments 3 comments
In this audio dispatch, I describe the work we have been doing since finally reaching our field site. … {Read More »}


I Think I See a Lake under 800 Meters of Ice

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · December 3, 2007 · comments No comments yet
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

By Nadine Quintana Krupinski · November 12, 2007 · comments No comments yet
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 »}

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