The 2007 - 2008 field season in Antarctica has begun. Throughout the season members from our team will be posting to their blogs and participating in weekly Podcasts from Antarctica.
Please feel free to email the POLENET Field Team Members with any questions you would like answered or comments you may have.
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GPS Installation Movie from Pecora Escarpment, Antarctica
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30 January 2008
Pecora Escarpment, Antarctica.
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Eye in the Sky: The Polenet Podcast #3
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25 January 2008
McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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Polenet's Mike reports from McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Read more...
22 January 2008
McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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SEISMOLOGY in the HIGH LATITUDES: The Polenet Podcast #2
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18 January 2008
Patriot Hills, Antarctica.
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...and the howling wind goes on
Polenet's Mike reports from the windy field camp at Patriot Hills, Antarctica. Read more...
15 January 2008
Patriot Hills, Antarctica.
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Polenet's Mike reports from the windy field camp at Patriot Hills, Antarctica. Read more...
14 January 2008
Patriot Hills, Antarctica.
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On the way to Patriot Hills...
Polenet's Mike reports from a LC-130 aircraft on the teams transition to their remote field camp. Read more...
13 January 2008
In transit, Antarctica.
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Polenet's Stephanie gives a different perspective on the aircraft crash
I got a call in my dorm room at about 6 am, informing me of what had happened to my group. Read more...
11 January 2008
McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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The hazards of working in the world's most inhospitable environment
Polenet's Eric discusses his experience of the aircraft crash. Read more...
10 January 2008
McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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Voices from Antarctica: The Polenet Podcast
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08 January 2008
McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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Introducing the Polenet Antarctic Field Team Members
We took a group photo last week. There are 13 of us in all, including both the seismic and GPS group. Read more...
08 January 2008
McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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Mt. Paterson Installation
Our first seismic installations of the 2007-2008 season began quite normally. A one-day delay, then an LC-130 flight to Siple Dome where we installed the first station on snow. Read more...
30 December 2007
Mt. Paterson, Antarctica.
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Need more cowbell….
Yesterday morning at 1:45 am we piled off to the US Antarctic Program passenger terminal at the Christchurch airport in New Zealand. I’d had about 4 hours sleep so was feeling a little groggy, but not too bad. We managed to get changed into our cold weather gear and were on the C17 transport plane by 2:30am. I was glad that we were on the jet, rather than the Hercules prop plane, the jet is way faster and has a cavernous interior. With only 30 or so of us on board there was plenty of room to spread out too. Read more...
30 December 2007
McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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How is it all done?
Installing the GPS equipment takes an enormous amount of planning, a lot of logistical support, creative minds, and fair amount of human get up and go.
22 December 2007
Westhaven Nunatak, Antarctica.
The goal of this field season is to deploy GPS systems on bedrock, so we can understand how the bedrock is moving. Read more...
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Polenet Starts to Install GPS Systems at Brimstone Peak
Polenet's Stephanie Konfal tells us what it is like to work at high-altitudes.
20 December 2007
Brimstone Peak, Antarctica.
-4F, Clear Skies
Brimstone is about the same distance away from McMurdo as Westhaven, only to the north. The site install went well (although we will need to go back to finish up one more item) and the weather was great again. Again, about -20C and not too much wind. Really ideal conditions for about 7,500 ft. but still tiring to move all that equipment. Read more...
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Polenet Begins its Ambitious 2007-2008 Field Season
Polenet's Stephanie Konfal keeps us up to date from McMurdo Station Antarctica.
17 December 2007
McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
My name is Stephanie, and I am a graduate student with Ohio State University. My research focuses on using GPS to study crustal deformation in Antarctica, and this blog is meant to document my experiences in Antarctica, or “the ice” as it is affectionately known by many. Read more...
