Physikos 2: M Savage

2. Icebergs, viewed from the cockpit of a Hercules

10. Ski-equipped Hercules aircraft provide the transportation

14. A geodesic dome provides shelter from the wind. Several small buildings are beneath the dome.

15. The “Clean Air” sampling station – measurements of CO2 and other trace gases

21. This two story structure housed the scientific work area and some of the sleeping quarters

28. Automatic Weather Stations

30. A strong frontal passage recorded by an AWS station 100 km south of Ross Island

33. Adelie Land Traverse

38. The Greenland Ice Sheet Project

39. The 3000 meters of ice core were retrieved over 5 summer seasons. As the cores were extracted from the drilling rig they were cut into one meter sections. Each was then sliced horizontally, half going into sealed storage and half analyzed in situ.

40. Electro-conductivity as climate signal

41. 1993 – completion of 5 year drilling to bedrock

42. Core extracted near bedrock