Weddell Sea
For the past few days we have been steaming through the Weddell Sea, stopping every now and then to do more science. Yesterday was a day of coring using the […]
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RRS James Clark Ross Cruise JR244 to the southern Weddell Sea
Read more of: RRS James Clark Ross Cruise JR244 to the southern Weddell SeaRRS James Clark Ross Cruise JR244 to the southern Weddell Sea British Antarctic Survey scientists on this cruise are carrying out marine geological and geophysical studies to determine the long-term […]
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King Edward Point Diary – January 2011
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – January 2011January 2011 and another year beings at King Edward Point, South Georgia… The New Year was welcomed in with a fantastic three course meal, drinks and party atmosphere a’flowing, and […]
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King Edward Point Diary – December 2010
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – December 2010A busy month on base with lots of peaks being bagged, cruise ship visits, pups being born and the ex winterers leaving to get home in time for Christmas. At […]
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Rothera Diary — November 2010
Read more of: Rothera Diary — November 2010On 2nd November BAS’s first aircraft of the season arrived, the DASH 7. The October weather had been somewhat inclement, and there had been delays in flight arrivals. For the […]
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King Edward Point Diary – November 2010
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – November 2010November was my first full month on the Island. A whirlwind month, despite being unusually calm, warm, and sunny. Experienced winterers recounted tales of woe & snow; of clouds in […]
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Rothera Diary — September 2010
Read more of: Rothera Diary — September 2010Diving and music As the marine biologist at Rothera, I had an unusual start to my career here. I flew in late in February this year and after a whirlwind […]
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King Edward Point Diary – August 2010
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – August 2010A door opens, a draught builds (the furious winds try to gain entry) and a Jenga tower of to-do lists, scrap paper of words I still haven’t looked up, wrappers […]
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King Edward Point Diary – July 2010
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – July 2010“Oh! Ma ma ma, Oh! Ma ma ma, Oh! Ma ma ma- My July” Fellow Irishman and musician from County Offaly, Mundy, and his song “July” is the first thing […]
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Rothera Diary — July 2010
Read more of: Rothera Diary — July 2010July — potentially a period of anticlimax following the events of midwinter and all the furore that surrounds it, but this year July has been one of my favourite months […]
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North Sea July 2010
Read more of: North Sea July 2010The RRS Ernest Shackleton has been through quite a bit since you heard from us. The trip north from the Falklands and arrival in Grimsby, a crew change and Dynmaic […]
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Rothera Diary — June 2010
Read more of: Rothera Diary — June 2010Midwinter The month of June is one of great celebration in the Antarctic; it is the month when the days are at their shortest and the sun remains below the […]