King Edward Point Diary – September 2013
30 September, 2013 Susan Gregory
For the residents of KEP, September is the calm before the storm… the last month with just the wintering team on base before the start of the new season. October …
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Bird Island Diary — August 2013
31 August, 2013 Jerry Gillham
One season ends, a new one begins August on Bird Island makes the transition from one season to the next. With the few exceptions talked about below the place is …
Halley Diary — August 2013
31 August, 2013 Agnieszka Fryckowska
Winter has been with us for a while but during the beginning of August we get the first glimpses of the sun raising itself. Skies are spectacular during the day …
JCR Arctic Final Update
15 August, 2013 BAS Bloggers
This is the final update from the James Clark Ross from the JR288 Arctic cruise. The science is now almost complete and the ship is on passage to Dundee, from …
Bird Island Diary — July 2013
31 July, 2013 BAS Bloggers
With the island looking very sparse in terms of animals the month began in the usual way with all of us out conducting the Wandering Albatross chick census. There were …
Halley Diary — July 2013
31 July, 2013 BAS Bloggers
With the build- up and celebration of mid-winter over, July started with the winter teams six-monthly dental checks. Having had our teeth checked and treated before leaving for the Antarctic …
JCR Arctic Update 29th July 2013
30 July, 2013 BAS Bloggers
Monday proved to be an interesting day for us all on the JCR. Just after mid-day a BAS Twin Otter aircraft did a fly past, having taken off from Longyearbyen …
JCR Arctic Update 28th July 2013
30 July, 2013 BAS Bloggers
Another busy day of sampling on board the James Clark Ross. Noon Position Report for Sunday 28th July 2013 Latitude: 78° 53.1 N Longitude: 007° 07.5 W Bearing: 278 °T, …
JCR Arctic Update 27th July 2013
28 July, 2013 BAS Bloggers
The highlight of the day for Friday was the sighting of a mother polar bear with two cubs on an ice-floe. Alas weather conditions were poor for good photography but …
JCR Arctic Update 26th July 2013
27 July, 2013 BAS Bloggers
Most of Friday was spent amongst pack ice, which at times made deployment of equipment interesting. The weather continues to be good, with light winds and clear skies. As the …