Halley VI Research Station, Halley VI, Brunt Ice Shelf, Caird Coast

Position
Lat. 75°34'5"S, Long. 25°30'30"W
Occupied
15 Jan 1956 to present

Halley Research Station is an internationally important platform for global earth, atmospheric and space weather observation in a climate sensitive zone. Built on a floating ice shelf in the Weddell Sea, Halley VI is the world’s first re-locatable research facility. This award-winning and innovative research station provides scientists with state-of-the-art laboratories and living accommodation, enabling them to study pressing global problems from climate change and sea-level rise to space weather and the ozone hole – first discovered at Halley in 1985.

Aerial view of Halley VI Research Station on the Brunt ice shelf Antarctica
Aerial view of Halley VI Research Station on the Brunt ice shelf Antarctica

Space weather data captured at Halley VI contributes to the Space Environment Impacts Expert Group that provides advice to Government on the impact of space weather on UK infrastructure and business.

Data gathered by scientists at Halley as part of European collaborative projects such as SPACESTORM. By generating more accurate space weather forecasts, this science is helping to reduce the impact of space weather events on satellites.

In 2013, Halley was made part of the network of 30 stations across the globe that form the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme, becoming the 29th in the world and 3rd in Antarctica. Together, these stations provide reliable information on the chemical composition of the atmosphere and how it is changing.

Measurements of ozone, as well as meteorology, have been made at Halley since it was established in 1956. This long-term data enabled British scientists to discover the hole in the ozone layer in 1985.

At Halley typical winter temperatures are below -20°C with extreme lows of around -55°C. There is 24-hour darkness for 105 days per year.

The state-of-the-art research facility is segmented into eight modules, each sitting atop ski-fitted, hydraulic legs. These can be individually raised to overcome snow accumulation and each module towed independently to a new location. This was required during the 2016/17 Antarctic summer season, when BAS successfully relocated Halley to its new home on the Brunt Ice Shelf.  Operational teams spent 13 weeks moving each of the station’s eight modules 23 km upstream of a previously dormant ice chasm.

The central red module contains the communal areas for eating and socialising, while the blue modules provide accommodation, laboratories, offices, generators, an observation platform and other facilities. Halley also has a snow runway and supports a number of summer field science activities.

The last of the sun for a a hundred days as Halley VI enters winter and 24hr darkness
The last of the sun for a hundred days as Halley VI enters winter and 24hr darkness

Location

Halley sits on the 130 metre-thick Brunt Ice Shelf. The ice shelf flows slowly out onto the Weddell Sea, where chunks of ice ‘calve’ off as icebergs.

As the ice beneath Halley flows away from the mainland, the risk of calving increases. To predict calving events, the ice shelf movement is monitored via seven GPS sensors known as the ‘Lifetime of Halley’ network.

Each sensor uses a dual-band GPS receiver to accurately determine its position and dynamics, before reporting this back to a base station at Halley VI. The data is used to study the strains and tidal flexes in the ice shelf, so that we can predict when and where future calving will take place.

Operational since 2012, Halley VI is made up of a series of eight interlinked pods. Built on skis, the pods can be towed across the ice by specialist heavy vehicles. Being able to move the research station is vital because of its site on the Brunt Ice Shelf, which is constantly moving towards the Weddell Sea.

Monitoring revealed in 2015 that Halley was downstream of a widening crack in the ice shelf (known as chasm 1). As a result, the research station was relocated to a new, safer site in 2016/17.

Working at Halley

Working in the Polar Regions is challenging. The success of our science and operations depends on a wide range of people who are experts in many disciplines. Halley accommodates up to 70 staff during the summer (late December to early March) and has previously had 16 over-wintering staff or ‘winterers’. In January 2017, as a safety precaution, the Director of BAS took the decision not to winter a team at Halley following the detection of new and unpredictable ice crack on the Brunt Ice Shelf. This will remain the case for the foreseeable future.

Following the decision to operate Halley VI as a summer-only station until the Brunt Ice Shelf stabilises, BAS scientists and engineers are this season continuing to work on automating instruments at the station to enable ongoing data collection throughout the Antarctic winter when the station is unoccupied. These instruments ran successfully over the 2019 winter.  The Halley automation project consists of a micro-turbine power supply and datalink to a suite of autonomous scientific instrumentation around the station and on the ice shelf.

Walking back to Halley Station in a 30 kts blow
Walking back to Halley Station in a 30 kts blow

Climate

Temperatures at Halley rarely rise above 0°C although temperatures around -10°C are common on sunny summer days. Typical winter temperatures are below -20°C with extreme lows of around -55°C.  Check out today’s Halley weather data here.

Winds are predominantly from the east. Strong winds usually pick up the dusty surface snow, reducing visibility to a few metres.

Approximately 1.2 metres of snow accumulates each year on the Brunt Ice Shelf and buildings on the surface become covered and eventually crushed by snow. This part of the ice shelf is also moving westward by approximately 700 metres per year.

One of the reasons for the location of Halley is that it is under the auroral oval, resulting in frequent displays of the Aurora Australis overhead.

These Aurora are easiest to see during the 105 days when the sun does not rise above the horizon.

 

Purpose

Halley Research Station is designed to provide UK polar researchers and their collaborators with access to state-of-the-art facilities for studying a wide range of disciplines, particularly in the field of atmospheric sciences, space weather and glaciology.

Research

Science at Halley VI provides vital information for a global understanding of space weather, ozone depletion, polar atmospheric chemistry, sea-level rise and climate change. Since it was first established in 1956, meteorological and atmospheric data has been continually collected at Halley.

Situated in the auroral zone, Halley is ideally placed for research into space weather. Data from Halley is used to generate space weather forecasts that help to protect satellites, more than 1,000 of which now orbit the Earth to provide our telecommunications, finance and banking infrastructure.

Halley is one of the 30 stations across the globe that make up the World Meteorological Organization’s Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme. Together, these stations provide reliable information on the chemical composition of the atmosphere and how it is changing.

Meteorological and atmospheric data have been continually collected at Halley since 1956, providing an invaluable long-term record. Meteorological observations are made throughout the day. Temperature, humidity, sunshine, pressure, wind speed and direction data are collected from automated instruments, while observers still collect data on clouds and weather phenomena such as diamond dust, halos, mirages and the Aurora Australis.

These observations are sent via geostationary satellites to meteorological centres where, together with observations from across the world, they are used to produce accurate weather forecasts and for climate change research.

Ozone measurements have also been made at Halley since 1956, long-term data that enabled British scientists to discover the hole in the ozone layer in 1985. Their discovery led to the Montreal Protocol, an international agreement banning ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

Remote scientific equipment, set up for long-term monitoring, is housed in a number of cabooses around the perimeter of the site, which also contains numerous aerials and arrays for studying atmospheric conditions and space weather.

As well as being ideally sited for studying space weather, Halley is a unique natural laboratory for research into human space flight because of its isolation and long periods of darkness. Keen to discover how such conditions might affect astronauts on long space flights, staff at Halley are taking part in experiments with the European Space Agency. This project supports UK Government policy (2015) for the human exploration of space.

Together with colleagues at the French-Italian research station Concordia, they are using a cockpit simulator used to train astronauts in docking at the International Space Station to find out how well these skills are maintained during long periods of darkness and isolation, information that will help keep future astronauts safe.

Automated technology

Automated equipment, such as automatic weather stations and ice movement monitoring sensors, collects data year round.  BAS is expanding the amount and scope of its automated technologies.

A micro-jet turbine is being developed (2017) to provide 15kW-level mains power through the winter.  This will enable many more of the science experiments at Halley to run year-round. This level of power will keep an internet connection to the station and the equipment throughout the winter months.   Engineering and technology teams are working on a process for automating a number of instruments, notably an automatic version of the Dobson spectrophotometer for monitoring ozone in the stratosphere, and some automated air chemistry experiments.

Engineers are conducting trails (2017-18) of a methanol fuel cell which, along with solar panels, will give around 100W of power that can be used to power individual experiments with no dependencies on other infrastructure. Initially this will be used to power an alternate method of measuring stratospheric ozone.

A number of stand-alone instruments are being deployed to use deep field, these tend to be relatively small solar and wind powered instruments. These include three Very Low Frequency radio receivers (associated with space weather) and an atmospheric chemistry instrument.

 

A person posing for the camera.

Nicholas Gregory

Facilities Engineering Manager

Vehicles team

A man taking a selfie.

Richard Warren

Operations Change Manager

Vehicles team

A man standing on top of a snow covered slope.

Oliver Marsh

Lifetime of Halley Glaciologist

Ice Dynamics and Palaeoclimate team

Light and dark blue lines

Halley computing facilities

Hardware for general use A Module 4 x networked PCs running Windows 7 Enterprise HP colour laser printer with duplexer Epson stylus 1400 photo printer Epsom GT20000 scanner H1 Module …

A close up of a truck.

Halley garage and mechanical workshop

Halley Research Station is the British Antarctic Survey’s most southerly Research Station and is built on a floating ice shelf. All the vehicles at Halley are tracked and can be …

Halley radars

Studying winds, waves, and tides in the upper atmosphere across the polar regions.

Halley VLF receiver

The Halley VLF receiver listens to very-low frequency radio waves as part of a network of receivers located all over the polar regions. The data gathered by this network is used by …

A ship

Halley weather balloons

At Halley, balloon launches take place every day at 11am. A device called a radiosonde hangs beneath the helium-filled balloon and measures temperature, pressure and humidity. From GPS we can …

A man that is standing in the snow.

Magnetometers

Search coil magnetometer Several kinds of natural waves in the ultra-low-frequency (ULF) range are generated in Earth’s space environment (the magnetosphere, bounded by Earth’s magnetic field as it extends into …

A large ship in the background.

Met instruments

Met tower Meteorological scientists at Halley have been measuring the weather in great detail and with ever more sophisticated gadgets since the station first opened over 50 years ago. Instruments …

C6 Caboose at Halley, which houses the microwave radiometer

Microwave radiometer

The microwave radiometer enables us to gain a better understanding of the chemistry and physics of the polar middle atmosphere, 35–90km above the ground, and how it affects climate. For example, …

A sky view looking up at night.

Optical caboose

Bomem The Bomem has been operating at Halley periodically since 2002. It’s a spectrometer: an instrument that splits light into its component colours. It is designed to look specifically at …

A view of a snow covered slope.

Riometer

The riometer at Halley measures the radiowave noise at 30MHz coming from the Galaxy. Typically there is a gentle variation of the noise during each day as the Earth turns …

SAOZ - observes spectra of UV and visible sunlight scattered from the zenith sky at twilight, to measure total column ozone and Nitrogen dioxide. SAOZ (Systeme d'Analyse d'Observations zenithales) is in a weather-proof box and looks up through the simple quartz window in its lid. Derek Oldham is seen here installing SAOZ on the roof of the ozone loft in March 1990. Faraday station was occupied by BAS from 1947 to 1996, it was transferred to the Ukraine in February 1996 and renamed Vernadsky. SAOZ was moved to Rothera when Faraday was transferred to the Ukraines

SAOZ

SAOZ measures sunlight scattered from the overhead sky in a way that allows us to calculate how much of the atmospheric gases ozone and nitrogen dioxide the light has passed through …


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Halley Diary — March 2013

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Halley Diary — February 2013

28 February, 2013 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — January 2013

31 January, 2013 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — November 2012

30 November, 2012 by BAS Bloggers

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31 October, 2012 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — August 2012

31 August, 2012 by BAS Bloggers

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31 July, 2012 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — June 2012

30 June, 2012 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — April 2012

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Halley Diary — January 2012

31 January, 2012 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — November 2011

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Halley Diary — September 2011

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Halley Diary — July 2011

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Halley Diary — June 2011

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Halley Diary — September 2010

30 September, 2010 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — August 2010

31 August, 2010 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — July 2010

31 July, 2010 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — June 2010

30 June, 2010 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — May 2010

31 May, 2010 by Timothy Gee

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Halley Diary — April 2010

30 April, 2010 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — March 2010

31 March, 2010 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — January 2010

31 January, 2010 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — December 2009

31 December, 2009 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — November 2009

30 November, 2009 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — October 2009

31 October, 2009 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — September 2009

30 September, 2009 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — August 2009

31 August, 2009 by BAS Bloggers

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Deep Down into the Antarctic Ice

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Halley Diary — March 2009

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Halley Diary — February 2009

28 February, 2009 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — January 2009

31 January, 2009 by John Eager

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Halley Diary — December 2008

31 December, 2008 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — November 2008

30 November, 2008 by Joe Corner

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Halley Diary — October 2008

31 October, 2008 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — September 2008

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Halley Diary — August 2008

31 August, 2008 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — July 2008

31 July, 2008 by Joe Corner

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Halley Diary — June 2008

30 June, 2008 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — May 2008

30 May, 2008 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — April 2008

30 April, 2008 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — March 2008

31 March, 2008 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — February 2008

28 February, 2008 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — November 2007

30 November, 2007 by Peter Milner

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Halley Diary — October 2007

31 October, 2007 by Mark Wales

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Halley Diary — September 2007

30 September, 2007 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — August 2007

31 August, 2007 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — July 2007

31 July, 2007 by Neil Brough

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Halley Diary — June 2007

30 June, 2007 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — May 2007

31 May, 2007 by BAS Bloggers

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Auf Deutsch

30 April, 2007 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — March 2007

31 March, 2007 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — February 2007

28 February, 2007 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — January 2007

31 January, 2007 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — December 2006

31 December, 2006 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — November 2006

30 November, 2006 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — October 2006

31 October, 2006 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — September 2006

30 September, 2006 by Mark Wales

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Halley Diary — August 2006

31 August, 2006 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — July 2006

31 July, 2006 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — June 2006

30 June, 2006 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — May 2006

31 May, 2006 by BAS Bloggers

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Halley Diary — April 2006

30 April, 2006 by BAS Bloggers

Well, another month passes at Halley. For me, April started with a week on nightshift. As well as the pleasure of cleaning the toilets every night, this was also a …


Halley Diary — March 2006

31 March, 2006 by BAS Bloggers

Working Hard Winter is on its way. Halley feels almost empty as the summer crowd have escaped and left sixteen happy souls to make the place their own. March is …


Halley Diary — February 2006

28 February, 2006 by BAS Bloggers

A few words from Alex Gough — Winterer for 2006 Well, everyone’s about to leave us in peace. Almost everyone went early on Saturday morning, but five or six spare …


Halley Diary — December 2005

31 December, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

New faces At the beginning of the month with the arrival of the aeroplanes new people come to Halley. Basler DC3 The first arrivals to break the Winter isolation were …


Halley Diary — November 2005

30 November, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

First visitors It feels strange to recall the end of the winter now that summer is in full swing! During November we went on the last of the post winter …


Halley Diary — October 2005

31 October, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

Perpetual Sunlight Well the month started with a long storm with the pressure dropping off the charts (for those met geeks among us). This kept the Sledge Golf party (Kev …


Halley Diary — September 2005

30 September, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

The Last Aurora! Are you sure it’s September already? I’m sure it’s already been said but it is amazing how quickly time passes down here. The beginning of the month …


Halley Diary — August 2005

31 August, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

Sun Up!, written by Mike Rooney As usual, August was a busy, fun packed month. We found ourselves looking eagerly towards the Northern Horizon for a brief hint of the …


Halley Diary — July 2005

31 July, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

Another month passes quickly, written by Jamie Koplick (Heating/Ventilation Engineer) The month began pretty much the same as all the others, without me realising it! Time really does fly down …


Halley Diary — June 2005

30 June, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

Midwinter celebrations, written by Bryn Jones (AIS Engineer) June began where May left off, with the temperature hovering around the very chilly mark of -50°C. However, life inside our warm …


Halley Diary — May 2005

31 May, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

Sundown The month started with the yearly Sundown ceremony, to mark the day that the sun disappears and we start three months of darkness. As the oldest member of the …


Halley Diary — April 2005

30 April, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

A Chef Writes – knocked together by Kevin (the Sheff-Chef) O’Donnell This month started off with winds of 40 knots and temperatures of −30°C and pretty much stayed the same …


Halley Diary — March 2005

31 March, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

Winter Trips Deutsch March is always an exciting time at Halley because after the ship has left, winterers begin their winter trips. It is our type of holiday down here …


März – Winter Trips

31 March, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

M�rz 2005 – Winter Trips English Der Monat M�rz ist in Halley immer ein besonders spannender Monat, weil die �berwinterer, nachdem das Schiff Halley zum letzten Mal f�r dieses Jahr …


Halley Diary — February 2005

28 February, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

Goodbye to the Shackleton by Craig Nicholls It was a month in which we said goodbye to old friends, the ones who worked all summer getting the base ready for …


Halley Diary — January 2005

31 January, 2005 by BAS Bloggers

Hoc of Halley by Hoc Baldock, Summer Admin Support After working for BAS for 14 years you feel you know a bit about it, but how different the reality can …


Halley Diary — December 2004

31 December, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Summer arrives by Simon Coggins December is always a hectic month at Halley as it signals the end of the months of isolation and the beginning of the busy summer …


Halley Diary — November 2004

30 November, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Preparations for Summer By Russ Locke November has been a busy month here at Halley with preparations for the coming summer season well and truly underway. As the winter begins …


Halley Diary — October 2004

31 October, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

October Web Page By Allan “Tommo” Thomas Hello there, and welcome to October’s web diary. My name is Allan Thomas, I’m Station Electrician, and I shall be your guide this …


Halley Diary — September 2004

30 September, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Life at Halley by Jeff Cohen Having past the spring equinox on the 22nd of September the hours of daylight now exceeds the hours of darkness and the amount of …


Science at Halley September 2004

30 September, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

The main event at the Caslab this month was the “intensive” these are carried out around the Equinoxes and Solstices when the frequency of data sampling is increased. Instead of …


Equinoxes and Solstices

30 September, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Equinoxes and Solstices In the Northern hemisphere the Equinoxes are the two times each year when the length of the day equals the length of the night and are the …


Work at Halley September 2004

30 September, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Digging the melt tank is a daily task which everyone takes turns in doing. It can become one of the worst tasks on the station when the weather turns bad. …



Kiting at Halley September 2004

30 September, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

With the landscape being flat at Halley Kiting gives skiers and snow boarders an extra dimension to their sport. The only other practical options would be ski jouring when the …



Post winter trips September 2004

30 September, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

In preparation for the post winter trips and any fieldwork that might be required Ed our GA gave some practice sessions in the garage jumaring up to the garage ceiling …


Halley Diary — August 2004

31 August, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Sun up! by Edwyn Dodd August is a busy month at Halley. The end of the 105 or so days or darkness arrives on the 10th-ish (debate about when the …


Halley Diary — July 2004

31 July, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

A month of birthdays by Graham Gillie July started quietly and after all the midwinter celebrations it was back to work as normal — or as normal as it gets …


Halley Diary — June 2004

30 June, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Midwinter by Nigel Colgan Midwinter’s day is approaching and the workshop doors have been busy swinging back and forth with eager base members working away on their midwinter presents to …


Halley Diary — May 2004

31 May, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Sundown By Rhian La La caveat: don’t believe anything you read below,- none of us are to be trusted any more!!!! Welcome to May at Halley. Halley in May. Mad …


Halley Diary — April 2004

30 April, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Pish Tash By Vanessa O’Brien April has seen the end of the first winter trips and for two weeks the base has been at full capacity. It is very odd …


Halley Diary — March 2004

31 March, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Bath Time By Stéphane Bauguitte Page en Français March was punctuated by three week-long pre-winter field trips, with Sledge Bravo, Sledge Charlie and Sledge Delta boldly going where Sledge Alpha …


Mar – Temps De Bath

31 March, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Page de Mars 2004 par St�phane Bauguitte Page in English Le mois de Mars a �t� ponctu� par trois voyages pr�-hivernaux d�une dur�e d�une semaine chacun, les tra�neaux Bravo, Charlie …


Halley Diary — February 2004

28 February, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Visitors! By Craig Nicholls Well hello to you all…! It has been a totally packed February you couldn’t squeeze anymore in if you tried… Visitors?… we’ve had more than you …


Jan – New Year, new faces…

31 January, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Gavin Francis (Base Doctor) New Year, new Halley wintering team, and a lot of new faces at Halley (mine being one of them). Jon Seddon, 2002 AIS engineer, has handed …


Halley Diary — January 2004

31 January, 2004 by BAS Bloggers

Apologies for the tardiness of this first diary installment of 2004. Life at Halley has been very hectic to say the least since RRS Ernest Shackleton arrived for first call …


Halley Diary — December 2003

31 December, 2003 by BAS Bloggers

Planes, cranes & snowmobiles by Mark Maltby, SHARE Engineer December has mainly been a month of Planes, Ships, Snowcats, Cranes, Dozers and doos. Plane loads of cargo and people continued early …


Halley Diary — November 2003

30 November, 2003 by BAS Bloggers

Summer has arrived! by Gavin Francis, Base Doctor Summer has arrived! There has been a lot going on in November. The post-winter field trips all returned, the sea-ice is breaking …


Halley Diary — October 2003

31 October, 2003 by BAS Bloggers

Halley House of Horror Halloween Special Written by Craig Nicholson Chief pot and bottle washer The following diary took place between the 1st October 2003 and 31st October 2003. All events, …


Halley Diary — September 2003

30 September, 2003 by BAS Bloggers

Spring by Robert Shortman, Base Plumber Hello to all! This month has been the start of the post winter trips so everybody is getting ready to get away from base …


Halley Diary — August 2003

31 August, 2003 by BAS Bloggers

By Stuart Colley, Meteorologist Without a doubt, the most important event this month has been the return of the Sun after 103 days. Over the last couple of weeks we’ve …


Halley Diary — July 2003

31 July, 2003 by BAS Bloggers

By Annette Faux, Meteorologist This month for all of us wintering in the Antarctic has been overshadowed by the tragedy at Rothera. Our thoughts have been very much with the …


Halley Diary — June 2003

30 June, 2003 by BAS Bloggers

By Elaine Cowie, Meteorologist June has been a very busy month as this month we celebrated a very important date 21st June, Mid-Winters Day. So we can officially say that …


Halley Diary — May 2003

31 May, 2003 by BAS Bloggers

By Allan Thomas Hello from the land of darkness and cold! Can you hear me? May has definitely been a month of ups and downs for us all here at …


Halley Diary — April 2003

30 April, 2003 by BAS Bloggers

By Paul Torode April has been a very quiet month at Halley, characterised by a steady decrease in daylight hours as the winter approaches. For many of us wintering for …


Halley Diary — March 2003

31 March, 2003 by BAS Bloggers

By Russ Locke (AIS Engineer) Finding things to put into this months diary has been an easy job because we’ve been so busy here since the RRS Ernest Shackleton left …


Halley Diary — February 2003

28 February, 2003 by BAS Bloggers

February has been a whirlwind month with the arrival and departure of the ship RRS Ernest Shackleton on it’s second and final call to the station, the realigning of the …


Halley Diary — January 2003

31 January, 2003 by BAS Bloggers

Gavin Francis (Base Doctor) New Year, new Halley wintering team, and a lot of new faces at Halley (mine being one of them). Jon Seddon, 2002 AIS engineer, has handed …





Celebrating Polar Pride Day 2022

18 November, 2022

Today (18 November) British Antarctic Survey (BAS) joins global celebrations to mark LGBTQIA+ STEM DAY and Polar Pride Day. Polar Pride is a celebration of the contribution of LGBTQIA+ people in polar research …



BAS’ 2021-2022 field season has ended

27 May, 2022

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) field season has finished for another year.   RRS Sir David Attenborough departed Rothera Research Station for the final time earlier in May and is …



Celebrating Christmas in Antarctica 2021

23 December, 2021

2021 has been a rollercoaster year for British Antarctic Survey, operating research stations in the Antarctic and the sub-Antarctic through the Covid-19 pandemic, while our new polar research vessel, the …



Antarctica experiences rare total solar eclipse

3 December, 2021

A rare total solar eclipse in Antarctica this weekend (Saturday 4 December) is giving researchers a unique opportunity to learn more about how solar eclipses affect space weather. The next …



Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves

26 February, 2021

A huge iceberg (1270 km²) the size of the county of Bedfordshire has broken off the 150-m thick Brunt Ice Shelf, almost a decade after scientists at British Antarctic Survey …


BAS field season underway

8 January, 2021

The BAS field season is underway. Since the RRS James Clark Ross departed the UK in November last year, it has safely delivered summer and wintering staff and essential cargo …


Medal win for space weather scientist

13 November, 2020

The award recognises Professor Horne’s unique ability to combine basic and applied research to develop useful space weather products.




Funding boost for space weather research

24 September, 2019

Space weather research gets a  boost this week with a £20m fund announced by the UK  Prime Minister. Space weather, such as flares or winds from the Sun’s surface or …



Engineers automate science from remote Antarctic station

25 June, 2019

A remote and unoccupied research station in Antarctica has, for the first time, collected important scientific measurements of climate, ozone and space weather thanks to ground-breaking technology developed by British …







Halley Research Station will not winter in 2018

31 October, 2017

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has decided, for safety reasons, that it will close its Halley VI Research Station during the 2018 Antarctic winter.  This will be the second time that …


Halley VI Research Station – relocation success

2 February, 2017

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has successfully relocated Halley VI Research Station to its new home on the Brunt Ice Shelf.  Operational teams have spent the past 13 weeks moving each …



BLOG: Arriving at the Polar plateau

13 January, 2017

A new blog post from atmospheric and glaciochemist Markus Frey who’s just arrived on the Polar plateau as part of the ISOL-ice research project. Read the team’s earlier post here. …


Relocation of Halley Research Station

6 December, 2016

British Antarctic Survey is getting ready to move its Halley VI Research Station 23 km across the ice.  This is the first time that the station, which has a re-locatable …


New field season begins

29 November, 2016

As spring returns to the southern hemisphere British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has started another research season which will take them over land, sea and ice in search of answers to …



Antarctic exhibition lands at Farnborough

11 July, 2016

The Farnborough International Air Show is the next stop for a touring exhibition which highlights what space missions can learn about the isolation that confronts people who work in Antarctica. …





PRESS RELEASE: Cool Antarctic jobs

12 January, 2016

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is recruiting now. The smooth operation and maintenance of our research stations depends on skilled technical support teams. Check out our latest vacancies!


NEWS STORY: Polar Medal awards

8 January, 2016

Two British Antarctic Survey (BAS) personnel, and one former member of staff, have been awarded the Polar Medal. The announcement was made today (Fri. 8th Jan 2016) in the London …


NEWS STORY: Free event on Halley VI

27 May, 2015

FREE Public Event – Work in a cold climate: designing for the most extreme place on Earth London Festival of Architecture 2015 Thursday 18 June 2015, 18:30 – 20:00 The …


NEWS STORY: Ozone hole 30th anniversary

11 May, 2015

30th Anniversary of the Discovery of Ozone Hole This week British Antarctic Survey (BAS) commemorates the 30th anniversary of one of its most important scientific discoveries that affected the world …





NEWS STORY: 2nd award for BAS manager

5 February, 2015

Long serving BAS manager awarded second honour Mike Pinnock, one of the British Antarctic Survey’s longest serving managers, has been awarded a Second Clasp by HM The Queen. The Second …


NEWS STORY: Christmas in Antarctica

19 December, 2014

British Antarctic Survey staff prepare to celebrate Christmas far away from home As you make the last preparations for the festive period, spare a thought for those who will be …


NEWS STORY: World Ozone Day

16 September, 2014

Today, 16 September, is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The date commemorates the signing of the Montreal Protocol, which sought to reduce atmospheric levels of …


NEWS STORY: Signs of ozone recovery

11 September, 2014

First signs of ozone layer recovery The ozone layer is showing the first signs of future recovery thanks to international action against ozone depleting substances, say the United Nations Environment …


NEWS STORY: Midwinter’s Day in Antarctica

20 June, 2014

Midwinter’s Day celebrations take place at Antarctic Research Stations Staff at the British Antarctic Survey are celebrating Midwinter’s Day in Antarctica. In a tradition which began in the days of …


NEWS STORY: Design award for Halley VI

16 May, 2014

Halley VI honoured for outstanding design and construction It’s been quite a week for Halley VI, picking up numerous Architizer A+ awards in New York and winning two more at …


NEWS STORY: Accolade for Halley VI engineers

10 April, 2014

Halley engineers AECOM Shortlisted for ICE London Civil Engineering Award AECOM’s British Antarctic Survey Halley VI Antarctic Research Station project has been shortlisted for the ICE London Civil Engineering Awards’ …


NEWS STORY: Another award for Halley VI

3 April, 2014

Halley VI: recognition for a unique and innovative research station After receiving two Civic Trust awards last month, British Antarctic Survey’s Halley VI Research Station has scooped yet another award …


NEWS STORY: Halley VI wins two awards

12 March, 2014

British Antarctic Survey’s Halley Research Station scoops two 2014 Civic Trust Awards British Antarctic Survey’s Halley Research Station received a 2014 Civic Trust Award and a Civic Trust Special Award …


NEWS STORY: Greetings from Antarctica

24 December, 2013

Christmas messages from Antarctic staff Many British Antarctic Survey scientists and support staff will be spending this Christmas thousands of miles from home on the frozen continent. BAS has five …


NEWS STORY: Staff head into deep Antarctica

20 December, 2013

British Antarctic Survey field season is underway On the eve of the centenary year of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance Expedition the ship which bears his name is playing a crucial role …


NEWS STORY: Mapping Antarctica’s last frontier

13 December, 2013

Mapping of remote Antarctic frontier will help model its reaction to climate change and unlock secrets of Earth’s ancient supercontinents. For the first time scientists have begun mapping one of …


NEWS STORY: Book prize for Halley doctor

4 November, 2013

Former BAS doctor wins prestigious book prize A GP who wrote a book about his time working as the British Antarctic Survey’s doctor at the Halley V research station has …


NEWS STORY: Ice Lab exhibition in Manchester

17 October, 2013

Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctica 21 October 2013 – 6 January 2014, 11am – 5pm Free entry Museum of Science & Industry, Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester M3 …


NEWS STORY: Construction award for Halley VI

10 October, 2013

British Antarctic Survey’s Halley Research Station wins British Construction Industry Award 2013 British Antarctic Survey’s Halley Research Station won a prestigious British Construction Industry (BCI) International Award at a ceremony …


NEWS STORY: Closing event for Ice Lab in Glasgow

24 September, 2013

Exciting closing event for Ice Lab exhibition, Gallery Two, The Lighthouse, Glasgow Commissioned by the British Council and curated by the Arts Catalyst, Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in …


NEWS STORY: Halley Research Station at Ice Lab

3 September, 2013

New Architecture and Science in Antarctica 26 Jul – 02 Oct Gallery Two, The Lighthouse, Glasgow Commissioned by the British Council and curated by the Arts Catalyst, Ice Lab: New …


NEWS STORY: Midwinter’s Day celebrations

21 June, 2013

  Celebrating Midwinter’s Day in Antarctica Staff at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrate Midwinter’s Day today (21 June , 2013). Celebrated as the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere, …


NEWS STORY: Improving space weather forecasting

9 June, 2013

Space weather forecasting system used by satellite operators Weather forecasting is a tricky enough job on Earth, but doing it for the outer atmosphere and beyond is even more problematic. …


NEWS STORY: Halley VI featured in exhibition

22 May, 2013

Halley VI Research Station to feature in Architectural Exhibition A new international touring exhibition illustrating how innovative contemporary architecture is enabling scientists to live and work in one of the …


NEWS STORY: Halley VI awarded new status

7 May, 2013

Halley VI receives environmental science status upgrade The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced British Antarctic Survey’s Halley VI research station has attained Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Global station status. …


PRESS RELEASE: New research station operational

5 February, 2013

New state-of-the-art Antarctic research station becomes fully operational this month Britain’s latest Antarctic Research Station becomes fully operational this month, signalling a new dawn for 21st Century polar research. Opening …


NEWS STORY: Ice games for Diamond Jubilee

4 June, 2012

Jubilee Celebrations in Antarctica Scientists and support staff at the British Antarctic Survey Halley Research Station enjoyed a ‘mad hatters’ teaparty and some outdoor pursuits in Antarctica to celebrate the …


PRESS RELEASE: New jobs in Antarctica

12 February, 2009

Antarctic jobs offer opportunity of a lifetime Trades people looking for a career with a difference should check the national press this week. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) launches a recruitment …









Halley Automation

Halley Automation This innovative, multi-year, project aims to provide a micro-turbine power supply and datalink to a suite of autonomous scientific instrumentation around the Halley VI Research Station and on …



Joule Heating

Society is highly dependent on the fleet of satellites that surround our planet. We rely on them for entertainment, communication, navigation, weather forecasting, and more.  Many day-to-day activities, such as …


Meteorology and Ozone Monitoring

Long-term meteorological and ozone observations and data help determine the causes of climate change in the polar regions. Meteorology Meteorological observations are made regularly throughout the day at Halley and …


QEPPA

QEPPA is a joint project between the British Antarctic Survey and the Space physics group at Lancaster University. The objective of QEPPA is to work out the amount of charged …


SONATA

The Southern Ocean is one of the most important and poorly understood components of the global carbon cycle that profoundly shapes Earth’s climate. It is the primary hot spot for …



SPACESTORM

SPACESTORM is a collaborative project to model space weather events and find ways to mitigate their effects on satellites. Over the last ten years the number of satellites on orbit …


Testing space flight missions at Halley

The remoteness and winter isolation of communities working in Antarctica provide an excellent environment for research into human behaviour, performance, health and well being.  Many studies of overwintering staff in Antarctica …



Wildlife from Space

Many populations of wildlife are remote, inaccessible or difficult to monitor. The advent of sub-metre, Very-High-Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery may enable us study these animals in a much more efficient …