Breaking the silence
Yes, it’s been quiet here on the blog, but not due to my untimely demise (no matter what some people wish for, I have thus far resisted joining the Choir Invisible). Rather, we have been very busy. Most recently, we made a 6-day foray to the coast to assess conditions, equipment, and depot containers. I’ll try to write something of our experiences, but here are some photos to whet the appetite:
Challengers heading northwards towards the coast.
A pair of Skuas on the ice shelf at Blaskimen Bukta.
Morgan in the old ramp cut into the ice shelf, with a large polynia (area of open water in the pack ice) visible behind.
Composite satellite image of the sea ice conditions north of Queen Maud Land, courtesy of the University of Bremen Institute of Environmental Physics. The approxiomate edge of the ice shelf is marked in green. The polynia visible in the previous photo can be seen at 70S 3W.