{"id":610,"date":"2008-12-10T22:59:16","date_gmt":"2008-12-10T22:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/?p=610"},"modified":"2008-12-10T22:59:16","modified_gmt":"2008-12-10T22:59:16","slug":"breaking-the-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctorross.co.za\/?p=610","title":{"rendered":"Breaking the silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, it&#8217;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).\u00c2\u00a0 Rather, we have been very busy.\u00c2\u00a0 Most recently, we made a 6-day foray to the coast to assess conditions, equipment, and depot containers.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;ll try to write something of our experiences, but here are some photos to whet the appetite:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/challengers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-612\" title=\"Challengers heading north\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/challengers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/challengers.jpg 800w, https:\/\/doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/challengers-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Challengers heading northwards towards the coast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/skuas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-614\" title=\"Skuas at Blaskimen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/skuas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/skuas.jpg 800w, https:\/\/doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/skuas-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A pair of Skuas on the ice shelf at Blaskimen Bukta.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ice_shelf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-611\" title=\"Morgan at the ice ramp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ice_shelf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ice_shelf.jpg 800w, https:\/\/doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/ice_shelf-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Morgan in the old ramp cut into the ice shelf, with a large polynia (area of open water in the pack ice) visible behind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/queenmaud.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-613\" title=\"Sea ice conditions\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/queenmaud.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/queenmaud.png 787w, https:\/\/doctorross.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/queenmaud-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Composite satellite image of the sea ice conditions north of Queen Maud Land, courtesy of the University of Bremen Institute of Environmental Physics.\u00c2\u00a0 The approxiomate edge of the ice shelf is marked in green.\u00c2\u00a0 The polynia visible in the previous photo can be seen at 70S 3W.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, it&#8217;s been quiet here on the 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