Hello All from Sunny and Windy McMurdo Station.
It's a windy one here at McMurdo - or at least this morning. Some of the AWS stations in the area reported 15 to 20 meter/second winds (so double that for the very approximate knots). Some of the AWS missions to have the stations repaired, got scrubbed as a result. Other flights to Upstream Bravo, and South Pole, as well as flights to McMurdo got canceled. It's a fact of life here. Actually today improved, and the weather currently is 25 degrees F out, with lighter winds. Just a thin overcast around.
I got to go to the Wednesday Science lecture and talk. This week's topic was on the historical geology of the Ellsworth Mountains in West Antarctica. Mostly during 700 to 500 million years ago. Trips to these locations show that they've found them to be a very old chain of mountains, with a variety of fossils, including trilobites and such, from the middle and late Cambrian periods. Neat stuff if you're into rocks and geological history.
Much of the day was spent working on projects here at the AMRC. Never a dull moment here.
Until next message!
Matthew
