Hi All!
1. Visit the SSEC
Antarctic Journal..
2. Note on Operation Deep Freeze
3. Catching the Sun's Rays on the Ice...
4. Recreation this evening...
1. Visit the SSEC Antarctic Journal..
As a reminder to folks, these journal entries and past ones are being posted on the web at:
http://tellus.ssec.wisc.edu/outreach/antarctic/index.htm
Just in case you missed
out on any along the way...
2. Note on Operation Deep Freeze
As a minor note, the
US military support of the US Antarctic Program is of course given a mission
name, and has been called Operation Deep Freeze...in fact it has had that
title since the first year the world began to seriously study the Antarctic
in modern times, which of course was the Internation Geophysical Year
in 1957. For many years the US Navy supported the logistics for the US
Antarctic program. Now the US Air Force does, specifically from some key
groups such as the 109th New York Air National Guard, among others.
3. Catching the Sun's Rays on the Ice...
Here's an interesting
item: Getting a sunburn is really an issue here on the ice. There are
several reasons. The one you might think of is of course the fact that
Antarctica is underneath a bit less ozone than folks on the rest of the
planet. The one you might on think of is the reflection of the sun off
of the large amount of snow and ice we have here. So, you can burn the
*under* sides of things like under your ears, under the tip of your nose,
under you chin, etc. So, I've got my sunscreen handy for use in the field.
I sure used it at
Snow School/Happy Camper School!
4. Recreation this
evening...
This being a Friday night, there are several recreation options...can't
be all work all the time here. I hiked over the 3 kilometer road to the
New Zealand Scott Base to visit their station store. Afterwards, we went
to the coffee shop to have a hot chocolate.
There will be more to report in the coming days.
Talk to you all then.
Cheers,
Matthew