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Global warming and bottom fauna
This is my first time in Antarctica. Up to now, I have been working at the State Museum of Natural Sciences of Córdoba in Argentina for four years.
End of successful field trip to King George Island
The automatic weather stations needed some more work like removing bugs from programming of data loggers and smaller changes in installations.
Still in Marambio
Week Three...We are still in Marambio waiting for the Twin to take us to Jubany. It is still not repaired, so we have to be patient.
Hanging out...
Here's a nice view of a relaxing seal from Barton Glacier on the other side of Potter Cove.
Successful installation and start of micrometeorological measurements on Potter Glacier, Warszawa Icefield
On Friday, 12 November 2010, we started the meteorological measurements on Potter Glacier.
Set-up of an Automatic Weather Station on Potter Glacier, Warszawa Icefield
The first two days here were exceptionally good weather as it turns out. We found a nice place for the set-up of our station, did the transport of all equipment and started with the installation of masts.
Starting with glacier work
We used the first two days to start the work on the glacier, especially we started to build a deposit of equipment at the beginning of the glacier, since we expect the snow to melt and transportation from Jubany station to the glacier will become a lot more difficult.