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Last days in Jubany
Our time on Jubany Station is almost over now - on Friday morning the leader of the base told us that we have to be ready for departure next Tuesday.
Subbottom profiling on a Zodiac
Saturday turned out to be the perfect day to eventually run the "SES-light" (the parametric echosounder) for the first time.
100 sampling stations and more today...
After a storm that brought us loads of snow, we took advantage of a short time slot to pass the 100-stations mark.
The perfect new winch
Today we tested the new winch, constructed by our colleagues from the workshop of NIOZ (Netherlands Institute of Marine Science) on the island of Texel, and it worked perfectly!
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.
Hydro-acoustic measurements in the Potter Cove
As soon as the weather allows us to work, we will install our equipment for hydroacoustic measurements on the zodiac.
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.