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- December 22nd, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
Tests of CASE-IPY stations
It is warm today : -30 degrees with little or no wind. A relief after the past few days... The CASE-IPY experiment is proceeding nicely. Today we have started full-scale tests of the equipment we ar…
- December 21st, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
Recovery of CASE stations complete
This morning we went into the field with the Flexmobile again to recover the last of the three prototype CASE-IPY stations (CAS02). The team from the last expedition was augmented by two extra volunt…
- December 19th, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
CASE recovery started
Yesterday we went on our first field mission of the summer campaign. The objective was to recover data and some of the instrumentation from two of the three prototype CASE-IPY stations deployed aroun…
- December 16th, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
Driving lessons
High on the priority list of things to do for the CASE-IPY experiment is to recover the data from the second year of deployment of the CAS01, CAS02, CAS03 prototype stations. These stations are at 5…
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
Solar panels and seismometers
Today was the first working day of the summer campaign. We spent most of it preparing the 15 solar panels we shall be installing at our 5 CASE-IPY stations. We also found time for playing with the n…
- December 15th, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
Arrived at Concordia
Fuel drums in the middle of nowhere, and a hand-pump: all that is needed to keep a Twin Otter flying!We left Hobart early this morning (by early, I mean 2:30 am!) under a star-studded sky, the last su…
- December 14th, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
Flying to Casey
Just a quick post to keep you up to speed. We are now in Hobart, and expect to depart for Casey station in the (very) early hours of tomorrow morning. If all goes well, we shall have only a short w…
- December 12th, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
Visiting the Buddha
Our planned visit to down-town Hong Kong never happened. Instead of braving the smog and traffic down-town, we opted for a healthier and more cultural alternative. A short bus ride, and a longe…
- December 11th, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
Two dawns in one day
The first major leg of the trip is over. The four of us now are resting a while in a lounge in Hong Kong airport, before heading to down town Hong Kong to pass the day. The facilities here…
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
And we\'re off!
Having met up with two fellow Antarctic travellers, we are now sitting in Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris with an hour to kill before boarding our Hong Kong flight. Our departure from Strasbourg…
- December 7th, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
What does one take to Antarctica?
I often get asked what goes in my suitcase when packing for Antarctica. Most people expect me take winter gear, thermal underwear, heavy sweaters, gloves. In reality, the first things that go int…
- December 6th, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
Pre-departure party
It's now officially the last week before departure, and things are getting a little crazy: so much to do, so little time! I have been spending most evenings in the past week or so seeing friends, wi…
- December 4th, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
Summer is one week away
An odd title for the first week of December, maybe, but not a false one. In one week's time I start out for my third Antarctic summer campaign. Destination: Concordia, via Paris, Hong Kong, Sydney,…
- April 26th, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
Two conversations of interest to polar seismology...
During the afternoon of the last day of the European Geophysical Union meeting in Vienna, I had two very interesting conversations, one with a member of the IRIS-PASSCAL polar team, and the other with…
- April 20th, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
Earth's core less anisotropic than we thought?
One of the reasons for installing seismic stations in Antarctica is to improve our knowledge of the Earth's inner core. It would seem - from the data currently available - that seismic waves that pro…
- April 19th, 2009
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am208 has posted a new entry on: Sismordia - Seismology at Concordia
European Geophysical Union meeting
Just a quick note from Vienna, where I'm presenting some research that has absolutely nothing to do with Antarctica (yes, there is indeed life outside the frozen continent). Are there any other geob…
