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We’re moving at last. And not just back and fore!
We started breaking the 800m of pack ice between ice station 8 and the
open lead to the north at 1800 two days ago. We finally broke free into
the lead at 1100 this morning. An average speed of just under 20m an hour!
We’re moving west down the lead having just deployed two helicopters to
overfly the buoy deployment that has been put out over the last few
weeks. The buoys take various measurements which they transmit back to
civilisation via satellites, and by overflying them with the RAPPLS
(Radar, Aerial Photography, Pyrometer, Laser Scanner) we can learn even
more about the movement and formation of the Antarctic pack ice and the
effect it has on the worlds climate.
The latest from the blogosphere, "Feeding the masses" has just been
published on the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) web site,
www.aad.gov.au. Click the link on the right hand side of the page to
gain an insight into how we usually manage to come back a couple of
kilos heavier, despite the hard work and long hours on the ice in
sub-zero temperatures...
Cheers
Andy, Brett
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A map showing Australia and Antarctica. The map shows the journey of one voyage that has occured in the season, with each route highlighted in a distinct colour.