May 10: Leaving SUMMIT Station
Today we flew to Kangerlussuaq. We are disappointed we did not managed to find the borehole casing, but we hope that the data we have collected will be helpful for…
Today we flew to Kangerlussuaq. We are disappointed we did not managed to find the borehole casing, but we hope that the data we have collected will be helpful for…
Today we have decided to stay at Summit Station and process all our newly collected GPR and GPS data. We picked the location and depth of reflections and plotted them…
The day started out windy + foggy and with a standby for leaving Summit Station. We used the standby time to prepare the snowmobiles and the sledges, and only little…
Early in the morning the wind speed increased to over 20 kt and made it unpleasant to work outside. This didn’t allow us to leave Summit station. Instead, we used…
The weather today made the working conditions unpleasant. With temperature at -36°C and wind speed at 13 knots (windchill -51°C) at planned departure, even the snowmobiles had a hard time…
Today there was less wind than the two previous days, so even though the temperature was lower, it was more pleasant to work outside. A perfect day to leave the…
Today the GRIP team had a tour around Summit Station’s facilities together with the other science team that arrived yesterday. After the tour around camp, it was time for snowmobile…
Today the GRIP team flew with the LC-130 to Summit Station. Here, we will most days travel 27 km to the old GRIP camp, which was abandoned in 1993 and…
This year, we are looking forward to a very exciting field campaign both at the old GRIP site but also at the EastGRIP camp. A small team of three people…