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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1981-82: VUWAE 26

STRUCTURE OF THE EXPEDITION Erebus Studies and IMESS (NZARP Event K4)

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STRUCTURE OF THE EXPEDITION Erebus Studies and IMESS (NZARP Event K4).

Personnel this year were as follows:

U.S.A. (Telemetry seismographs and lava lake surveillance).
  • Phil Kyle
  • Bill McIntosh (Ohio State University)
  • Steve Estes (University of Alaska)
  • Dianne Marshal (University of Alaska)
Japan (Temporary seismographs, and data recording and processing).
  • Kazua Shibuya (NIPR)
  • Kei Terai (NIPR)
  • Muneo Okayama (University of Hokkaido)
New Zealand (Infrasonic and magnetic sensors, electro-magnetic surveys, lava lake probes, deformation studies, and mountaineering control).
  • Ray Dibble (VUWAE)
  • Peter Otway (NZGS)
  • Nick Craddock (DSIR Field Assistant)

All work at Erebus was carried out between 24 November and 13 December.

McMurdo Sound Sediment Studies (Event K5).
October 16 - Alex Pyne (Leader/Geologist) MSc student, VUW
December 11 Barbara Ward (Geologist) PhD student, VUW
Mike Cattely (DSIR Mechanic/Assistant)
November 13 Peter Barrett (Geologist) Reader in Geology, VUW
Brent Alloway (Geological Assistant) BSc student, VUW
December 1 Paul Fitzgerald (Geological Assistant) BSc student, VUW
Beacon Studies.
Study of Triassic alluvial plain sediments at Mt. Bastion (Event K7A).
October 28 - Barry Walker (Leader/Geologist) PhD student, VUW
November 21 Peter Barrett
November 13 Paul Fitzgerald to K7A (Peter Barrett to K5).
Study of Permian and Triassic sediments in north Victoria Land (Event K18).
November 24 - Barrie McKelvey (Leader/Geologist) Senior Lecturer in Geology, University of New England, Armidale.
January 4
Barry Walker
Beacon studies in the Quartermain Mountains.
December 14 - Alex Pyne
December 27 Paul Fitzgerald
Brent Alloway
Lindsay Main (DSIR Assistant) page 4
Fission-Track dating.
November 21 - Sampling granites for Fission-track dating in the lower Wright
November 31 Valley and nearby coast.
Andrew Gleadow (Leader/Geologist) Research Fellow in Geology, University of Melbourne.
Paul Fitzgerald
Figure 1: stations of the IMESS seismic telemetry net on Ross Island, and P-velocities between sea level and station altitude obtained from teleseisms in the directions indicated.

Figure 1: stations of the IMESS seismic telemetry net on Ross Island, and P-velocities between sea level and station altitude obtained from teleseisms in the directions indicated.