ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We wish to thank the University Grants Committee and the VUW Internal Research Committee for financial support, to Antarctic Division, DSIR, for logistic and field support, and to the U.S. National Science Foundation for helicopter and shipboard support.

Practical assistance at VUW came from Ernie Millington and his team in the Engineering Workshop, especially Graham Hewitt, who overhauled the tide gauge recording mechanism, from Colin Heath, Electronics Facility, from Professor Christoffel and Eric Broughton, Physics Department, and Bill McQueen, Master of the "Tirohia"

In Antarctica this season we were grateful to all Scott Base staff, but especially John Thurston (leader), Kerry Kirkness and his mechanic assistants and Doug Martin (science technician). In the field we were ably assisted by Malcolm McLeod, Mike Hosted and Lindsay Bell. The work of Pat Tinnely and Tony Hawke, Department of Lands and Survey, was also appreciated.

Finally, we are grateful for the efforts of Antarctic Division toward securing us time on the GLACIER. We are especially appreciative of the excellent support and co-operation from Captain Taylor, his officers and crew. Their willingness to work near shore in uncharted waters and to respond positively to a programme that at times changed rapidly and radically was essential to the success of the cruise.