Cape Roberts

Data from the tideguage - metmast was retrieved on 22 November and 4 December. We now have a continuous tidal record from this site in excess of 1 year. The transducer depth was measured with a small underwater camera and a 24 hour levelling done by the K191 surveyor. These tests should be carried out annually to check the transducer mounting and calibration.

A. Pyne meet NZARP visitors to Cape Roberts in the afternoon of 2 December to outline the CIROS ll drilling proposal and specifically the requirement for a camp at Cape Roberts to support drilling offshore.

The very successful ROV programme was made possible by inviting Dr Ross Powell (and his ROV) as a collaborative foreign scientist into our NZARP event. Dr Powell who is a Masters graduate of VUW now at Department of Geology, Northern Illinois University, USA has been working on similar glacial studies to us but in Alaska. This last season has enabled both our groups to work together in Antarctica and in proving how valuable a tool the ROV is to understanding polar glacial processes. We hope to continue collaboration in the future (1993-94) in a similar programme jointly supported by NZARP and USARP.